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Art Cars and Education

artwalk-admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:39:28 +0000

Alpine’s Gallery Night, Inc. and Texas Commission on the Arts will be bringing art cars and education together in rural West Texas. Executive Director, Keri Artzt wrote a grant earlier this year in hopes to bring more art cars to West Texas during this year’s much anticipated ARTWALK and expose our school kids to a creative concept of “rolling art”. With the help of an arts and education grant from Texas Commission on the Arts we were able to achieve our goal. This year we will have four art car artists arrive a day early, Wilber the Whirlibird, Snappy the Snail, Women That Rock and Austin Bike Zoo.

The art car artists will visit Alpine and Marfa schools on Friday, November the 18^th during regular classroom hours. The car artists will discuss their creative process, show off their works of art and take questions from local kids. If you are interested in attending while your kids are in school please let your art teacher or principal know. If you would like more information on these art cars please go to our website: www.artwalkalpine.com

ARTWALK Radio News!

artwalk-admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:01:57 +0000

Marfa Public Radio (93.5 FM) is planning the following ARTWALK broadcasts on their daily Talk At Ten interview program:

November 9th, 10:00 a.m. – Featured Artist Crystal Allbright

November 16th, 10:00 a.m. – ARTWALK founders John Davis & Keri Artzt

November 17th, 10:00 a.m. – Saturday Music Headliner Ray Wylie Hubbard

November 17th, 10:30 a.m. – Friday Music Headliner Augie Meyers

November 18th, 10:30 a.m. – Art Car Artists Dave & Irene Major (Wilbur the Whirly Bird)

Marian Freeland Wins Savor the Arts Gourmet Meal

artwalk-admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:02:14 +0000

Marian Freeland of Alpine was the winner of Alpine’s Artwalk Savor the Arts dinner for twenty. The five course meal was prepared by Chefs Stephen and Jonathan Wood. It was served by the Alpine’s Artwalk Board of Directors on a crisp autumn evening. Marian’s quests enjoyed the ambiance of the Saddle Club’s patio beautifully decorated with fresh dahlias. The venue was graciously donated by owner Karen Travland.

The appetizing five course meal included:

FIRST COURSE: CAPRESE SALAD
Locally grown tomatoes and basil with buffalo mozzarella, Myer lemon olive oil.

SECOND COURSE: BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
Butternut squash, cilantro crème, roasted macadamia nuts.

THIRD COURSE: FILET OSCAR WITH ROASTED AUTUMN VEGETABLES
Beef Tenderloin, Dungeness crab, patty pan squash, baby golden and candy strip beets with béarnaise and signature Saddle Club potatoes.

FOURTH COURSE: PAPAYA STRAWBERRY SALAD
Papaya, strawberries, spinach, red onion with raspberry vinaigrette.

FIFTH COURSE: FRENCH SILK PIE
French Silk Pie, chocolate ganache, chocolate whipped cream.

Savor the Arts is an ambitious grassroots endeavor created by Alpine’s Artwalk Board of Directors to provide local and area school systems with funding for their art programs. Artwalk’s goal is to raise $10,000 every year to be distributed directly to the art programs in our schools.

For more information visit our website: www.artwalkalpine.com

Alpine’s Artwalk board of directors would like to take this opportunity to thank those in our communities that support the arts.

Silent Auction Seeking Donations

artwalk-admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:02:22 +0000

The ARTWALK Silent Auction is now seeking donations of artwork and collectibles for ARTWALK 2011.

The Silent Auction will be held at the Granada Theatre during Alpine’s ARTWALK on Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19. The auction features artists exhibiting at locations all over town, as well as donations from artists and collectors in the community.

All proceeds directly benefit the Alpine Public Library.

For information on making a donation, please contact Jodye Stone at (432)294-2381 or Chuck Newcomer at (432) 386-6128.

Mini Art Car Workshop during ARTWALK

artwalk-admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:01:18 +0000

ARTWALK is sponsoring a Mini Art Car Workshop in Alpine for kids of all ages, children under 10 must be accompanied by a parent. The workshop is free; the only thing needed is an imagination and little creativity. Toy cars will be available for kids to create their masterpiece. The workshop will be at the Caboose Park directly across the street from Kiowa Gallery. The workshop will be Saturday, November 19^th after the Wild Wheels Art Car Parade.

Volunteers are needed to assist the art car artists with the Mini Art Car Workshop, if you are interested in volunteering please contact us at: info@artwalkalpine.com

Donations are needed from the community to help out defray the cost. Items needed are: Plastic cups, brushes, various colors of acrylic paints, stickers, Tacky or Elmer’s glue, Mardi Gras beads, miniature toys, colored feathers, tiny pom poms, ribbon, little flags, fabric, little paper umbrellas, string, all kinds of little items that they can glue onto the toy cars. If you would like to donate to this worthwhile cause please drop off your donations to Kiowa Gallery at 105 E. Holland Ave. or call 432-837-3067 and we can pick them up.

Artwalk Celebrates Cultural Artisans of the Big Bend

artwalk-admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:58:14 +0000

Alpine Hosts Free Art Event and Entertainment Nov. 18-19

ALPINE, Texas (Sept. 20, 2011) ─ The weekend before Thanksgiving, Nov. 18-19, Alpine’s ARTWALK will celebrate the cultural artisans of the Big Bend region daily from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. During the free art event, many Alpine businesses become temporary art galleries, along with permanent galleries, as artists showcase their work at official ARTWALK locations. The artistic celebration provides Big Bend-area artists an opportunity to display and sell their work. Crystal Allbright from Terlingua serves as this year’s honored artist, and legendary Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard shares the stage with a lineup of musical entertainers Saturday evening.

