2026 marks our Tenth anniversary
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Founded in 2016, 309 Punk Project began as a house, an archive, and a belief in the power of DIY culture to build community. What started as a small, collaboratively-run experiment in Pensacola has grown into a nationally recognized nonprofit supporting artists, musicians, writers, and organizers working at the intersection of punk ethos, contemporary art, and lived experience. As we mark ten years, we celebrate the artists, residents, volunteers, neighbors, and collaborators who have shaped 309 into what it is today. This anniversary is not just a reflection on where we’ve been, but a recommitment to the work ahead, in continuing to create space for experimentation, preservation, and collective imagination for years to come. |
OPEN CALL
CALL TO ARTISTS: Views from the Ground
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CALL TO ARTISTS: Views from the Ground
Deadline for Submissions: Friday, September 4, 2026 The 309 Punk Project is seeking submissions for a DIY Short Film Screening to be held on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 6:00 PM in Pensacola, Florida, curated by 309 Research Fellow Briana Kirby. Submission Requirements:
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Upcoming events
309 air Closing Exhibition & Film Screening
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CLOSING EXHIBITION AND FILM SCREENING
309 AIRS RAINN JACKSON & BEA HURD Saturday, July 25th 6 PM Join us in celebrating the work of our 309 AIRS and giving them a sweet summer send off! See you there! How to Make Banana Pot Roast is an absurdist gender clowning film in which the artists' clown personas realize their queerness. It is the artists’ lived experience translated through surreal cinema – their intimate friendship, their experience of the absurd fascist timeline they live in, and the encounter of what lies beyond the lens of the camera. Viewer Notice: This work includes artistic nudity as part of the artist's exploration of the body and identity. Visitors who may be sensitive to such content are advised to use their discretion. Recommended for mature audiences (18+), or for minors accompanied by a parent or guardian. |
Benefit Show
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BENEFIT SHOW
Saturday, August 8th Doors at 6 PM Music at 6:30 PM Sliding scale entry $5-$20 Join us for a mixed genre benefit show for the family of Aleka Ash Ellis-Chanbers. Help us surround this family with support! Free harm reduction and reproductive rights supplies will be available at entry as always. Thank you Lou's Lunchbox! |
portrait sessions with 309 air
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PORTRAIT SESSIONS WITH ASHA DORE
Sunday Aug 9th, Monday, Aug 10th & Tuesday Aug 11th Sign up for a time slot to have your likeness added to Asha Dore's animated film that she'll be screening on Sat, Aug 15th. Click Here to reserve your session. |
film screening
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309 AIR CLOSING PARTY & FILM SCREENING
Saturday, August 15th 6PM "I was born and raised in Pensacola and lived in the punk community (and briefly at 309) in the early aughts before Hurricane Ivan chased me out of the panhandle. I'll be screening my short, animated film, Still Human, adapted from a full-length play of the same name. In it, two cousins take a bizarre job in Pensacola during a fake zombie apocalypse and explore the elements of family and landscape that make it impossible to truly escape Florida, no matter how far or fast you run away." ~ Asha Dore |
Photography Exhibition
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WE CAN'T HELP IT IF WE'RE FROM FLORIDA
Friday, September 11TH 6-9 PM PSYCHIC BEEF and THE 309 PUNK PROJECT present a group photography exhibition: WE CAN'T HELP IT IF WE'RE FROM FLORIDA-- A curated selection of shots from 13 of Pensacola's hardest-working photographers.
This is a ONE NIGHT ONLY event! Prints will be available for sale. Come hang out with us and see what we've been working on! Curated by Derek Atkinson. |
Hallowzine Fest
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HALLOWZINE FEST
Thursday October 29th & Friday October 30th Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center Celebrating indie media, zines, art, music, and pop culture with some amazing zine-makers and a stellar Halloween-y afterparty featuring The Linda Lindas at The Handlebar! Presented with support from Foo Foo Fest. |
