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April Artwalk Heralds The Coming Of Spring Call your friends, grab a jacket and come downtown for the ArtWalk on Friday, April 5, 2019 from 5 – 9 p.m. It has been a long, cold winter and we are ready to bid farewill to snow and icy streets and greet warm weather. For 25 years, ArtWalk has focused on the ever-increasing community of artists, craftsmen, galleries and museums that support fine arts in Billings and our region. It's grown from a handful of Montana Avenue galleries in 1994 to a “not-to-miss” event reaching across downtown Billings. In keeping with its long-standing tradition, all ArtWalk events are free. Many participating sites offer music and refreshments. Featured artists attend to greet visitors and discuss their art and the creative process. Thirty ArtWalk Season Members have committed to participating for all six ArtWalk events in the 25th Season. On Montana Avenue, new Season Members include Durden Gallery and Western Heritage Center. On North 29th Street, four new Season Members include A & E Architects, Wise Wonders Children's Museum, One Source Lighting Studio and Toad and Willow. Three One-time Participants adding to the April ArtWalk include Mann Mortgage, Billings Public Library and Jack Griffin's display of light and shadow on the south exterior wall of the Alberta Bair Theater. Subsequent ArtWalk events are scheduled for the first Fridays of June, August, October, and December 2019 and February 2020. More information about April ArtWalk, including maps, gallery notes, and photos, can be found at artwalkbillings.com, billings365.com, and Facebook@billingsartwalk. Printed maps are available at all participating sites on ArtWalk nights. For More Information, contact: ArtWalk Downtown Billings 2815 - 2nd Avenue N • 406-690-1662 (call/text) virginiab@downtownbillings.com
Uptown Loop First Congregational Church UCC, 310 North 27th Street, features selected works by Samuel Warshaw, a well known New York City artist and Broadway stage designer. Warshaw's work is exhibited in Billings as a courtesy of the family of Merle Theimer, a long-time First Church member.
Global Village 2720 3rd Avenue North, introduces Nicole Anthony as part of its annual fundraiser theme, “One World.” Anthony's artwork, making its Billings' debut, is often created in watercolor and features space and celestial themes (facebook.com/nicolarisstudio). Janese Carstens, Global Village's new Executive Director, will be on hand to greet visitors.
This House of Books, 224 North Broadway, welcomes Elizabeth Robinson. Through her photograpy, Robinson hopes to connect viewers with the selected subjects, perhaps sending them on a visual journey. Craig Lancaster and Elisa Lorello will sign their coauthored and recently published book.
Barjon’s, 223 North 29th Street, features April Dawn, Josh Carter, and Nathan Brown who've combined creative and cosmic forces in an exhibit they call "The Akashic." They describe the exhibit as "mindblowing and otherworldly." In their day jobs, the trio are tattoo artists at Inkronicity Tattoo.
Alberta Bair Theater, 2801 3rd Avenue North, is the street-side location for Jack Griffin's interactive exhibit "Those Within Us.” The exhibit plays with light and shadow on the south exterior wall of the ABT where Griffin is the Lighting Director.
Billings Public Library, 510 North Broadway, hosts a rare public viewing of selected art pieces given to the library over the years. Featured are works by Charles M. Russell, Joseph Henry Sharp and eastern Montana photographer, L.A. Huffman, plus an 1870s map of the Missouri and Yellowstone River drainages by Luther “Yellowstone” Kelly
Skypoint Loop Kennedy’s Stained Glass, 2923 2nd Avenue North, features "Sunny Tailspin,” a glass composition created using slumped glass and mosaic techniques. Interesting works in progress are always on the stained glass work bench at Kennedy's, plus you'll find delightful, finished glass pieces to brighten your days.
Sandstone Gallery, 2913 2nd Avenue North, hosts the “Spring Art Challenge” with over 100 entries, plus spontaneous florals by gallery artist Lana Bittner and functional pottery by Mary Hopper. Photographers from the Billings Camera Club are special guests.
