Gailey’s Breakfast Café shakes up at First Friday Art Walk in October. You can dine and see some art while you’re there, and — if you’re really feeling bold — sing a little karaoke.
Gailey’s (220 E. Walnut St.) is one of 19 venues open for Art Walk, a monthly effort in which galleries and businesses line up arts-related events across downtown Springfield. Everyone is encouraged to walk around the neighborhood and pop into galleries in what organizers call a “self-guided tour.” Venues will be open for variable hours between 5 and 10 p.m.
Get an early start on your walk at Gailey's
Things will get going a little earlier at Gailey’s, with a show running from 4:30-7 p.m. for First Friday Art Walk. Carol Snyder is the featured artist. She worked at radio station KMET in Los Angeles, serving as staff photographer and doing voiceover work, before moving to Missouri. She says she awakened her creative urge at art classes at the Springfield Art Museum and at Missouri State University.
Snyder also drew inspiration from her 16 years as a volunteer for the Missouri Department of Conservation.
“There, I discovered a passion for painting: birds, landscapes and now abstracting all of those things,” Snyder said in a press release. “I inhale inspiration from observing nature, which surrounds me.”
Snyder’s work has been displayed around Springfield, including at Bambinos Cafe, Finley River Fine Art Gallery, Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, Springfield Conservation Nature Center, Springfield Regional Arts Council and Walnut Inn Bed and Breakfast.
Karaoke gets underway at 6:30 p.m., hosted by DJ Mason on the Beat from Springfield radio station 92.9 The Beat. A full bar will be available while you enjoy the performances.
Hear spooky stories from other countries
The Jim D. Morris Center (301 S. Jefferson Ave.) is home to Missouri State University’s International Programs and a common stop on First Friday Art Walk. This month, international students from the school will help you get in the fall spirit.
MSU students will showcase their favorite fall activities and spooky stories from their home countries starting at 5:30 p.m. Guests are invited to come and go as they please.
Catch the Art Walk debut of Alleyscapes
The alleyway behind Hotel Vandivort and the Landers Theatre will come alive at sunset thanks to Alleyscapes, the newest installation from Sculpture Walk Springfield.
This partnership with the Hatch Foundation features video art pieces projected onto the parking garage wall in what is referred to as the “Backstage Alley,” accessible via Robberson Alley. Pitt Technology Group and Hotel Vandivort have also contributed to Alleyscapes. New pieces will debut at each First Friday Art Walk.
Adam Hogan is October’s featured artist. He’s a cinematographer and researcher, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Experimental Media Arts at the University of Arkansas. His work and collaborations have been featured in numerous national and international festivals, exhibitions and collections, including the Smithsonian Institution, Metropolitan Museum, Athens Digital Art Festival, DOC NYC and more.
Fall Breeze and Autumn Leaves features two artists at Fresh Gallery
Enjoy the opening reception for Fall Breeze and Autumn Leaves at Fresh Gallery, located at 401 N. Boonville Ave. This new show features the work of artists Andrew Jones and Cheryl Vowels.
The opening reception will give you the chance to meet both artists while enjoying wine, light snacks and music played by local artist and musician John Whytock. The reception is scheduled from 5-7 p.m.
Other venues for October’s First Friday Art Walk are:
- BookMarx, 325 E. Walnut St., Ste. 101
- Brick City Gallery, 215 W. Mill St.
- The Robert & Margaret Carolla Arts Exhibition Center, 326 N. Boonville Ave.
- The Downtown Church, 413 E. Walnut St.
- Drury University Pool Art Center Gallery, 940 N. Clay Ave.
- Formed: An Artist Collective, 210 E. Walnut St.
- Forming Art Studios, 330 South Ave.
- Hold Fast Brewing, 235 N. Kimbrough Ave.
- Holland Building, 205 Park Central East
- Hotel Vandivort, 305 E. Walnut St.
- J.L. Long Traders, 318 W. Walnut St.
- Obelisk Home, 214 W. Phelps St., Ste. 101
- Park Central Branch Library, 128 Park Central Square
- Springfield Regional Arts Council at the Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Parkway
- Transformation Gallery & Tattoo, 330 E. Walnut St.
For more information, visit the official First Friday Art Walk website, or find them on Facebook.
