First Friday Art Walk^TM

CC’s Flowers in Old Town is hosting three Good Bones members: Madison Nesiba, Hannah Hostak, and Imani Samuel. Mads is a mixed media artist, turning trash into treasure. Hannah is a fiber artist and botanical dyer, using homegrown materials whenever possible. She will demo a drop spindle and you can try your hand at spinning wool into yarn. Imani is an illustrator and painter, specializing in romantic whimsy. She will be painting live with gouache paints. Shop their beautiful paintings, prints, wall art, collage, and other works of art, on display at CC’s Flowers throughout June!

Artist: Gary Wojcik

Exhibition Title: The Obelisk

Exhibition Statement: The Obelisk.  
An iconic sculptural form prevalent throughout the ages, the obelisk, pyramid and pyramidian’s purpose has been interpreted in a variety of ways including socio/political/religious connotations along with different manifestations of power, achievement and majesty. All of these contribute to the inscrutability of the icon.
   
This group of current works constitute an image based modernist exploration of the Egyptian concept of harmony and balance achieved through opposites: (left/right, up/down, in/out, earth/sky, light/dark, mortal/immortal). This balance is implied utilizing modern material vs. monolithic stone to open the structure by a series of planear elements, establishing contour, line, and negative space- while maintaining the spirit, power, majesty and environmental connection contained in the original.

Complimentary wine service (*while supplies last) for guests of legal drinking age. Soft drinks available for our underage guests.

Lisa Nevot is a seasoned member of the creative arts industry. With a career spanning just shy of 4 decades Lisa has run a business fashioned to suit her lifestyle, craving for adventure, freedom in expression, and passion for art. Lisa’s work varies in style and medium making her accessible to multiple clientele tastes and needs. Her mediums include watercolor, acrylic, pen and ink, graphite, canvas, and wood. Even painting on glass and brick. Her style is recognizable yet vastly different based on current inspiration and influences. Her artwork has won her awards, been published, licensed, auctioned, in galleries, in stores, and sold online. All through her own marketing and distribution channels. Her love for the arts has brought her to speak on panels, speak to large audiences, paint live on stage with best selling authors. It has taken her work to Italy to tour for a year, to hang alongside the likes of Diego Rivera and even Michaelangelo. She has been published in multiple magazines and it has led her to teach art history through the artists of the past as well as teaching beginners to bring out their love of creation. Lisa is still creating and teaching to this day, continuing to live her way and loving the life she leads. “Success is in the ability to live the lifestyle you choose, not just the power of acquisition.” She creates from the soul for the soul.

Sarah & Alex @meeple.made.fort.collins

Meeple Made is a husband and wife team creating wooden mountain art in both modern and rustic styles.  They draw inspiration from the outdoors of Fort Collins and the front range. 

Please join us at Doozie Jewelry for an opening reception for visiting embroidery artist, Nikki Hendrickson.  In addition, see new original oil paintings by resident artist Andrew Madison.  

Join us for another fun-filled evening at Edge Optics as we celebrate local art, music, and community during the Fort Collins First Friday Art Walk!

Featured Artists & Vendors:
• Lydia Cruz – Stunning fine art with vibrant color and depth
• Prims Pottery – Beautiful, handcrafted ceramic treasures
• Noodle in a Haystack – Whimsical fiber art & illustrations
• Voulez Vous Bon Bons – Elegant and delicious artisanal confections 

Food Truck: Enjoy savory bites from The Smoke Post – bringing flavor and comfort straight to our patio. 

Music: We’ll have music setting the perfect vibe as you browse, snack, and connect! Don’t miss this free and family-friendly night full of art, culture, and community vibes. Plus, it’s a great chance to explore the space, check out our eyewear, and support some truly incredible local creatives.

As always, this first Friday in June, follow your nose down our illuminated candlelit marble staircase into the 142bis gallerie where you’ll find an ongoing show presenting original watercolor and charcoal sketch works from Christina O’Neill of Blossom Bird Studio with prints available to purchase.   
Also showing new “Flora & Fauna” ephemera pacquets by Ute of handarbeit, perfectly assembled for your at-home collage projects. Celebrate the beginning of Art Week along with us and stay tuned for what we’ll have to offer.

