Greetings!
Start your Fourth of July Weekend off with an explosion of creative expression at First Friday Art Walk, 6-10 p.m. July 2. Enjoy works by such featured artists as Kat Allie, Andrew Eggers, Stephanie Cramer, Clarissa French, Meredith Lowery, Jim Mayfield, Mike Morris, Harold Patterson, Barb Radovanovich, Juli Cady Ryan, Lane Simmons, Carla Stine, Barb Williams, Elaine Willig, Mitch Yung and more! Also, be sure to pick up the brand new Gallery Guide Brochure at any of our member venues. For parents seeking a night out, the Downtown Y offers affordable
child care for Art Walking parents via Family Art Night. Serving children ages
3 months to 12 years, 6:30-9 p.m., the cost is only $10 per child. Kids enjoy healthy
activities and snacks, story time and a hands-on art project to take home. Call
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Photography by Harold Patterson at Abundant Life
Enjoy fantastic photography at Abundant Life Covenant Church  |
Abundant Life Covenant Church, 157 Park Central Square, presents New Photography by Harold Patterson;
plus Fountains and Faces, featuring Annette Wardell's
photographs of Rome; Finding the Sun, a series of
floral images by photographer Donna Bieber; natural images by Chris Wood from
his series, For Everything There is a Season; urban
images by photographer Jason York from his series How God Sees Us;
a variety of works by OTC art student Patricia Frater
will be featured in the new Emerging Artist section; plus enjoy handcrafted
jewelry by Amanda Bearse and George W. Kiefer's historic murals. Acoustic guitar music by Brad Cook and free
refreshments round out the evening's entertainments. (417) 864-4971 www.abundantlifecovenantchurch.com Office
hours 9-4:30
p.m. M-F; Services 7:30 p.m. W, 10 a.m.
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Original jewelry, pottery at APO After Dark
APO After Dark,
303 Park Central West, presents Jewelry by Meredith Lowery and Pottery
by Andrew Eggers in July. APO After Dark is the evening/ weekend drop-in
center for AIDS Project of the Ozarks, offering confidential HIV/syphilis testing,
safer sex supplies and risk-reduction counseling free to the general public. A
variety of community artists will be displaying and offering art for purchase
in the venue during Art Walk. (417) 832-0462 www.aidsprojectoftheozarks.org or
follow us on Facebook. Open 7 p.m.-midnight
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Open the portals of creativity in
Open Doors at The Creamery Arts Center
The Creamery Arts Center | The Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Parkway, home of the Springfield Regional Arts Council, presents an invitational exhibition, Open
Doors, featuring work of local artists created on doors or with a door
theme. The exhibit will open on First Friday, July 2 with a public Art Walk
reception from 6 to 9 p.m.,
underwritten by July gallery sponsor Dianne Elizabeth Osis. Open Doors will remain on display
through July 31. (417) 862-ARTS (2787) www.SpringfieldArts.org
Open 9
a.m.-5 p.m. M-F; closed major holidays
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DB Design features Photographer Jim Mayfield
 DB Design Salon & Art Gallery, 326 S. Campbell, continues its show with Featured Artist Jim Mayfield, the well-known area photographer whose work has been shown at The Smithsonian. DB Design continues to show the beautiful watercolors of Debra Sutherland, while its ongoing display of pottery features Julia Schaefer, John Ehlers, Katrina Stevens, George Milne and Duane Bone. Also showing are hand-crocheted hats by Cynthia Stenquist. (417) 864-4343
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Evangel Bellwether presents
Lane Simmons, Mitch Yung
Art by Ceramicist Mitch Yung  | The Evangel University Bellwether Gallery, 600 W. College, Ste. 116, features works by Photographer Lane Simmons and
Ceramicist Mitch Yung, both Evangel University faculty members. Located in the Monarch Art Factory, the Bellwether is a
beautiful and comfortable space for display of art by Evangel art students and
faculty. (417) 865-2815, ext. 7258 Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. W-Sat |
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Experience French artists' bistro
at Farmers Gastropub
 Farmers Gastropub, 431
S. Jefferson, Ste. 160 (entrance on Pershing next to The Moxie), once again converts its
bistro space into a replica of the Place du Tertre at
Montmartre, Paris, once home to such artists as Picasso, on First Fridays with artists working live at their easels
accompanied by French music and food. (417) 864-6994
www.farmersgastropub.com The Gastropub is open 9:30-11 p.m. M-W and
9:30 a.m.-midnight Th-Sat, with Bistro Dining 6-9:30 p.m. Th-Sat
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Fitzwilly's presents Photo This image was formed from a single photo of fireworks exploding over Hammons Field  | Art by Clarissa French
Fitzwilly's Gifts & Antiques, 308
South Ave., continues its show of Photography and Photo Art by
Clarissa French. In honor of July 4th, the show at Fitzwilly's focuses primarily on images of fireworks, from small backyard displays to aerial barrages over Springfield's own Hammons Field. (417)
866-3696 Open 10
a.m.-5 p.m. M-F, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat; First Friday hours 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
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See sgraffito-carved pottery,
inspired jewelry at Fresh
Fresh, located at the southwest corner of Campbell and Walnut, presents Featured
Artists Barbara Radovanovich and Elaine Willig in July, plus, enjoy live acoustic music by Dale Augustson, local artist and former Fresh member. Barb is a Springfield clay artist working primarily in lead-free,
Sgraffito-carved pottery by Barbara Radovanovich  | functional porcelain or stoneware, with multi-layered, sgraffito-carved surface
decoration and, often, colored, glazed interiors. Barb's works are both
beautiful and practical, going from microwave to table top to dishwasher with
ease. Elaine is a jewelry artist who takes inspiration from her materials and from
her environment, including her exotic travels as a lone sojourner in Greece and Turkey. "Feeling the placement of my feet on ancient stones
Jewelry by Elaine Willig  | planted between with moss ... I felt intensity and energy in the relics left by
the lives of common people," she says. "Observance of COLOR was revealed also ...
