Each second Thursday of the month, downtown LA crawls with hipsters and collectors looking to get drunk on plastic cups of red wine... and hot new art.
The monthly Downtown Art Walk is sponsored by LA, and the City and included galleries make it easy for people easily rattled by the gritty downtown scene: Free shuttle service circles a loop lined with about 30 galleries, and most are open for extended hours for the after-work crowd. The City also provides a map to aid in self-guided tours.
On Art Walk nights, I'm usually at The Hive Gallery, where Dan is a resident artist. We take the time to get to know patrons, catch up with fellow artists, and meet new people (shout-out to Alareece!). One of these days, we're going to have to check out all of the galleries ourselves.
If you've ever wanted to go to gallery shows but have been intimidated by the scene or unsure of how it works, Art Walks are a low-key, casual, non-threatening place to start. Check out the Downtown LA Art Walk site for more information. Hope to see you February 14!
The monthly Downtown Art Walk is sponsored by LA, and the City and included galleries make it easy for people easily rattled by the gritty downtown scene: Free shuttle service circles a loop lined with about 30 galleries, and most are open for extended hours for the after-work crowd. The City also provides a map to aid in self-guided tours.
On Art Walk nights, I'm usually at The Hive Gallery, where Dan is a resident artist. We take the time to get to know patrons, catch up with fellow artists, and meet new people (shout-out to Alareece!). One of these days, we're going to have to check out all of the galleries ourselves.
If you've ever wanted to go to gallery shows but have been intimidated by the scene or unsure of how it works, Art Walks are a low-key, casual, non-threatening place to start. Check out the Downtown LA Art Walk site for more information. Hope to see you February 14!