Marcella Thompson has been interested in art her whole life, but it didn’t evolve into painting until she moved to Fort Collins ten years ago and picked up a paint brush. She works primarily with acrylic paint but utilizes mixed media using piano keys from dismantled “Pianos About Town,” pieces of metal, wood, collage, cloth, and anything she finds intriguing while hiking around. Most of her canvases
and frames have been repurposed. Marcella has a master’s degree in Social Work (mental health) and has been a psychotherapist for 29 years. “There have been a lot of emotional experiences in my
years of being a therapist. I feel the same depth of that emotion in painting, which can be an emotional release or an exciting new beginning. Life is always an adventure."

My art seems to be ever changing. It is a mystery dominated by mood and expressed through music, nature, and relationships. When everything clicks, I get lost in my art for hours, entering an elusive space where time and reality recede, and I inhabit the scene in my imagination. That’s when I realize I have truly found my passion

For the June Art Walk on Friday, June 6, the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures is unveiling Echoes of the Red Era: The Aesthetics of Chinese Propaganda, a powerful new exhibition exploring visual messaging during Maoist China and beyond. At 6 pm, Kat Bertram will give a thought-provoking curator talk exploring how propaganda art can shape public perception. The exhibit features a stunning collection of Cultural Revolution-era posters, Mao memorabilia, and rare artifacts, donated by Mandarin specialist and author Todd Cornell. 
Website: https://globalvillagemuseum.org/

Hutch Home Co is kicking off the summer with a permanent jewelry pop up from Jane Designs (janesdesignsco.com) from 3:30-7:30, a live painting from local artist Lydia Tarleton (lydiatarelton.com) + summer refreshments 6-9, and sales all day up to 20% off! 

Closing night of MASKS and bidding for the auction ends at 9pm! You can meet some of the artists, wear your own masks (we will be!), and enjoy the energy closing night always brings.

Embodied: an exhibition of 11 artists at the Museum of Art Fort Collins, in the MoA for All Art Engagement Center on the second floor. This show includes bodies of work developed in advanced drawing courses at Front Range Community College.

Along with the student artists, we are also hosting live fingerpainting by Freebird Funnday and local artists Sheri Lauren and Charming Quail Jewelry.

Join us 6-8 p.m June 6th for this month's First Friday Art Walk, featuring the bold, expressive work of Annie Lilyblade.

As a trained interior designer, Annie layers trace paper like a blueprint for emotion capturing the feeling of a place in her art. Her work pulses with color, movement, and the vibrant energy of the places she has been.

Come see what inspiration looks like up close and personal!

Summer nights out on the town begin Friday at Tellus! We’re partnering with Hello Brew and Petrichor Collective for this special First Friday Art Walk. The artists are taking over! Swing by to check out the talents of nine featured artists, enjoy a HelloBrew beverage and listen to live music. There will be live painting demonstrations and you can create an artifact of your own. We’re excited to kick off Downtown Fort Collins Art Week with you!

For the month of June, The Masonic Event Center is excited to host the following local artists:

• Taryn (aka Dark Noodle Art) - instagram: @darknoodleart
• Aja Woodward - instagram: @commons_era
• Christine Hogg - instagram: @christine.f.hogg  

Right in time with Art Week, The Masonic is pleased to announce the grand opening of our new art gallery, Cornerstone at The Masonic right here in our building! We will be taking submissions from interested artists who wish to be featured on our walls and we will be hanging the first works of art to commemorate the occasion during the June 6th Art Walk!
We will also be graced with recitations from our special guests from The Gulo Gulo Poetry Collective who will be delivering some home grown Colorado poems.
Lastly, if you're hungry, we will have food and snacks provided from La Luz Mexican Restaurant! 
As a tradition, we will offer a tour of our historic building near the end of the night! Please join us to support local artists and businesses and make this next First Friday Art Walk historic at The Masonic Event Center!

Featured for June we have a local jewelry maker, Mark Porter, known for handcrafting exquisite pieces. Mark will be unveiling a stunning new collection in a show titled New Adventures. Each creation tells a story of exploration and transformation, blending raw natural elements with refined craftsmanship.

Jaime Ibarra makes handmade/hand-bound journals with natural dye pages.

Join us at the Publick House for First Friday Art Walk, featuring works by Ron and Pat Kroutel and a live jazz duo, Astral Echoes.