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Downtown Art Walk

Coverage of the Downtown Art Walk, the highly-successful event held on the second Thursday of each month.

Art Walk Wrap, February, 2010

By Ed Fuentes — February 12, 2010 — 11 Comments

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|Photo Gallery| For those who [heart] the Downtown Art Walk, the Valentine's Day edition was another night of crowds filling bars, cafes, trucks, and even galleries.

Interestingly, it was easier to look at art during the early part of the evening. It seems like the "party crowd" starts showing up 15 minutes later each month. According to the blogdowntown almanac, for the March Art Walk, the sun will set at 5:56pm and the non-art crowd will wander in around 7:45pm.

Let's take a spin through some visuals from Thursday night.


Art Walk Preview: February, 2010

By Ed Fuentes — February 10, 2010

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February's Downtown Art Walk take place this Thursday, and the night will use the same map that the event debuted in January.

Off the map, though, others are trying to ride on the Art Walk synergy. The mobile food court at Alameda and Traction hopes to attract some gallery-goers on their way in, and an "Art Walk After Party" at Downtown Youth and Culture Center (132 S. Beaudry) hopes to get some folks on the way out.

In the middle, though, is the art. — Continued Inside...


Art Walk Wrap, January, 2010

By Ed Fuentes — January 19, 2010
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Art Walk Wrap, January, 2010

|Photo Gallery| The first Downtown Art Walk of 2010 had an even-keeled feel to it, with crowds spreading out from 5th and Main and creating a more manageable flow throughout Gallery. While the event may never escape all its controversies, January's outing was a good reminder of how well the Art Walk can work. A handful of new galleries even joined the scene, reversing a late...


Art Walk Preview: January, 2010

By Ed Fuentes — January 13, 2010 — 1 Comment

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In the not too distant future, a solitary figure walks through a post-apocalyptic world holding the secrets to its redemption. Committed to restore civilization, the stranger must first bring order to chaos.

Downtown Art Walk's new Executive Director Jay Lopez you say?

No. The lone figure is Denzel Washington in "The Book of Eli," the new sci-fi film that will be released January 15. To lead up to opening day, a promotional event will be held at Crewest from 6pm to 9pm during Art Walk. — Continued Inside...


Meet Jay Lopez

By Eric Richardson — December 16, 2009 — 18 Comments

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One day after his announcement as the new Executive Director of the Downtown Art Walk, Jay Lopez is sitting in a Historic Core cafe looking at floor plans for a building that he hopes to fill with artists and galleries. It's a project that has both nothing and everything to do with his new post and the range of interests that Lopez thinks will make him the right man to lead Downtown's largest monthly event.

blogdowntown sat down with Lopez this afternoon to ask him a little bit more about his background and what he plans to do to get started. — Continued Inside...


Art Walk Names Jay Lopez as New Head

By Eric Richardson with Ed Fuentes — December 15, 2009
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Art Walk Names Jay Lopez as New Head

The Downtown Art Walk today announced Jay Lopez as its new Executive Director. Lopez is a realtor based out of the Historic Core, operates drkrm.gallery in Glassell Park and is an artist in his own right, with a collection of Polaroid photographs set for exhibition at Copro Gallery in Bergamot Station on January 9.


The Abstraction Known as Art Walk

By Eric Richardson with Ed Fuentes — December 10, 2009 — 36 Comments

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Downtown Art Walk has always been an event open to definition and interpretation, so when Richard Schave tells you that "Art Walk doesn't exist," you have to understand that he views the monthly event as an abstraction.

Schave, along with wife Kim Cooper, resigned last month after just five months as the Executive Director of the event, amid reports of gallery unhappiness and a breakdown in communication between Art Walk management and the community. Specifically targeted was Historic Downtown BID head Russell Brown, who Cooper has accused of "bullying and interference" in Art Walk operations.

Perhaps, though, the core of the issue was simply a disconnect in management language. — Continued Inside...


Art Walk Preview: December, 2009

By Ed Fuentes — December 09, 2009 — 4 Comments

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December's Downtown Art Walk is heavy on holiday shopping, with galleries and vendors looking to cheaper sales to find a profit from the season. The non-profit that manages the monthly event is still in search of a leader, and the economic downturn has taken a heavy toll on galleries.

Still, Art Walk rolls forward, and the new Gallery Row signs on Spring and Main get an official dedication in a 3pm ceremony at 4th and Spring. Just make sure to bundle up and consider packing an umbrella. — Continued Inside...


Art Walk Preview: November, 2009

By Ed Fuentes — November 11, 2009 — 5 Comments

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November's Downtown Art Walk comes amid new Gallery Row signs and a change in the event's leadership. Yesterday's resignation of Executive Director Richard Schave probably won't be on the tip of the tongues of gallery goers, who will be more interested in art and food trucks.

Speaking of the art, Kelley Francis will again curate art and performance in the Spring Arcade building. It's a don't miss, and there's some good work to be found in the galleries. — Continued Inside...


Schave Resigns as Head of Downtown Art Walk

By Ed Fuentes and Eric Richardson — November 10, 2009 — 11 Comments

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With just two days before the November Downtown Art Walk, the popular monthly event event is without a leader. Executive Director Richard Schave confirms to blogdowntown this afternoon that he has resigned his position, effective yesterday. While declining to give a statement, Schave said that he was sad about the move.

Schave was handed charge of the event earlier this year by Art Walk founder Bert Green. He led the creation of a non-profit to run the effort, and that organization's board will now be responsible for naming a new director. — Continued Inside...