ARTS

from Georgetown View Magazine • October 2021

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by Charlotte Kovalchuk by Charlotte Kovalchuk photos courtesy of Amanda Still and David Valdez uncredited photos courtesy of Amanda Still

Autumn Arts Stroll

Arts and Culture Program Enhancing the Georgetown Art Scene

This fall, downtown Georgetown will transform into an art paradise during the inaugural Autumn Art Stroll—the next step in the city’s vision of developing a thriving arts, culture, and entertainment district.

Grab a glass of wine from the nearby Kork Wine Bar or Sweet Lemon Kitchen and check out artist booths, surrounding art businesses, and live music by Jack Flatau.

FESTIVITIES KICK OFF 4PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 GRACE PLAZA NEXT TO GRACE HERITAGE CENTER

ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ART CENTER

Art enthusiasts can check out plans for the upcoming Arts District Capital Improvement Project between Founders Park and Grace Plaza, as well as participate in a mosaic mural project led by muralist and Texas Commission on the Arts Texas Touring Artist J Muzacz at the Georgetown Art Center.

Georgetown Arts and Culture Coordinator Amanda Still is excited about creating a one-stop shop for art and helping creatives and businesses showcase their work. “We want to make these products easily accessible to shoppers and collectors by bringing the art from different artists’ studios and showcasing it in a central location,” she says.

“I’m really excited about showcasing the existing arts businesses and cultural district organizations that will be open late and offering fun programming to the public.” Amanda already has her eyes on next year’s events, with more art strolls in the works for third Thursdays in April, July, and October. “The recurring art strolls will continue to raise awareness of how the arts impact the community,” she says, “and the events’ sales component will help leverage arts and culture as an engine for economic development by raising awareness of fine art and artisan products available for purchase in Georgetown.”

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photo by David Valdez

PARTICIPATING VENUES

�Artisans Connect Gallery, 800 S Austin Avenue #105:

Join the celebration of the gallery's 10th anniversary and check out new pieces from your favorite artists and several works by new artists. For one night only in the Art Atrium, catch a glimpse of large-format pieces exclusively from the Artisans Connect Gallery.

�Georgetown Palace Theatre, 810 S Austin Avenue:

Enjoy some of your favorite musical numbers by featured performers from the Georgetown Palace

Theatre’s 2021-22 season opener of Grease. Street side performances will be accompanied by photo opportunities with the performing artists.

�Georgetown Art Center: Stop by and help create a mosaic mural with Texas Touring Artist J Muzacz, as well as view award-winning artwork from the Art Hop exhibit in the Georgetown Art Center gallery, 816

S Main Street. The center’s studio artists will have additional artist booths set up at the Georgetown Art

Center Splash Pad.

�Prima Dora: Check out the variety of artwork and artisan-created products at Prima Dora, 114 W 8th

Street, while mingling with the artists as they discuss their work on the night of the stroll.

�Circle for Creatives: Speaker series at 6 p.m. every third Thursday at Grace Heritage Church, 817 S Main

Street. Guest speaker/creative/artist Alexha Bonner will demonstrate printmaking technique.