Downtown Fort Collins First Friday Art Walk^TM

Elena Haro - Naturalist style watercolors

Stephanie Brown - fun and bright paintings

Riley Prussack - 13 years old and would rather draw than eat or sleep!

Sheri Lauren - Sheri Lauren is a Colorado based artist, she creates whimsy, quirky humor, and existential exploration through the human figure, animals, and color using acrylic and watercolor paints, pen, pencil, colored pencil, digital photography, and other mixed media. Sheri enjoys large canvases and murals, as well as small pieces and illustration work.

https://sheri-lauren.pixels.com/

Jamie Bordewick - Jamie is an aspiring artist with a passion for painting. She has been married 29 years, has three children, and works part-time as a CPA. She grew up in Wyoming then moved to Northern Colorado more than three decades ago. After raising a family, she has found time and space to fully immerse herself in an artistic journey. Over the years, she has taken art classes in acrylic, oil, and watercolor. As she navigates her creative path, she eagerly explores different styles from expressionism to abstract. While mostly working in acrylic with bright bold colors, she also appreciates trying other mediums and methods. When not in her paint clothes, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, golfing, and reading.

https://bluemooseartgallery.com/pages/jamie-bordewick-acrylics

A Thousand Beautiful Lies will feature artwork by acclaimed artists Shayla Blatchford, Abbey Hepner, Bootsy Holler, Kei Ito, Patrick Nagatani, and Will Wilson.

This exhibition investigates the nuclear environmental and humanitarian legacy by exploring the agency and place of those directly affected by lasting impacts. Each artist explores issues of atomic legacy through lived experience and personal biographies affected by atomic legacies.

Center for Fine Art Photography: https://c4fap.org/a-thousand-beautiful-lies

This exhibit will be on display at the Center for Creativity (200 Mathews St.) from Oct. 30 - Nov. 24.

Nina Breuer of Harmony Bazaar creates Handmade & Hypoallergenic Jewelry. Inspired by nature, using quality materials, each piece is one of a kind and created for you. She will be bringing her Handmade & Permanent Jewelry to First Friday at D&R. 

Choose from over 70 chain options and handmade charms to create the perfect permanent accessory. Or create your own stacking bracelet to wear everyday with precious metal beads and semi precious stones at the HB Bracelet Bar. Stop by and create the perfect Fall accessory or gift for an upcoming celebration. 

We'll see you for the December Art Walk!

Illuminate your Life with Antique European Chandeliers as Art

On this First Friday of November the night will be illuminated for the season both outside and in. Follow your nose, descending the marble staircase, where coveted aromatic Tatine, ethereal Beldamia, arboreal Voluspa & timeless Thymes Frasier Fir candles light your way to enter our enchanted 142bis gallerie space. Be enticed by the timeless beauty of our Antique European Chandeliers, from simple to ornate with known & surmised origin but a rich history, nonetheless...available for purchase to fully illuminate your holiday tablescape. 

Dominique Montaño is a wildlife artist and educator from Fort Collins, Colorado. She focuses on highlighting animals and nature in an attempt to illuminate the dangers threatening the world around us. A master’s graduate at Colorado State University focusing on zoology and comparative physiology, Dominique has always been fascinated with the incredible diversity of animals and how they operate in the world around them. Many of her subjects feature dripping or fading areas, alluding to the pressures of human-wildlife conflict that deteriorate the ability of nature to thrive in their environments, as the subjects mix into the background.

 AL Loves EL, an acoustic modern pop duo, will perform live from 5:30-7 pm Friday, Nov. 1, at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures. The Museum is open from 5-8 pm with free admission for First Friday Art Walk. 

In the Museum’s Main Gallery, Street Vistas: Oaxaca's Día de los Muertos captures the essence of the Day of the Dead tradition in the bustling streets of Oaxaca, Mexico. In the Hall Gallery, Inmate Art from Larimer County Jail features artwork from the new Larimer County Jail Art Project, a group of inmates who come together to draw and paint. 

Allen Haeger (AL) and Elizabeth Hudetz (EL) met and fell in love through music in 2017. Their unique sound is characterized by acoustic warmth and tight harmonies. Both lifelong musicians, they are multi-instrumentalists, playing seven instruments between them. 

“Together, we are transforming into our new selves to enjoy a life filled with love, hope, and joyful music,” said Hudetz. “As both musicians and environmentalists, we try to make the world a little better for having been here awhile.” 

Stephen "Grant" Smith is a Creative trying to connect to the world and his higher-self through the exploration of art, mathematics, science, and spirit. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephengrantsmith/

For November, we are featuring a new local artist! Come enjoy Megan Salazar's inspiring artwork, a cup of hot cocoa, and cookies as Downtown lights up at the official Lighting Ceremony! Kick off the holiday season with a little extra bling, as we offer permanent jewelry from 6-8pm at 20% off.

