Fullerton Art Walk

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Local art galleries and retail/art venues will be participating in the next monthly art walk bringing out Fullerton residents and out-of-towners.

Local art galleries and downtown venues are preparing to host the monthly “First Friday Art Walk” in Downtown Fullerton, which will be held on August 6, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The incredibly popular Art Walk brings hundreds of art lovers and Fullertonians to full the streets of downtown Fullerton and various venues hosting art shows for the event. Families and art lovers are encouraged to come to Downtown Fullerton and enjoy an evening of over twenty venues of free art activities and exhibition openings within walking distance of each other. A map will be provided at each venue providing a guided tour.  Free refreshments are also provided throughout the evening at many of the stops.

Here is some of what you can expect to see:

Cafe West presents: “Ciao! Bonjour!” A photo collection from across the Atlantic. Unemployment never looked so good, as it did through the lens of photographer Lauren Mendoza who travelled recently through Italy and France after losing her job. Stranded in Paris after the Iceland volcano eruption,  Lauren returns with an eclectic mix of Italian and French culture, accompanied  with great stories for each frame.

Fullerton Museum Center Presents: Meaninglessness: Art by Evan Everest. Join us as we exchange ideas and vantage points on artwork that is both spiritual and ethereal to the eyes and soul.

Graves Gallery Presents: Wildlife Art of Melinda Read. “My love for the ocean, cetaceans, pinnipeds, nature and other animals are what inspire me to paint,” says Read.  A percentage of sales from this show will benefit the Sea Shepherds Gulf Rescue. Who is working to clean and save the gulf wildlife affected by the oil spill.

Hibbleton Gallery Presents: “This is Not a Gated Community” featuring artists Jonathan Apgar, Erika Hickle, Natalie Lawler, Kristina Lee, Rachel Malin, Gabriel Arroyo, and Tessie Whitmore. This is a group show that aims to break down the esoteric boundaries of abstract art and to open up a playful, accessible and honest visual dialogue for its viewers.

Max Bloom’s Café Presents: “Postwar prosperity and increased leisure time triggered the popular pastime of paint-by-numbers in the early 1950′s. Max Bloom’s will display a variety of these vintage paintings from a private collection”.

OTTO Presents: New works by Fullerton artist Jenifer Hernandez. Marking her first local showing in five years, the display titled, “One N”, features mixed media paintings resembling textiles from India.

Out of Vogue Presents: Original vintage prints of artist  Elaine Hanelock.  Screened on paper in 1967, the posters can be described as old Hollywood meets LSD as they depict stars such as WC Fields and the Marx Brothers in a vivid psychedelic manner.

PÄS Gallery Presents: The Cave, an exhibition from the kids of project art school summer workshops. Opens August 6, 2010 6-10p with live music, the DittoSnaps photo booth and tons of fun.

Salon Terra Bella Presents: Tlyer Potzle, a North Orange County self taught painter. Working with acrylics,oil,spray gloss,matt,indoor,outdoor paint. Amazing, bright, beautiful .

The Violet Hour Presents: The Rangers of Metropolis: Burning Man 2010 and the music of Rory Cloud (in his last performance before leaving Fullerton.)

For more information on the Art Walk, locations and work to be displayed, you may visit www.FullertonArtWalk.com or call Graves Gallery at (714) 879-1993.