Monthly Gallery Walk gets underway tonight,
Gallery Walk, held the first Friday of each month, gets underway tonight during the closing weekend of Arts & The Park.
Local galleries will be open from 5-8 p.m. unless noted oth- erwise.
“Be sure to stop by the Arts & the Park tent located at the 800 block of Central Avenue to pick up a festival program and T-shirt,” Gallery Walk’s sponsor, the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance, said on its Facebook page.
Remember to social distance, bring a mask, and wash hands. “The state-level restrictions may be coming to a close, but we ask that all guests of Gallery Walk respect the wishes of each gallery,” the post said.
All Things Arkansas 610 Central Ave.
Featuring new bath products, a new artist with downtown scenes and restocked with Miller’s Mud Pottery. Also, new food products and a limited edition wine with 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. Featuring work by Jimmy Leach, whose art is found in collections in the United States and foreign countries. He is inspired by the beauty of nature. Choosing to pursue his passion for creating art, he received a B.A. in Art education from North Eastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., on a full scholarship. Leach is currently represented by American Art Gallery LLC and does show in other shows and competitions.
“The viewer is the most important part of my work. I strive to take the viewer’s mind and eye to another place and emotion, showing them a beautiful designed, expressive and painterly image,” he says.
Claude Lambert will be present to visit with and discuss his knives and leatherwork. Valerie Hanks-Goetz had new work in pottery and pine needle baskets. Wall art by Carole Beam, Margaret Kipp, Patricia Bailey will be available. Prints from various artists, both local and national, are available. Southwest Jewelry by various artists and Ernie Bolieu will have new jewelry for viewing.
Art Original-ly
3911 Central Ave., Suite D Featuring upscale glass artist Julie Reardon, who will also be in the gallery for a trunk show on Saturday. Serving both red and white wine and cheese. There will also be works of art by the newest artist, Joy Clark Hill.
Artists’ Workshop Gallery 610-A Central Ave. Featured Artists for May are Joanne Kunath and Teresa Widdifield, “two exciting artists who are longtime members of the gallery.”
Kunath, a Hot Springs Village resident, moved to Arkansas from California in 2005. “Joanne worked in pastels for many years, winning awards and teaching basic pastel techniques. For the past three years she has been creating paintings in acrylic, using air and pour techniques, and in alcohol ink. Joanne is inspired by the natural beauty of Arkansas and is motivated to recreate that beauty in her paintings. A lover of vivid color and abstract designs, her compositions are full of passion, energy and color. They are conversation pieces, inviting the viewer to explore the depths within,” the gallery says.
As a May Featured Artist, Kunath will be showing a wide variety of her acrylic and alcohol ink paintings.
Widdifield began her artistic
Brick House Grill Spencer’s Corner
JSully (Jan Sullivan Booker), will feature her new “Celebrity Women” series from 5-9 p.m.
The restaurant features a permanent display of her original paintings from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The paintings are hung throughout the restaurant, from the bar and staircase, to the upstairs balcony area, to the downstairs dining room, and even into the ladies’ room. For the May Gallery Walk, paintings will also be on display outside on the balcony.
Her “Celebrity Women” will include Diana Ross, Cher, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Linda Ronstadt, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Selena Gomez, Natalie Wood, Janice Joplin, and Madonna.
JSully will be at Brick House Grill to discuss her paintings and to answer any questions.
Blue Waters Fine Art & Design
430 Valley St.
Features “Riff Raff,” a new installation work created from driftwood and debris collected on the shore of Lake Hamilton “after the water level was lowered this season more than usual to fix the dam. The work emphasizes the inevitability of change in the environment and in ourselves and our lives over time.” Open 5-8 p.m. today and by appointment.
Dryden Pottery
341 Whittington Ave. Offering one-of-a-kind pieces, emerging from the kilns weekly as well as a beautiful selection of newly available estate collections.
Gallery Central 340-A Central Ave.
The gallery features diverse styles and mediums from both Arkansas artists and internationally known artists showcasing original fine art, women’s clothing, gifts, and housewares.
Justus Fine Art Gallery 827-A Central Ave.
The May exhibit at Justus Fine Art Gallery will feature new work by Virmarie DePoyster, Jeri Hillis, Linda Williams Palmer, Gary Simmons, Dan Thornhill, and Elizabeth Weber, along with a selection of work by artists including Robyn Horn, Charles Peer, Sammy Peters, Sandra Sell, and Gene Sparling. The show will open with a reception from 5-9 p.m. today.
