April 7 kicks off First Friday ArtWalks in Old Colorado City for 2017
"Under the New Mexican Sun" is the title of this
oil painting by Patrice Dello-Russo, who will be the featured artist at the
Hunter-Wolff Gallery Friday, April 7 for the first Old Colorado City ArtWalk of
2017. Fourteen OCC galleries in all have signed on to participate in the monthly
(first Friday) event, which continues through December.
Courtesy of Hunter-Wolff Gallery
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A total of 14 shops/galleries are participating this year, according to Sharon Wolff, owner of the Hunter-Wolff Gallery and organizer of the event.
In its 12th year, ArtWalk is held from April to December, on the first Friday of each month, from 5 to 8 p.m.
People can visit as many locations as they like in a free, self-guided tour. Most offer refreshments, live entertainment and/or art demonstrations.
The participating businesses this year are all within the historic shopping district, along Colorado Avenue from 24th to 27th Street. They are as follows (street number in parentheses):
- 45 Degree Gallery (2528-B), Arati Artists Gallery (2425), By Design Gems (2520˝), Chavez Gallery (2616), Creative Co-Op (2513˝), Cucuru Gallery Café (2332), Febra's (2532), Hunter-Wolff Gallery (2510), Laura Reilly Fine Arts Gallery (2522), the LOFT Creative Space (2616), Running Wolf Gallery (2514), Squash Blossom (2531), Thunder Mountain Trading Company (2508-A) and Who Gives a Scrap (2518).
“ArtWalk offers a chance to meet some of the most talented and creative people in our community,” Wolff said. “Together the participating galleries have created a mood in Old Colorado City that is inviting and festive (and free). It is a family-friendly event that take individuals away from their daily responsibilities while offering knowledge.”
Westside Pioneer article
(Posted 3/26/17;
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