Carolers add holiday twist to First Friday Art Walk

December's First Friday Art Walk will feature carolers from Pattonville High School

With carolers strolling about downtown, December’s First Friday Art Walk will unsurprisingly have a holiday feel. Pattonville High School’s girls chamber choir will provide the tunes, while student exhibitions and an ornament party highlight the action. As always, the entire arts district will be buzzing, here are three galleries and three artists you shouldn’t miss.

Galleries:
Fresh – Watercolor specialist Karen Schneider and painter/sketch artist Karla Breeding Trammell are featured at the always diverse Fresh Gallery at Walnut and Campbell.

MSU Art & Design – A collection of Missouri State artists working toward their Masters of Fine Arts will be on display in a variety of mediums.

Hot Glass Studio – The seventh edition of the blown glass gallery’s ornament party will make the studio a hot destination on Friday. Artists will be blowing mini ornaments, Venetian-style ornaments as well as tree toppers right in front of your eyes.

Artists:
Bam Martin (of Trash Angels) at Bodhi Salon – Martin, of local fame from bar band blues rock outfit Trash Angels, gained traction in the Dallas art world with works focused in acrylics and oils. A collection of work will be on display at Bodhi which he calls perfection in imperfection.

Todd Lowery at Drury’s Pool Art Center – Lowery, a Drury faculty member since 1994, has been featured in galleries worldwide and presents “Into the Pyre”, a collection driven by Greek culture after taking a sabbatical in Greece.

Santiago Jim Delgadillo at the Gillioz – “The Renaissance meets Warhol” artist crosses pop culture with religious icons will be on display at Springfield’s historic downtown theater.

Other tidbits:
Randy Bacon will open a new series “REEL LIVES” at his gallery (600 W College), featuring work from his trip with Convoy of Hope; Obelisk Home features functional art of Isaac Karner; Inveno Health hosts popular local artist Stephanie Cramer; Good Girl Art brings back the popular cartoony art of Christopher Mostyn; Stevia Bonebrake at DB Design.

So, go out and enjoy the art. And the people. And the drinks. And the newfound parties on the square. Then, with your second (and third winds), stop by Nathan P Murphy’s for Lifeline or check out Black Box Revue’s third birthday party.