First Friday Art Walk is this Friday!
February 1st, 2008
5PM to 8PM
Throughout Burlington
This month’s art walk is shaping up to be picture perfect: Pine Street Art Works presents Näkki Goranin’s American Photobooth, the first comprehensive exhibit of photo booth images and artifact, and Goranin’s own photobooth based art. The Artpath Gallery is showing four collections of photo-based work. And, in the Community Darkroom at the Firehouse Center for the Arts is Charles Choiniere’s recent lith and color portraits.
Pick up your copy of Art Map Burlington, First Friday Art Walk’s official publication, and your guide to art in Burlington to see a list of participating venues. Got questions? Call 802-264-4839 or send email to info@artmapburlington.com.
First Fifty at Art's Alive
Art's Alive is pleased to host the 2008 edition of First Fifty. The artists exhibiting their work were chosen by lottery at the January Burlington Artist Meet-up. The exhibition is an opportunity for the public to be exposed to unfettered talent and is an opportunity for artists to show and introduce their work. CLICK HERE...to visit the exhibition website.
5-8PM, Art's Alive Gallery, Union Station on the Waterfront, 1 Main Street, (802) 865-1557, www.artsalivevt.com
Orin Langelle, Gerard W. Rinaldi, Michael Strauss, and Jim Wallace at Artpath Gallery
Come to meet the artists and enjoy four collections of photo-based work: "Photographs of Global Resistance" (photojournalism) by Orin Langelle, "Un Autre Ballet" (photodrawings) by Gerard W. Rinaldi, "Worlds in Motion" (molecular landscapes) by Michael Strauss, and "Back Light" (black-and-white nudes) by Jim Wallace. The Artpath, which runs adjacent to the waterfront bike path, is located in the Wing Building near the King Street Ferry Dock.
5-8PM, Artpath Gallery, Wing Building on the Waterfront, 1 Steele Street, (802) 563-2273
Openings at the Firehouse Center for the Arts
John Huddleston and Adriane Colburn: "Sedimentary Emergence". "Sedimentary Emergence" exposes the secrets of this shadowy layer through photographs and sculptural installation featuring Middlebury College's John Huddleston and Vermonter Adriane Colburn, who now lives in San Francisco.
Also, Charles Choiniere's Recent Lith and Color Portraits in the Community Darkroom
5PM, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church Street, (802) 865-7166, www.burlingtoncityarts.com
Matthew Thorsen at Speaking Volumes
Speaking Volumes presents 33 photographs by renowned Burlington photographer Matthew Thorsen. The opening reception includes refreshments and live music.
5-8PM, Speaking Volumes, 377 Pine Street (next to Myer's Bagels), (802) 540-0107
Mark Gonyea at Tribeca
Tribeca presents the comic posters of Mark Gonyea, a.k.a. "Mr. Oblivious". Augmented by a career in cartooning and graphic design, Gonyea's work combines the flow of storytelling with the aesthetics of color, balance, shape and form.
6:30-8:30PM, Tribeca-Clothing & Accessories, 150 Church Street, (802) 861-2784
Jean Pierre Candelier at Red Square
In February, Red Square presents a mix of Holga and blown-up Polaroid photographs by Jean Pierre Candelier.
5:30-9PM, Red Square, 136 Church Street, (802) 859-8909, www.redsquarevt.com
A "conversation" in abstract paintings by Paul Gruhler and Lois Eby, both inspired in part by Asian ink paintings, but with divergent effects.
5-8PM, 215 College Artists' Cooperative Gallery, 215 College Street, Second Floor, (802) 863-3662, http://215college.blogspot.com
Burlington City Arts offers walking tours led by staff and volunteers who are knowledgeable about each space and can answer questions about the exhibitions. Tours leave from the Firehouse Gallery every half hour, starting at 5:30PM and ending at 7PM. Tours last about an hour and visit exhibitions within walking distance of downtown.
Gateway to Contemporary Art in Burlington
Art Map Burlington reports on contemporary art in Greater Burlington: exhibitions, events, art venues, and the work of local artists. The monthly print publication includes independently written, critical reviews and articles as well as exhibition listings and maps to venues.
Learn more at:
www.artmapburlington.com