Due to COVID precautions, guests are asked to wear masks while in the gallery. The exhibit will be on display through May 31.
Palmer’s intricate colored pencil drawings have been featured in numerous exhibitions throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her Arkansas Champion Tree series, which document the state’s largest trees as identified by the Arkansas Forestry Commission, has traveled throughout the state and inspired an Arkansas Education Television Network documentary “Champion Trees” that has won state, national and international awards. The documentary now shows on PBS stations throughout the United States. Palmer’s book, “The Champion Trees of Arkansas: An Artist’s Journey,” published by the University of Arkansas Press, is now in its second printing.
New whimsical abstract collages by Thornhill will be among the works featured in the May Exhibit. The selection of this work for the show was a nod to the collage work of George Hunt, whose contributions as an artist are being honored, along with those of musician/composer Henry Glover, during Arts & The Park. “Thornhill is always experimenting in his work as an artist. His paintings reflect his joyful and inquisitive spirit.”
Watercolor paintings depicting Southern landscapes and figures by Simmons are included in the group show, as well. Along with an extensive exhibition history and long list of both public and private collectors, Simmons also served as a respected art professor at Henderson State University for many years. He has taught numerous pen and ink workshops throughout the nation and is the author of “The Technical Pen,” considered a “must have” for anyone interesting in learning more about pen and ink techniques. Originally published by Watson Guptill in 1992, the book has been republished by Echo Point Books.
DePoyster’s color-rich and mixed media works have been included in multiple exhibitions. The pieces included in the May Exhibit are part of her “Holding Space” series, a “response to her own attempts to process feelings of instability, unrest, disconnection, and uncertainty during the pandemic. In this work, she searches to find connection, hope, and acceptance.”
New watercolor and collage paintings by Hillis combine delicate paintings of butterflies with words, expressive marks, and collage elements into elegant compositions. Hillis’ work has been included in “many notable exhibits and she is also a teaching artist working with Arkansas Learning Through the Arts and other arts educational programming.”
Dramatic work from Weber’s tapestry series builds layers of color and pattern to form the rich surfaces of her paintings. Weber is both a sculptor and a painter. Her work was recently featured in an exhibit at the Galleries at Library Square with wood sculptor Sell, whose work will also be on display during the May Exhibit.
Owned by artist Dolores Justus, Justus Fine Art Gallery offers a wide range of original art including sculpture, paintings, ceramics, photography, and more 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:// justusfineart.com for more information.
Kollective Coffee + Tea 110 Central Ave.
Featuring the series “Vocabulary of Color” by Don Watson. A Glenwood native, Watson began his full-time art career in Virginia in 2006 after retiring from the U.S. Navy. After returning to his hometown, Watson opened a studio and serves as president of the Three Rivers Art Guild. Don Watson Studio Gallery is located in Glenwood and is open to the public upon request; he has plans to participate in Studio Tours 2021 during the Arts in the Park Festival.
Legacy Fine Art
804 Central Ave.
Legacy Fine Art Gallery will feature the new wild cats by artist Rajendra Singh, fun new party scenes by Carole Katchen and new racing pieces by Patrick Cunningham.
The Warehouse
301 E. Broadway
HSACA will host the grand opening of Gallery Shint, a student art gallery hosted by The Warehouse. Shint, the Japanese word for emerging, offers students an opportunity to fully experience the world of art in a professional setting. High School Art teachers from Garland and Montgomery counties submitted student art for display, and some will be available for sale. Gallery Shint began as a project by a Lakeside E.A.S.T. student that “evolved and has finally come to fruition for its Gallery Walk debut.” Featuring “beautiful art, lovely wine, live music and some sweet treats” from 6-9 p.m. today.
Whittington Gallery 307 Whittington Ave. Whittington Gallery is featuring a special exhibit for Arts & The Park that includes art pieces dedicated to Henry Glover and George Hunt’s influence on music. Artists include Angelina Harden, Don Watson, Joyce Weaver, Sarah Morrow, Suzanne Kriesant, Eileen Manees, Don Watson, Shelley Tatum, Angel Pietsch, Anita Bogard, Marietta Tucker and Hildegard Honold. These unique pieces will be in display until May 31. Whittington Gallery is participating in studio tours Saturday and Sunday that will feature artists demonstrating jewelry making, sculpture, watercolor and other painting techniques.