Megan Ellis Salazar is a true local artist. Whether her subject is a friend or a river, she discovers they are each an aspect of her home. Northern Colorado is home, with its winding bike paths, smiling neighbors, and tree branches reaching up into brilliant blue sky. More than anything, she wants to share her love of her home with others.

Home is of profound importance to Megan. After a nomadic childhood, she felt entirely untethered. That is, until she made her way to the Front Range. She immediately knew this is where she belongs, and it remains an endless source of inspiration.

Megan is also a lyricist, songwriter, and a high school art teacher. She attended Penn State for her undergrad and Rhode Island School of Design for her masters. When she moved to Fort Collins in 2010, she became a founding art teacher for Liberty Common High School. As their art department head, she continues to fuel her passion for mentoring young people through the arts.
https://www.instagram.com/megan.ellis.salazar/

Live music by Eve Coffman and art by Simone that portrays the colorful moments in life.

Our current exhibition, "Nepantla," features 36 Chicanx, Latinx, and Mexican-American artists that explore what it is to live in the "in-between" of cultures. Curated by Tony Ortega of Regis University, the artists range in age from early 20's to mid 80's and cover a range of mediums. 
https://moafc.org/exhibitions/nepantla/

In our upstairs Art Engagement Center, we will have a special for Dia de los Muertos, we will have an Ofrenda viewing that is open for anyone and everyone to add photo memories of passed loved ones. There is also a photo exhibition by John Robson Photography centering around the women of La Familia and their stories of finding their "Soul Family" within the organization.

In addition to the celebration, Sheri Lauren's studio is open for everyone to chat with her and enjoy the art she has on display!
https://www.instagram.com/sherilauren_art/

Ryan is a local photographer from Fort Collins that specializes in Architecture and Landscape photography. He’s spent most of his life here in Northern Colorado hiking the trails along the Front range and into Rocky Mountain National Park always on the lookout for the next shot. His love of photography began when he got a wind-up film camera from a gift shop and he would aim it at everything he could. He uses a DSLR now, but he loves the feel and the challenge of film.

First Friday at Tellus Featuring Local Author Heidi Becksted⁠
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Heidi Becksted, author, photographer, explorer, and mother is passionate about empowering kids to dream of and accomplish big adventures, she penned the ‘My First Adventure Series,’’ which aims to share real-world adventures with children.⁠
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Join us on Nov. 1 between 6-9 PM to celebrate the launch of her new book, "Mountaineering ABCs.” Becksted joins us to sign books and share stories about family adventures.

Come visit Trimble Court Artisans in November to see the ornaments our member-artists have been creating for the holiday season. Simple materials have been turned into small treasures, blending craftsmanship with imagination.  Each piece, whether carved, turned, painted or sculpted, holds a story, inviting us to celebrate the beauty in the details and carry a bit of art into our everyday lives. 

This November First Friday is landing on an exciting 4-day music event hosted by Blastnscrap.org.  Suggested $13 Donation only! We will showcase "spooky" art in The Merchant Room. There will also be live music, not only in the Merchant Room but in our Stoneroom, on the main level, and in the basement too! 50+ bands will play from October 30th through November 2nd from 6 to 9 pm. Band art and Halloween items will be for sale and each evening late night shopping in Walnut Creek will be open. Costumes are encouraged with a chance to win prizes for the best one each evening.

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/blastnscrap
Artwork provided by band artists and local artists including Linda Roth, Scott Lenaway and Yolanda Heaton. 

Image 1, Linda Roth- artist, Charcoal mixed media, Title of series : Day of the Dead Queens.

Join us for a special November Art Walk at Wayward, where local woodburning artist David, will be showcasing his unique creations and performing a live wood burning demonstration! Discover the intricate details and artistry behind David's work, and learn about the techniques he uses to transform wood into stunning pieces of art.

Don't miss this opportunity to meet David, see his work, and be inspired!

David can be found at @burnedbydavid on Instagram 

Join us for First Friday with special new photographic works by Phil Benstein and Greg Albrechtsen.

Connect is a photography exhibit that invites you to pause and observe the natural world. By slowing down and paying attention to the details, we can discover a hidden beauty and meaning rising above the noise and chaos of the modern world.  This exhibition showcases a collection of photographs from Fort Collins based nature photographers Greg Albrechtsen and Phil Benstein.  The collection contains ethical observations of nature, inviting viewers to experience a sense of peace, wonder, and gratitude.

Each image is a visual poem that celebrates the subtle nuances of a place or species using  shadow, color and sometimes motion. By taking time to connect, the artists uncover a world of extraordinary beauty that often goes unnoticed.