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It’s a bank holiday weekend, but it’s also a weekend on the first Friday. On July 2nd, the FF lineup ranges from live painting in a Melrose gallery to a celebration by Frida Kahlo in a Miracle Mile art studio. Several venues still require masks, so be prepared just in case.
Exposed studio & gallery
On the first Friday between 5pm and 8pm, visit the Exposed Studio & Gallery in the Melrose neighborhood to explore works by Aaron Allen Marner, an artist whose work includes mostly figurative paintings on canvas, wood, and metal. He will be doing live painting in the gallery that evening.
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See works by Susan Allred in the Eye Lounge.
Susan Allred
Eye lounge
For her solo exhibition “Hold Over Flow”, Eye Lounge collective member Susan Allred shows fiber vessels that serve as “metaphors for receptivity, holding on and letting go”. To create these works, the artist used traditional tailoring and quilting techniques, as well as her own style of handicraft. The opening times on the first Friday are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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See work by Bob Diercksmeier at Five15 Arts in Chartreuse.
Five15 Arts
Five15 Arts
Five15 Arts at Chartreuse is hosting a group show called “Plus One,” which features works by members of the Five15 Arts collective as well as artists they’ve invited to show with them – including Christine Cassano, Monica-Gisel Crespo, Jeff Falk, and Farraday Newsome. The opening times on the first Friday are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Leon Polk Smith, American, 1906-1996. Inka, 1970, acrylic on canvas, Leon Polk Smith Foundation, 1970.
Museum owned / Craig Smith
Heard museum
The Heard Museum has free entry on the first Friday from 4pm to 8pm when you can explore a variety of ongoing and rotating exhibits, including “Leon Polk Smith: Hiding in Plain Sight” and “All at Once: The Gift of Navajo Weaving” . . ”The Museum’s Coffee Cantina and Books & More souvenir shop are open from 5pm to 7pm.
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In memory of Frida-inspired art by Emily Costello discovered at Mucho Mas Art Studio.
Lynn Trimble
Much more art studio
Ten artists who are part of the Phoenix Fridas art collective are performing at the Mucho Mas Art Studio during a celebration by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, which takes place on the first Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The free event also includes readings and anecdotes about Kahlo’s life and artwork, and visitors can also purchase artist-made goods.
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In the Palabras Bilingual Bookstore you will find many works by the artist Jeff Slim.
Lynn Trimble
Nursing home
Visit Nurture House to discover creative offerings from Palabras Bilingual Bookstore, Wasted Ink Zine Distro, Pachanga Press, Abalone Mountain Press and Por Vida Bakery. You will see works by the artist Jeff Slim and enjoy the soundtrack of the evening by DJ Tam Taco. The opening times on the first Friday are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Ann Morton, The Violet Protest, 2021. Multimedia. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of “Ann Morton: The Violet Protest”, 2021, Phoenix Art Museum.
Airi Katsuta
Phoenix Art Museum
The Phoenix Art Museum is free admission from 3pm to 7pm on the first Friday when you can see “Ann Morton: The Violet Protest,” an exhibition that includes textile works by parishioners across the country to promote unity and bipartisan collaboration . If you want to explore the exhibition “Fearless Fashion: Rudi Gernreich” you have to get a ticket worth 5 US dollars.
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Check out the work of Charmagne Vasquez at The Lodge Art Studio.
Charmagne Velasquez
The Lodge Art Studio
Visit The Lodge Art Studio to see works by artists Fausto Fernandez, Rafael Navarro, and Charmagne Vasquez. Fernandez is a mixed media collage artist whose work is in part inspired by “mathematical equations, technology, cultural preservation, and mythology”. Navarro works in different media, often inspired by music and nature. Vasquez creates surreal paintings and assemblages on canvas and paper. The opening times on the first Friday are from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Lynn Trimble is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer specializing in the arts and culture, including the visual and performing arts
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