The Eau Gallie Arts District (EGAD) is the arts district of the city of Melbourne. The district includes the Brevard Art Museum, Brevard county's only museum dedicated to the visual arts. The administrative offices of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra are located within the Eau Gallie Arts District. Other cultural venues include a riverfront library, public parks, band-shell, fishing pier, and a civic center.
The Eau Gallie Arts District contains art galleries, an art supply store, artist studios, a B&B, as well many small merchants and restaurants.
The City of Melbourne has re-zoned a residential area within EGAD so that artist may establish studios within their homes, providing a special enclave for working artists.
EGAD is host to several ongoing events. The 1st Friday evening of every month is both Jazz Night within the galleries of the Brevard Art Museum and gallery-walk for all of the art galleries and art studios. Every Saturday morning there is a farmer's market in the Eau Gallie Square. The last weekend before Thanksgiving is ArtWorks in EGAD. This is a weekend-long street art festival in which each exhibiting artist must also demonstrate their art-making technique.
The Eau Gallie Arts District contains art galleries, an art supply store, artist studios, a B&B, as well many small merchants and restaurants.
The City of Melbourne has re-zoned a residential area within EGAD so that artist may establish studios within their homes, providing a special enclave for working artists.
EGAD is host to several ongoing events. The 1st Friday evening of every month is both Jazz Night within the galleries of the Brevard Art Museum and gallery-walk for all of the art galleries and art studios. Every Saturday morning there is a farmer's market in the Eau Gallie Square. The last weekend before Thanksgiving is ArtWorks in EGAD. This is a weekend-long street art festival in which each exhibiting artist must also demonstrate their art-making technique.
Olde Eau Gallie
The Eau Gallie Arts District (EGAD) is the arts district of Melbourne, Florida. Melbourne is located half an hour south of Cape Canaveral and an hour east of Orlando, on the Atlantic coast of Florida.
The Eau Gallie Arts District gets its name from the city that was once located in the area. Until the 1960's there were two distinct cities situated on the western end of the two causeways crossing the Indian River Lagoon. The southern city was Melbourne, and the northern city was Eau Gallie. Eau Gallie is french for "rocky water"; the city's founders were from Eau Claire, Wisconsin and liked french names.
In 1969, the two cities merged, taking Melbourne as the name for the unified municipality. However, the original downtown area of Eau Gallie has continued to be referred to by the old city name.
EGAD is the cultural center of Melbourne. It is home to museums, galleries, studios, a bed & breakfast, and an array of shops and restaurants.
The Eau Gallie Arts District gets its name from the city that was once located in the area. Until the 1960's there were two distinct cities situated on the western end of the two causeways crossing the Indian River Lagoon. The southern city was Melbourne, and the northern city was Eau Gallie. Eau Gallie is french for "rocky water"; the city's founders were from Eau Claire, Wisconsin and liked french names.
In 1969, the two cities merged, taking Melbourne as the name for the unified municipality. However, the original downtown area of Eau Gallie has continued to be referred to by the old city name.
EGAD is the cultural center of Melbourne. It is home to museums, galleries, studios, a bed & breakfast, and an array of shops and restaurants.
