The Environmental Art and Music Festival is a community vibrancy initiative that celebrates Union County's natural beauty as well as our commitment to environmental sustainability and stewardship. The idea sprouted when the Piedmont Physic Garden applied for the 2018 Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate Community Vibrancy Grant Program with Ten At The Top. PPG was one of five finalists in the competition and received a $3,000 matching grant to start the festival with our community partners. Thank you to the City of Union and the County of Union for providing the matching funds. It is exciting to see this small seed of an idea come to fruition!