Hot Springs Gallery Walk gets underway tonight
Hot Springs Gallery Walk, hosted by the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance, will be held from 5-9 p.m. today at various fine art galleries and studio spaces downtown and online.
Anyone attending Gallery Walk in person is asked to remember to social distance, wear a mask, and practice hand washing.
All Things Arkansas
610 Central Ave. Featuring art and products from Arkansas, made in Arkansas, and relating to Arkansas. Offering wine and refreshments, with Ben Carey performing live.
American Art Gallery
724 Central Ave. American Art Gallery will feature a watercolor work by Carole Beam, acrylic and foil work by Ellen Schumacher, and wood turnings by Virgil Barksdale.
Barksdale has worked in wood since the early 1970s. His work is prized by collectors and investors of artwork, a news release said. “Virgil does not just turn wood, he creates one-of-akind designs of various shapes from a variety of burls and exotic woods from around the world.”
“I work with the wood, never against it,” Barksdale said. “Nature dictates designs that cannot be altered without total destruction of nature’s own art forms. I’ve learned to work with nature on her own turns, in return, I have been rewarded with satisfaction of uninhabited works of Art. Have I turned the perfect piece? I don’t think so. Have I succeeded as an artist? Yes, for all artists realize that success lies within our own self-gratification.” Beam has created a new watercolor called “Stargazer #1” that will be on display. She paints landscapes and florals, and her inspiration comes from a love of flowers give to her at an early age by her mother.
Schumacher lives in Siloam Springs and taught art appreciation at John Brown University for a number of years. Her unique illumination paintings have been exhibited and sold since 2007.
Artists’ Workshop Gallery
610-A Central Ave. Artists’ Workshop Gallery,
610-A Central Ave., has selected Jim Reimer and Joy Clark Hill as its featured artists for September.
Reimer, vice president of AWG, began pursuing his art in 1969 in California, studying under the tutelage of renowned artist O. Lawrence Hansen for eight years. He continued to develop his technique by attending many workshops and seminars, a news release said.
Hill, is co-curator for AWG. “She has had a love of art since childhood and brings that same excitement to her modern and contemporary paintings,” the release said.
Miniature artists for September are Jerry Matusky and Joanne Kunath.
The gallery continues to maintain limited hours due to
COVID-19. It is open Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. AWG also offers a virtual Gallery Walk, featuring the works of all its artists, on Facebook.
Gallery Central
340 Central Ave. Featuring fine art and fashion, with art by James Hayes, Bob Snider, Lee Gibson Art, Paige Morehead Salyer, Amy Hill Imler, Janis Higdon and Houston Llew Spirit Tiles.
Hot Springs Convention Center
134 Convention Blvd.
The Hot Springs Convention Center is hosting “Picturing America’s Pastime: A Hall of Fame Photography Exhibit,” containing 51 photographs from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum representing the Hall of Fame’s collection of approximately 250,000 images.
The entrance for the exhibit is located at the Grand Lobby on Convention Boulevard.
Justus Fine Art Gallery
827 A-Central Ave.
The September exhibit at Justus Fine Art Gallery will feature a selection of new expressive abstract paintings by Tony Saladino. The exhibit will also introduce work by Stephen Selzler, along with showcasing work by artists including Robert Fogel, Robyn Horn, Dolores Justus, Sammy Peters, Sandra Sell, and Gene Sparling.
The show will open with a reception from 5-9 p.m. today. Due to COVID-19 precautions, no refreshments will be served during the opening. Attendees are asked to wear masks and to maintain the recommended social distancing during the opening.
Saladino is “highly respected for his expressive abstracts, landscapes, still life constructions, and printmaking. His work has been included in notable public and private collections,” including the collections of Tyson Foods, Bicardi Limited, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Dallas, the Museum of Art and Archaeology of the University of Missouri, and the Museum of International Art in Brazil.
Saladino has also been featured in The New York Times, Southwest Art Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, American Artist Magazine, the “Best of Sketching and Drawing,” by Rockport Publishers, “Enrich Your Paintings with Texture,” by David Band of North Light Books, along with many other publications.
Selzler is an artist, designer and brand developer based in Dallas. His vivid paintings are influenced by artists and creatives of the American midcentury, pop, and postmodern movements. Selzler earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2008.
Owned by artist Dolores Justus, Justus Fine Art Gallery offers a wide range of original art including sculpture, paintings, ceramics and photography by recognized artists. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment. Call 501-321-2335 or visit http:// www.justusfineart.com for more information.
The Warehouse
301 E. Broadway
Gallery Walk at the Warehouse is a pop-up gallery participating in Gallery Walk for the first time. It opens at 6 p.m. and will feature local artists, wine, hors d’oeuvres and local musicians Dan Angus and Tom Morries.
The following galleries are not open for September Gallery Walk, but can be contacted by Facebook or the numbers listed: Dryden Pottery, 341 Whittington Ave., 501-282-8328, http://www. drydenpottery.com; Legacy Fine Art Gallery, 804 Central Ave.
501-762-0840; Loi’s Fine Art, 907 Central Ave., 501-623-6228; Riley Art Glass Studio, 710 W. Grand Ave., 501-318-6193; Fox Pass Pottery, 379 Fox Pass Cut Off, 501623-9906; and Blue Waters Fine Art & Design, 430 Valley St.