Greetings!
Art Walk launches its 10-Year Celebration this month with a FREE raffle for our Art Walking fans. Simply fill out a raffle ticket and drop it in a collection box at any of our 17 participating venues to win gift certificates for art, shopping and dining valued at almost $800! The 10-Year Celebration continues continue throughout the summer and into the fall. Stay tuned; there's much more to come! |
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Father-and-son artwork, colorful spring images grace
Abundant Life Covenant Church in June
 At Abundant Life Covenant Church, 157 Park Central Square, spring is in bloom! Paintings by Chris Wood and by his father, the late Alan Wood, hang side-by-side in honor of Father's Day. Enjoy colorful spring images of Flowers and Butterflies by Annette Wardell, Hummingbird images by Harold Patterson and George W. Kiefer's historic murals. Enjoy LIVE music and FREE refreshments. (417) 864-4971 www.abundantlifecovenantchurch.com Office hours 9-4:30 p.m. M-F; Services 7:30 p.m. W, 10 a.m. Sun |
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Canvas presents Living Art, plus
Make-and-Take corner, face painting for kids
 Canvas, 315 South Avenue, invites you to stop by to see local artists and Living Art! Kids are always welcome to explore their creative side at the Make-and-Take corner. We will also have face painting by Frenchie. (417)-869-4138 Open on First Fridays and by appointment. |
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Experience Amazing Images at
CaraDee Photography Fine Art Portraits and Gallery
CaraDee Photography Fine Art Portraits and Gallery, 305 E. Walnut, amazing images are an everyday occurrence! Photographers Cara Stucke and Mark Gilmore are setting contemporary trends while capturing the poetry and art that is life. (417) 368-7341. www.caraspictures.com
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The Creamery presents the SRAC Third Annual Members Show
The Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Parkway, presents its Third Annual Members Show with an opening reception during First Friday Art Walk, 6-9 p.m. June 3. Enjoy a diverse range of art by some of the region's most talented artists. (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 Salon & Gallery features
Artist Cyndi Dawson in June
 DB Design Salon & Art Gallery, 326 S. Campbell,presents Featured Artist Cyndi Dawson, plus works by Jesse Barnes and Karolyn Farrell in June. Also, don't miss DB Design's ongoing display of pottery featuring Cheryl Matlock, Julia Schaefer, John Ehlers, Katrina Stevens, George Milne and Duane Bone, as well as jewelry by Tammy Kirks. (417) 864-4343
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Farmers Gastropub presents
Artists Bill D. Baunach and Judy Oehlke
Farmers Gastropub, 431 S. Jefferson, Ste. 160,  presents Artists Bill D Baunach and Judy Oehlke working on and displaying their art in the Bistro. Farmers Gastropub invites artists who are interested in demonstrating their talents on future First Fridays to contact owner Bill Griffiths. (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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Fresh Gallery presents Featured Artists
Barbara Williams and Emily Million
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Fresh Gallery, located at the southwest corner of Campbell and Walnut, presents Featured Artists Barbara Williams and Emily Million. Barbara's work is derived from two longstanding themes: that of her Ozarks family circa 1940's-1950's and of Ozarks' rock buildings. The work is mixed media collage, with portions of etching, photograph, and paint--including encaustic paint. For the past 10 years she has documented the rock architecture native to the Ozarks. This has resulted in several photographs, mixed media paintings, and two programs with  Ozarks Public Television- KOZK's Ozarks Watch Video Magazine: "Ozarks Native Stone Architecture" and "Rocky Road, Ozarks Native Stone Architecture." Watch for an airing in July! Emily's work explores gender identity and roles in a contemporary cultural context. "Each piece I create is built around the lone female protagonist," she says. "I reference Western myth and story through the lens of a contemporary woman artist. The scenes, while echoing reality are more solidly tied to an emotional landscape and a world that is neither literal nor conventional. The story has morphed into that of the feminine, fumbling her way through her cultural strangleholds back toward a more essential identity and nature. ...Through this body of work I am creating a visual language of and for the feminine story." Enjoy works by Barbara and Emily, plus art by Fresh's 18 regional artists. www.freshgallery.org. (417) 862-9300 Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. T-Sat
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Good Girl Art Gallery presents
Artists Tina Noble and Maneesh Anand
 Good Girl Art Gallery, 325 E. Walnut St., Ste. 101, presents Artists Tina Noble and Maneesh Anand in June. "My fascination with oppositions has been my life long journey," Tina says. "Since I was a child I have had dreams of smooth humming white with the juxtaposition of ever speeding chaos in black ... For this show, it was my intention to push my darkness into light - The Shadow Effect. It's not the proclamation of something new but the deep experience of parting and the related life-accepting  experiences." From the words of Krishnamurti "We have separated living from dying and the interval between them is fear. You cannot live without dying." Maneesh brings a collection of abstract ink drawings to Good Girl Art. "Each line, dot, and curve, precisely placed, creates individual dialogues and images that beg for the eyes' caress," he says. (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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Spring in Springfield: New Work by Alyce Cox and
John Fitzgibbon at Hawthorn Galleries
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Hawthorn Galleries Inc.,214 E. Walnut St.,
is proud to present Spring in Springfield, new work by painters Alyce Cox and John Fitzgibbon. A native of Missouri, but raised in California, Cox's unique painting perspective celebrates the return of spring with vibrant colors and bold compositions. A native of the Midwest, Fitzgibbon's love for watercolors is evident in his new body of work celebrating the seasonal sights of Springfield. Meet artists Alyce Cox and John Fitzgibbon on June 3, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and also enjoy live music by musician Anisa Dawn. (417) 866-6688 www.hawthorngalleries.com Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. T-F; 1-5 p.m. Sat  | | Art by John Fitzgibbon |
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The SKY is the Limit at Inveno Health in June
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Inveno Health, 429 N. Boonville Ave., reminds you that The SKY is the Limit at Inveno Health where Gavyn Sky is exclusively represented by Obelisk Home. Indulge in our gallery featuring more than two dozen of his celebrated canvases and discover our newest products and medical devices inspired by St. John's co-workers. .www.invenohealth.com (417) 831-1270.
