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November 25, 2007
Fun Community Events
Reading about the St. Augustine Artwalk reminded me to take a look at the Phoneix and Scottsdale community art walk schedules for while we're out there. More and more communities are doing monthly art walks, and I've heard in some cities that they've become quite the singles hookup events, which I think is really funny. I love stuff like this, when you can pack a lot of galleries and art viewing into one event. Last time we were in NYC together, Adam and I went to the Friday night Gallery Walk in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which was awesome.
The St. Augustine First Friday Weekend Artwalk looks like a lot of fun, and it actually runs two nights, both Friday and Saturday. Most of the artwork looks to be pretty traditional contemporary American stuff, but it's great that they feature so much local art. There's also photography, crafts, and other types of work in the over 20 participating galleries. The Professional Artists of St. Augustine (PAStA) Gallery in particular seems to have a really interesting range of artists and work. And one of the more interesting things I've seen in a while are the Fine Art Pillows at Holborn Gallery. What a great way to do some Christmas shopping! I always love to be able to get people I know something original, and support independent artists at the same time. Black Friday be damned, go out and shop somewhere that isn't a chain retailer. Now I really need to look up the Arizona art and craft fair schedules...
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