The Hoodoo Mural Festival, now in its fifth year, brought art, music, and community together once again in downtown Amarillo. With a record number of artists, musicians, and vendors, organizers say this year’s event is the biggest yet.
“We’re just so proud and so fortunate that today’s the day all the hard work has paid off,” said Andrew Hall, chair and founder of the Hoodoo Mural Festival. “Everyone here is coming together as a community, having a great time, and enjoying the art, the music, and everything in between.”
Hall created the festival as a way to bring large-scale public art to Amarillo, highlighting the city’s unique culture and building a platform for local and visiting artists to showcase their talents. “It’s amazing to see how much this has grown,” Hall added. “We started as a small mural project, and now it’s an annual celebration of art and community.”
This year, renowned artist Drew Merritt returned to the festival with a new, larger mural at 506 Tyler Street. The piece, which features rodeo influencer and cowboy Dale Brisby, adds to his previous mural on Polk Street, which also showcases Brisby. Merritt’s work, known for its realistic style and larger-than-life scale, has become a defining feature of the festival and a tribute to Amarillo’s Western heritage.