Hot Springs Gallery Walk
The monthly Hot Springs Gallery Walk, 5-9 p.m. today, will showcase works of art created by local and visiting artists.
Featured artists are often present to discuss their pieces, and guests will get the opportunity to see a wide range of fine art.
The free first Friday event and opening receptions are open to the public at the following galleries:
• American Art Gallery, 724 Central Ave. — The gallery will feature artist Valerie HanksGoetz, who will demonstrate pine needle basket work and talk about her new pieces of horsetail pottery. Featured wall artists are Margaret Kipp, Jimmy Leach, Ellen Schumacher and Bill Sorrells. Ernie Bolieu will be present to talk about his Southwest Jewelry. Work by Thomas Kinkade will be on display in Gallery II.
• Artists’ Workshop Gallery,
610-A Central Ave. — Featured artists for April are Joy Clark Hill and Caryl Joy Young.
Hill moved to Hot Springs Village from Texas with her husband after retiring in 2007. Active in art, music and gardening, she was commissioned as a young artist to design and paint floral designs for the Peter Popovitch Clothing Line, during the time when hand-painted clothing was all the rage.
Her paintings are distinguished by deliberate and often expressionistic strokes of very vibrant and energetic colors. She often incorporates hand-painted papers, polymer clay medallions, rocks and more in her compositions. Of particular interest is combining texture and the juxtaposition of abstract and realism in the same painting. There is often a meaningful story behind the works, which is presented on the back side of the canvasses.
Arkansas native Young has pursued her interest in art all of her adult life, including visits to museums in 50 countries. After moving to Hot Springs Village with her husband, Terry, Young has immersed herself in art, focusing on art courses at National Park College in Hot Springs and on workshops, including studies with the late pastel artist Maggie Price, Albert Handell, Robert Moore and most recently with Arkansas artist Matt Coburn.
Young’s works are known for their colorful and contemporary character. Recently she has been enjoying working in oils and applying the layers with a palette knife while she listens to country music. Later this year she will participate in an exhibition at Garvan Woodland Gardens.
The featured miniature artists for April are Michael Preble and Young.
Artists’ Workshop Gallery is open Monday through Saturday,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon5 p.m.
• Brickhouse Grill, 801 Central Ave. — The restaurant features a permanent display of original celebrity pop art by artist Jan Sullivan Booker, who goes by the name JSully. Her work consists of large, bold celebrity portraits on canvas. She draws her subjects from the world of music, movies, television, and horse racing from the past and present and her style has been influenced by Warhol, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Lichtenstein.
• Gallery Central, 800 Central Ave. — Many of the gallery’s
35 artists will be showing new work this month and will be in attendance for Gallery Walk to discuss their work. Daniel Mark Cassity will showcase a new series entitled “Lowland.” Claude Lambert will show his handforged knives. Amy Hill-Imler, Sandy Newberg, Renee Torbit, Lee Gibson, James Hayes and Jacqueline Ellens will all have new work to view.
• Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave. — The April exhibit at Justus Fine Art Gallery will feature a selection of work by Matthew Hasty, Robyn Horn, Dolores Justus, Jill Kyong, Sandra Sell, Tony Saladino, Gene Sparling, Emily Wood and others. The exhibit will open with a reception from 5-9 p.m. Friday in conjunction with the monthly Gallery Walk. The show will be on display Friday through April 30.
Justus’ work was recently selected for inclusion in the filming of the third season of HBO’s “True Detective” in Fayetteville and is also featured in an exhibit at the Avenue Restaurant in the Waters Hotel in Hot Springs during the month of April.
April’s exhibit will also feature new landscape paintings by Memphis artist Hasty, a new interactive table with sculptures entitled “Stone Table” by Kyong, and a selection of wood sculptures by Horn and Sell.
Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, or by appointment. Call 501-321-2335 for more information.
• Landmark Building, 201 Market St. — The “Daughters of the Diaspora — Women of Color Speak” exhibit is currently showing at the Landmark Building. The exhibit is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and for Gallery Walk until 8 p.m.
This month’s Gallery Walk will feature exhibit artists Loni Rainey, Sondra Strong and Majorie Williams-Smith.
Rainey created a series of portraits from experiences of teaching young children in Uganda. Strong’s artwork melds her two loves, math and art. Williams-Smith is one of Arts & the Park’s featured artists and has several floral silverpoint drawings in the exhibition. Music for Gallery Walk includes Treble in the Village Quartet singing at 6 p.m. and Strings Trio performing at 7 p.m. The evening is sponsored by Hot Springs Life Long Learning Institute. The exhibit is sponsored by HSU-Academic Initiatives, HSACA and Hearne Fine Arts.
• Legacy Fine Art Gallery,
802-B Central Ave. — The gallery will be open for Gallery Walk and will feature works by artists including Elizabeth Weber, Carole Katchen, Jim Pescott, and Vangelis.
• Riley Art Glass Studio, 710 W. Grand Ave. — Charles and Michael Riley will show their original blown glass art in their newly renovated studio. They will present a live demonstration from 5-7 p.m. and will be open until 9 p.m.
Visitors can see the brothers execute their glassblowing techniques live from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
• Whittington Gallery and Studios, 307 Whittington Ave. — The gallery will celebrate its anniversary on Friday from 5-9 p.m. The gallery has over 41 artists with a variety of styles. Music will be provided by the Tone Chasers and the night will feature drinks, food, fun and music in a laid-back atmosphere. Parking is easily accessible.