Telluride's First Thursday Art Walk, February 3

02 Feb Telluride's First Thursday Art Walk, February 3

It's getting to be a habit with Telluride locals – and that's a good thing. We are talking about the Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities' First Thursday Art Walk, a stroll about town that showcases our fine arts scene. Galleries and other arts venues, located in and around Colorado Avenue (Main Street), plus retail stores, stay open late until 8 p.m.

New to Art Walk 2011, many local restaurants offer Art Walk Specials, including The Cosmopolitan, La Cocina de Luz, La Marmotte, The Llama, The New Sheridan Chop House, and Pescado.

Free Art Walk brochures, available at any participating venue (and our hotels and coffee shops), offer a self-guided map of the participating establishments which include:

• Ah Haa School for the Arts, 300 South Townsend, featuring photography by Jeff Elliot, "Another Face of Islam."

• Gallerie Framing, 217 West Colorado Avenue, featuring the work of local artists.

  • La Cocina De Luz, 123 East Colorado Avenue, featuring the photography of Carl Marcus.

• Lustre, an Artisan Gallery, 171 S. Pine, presenting new work by Michele Scrivner and Brian Billow. (Artist's reception.)

Note: Telluride Inside… and Out interviewed Michele for an earlier Art Walk. Click on this link, to learn more about the artist's life and work.

• Schilling Studio Gallery, 151 S. Pine, Back by popular demand, a new collection of work by Diana Woods, voted one of the top 21 artists to collect by Southwest Art Magazine.

 • The Steaming Bean, 221 West Colorado, features the work of Angela Ericksons and Aurelie Canella.

• Stronghouse Studios 283 South Fir Street, is pleased to host an opening reception for Amy Boebel. Her "Lost With Words" is a collection of female icons, sculpted out of lath and wire, covered in paper, maps, words, and phrases. 

Note: Check out Clint Viebrock's video to preview the work in related story.

• Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, www.telluridegallery.com, 130 E. Colorado Ave., new mixed media horse paintings by Adele Sypesteyn.

Note: Check out our interview with Adele.

For more information about the Art Walk, call 970-728-8959.