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The Lime Agency presents
A Show To Be Announced in June
 The Lime Agency, 400 E. Walnut, B-100 - located in the basement office suite at the southeast corner of Walnut and Jefferson, just below The Aviary - presents An Artist to be Announced for the June 3 Art Walk. www.thelimeagency.com 417-501-4801 Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F
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Obelisk Home presents Elegance: A Show by Kristen Naugle
 Obelisk Home at the Inspired Commerce Building, 214 W. Phelps, proudly presents Elegance - A Show by Kristen Naugle. "As a photographer and painter, I love creating beautiful images," Kristen says. "By focusing on the simplest and most basic objects in an environment, a sense of joy is developed. On most of the images, layers of texture and manipulated color are integrated until it fits my mind's eye. One could say it is a search for poetry in nature. My desire is that you see my artwork as simple elegance from classic inspirations." (417) 616-6488 www.obeliskhome.com
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Park Central Branch Library features
Kansas Artist Kris Hartley, Guitarist Dorian Michael
Park Central Branch Library, 128 Park Central Square, is proud to show a photography exhibit by Kansas-based artist Kris Hartley. She photographs scenes of the American road landscape, musicians in performance, as well as portraiture. Around 7 p.m., our Community Stage hosts music by Dorian Michael. Mr. Michael is a fingerstyle acoustic guitar musician whose work is instrumental. A Los Angeles native, he's been playing guitar since the age of 7. "Some music makes you feel," says Michael. "Some makes you think, and some music is just for the fun of it. I try to get to all those places in the space of a performance." (417) 831-1342 facebook.com/parkcentrallibrary Open 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. M-Th; 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. F-Sat
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Randy Bacon presents Paintings by John L. Payne and Photography by Lane Simmons
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Randy Bacon Photography Studio and Figment Art Gallery in the Monarch Art Factory, 600 W. College St., presents an opening art reception for Paintings by John L. Payne and Photography by Lane Simmons during the June 3 First Friday Art Walk. Payne says he paints, firstly, in an attempt to represent his life experiences. Secondly, he desires to create work that is vibrant and full of color and energy, and that makes the viewer smile, tilt their head or at least think. He hopes his work provides a place of escape from the harsh realities of everyday life. Lane Simmons is a professor of photography at Evangel University and a working artist at Figment Art Gallery and Culture House, which adjoins Randy Bacon Photography in the Monarch Art Factory. His two favorite subjects to photography are landscapes and old, dilapidated buildings. "God's love for people and His infinite creativity are reflected through this wonderful playground we call earth," says Simmons. Simmons feels dilapidated buildings represent the hopes, dreams, and memories of the people who inhabited them. He is drawn to these subjects because they are layered with shapes and textures. Live music, free refreshments and local vendors will top off the night. (417) 868-8179 www.randybacon.com www.gallerysounds.net Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. T-F; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat
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Revel Advertising proudly presents
the Art of Elizabeth Chapman
 Revel Advertising, 214 W. Phelps, Ste.102, conveniently located next to Obelisk Home in the Inspired Commerce building, features Elizabeth Chapman during the month of June. Elizabeth is an expressionistic abstract artist who has spent a majority of her life in the Ozarks. She graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education, which she uses as an art educator. Elizabeth states "the journey begins with a blank canvas: believing in faith that a painting will emerge. The first marks are made and the dialogue has begun. Responding instinctively; colors, lines and textures bring life to the canvas. Music often strikes the chords of inspiration, drawing out the deep emotions that become a work of art. This universal language is used as personal communication to the viewer."(417) 368-6966 www.reveladvertising.com.
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Springfield Hot Glass's Gabriel Bloodworth demonstrates
techniques from Corning Museum of Glass residency
 Springfield Hot Glass Studio, 314 S. Campbell Ave., presents the artists of Hot Glass Studio crafting a variety of works from solid glass. See the ancient art of glassblowing up close and in person during the June 3 Art Walk, when Gabriel Bloodworth will demonstrate the glass blowing techniques he learned on his latest artist-in-residency with the Corning Museum of Glass artists in the Mediterranean. (417) 868-8181 www.springfieldhotglass.com Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. T-Sat
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Springfield Pottery shows off local talent with
In House: Students of Springfield Pottery
 Springfield Pottery, 416 S. Campbell Ave., will host In House: Students of Springfield Pottery, featuring the ceramic work of students enrolled through the years at Springfield Pottery's community clay center June 3-24. This exhibition celebrates the creative endeavors of our students and highlights their growth and creative talents. A large range of approaches to subject and technique will be on display. Springfield Pottery, a fine craft gallery and community clay center, will offer an opening reception for the artists 6-10 p.m. during the June 3 First Friday Art Walk 417-864-4677. www.springfieldpottery.com [email protected] Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. T-Sat
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