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painted cloth and quilting, etched stones and glass,” Carter said.

After visiting Outsider Comics and Down Under Gallery, the art walk takes people to the heart of downtown Fremont, where they will find the rest of the participating venues, such as Portage Bay Goods.

Lauren Rathburn runs Portage Bay Goods, which focuses on vivid colors and imagery in the art on display.

Some of the art featured has been mixed-media, digital art, pop-up art and abstract art, Rathburn said.

Regulars often come every week of the art walk, building a community between the artists and consumers, Rathburn said.

“One thing I like about Fremont is how different all the places in this neighborhood are, and everybody really has dialed in their aesthetic and niche,” Rathburn said. “… If you go to Art Walk, you’re going to find so many different kinds of art.”

With about 18 different venues showcasing their art pieces mixed in the neighborhood, people have many options to find something that suits them.

“The Fremont Art Walk is different from a lot of other art walks in Seattle because we don’t have a lot of galleries in Fremont, but we do have different shops, bars and restaurants that display art,” Laney said.

People can walk around and look at interesting pieces, drink some wine or beer, buy some art and grab something to eat and watch a live music show at Nectar, making it a whole evening of the Fremont experience, Laney said.

People can see about 95 pieces of public art in Fremont just walking around the neighborhood, Laney said.

“You get to see more of the neighborhood,” he said. “Other art walks are basically going from one gallery to another, so you see art, but you’re not seeing the actual place.”

Each venue also holds an artist reception, where attendees get to meet the artists, look at the artwork up close, and talk to the artists about their work, making it a more personal experience and establishing a sense of community between artist and consumers, Laney said.

The Fremont Art Walk has also played an important part in artists’ careers, Laney said.

“A lot of young artists get their break by the art walk in Fremont … Eli Wolff for instance, a very famous artist, started by doing drawings at one of our restaurants here in Fremont,” Laney said.

Uplifting local art is primary to the Fremont Art Walk.

“We really just want to support local, and we’re all local-owned businesses,” Rathburn said.

Carter also values how the Fremont Art Walk brings people from different communities together. “There are so many different and diverse arts and cultures in Fremont. That’s what it brings together,” Carter said.

Photo by Anna Power A mural, featuring Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on one corner and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg around the other, is one piece of public artwork people will see as they follow along the Fremont Art Walk, which takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. the first Friday of every month.

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