Saturday, September 12, 2015
The Little 5 Points neighborhood in Atlanta is known as an artist community and this Saturday in September did not disappoint as the community held its 5 Arts Festival. The 5 Arts Festival is a celebration of the visual, literary, performing and recording arts as well as arts & crafts.
I arrived at the festival as things were getting started. Performers of all sorts walked the streets singing, interacting with the crowd, dancing, talking, drawing, and more. I thoroughly enjoyed turning an old record into a spray painted work of art!
Keslyn Billings performs using silks during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Tony Schott (left) rides up to Maya Rosenkoetter on his flamingo during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Stacey Suarez (left), Emarlos Whitfield and Yemia White dance in the plaza during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Amina Person (center) helps fill in the community mural with paint during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Hannah Covington-Walker helps fill in the community mural with paint during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Taylor Malone (left), Jeremy Garner and Rakiya Johnson eat sushi in the street during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Marcus Williams (right) hands Candice Meyer a sketch of her cat during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Kevin Shine leads a recording artist discussion with Tenette Smith and Daynin Harris during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Jasmine Hayes (left) and Kya Trimble learn how to paint pictures of trees during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Ajaya Hendricks (right) gets a little help gluing her art tile to a mural during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Ricci DeJesus (left), Yahkirah Manggium, and Kaitlin Green spray paint old records as they create art during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Ashlyn Macie performs at the main stage during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Penny Carson (left) has her body painted by Madelyn Greco during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Artist Rio Sirah (left) puts the finishing details on a model’s body during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Ziggy the Rockstar (right) and Xavion Shelton perform on the main stage during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Cortez Thornton claps along to the performance on the main stage as he rides on Raashad Forney’s shoulders during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Jodie Ramirez (right), Ron Hinds and Sherman Trotz lay down a keyboard track at the GMIA recording studio during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Akilah Williams (center) performs at the main stage during the 5 Arts Fest in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta on Saturday, September 12, 2015.