in the flowers which bloomed and the polished gems behind shop windows." Fresh
is a collective gallery of fine art and craft featuring 22 juried regional
artists. (417) 862-9300 www.springfieldarts.org/fresh
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Explore a Springfield treasure with
The Gillioz Restoration Project
The Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park  Central East,
presents
Matt Loveland revisiting The Gillioz Restoration Project via
old photos, memorabilia, and more. Built in 1926 using architectural cues from
all over the world, this Springfield
landmark features ornamentation inspired by European and Mediterranean cultures. (417) 863-7843 www.gillioz.org |
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Global Fayre presents teen art in Our Spectrum
Global Fayre, 324 S Campbell, presents Our Spectrum, a show featuring
artwork created by teenagers at  the Ozark Center for Autism. Autism is the fastest growing childhood
developmental disability and affects a child's ability to communicate and
interact with the world. Ozark Center for Autism provides the only evidence-based treatment
proven to be effective - Applied Behavior Analysis. Ozark Center for Autism art classes are supported in part by an
award  from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Missouri Arts Council. (417)
873-9792 www.globalfayre.com Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. M-W,
10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Th-Sat, 1-5
p.m. Sun or by appointment
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Good Girl features art by Sarah Lowe, Barb Williams
Good Girl Art Gallery, 325 E. Walnut St., Ste. 101, features Artists Sarah Lowe and Barb Williams  in
July. Sarah, a Colorado artist, presents Rhythms of Nature: Growth, Illumination,
Reflection, a show featuring her acrylic paintings on canvas. Sarah's
works have a mystical quality about them, and she paints live at music venues
in Colorado. Barb's show is titled Homage to Ozarks Recycling:
Making new with what you have... It comprises mixed-media collage
paintings of the artist's family circa 1940s-50s caught in would-be "snapshots"
amid native rock architecture. (417) 865-7055 www.goodgirlartgallery.com Open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. T-F; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat |
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Nature in Motion: New Works by Mike Morris
at Hawthorn Galleries
 Hawthorn Galleries Inc., 214 E. Walnut St., presents Nature in Motion: New Works by Mike Morris.
His first solo exhibition, Nature in
Motion highlights Morris' mastery of mediums by bringing together his
talents in both painting and pottery. Meet the artist and enjoy live music by Stringfield
during the July 2 Art Walk. (417) 866-6688 www.hawthorngalleries.com Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. T-F; 1-5 p.m.
Sat
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Enjoy Stephanie Cramer's latest at Inveno Health
Inveno Health, 429 N. Boonville Ave.,
says don't melt in this humidity - come mix and
mingle at Inveno Health, where art and innovation meet. The scenery is always
changing with resident artist Stephanie Cramer's original works
adorning our research and development space, splendidly decorated by Obelisk
Home. July features the most vibrant hues of summer and the latest in medical
device and product development by local inventors. (417) 831-1270 www.invenohealth.com
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Obelisk Home spotlights Encaustic Painter Kat Allie
Obelisk Home at the Inspired Commerce Building, 214 W. Phelps, presents the delightful, dimensional works of Encaustic
Painter Kat Allie. "Striving to create art that encompasses rich
vibrant colors, luscious actual textures, and bold unfaltering lines, is my
desire," Kat says. "I want people to view my artwork as very sensory and
engaging." Working with hot beeswax, damar resin, and oil pigment "allows me
immediate access to the natural or organic state of creating." (417)
616-6488 www.obeliskhome.com
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Park Central Library features
Paintings by Artist Erin Hughes
 Park Central Branch Library,128 Park Central Square,
features
Paintings
by Artist Erin Hughes, who will be on hand to meet and greet Library
visitors and discuss her paintings. At 7 p.m., Live Oak Band, featuring Ryan Boone
and Kirk Woodring, takes the Community Stage in a FREE show for all ages. Also
enjoy Sounds on the Square concerts presented by Pension Consultants
and the Friday Night Farmers Market. Library staffers at Park Central
know downtown and will be happy to guide you to galleries, parking, shopping
and (of course) all things library. (417) 831-1342 http://parkcentrallibrary.blogspot.com
Open 8:30
a.m.-9 p.m. M-Th; 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. F-Sat
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Smart Group and Gallery joins Art Walk
with Wit and Whimsy
Self Love by Juli Cady Ryan  | Smart Group and Gallery, 405 W. Walnut, is Art Walk's newest member. Smart Group joins Art Walk with Wit
and Whimsy, featuring Springfield Artist Carla Stine and Cincinnati
Artist Juli Cady Ryan, plus studio works in progress by gallery associates
Kevin Richardson, Brannon Estis and Winston Riley in painting, photography and
sculpture. (417) 425-7596 www.smartgroupandgallery.com Open 10 am to 6 pm M-F; 11-8 Sat
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Springfield Hot Glass to  demonstrate artistry live during July Art Walk
Springfield Hot Glass Studio, 314 S. Campbell Ave., is a working hot glass studio/gallery with facilities for furnace, torch and kiln work, Springfield Hot Glass offers live demonstrations on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and First Fridays.(417) 868-8181 www.springfieldhotglass.com Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. T-Sat
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