GALLUP — A number of galleries, restaurants,
and businesses will participate in Saturday’s October Arts
Crawl in downtown Gallup.Almost all the participating venues will
be open for at least part of Saturday evening, and some of them
will be open earlier in the day as well.
BillyDee’s
BillyDee’s Coffee Experience, 601 1/2 W. Coal, will have
a reception from 8 to 9 p.m. to mark the closing of Michael Campanelli’s
photography show. Campanelli’s “Visual History of Route
66” features images taken along The Mother Road, from Southern
California to Lake Michigan.
The Coffee House
The Coffee House, 203 W. Coal, will feature “Essential Digital
Photographs” by Amy Bertolaccini. The reception will run
from 7 to 9 p.m.
Crashing Thunder
Navajo painter Al Livingston will open “Formations,”
his exhibit of oil-on-canvas paintings at Crashing Thunder Gallery,
228 W. Coal. Livingston, originally from Breadsprings, has a studio
near Colorado Springs, Colo. Many of his landscapes and skyscapes
are inspired by images from the Navajo Nation. Crashing Thunder
receptions usually run from 7 to 10 p.m.
GPAC
The work of local artist Greg Collison will continue to be on
exhibit at the Gallup Performing Arts Center, 1500 S. 2nd St.,
during the month of October. Collison’s “A Repercussion
of the ’60s,” an exhibit of oil paintings, pen and ink
drawings, watercolors, and drums will be on exhibit from 3-8 p.m.
on Saturday. Arts Crawl patrons can also view Kathleen D’Orazio’s
large mural in progress and add their own memorabilia to GPAC’s
Día de los Muertos ofrenda.
House of Lyndon
Jeweler Rodney Carroll of Holiday, Fla., will be opening an exhibition
of his contemporary jewelry at the House of Lyndon, 227 W. Coal.
Carroll creates jewelry designs primarily in sterling silver.
He uses various types of pearls to accent his work, and his latest
design material is stingray leather, which was used by craftsmen
of Japanese Samurai swords. The House of Lyndon will be open from
5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday.
Makeshift Gallery
Makeshift Gallery Artists Co-op, 211 W. Coal, will feature photography
by Sid Gillson, fall wreaths and garden art by Amanda O’Leary,
and new pottery items by Maqui. The gallery also sells a variety
of handmade soaps and candles, watercolors, jewelry, and note
cards. Makeshift Gallery, will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
for the Arts Crawl; its new fall/winter hours are from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on other Saturdays and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday
through Friday.
Michael’s Studio
Michael’s Studio 205, located at 205 W. Coal, will exhibit
paintings by Victor Garcia. The show, which is dedicated to the
memory of Jonathan Strain, will feature mixed media paintings
created with found materials, acrylic, and spray paint. In addition,
Michael Schmaltz and Leaf Ashley will show their fine art contemporary
jewelry, and Frances Martinez and Raven Bright will show their
beaded contemporary jewelry. Michael’s Studio 205 will be
open from 7-9 p.m.
Native Hands
The show “Brown Broke and Honest” by Peter Ray James
will be featured in a 7 to 9 p.m. reception at the Native Hands
Co-op, located inside the Catholic Indian Center at 506 W. Highway
66. James will exhibit handmade contemporary Yeii masks, Navajo
Deity and Tree of Life paintings, and handmade wild sheep wall
hangings. In addition, Native Hands Co-op members Regina Morgan,
Terry Gasdia and Eugene Mitchell will also exhibit their artwork.
Open Studio Project
Recent paintings by Jay Dickens, Arnold Nelson, and Floyd Nelson
will be on exhibit at the Open Studio Project, which is located
through the back entrance of 211/213 W. Coal. Arts Crawl patrons
can visit the studio, which will be open from 7 to 9 p.m., via
the alleyway entrance near the Downtown Walkway.
Vital Connections
Vital Connections, located inside The Frame Shop at 222 W. Coal,
participates in the Arts Crawl each month. However, information
about the gallery’s October show was not available by press
time.
