{"id":4242,"date":"2011-01-04T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2011-01-04T06:00:52","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T06:00:52","slug":"an-artful-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/blog\/2011\/01\/04\/an-artful-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"An Artful Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you’re looking for a creative New Year’s resolution, consider adding a First Friday Art Walk to your monthly calendar. Increasingly, art walks are showing up in cities across the U.S. What is an art walk you ask? Well, it’s pretty simple: It’s just like going to a few galleries in a given city by yourself, only you’re not by yourself.<\/p>\n

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Many metropolitan areas have embraced the concept of monthly art appreciation as a means of getting people out and into galleries and businesses throughout town. Here in my hometown, Portland, Maine (Google “first friday art walk” \u2013 we’re first!), First Friday is a big deal. Even in the dead of winter — and I do mean very, very dead… like 4 degrees dead — the streets are packed with people when the first night of the first weekend of the month rolls around.<\/p>\n

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As evidenced by these posters from other FFAW’s across the country, we’re not alone. For lack of a better term, making a trip to the galleries into an event really fosters a lot of local art dialog. Galleries catch on quick and schedule exhibitions to coincide with First Fridays, people come from far and wide anticipating a great night of socializing, and local businesses reap the rewards.<\/p>\n

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With a little help from Google, you too might be able to enjoy a local art walk. It’s not always first Friday, sometimes it’s last Friday or First Thursday, but it’s a guaranteed good time regardless. A lot of cities provide monthly maps of participating venues, and be sure to consult your local weeklies for a breakdown of what’s coming up exhibition-wise. If we can have fun appreciating art in the middle of winter here in Maine, you can do it in your hometown, too. It’s a great way to kick off the New Year, and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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