To help out local Appalachian artists, a new art festival is happening in Bristol this weekend. Bristol in Bloom is a new festival aimed to connect artists with each other and the community.Founder Marcy Parks said as a local artist she has seen other artist friends leave the area because they lacked a sense of support from the community. She set out to change that.the original festival was postponed because of the pandemic. It was scheduled to take place over Mother’s day weekend.