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Fire up your July Fourth Weekend with Art Walk July 3

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Just in time for the Fourth of July, First Friday Art Walk explodes with color, music and activities 6-10 p.m. July 3 in 20 participating galleries. Among the highlights:

  • ArtWhole Studios offers live music by Moonhoney, group painting, new photos by Chet Burgtorf and food by Twilight Grill.
  • The Creamery Arts Center presents its first Springfield Regional Arts Council Members’ Exhibition, featuring 130 works of art. Enjoy a wide variety of media, and don’t miss the performance of the 78th Army Band of New Jersey.
  • Elite PhotoArt features Photographer Chris Short. A senior photographer for Bass Pro Shops®, in his spare time Chris captures beautiful images in the coastal areas around the United States.
  • Fashioned By Jaye presents Digital Photography by Sandra Shipley while continuing its make-an-offer sale on all displayed art by Jaye Coltharp and its clearance sale on handmade accessories.
  • Fitzwilly’s Gifts & Antiques is proud to present Works by Teresa Dilsaver.
  • Fresh Gallery presents Featured Artists Alicia Farris, Mary Hamilton and Dolores Bauer. Farris and Bauer have had works accepted into Watercolor USA this year!
  • Gillioz Theatre, presents an art double header with Artists Clarissa French and Jerri Loveland. Clarissa’s exhibit, It’s a Blast, is a series of abstract photographic images of fireworks, all born on the Fourth of July. Jerri’s show consists mostly of her recent pastel landscapes.
  • Global Fayre presents Ben Makhanya: Master Weaver of Zulu Wire Baskets. You’ll be captivated by Ben’s unique designs and color combinations.
  • Good Girl Art Gallery presents An American Fairytale, works by painter Martha Goldman that offer a wink to pop cultural epochs, and a nod to difficult issues that plague us now as well as then.
  • Obelisk Home at the Inspired Commerce Building features Painter Gavyn Sky, a standout artist whose unique methods have taken the Springfield art scene by storm.
  • Park Central Square Branch Library features art by Ashley Berry and live music by Greene Coast.
  • Rox Stoneworks, presents Works in Progress by Rox Studio stone sculpting students plus Painting and Mixed Media by Charity Blansit.

For parents who want to attend Art Walk but think they can’t afford child care, think again! Family Art Night at the Downtown Y offers child care for ages 3 months to 12 years, 6:30-9 p.m. every First Friday for only $10 per child. Adults can enjoy Art Walk while the kids enjoy healthy activities and snacks, story time and a hands-on art project to take home. The July 3 arts activity is Tissue Paper Flags. Call Kyla Bentley at (417) 862-8962, ext. 149 for more information or to preregister.

Full details of the July 3 Art Walk appear in the July Gallery Guide at www.ffaw.org.