The towering mosaic work known as Watsonville Brillante adorns the side of the six-story asking structure on Rodriguez Street in downtown Watsonville.
Work is underway to complete the 10th and final phase of the five-year project to set the stage for a ribbon-cutting street party set for Oct. 26 to celebrate the competition of the job, said lead artist Kathleen Crocetti.
Each phase of the project took six months and featured hundreds of mosaic panels that showcase cultural designs from countries around the globe.
The event will feature the Watsonville Community Band, Taiko drummers, White Hawk dancers, Esperanza del Valle folkorico dancers, food trucks, nonprofits, and local artist vendors. Tours of the project will run on the hour in English and each half hour in Spanish. The free event runs Oct. 26 from 11-5pm at the corner of Rodriguez Street at Second Street.
