The First Friday Art Walk on July 3rd, 2009 was a beautiful night to walk around to the galleries and studios. It was a perfect
evening! There were many new faces that came through our doors and several familiar ones too. Alma Hoopes is our Featured
Artist this month. She was supported by her family and friends. You should come down and see her work. You'll be happy
you did.
I'm not sure if it's the weather, the advertising, word-of-mouth, or a combination of all three, we have had a very steady increase
in the amount of people who visit on First Friday and the following weekend. The crowds are great and right up until we closed
the doors were steadily coming in to see the fine artwork of our artists. We would like to thank everyone who visits our
gallery and helps support us. You're the reason we're open and we invite you to come again anytime. Thank You!
We missed the music of The Brady Israel Band this month! Their first CD is still available for purchase anytime at the gallery.
If you missed out on getting your copy contact us and we'll let you know how to get a copy for yourself. Their music is great
and I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to them time and again.
Right out our back door is Paul Emory's studio where he had live music, a coffee bar and some of our members were painting and
sketching live models. Our gallery has a new show every month which starts on the "First Friday" of that month and runs through
the last weekend of the month. As the weather improves so does the amount of folks who come downtown to enjoy the many talented
artists Zanesville's galleries offer.
If you haven't made it to the First Friday Art Walk, You have to come, all the studios and galleries were busy with guests
and artists! For those of us who aren't able to get around easily, Z-Bus runs a shuttle service that goes by each gallery every
20 minutes. The First Friday Art Walk is truely fun for the entire family and we hope you'll join us for the first time or come
back for more fun!