ARTWALK is a colorful and zesty affair where visitors spend the weekend touring all-day open houses to view artwork in various mediums while enjoying socializing, entertainment and food along the way. Portraits, sculptures, oil paintings, watercolors, etchings, jewelry, carvings, metalwork, weavings and crafts of all kinds are featured. Many of the participating artists donate a piece of art to the silent auction held in the newly renovated Granada Theater. The auction closes Nov. 19, at 8:00 p.m.

Crystal Allbright shares her love of the Big Bend region and its influences through various artistic mediums, including painting, pastel and pencil drawing, and photography and video. Her current work may be seen at Desert Sports in Terlingua or on her website at www.crystalallbright.com. During ARTWALK, Crystal’s work will be on display at Trans Pecos Bank.

Musical entertainment begins on 5^th Street each day at 6:00 p.m. Rugged as the Big Bend and one of the original Texas outlaws, Ray Wylie Hubbard will rock the stage on Saturday evening with his smelting of country, blues and poignant poetic lyrics. Local musical favorites Matt Skinner and Groupo de la Paz open for Hubbard. Additionally, an array of free entertainment is featured each evening.

ARTWALK is promoted by Alpine’s Gallery Night, Inc., a non-profit organization that promotes the arts in rural west Texas. Founded in 1994, Alpine’s Gallery Night was the brainchild of local artists Keri Artzt and John Davis. With only six locations participating the first year during Gallery Night, now called ARTWALK, the event has blossomed into one of the biggest art events in the Big Bend region.

“The original purpose of the art event was to get people to interact with and be more aware of our local art community,” said Artzt, event chairperson and owner of Kiowa Gallery. “That first event has continued to grow beyond our imagination and now ARTWALK has become a much anticipated weekend event for both local residents and visitors.”

Other activities during ARTWALK include an Art Attack for kids grades K-6, an open air food market, an art car movie screening, and the Wild Wheels Art Carz parade at noon on Saturday. For additional information on ARTWALK 2011, visit www.artwalkalpine.com or call 432-837-3067.

Savor the Arts for Area-wide Schools

artwalk-admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:52:27 +0000

Thursday, September 15, at the Granada Theatre during the annual ARTWALK sponsor mixer, Alpine’s Gallery Night board of directors presented checks to eleven area school districts for their arts program. The schools were: Alpine, Marfa, Presidio, Valentine, Terlingua, San Vicente, Marathon, Fort Davis, Balmorhea, Alpine Montessori and Fort Davis Alternative Learning Campus (High Frontier).

Alpine’s Gallery Night, Inc. is a non profit organization celebrating and promoting the arts in the Big Bend Region for the last eighteen years.

Recently we introduced a new project called Savor the Arts, a fundraiser that raised $5,000 to be donated back to the school districts in the Big Bend region for their art programs. Honored Artist Cyrstal Allbright of Terlingua has generously donated the original piece that is being used in all this year’s promotions for ARTWALK 2011 to be raffled off on Saturday, November 19^th at 9 PM at the Budweiser stage. “Pescado Despoblado” can be seen at Kiowa Gallery and will be around town at banks and other retail locations. Raffle tickets are $10.00 each. Proceeds benefitting next year’s Savor the Arts program.

Announcing ARTWALK 2011!

artwalk-admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:25:24 +0000

ALPINE, Texas ─ The weekend before Thanksgiving, on Nov. 18-19, Alpine’s ARTWALK will celebrate the cultural artisans of the Big Bend region from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. During the free art event, many Alpine businesses become temporary art galleries, along with permanent galleries, as artists showcase their work at official ARTWALK locations. The artistic celebration provides Big Bend-area artists an opportunity to display and sell their work. Crystal Allbright from Terlingua serves as this year’s honored artist, and legendary Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard shares the stage with a lineup of musical entertainers Saturday evening.

ARTWALK is a colorful and zesty affair where visitors spend the weekend touring all-day open houses to view artwork in various mediums while enjoying socializing, entertainment and food along the way. Portraits, sculptures, oil paintings, watercolors, etchings, jewelry, carvings, metalwork, weavings and crafts of all kinds are featured. Many of the participating artists donate a piece of art to the silent auction held at the newly renovated Granada Theater. The auction closes Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8:00 p.m.

ARTWALK is promoted by Alpine’s Gallery Night, Inc., a non-profit organization that promotes the arts in rural west Texas. Founded in 1994, Alpine’s Gallery Night was the brainchild of local artists Keri Artzt and John Davis. With only six locations participating the first year during Gallery Night, the event, now called ARTWALK, has blossomed into one of the biggest art events in the Big Bend region.

Savor the Arts supports the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department

artwalk-admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:17:12 +0000

Artwalk Volunteers make their donation to the Alpine VFW

The Artwalk Rummage Sale held on August 6 was a great success, bringing in $1,800 to support our Savor the Arts program for arts education in area schools.

In addition, we made a $500 donation from the proceeds to the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department in appreciation of their tireless service to our community and the rest of the region.

Rummage Sale – August 6, 2011

artwalk-admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:26:38 +0000

Alpine’s Gallery Night, Inc. will be holding a Rummage Sale in the parking lot downtown next to Kiowa Gallery, Saturday, Aug. 6 starting at 8 a.m.

The proceeds of the sale will benefit our Savor the Arts program for arts in area schools, the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department and the Artwalk general operations account.

If you would like to donate to the sale and need your items picked up please contact Keri Artzt at 432-837-3067 or e-mail her at info@artwalkalpine.com.