The monthly tradition of the Jerome First Saturday Art Walk has taken root and will blossom once again this spring with new artists and studios, as well as Jerome’s exciting and well-known galleries.
Stroll the mountain town Saturday, April 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. or take the free shuttle for an evening of art, live music, food and delightful conversation. Spend the day, have a meal in town and maybe even stay the night at one of Jerome’s delightful accommodations.
Cody DeLong has been busy working on some larger canvases this month; stop in and see what’s new. His studio is located at 300 Hull Ave., between the visitor’s center and Spook Hall.
Join Zen Mountain Gallery for the April Art Walk with Luna Patterson as the featured artist. Fine art ceramicist Patterson is known for the beauty of her hand built forms and remarkable color achieved through pit firing. Her colors are suggestive of the Arizona desert and local red rocks. With her art, she manipulates the fire to leave color patterns and impressions on the vessels which become her canvas. The creative process is for her peaceful and zen-like.
Originally from Denmark, Patterson has lived in Arizona since 1992. She has studied pottery at the college level, but is largely self-taught and takes an explorative and experimental approach. She is currently teaching privately at her home studio.
Her work is contemporary and contemplative while maintaining a beautiful organic simplicity. She is masterful at harnessing the randomness of the pit firing process to maximize artistic effects. Each of her pots is a personal canvas expressing her creativity.
Join Puscifer the Store and Four Eight Wineworks, Arizona’s only wine cooperative, at 6 p.m. for a preview of the new Band of Skulls’ album, “Love is All You Love.” It will be here in the record store a full week before its national release.
Stop by 140 Main Street to listen to the full album, enjoy some free snacks and check out our Arizona wine, craft beer and house-made gelato.
The art of contemporary batik and mixed media collage works are featured at the Jerome Artists’ Cooperative Gallery in a presentation entitled One Artist’s Journey. Marjorie Claus describes in words and pictures how an overland trip to Nepal in the 1970s and a seven-year period of living and working in Indonesia and Singapore from 1974 to 1982 influenced her life and her art.
There will be a reception for the artists at the cooperative gallery at, 502 Main Street. Refreshments will be served. The show runs through Wednesday, May 29.
Call 639-4276 or email info@jeromecoop.com for information. The Jerome Artists’ Cooperative Gallery is comprised of 35 local member artists who work in a wide variety of media. Visit jeromecoop.com for information.
Pura Vida Gallery, where life is good, is an award-winning gallery which is honored to offer American handcrafts from over 120 artists working in organic forms and exciting colors in ceramics, jewelry, art to wear, garden art and blown glass that all convey the true essence of the artist that created each one-of-a-kind piece. Visit puravidagalleryjerome.com.
Firefly Gallery is always a must-see stop during Art Walk. Firefly was created from love and appreciation for the outdoors, nature, changing seasons and gardening, with the idea to bring a touch of the outside indoors. They have both functional and decorative items for the home, outdoor living space, and garden. Visit fireflyjerome.com.
Jerome Art Walk is an event that has become a great Northern Arizona tradition on the first Saturday of each month. Visit jeromeartwalk.com for more information.
