Birmingham Artists Capture City's Spirit

0:00The 43rd Magic City Art Connection Festival just wrapped up as Sloss Furnace's National Historic Landmark, drawing crowds to see local artists. Celebrate Birmingham's architecture, hills, and hidden gyms. Among the standouts were Eric Poland, Candy Mayor, and Steve Dunlap, each polling from the city's vibe in fresh ways, think bold lines on buildings. Lush Green Valley's and Burzai's shots of statues. Poland's been sketching structures since he was a kid, using black lines, vivid paints, and even wood to capture what he calls the personality of. Places like Vulcan and Five Point South, he studied fine arts at the University of Montevallo. Meanwhile, Mayor just moved here three years back from El Paso, blown away by Alabama's rivers, trees, and that Mexican folk art twist she mixes with. Pin, Inc., Pastels, and Colages. Dunlap brings over 25 years of drone work for big names like ESPN and Apple TV, but this festival pieces reveal aerial views of Birmingham's historic spots folks rarely

1:01see from the ground. If Birmingham's your muse, hit up their sights, Vulcan Park, or the Birmingham Museum of Art, to grab some pieces that keep the Magic City spirit alive. That's the story for today. Birmingham News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Cory with the Story.