Jaden Smith to host ARTS Atlanta Festival on Halloween weekend

Jaden Smith performs at Music Midtown-day two, Sunday, September 15, 2019. (Special to the AJC/Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)
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If you’re looking for Halloween weekend activities, you don’t have to look any further than the ARTS Atlanta Festival hosted by Jaden Smith — art, food, music, and so much more included!

The quarterly ARTS Atlanta series aims to celebrate art in all forms through fashion, dance, music, food, installations, or even multimedia projects. Jaden Smith will host the event highlighting several talents like painter Kevin “Wak” Williams, who specializes in paintings and sketches that depict famous black leaders and activists. Williams is also said to capture the essence and strength of the Black community through his other works of art.

When it comes to the curated selection of artists, you’re getting a little bit of everything. The artists will showcase their work in various media - including film, fashion, paintings, photography, and sculpture to create an immersive multimedia experience. Those artists include Miya Bailey, Eugene Byrd, Tim Short, Neka King, Trey Dowell, Dizzy, Johnny Self, Sage Guillory, Uncle Bree, Ellex Swavoni, Fabian Williams, AD, Joseph Abu, Quake Solo, Emmanual Rivas, Quamaine Giles, Bri Simpson, Honey Pierre, Ugochukwu Agoruah, Stu, Dane Brown, Amani Booker, and more.

It’ll definitely be a fun Halloween weekend with fabulous artists, so make sure you grab your tickets while you still can!

ARTS Atlanta Festival

Location: Downtown – 50 Upper Alabama Street; Date: Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30; Admission: From $35; Website: artsatl.org

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