Art Walking Tour with Art Works Downtown & WalkBikeMarin!

What a beautiful evening strolling down 4th Street in San Rafael for the 2nd Fridays Art Walks sponsored by Art Works Downtown.  This evening was especially wonderful because WalkBikeMarin (WBM) and Art Works Downtown (AWD) joined forces.  Kelly from WBM was there to gather us together for a FUN group walk while Stan from AWD guided us through many of the galleries, pubs, stores, restaurants, and book stores that feature local Marin artists. 

We met at City Hall for a 2 hour guided art walk.  There were about 10 of us.  We began on 4th & G St. and ended up at 4th & Lincoln visiting 12 locations.  What a FUN group of people that enjoyed art and walking!  Many of the locations served wine and finger foods and had live music.  It was FUN seeing such a variety of art.  A memorable stop was at the Art Works Downtown Studio.  There was a reception for "Realm of Dreams" and many of the artists' studios were open.  There was also a woman's drumming circle outside!

Here is the group next to an outdoor sculpture made out of old bicycle forks.  Stan on the right and Kelly on the left.  It is such a wonderful idea for these diverse establishments to display local artist's work.  We all discovered stores, restaurants, and galleries that we will definitely revisit. 

Thank you Art Works Downtown (follow them on Twitter & Facebook) and WalkBikeMarin (follow them on Twitter & Facebook) for sponsoring such a FUN event!  And thank you Kelly for the FUN bicycle gift giveaways!  This event definitely raised my FUNtelligence Quotient!

Here are some pictures of the featured art: (click images to enlarge)

   Art Works Downtown                            Room Gallery                           Donna Seager Gallery

   

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