Since 1986, the Galveston Arts Center has been the proud organizer of ArtWalk. Held eight times a year on Saturday evenings in Galveston’s historic district, ArtWalk is a self-guided walking tour of galleries, artist studios, and exhibition spaces, both commercial and non-profit, along with alternative art venues such as cafes and
shops.
* Please wear a mask and follow all posted health guidelines in each participating location.
ArtWalk supports our island‘s vibrant arts culture and connects visitors to a diverse network of places where they can appreciate, learn about, or purchase original works of art.
Nonprofit Art Spaces
Galveston Arts Center
2127 Strand | 409.763.2403
galvestonartscenter.org
Exhibition info here
ArtWalk Extended Hours
April 24: 12 – 8 PM
Art Lending Library
2002 Avenue B
galvestonall.com
Returning Soon
Galveston Artist Residency
2521 Mechanic | 409.974.4446
galvestonartistresidency.org
Reopening in late spring 2021
Galveston Art League
2117A Postoffice | 409.621.1008
galvestonartleague.com
Members’ exhibition; Featured artist: Karen Lehr
Reception from 6-9 PM, April 24
On view through April 25
Galveston Seafarers Center
221 20th St | 409.762.0026 galvestonseafarerscenter.org
Jonathan Frank and anonymous works of art by visiting seafarers
Reception from 6-9 PM
On view through April 26
Galveston Ballet
2301 Market St | 409.763.8620 galvestonballet.org
Spring Ballet Open house featuring dancers in an observed master ballet class
Reception 6-9 PM, April 24
Proletariat Gallery
part of the NHAL ArtSpace
22217 Market | 409.356.9092
proletariatgallery.com
Quarantine Show – 19 NHAL resident artists
Reception from 6-Midnight
On view through June
Rising Tide Projects
2510 Market | 409.974.4446
risingtideprojects.org
Temporarily closed
Galleries & Artist Studios
Affaire d’Art
2227 Post Office | 409.789.0079
affairedart.com
Featuring over 50 gallery artists
ArtWalk Reception 5-9 PM, April 24
Clay Cup Studio
2219 Postoffice | 409.762.2529
claycupstudios.com
ArtWalk Reception 6-9 PM
Derek Anderson Studio
2224 Church | 740.750.3773
derekandersonstudio.com
Open Studio April 24 from 5-9 PM
Derek’s latest radiator art, including Frida, The Beatles, and Jim Morrison. Also featuring fine art photography and live music by Randy Rogers outside the studio from 5-9 PM
Elizabeth Punches Studio
410 23rd Street | 740.624.7797
elizabethpunches.com
Portraits – A Three-Year Retrospective; also featuring a multi-artist auction with works by Catherine Stroud, Perry Johnson, and Elizabeth Punches, April 24 from 6-9 PM; open regular hours starting April 25
Fossil Galaxy
2208 Postoffice | 409.256.6985
fossilgalaxy.com
From the HeART
2111 Postoffice | 409.300.3009
fromtheheart.gallery
Featuring work by dozens of artists
ArtWalk Reception 5-9 PM
Gallery Évasion
217 Tremont | 281.508.1420
Island Framed
515 25th St | 409.256.0062
islandframed.com
G. Lee Gallery
2217 Strand | 409.370.7350
gleegallery.net
Susan Wingfield – Slices of Life
Reception 1-8 PM, April 24
MOD CoffeeHouse
2126 Postoffice | 409.765.5659
modcoffeehouse.com
Featuring original work by local artists
Open regular hours; see website
J. Bangle Gallery
1124 25th St • 409-763-6161
Great Catch – Peter Kabello
Also featuring art by Laura Monford Greiner and wreaths by Nancy Bangle
On view through May 31
Reception 4-8 PM, April 24
Mock & More Gallery
2215 Postoffice | 409-209-2039
mockandmooregallery.com
Handcrafted sterling jewelry by Karla Mock, and introducing new gallery artists Island Clay, artist/author Maria Elena Sanovici, and absract artist Tia Haynes
Reception 6-9 PM, April 24
René Wiley Gallery
2128 Postoffice | 409.750.9077
renewileygallery.com
René Wiley, Rachel Wiley-Janota, Samantha Wiley, James Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, Dale Hooks, Bill Meek & Darlene Wall
Reception 6-10 PM, April 24
Shawne Moore Gallery
2029 Strand, Unit 4 | 713.679.8509
www.shawnemoore.com
Original Oil Paintings; Grand Opening April 24, 6-9 PM featuring live music by Eddie Salinas
Texas Scuba Adventures
2315 Mechanic St, Suite 120 | 409-363-9641 texasscubaadventures.com
Underwater Photography by Ken Kiefer
Reception 6-9 PM, April 24
On view through May 28.
Third Coast Gallery
2413 Mechanic | 409.974.4661
thirdcoastgalleries.com
The Bandits’ Galveston Showcase – Plein Air Artists who banded together during the pandemic to paint in groups outside at various locations
Reception 5-8 PM, April 24
On view through May 28
Vacation on Canvas
2204 Postoffice | 409.974.4066
vacationoncanvas.com
The Water’s Edge Gallery
1302 21st Street | 409.762.1925
galvestonwatersedge.com
Gayle Reynolds – Flags and Palms and the Caribbean, with Pat Moberley Moore – sculptures in bronze
Madeleine Baker – pottery
Chase Jennings – primitive necklaces
Rex Reynolds – Adirondack tallboys painted in Behr exterior wood stain or traditional boat soup; also building his eighth dory
Reception 2-7 PM, April 24
ArtWalk Sponsors
Friends of ArtWalk
29° North Consignment
2309 Mechanic | 409.539.9012
ArtWalk Reception from 11 AM-6 PM
Antiques on 23rd
513 23rd Street | 409.443.5551
antiqueson23rd.weebly.com
The Naked Mermaid
2113 Postoffice St. B
409.762.3300
Shrimp ‘N Stuff Downtown
2219 Postoffice | 409.497.2740
shrimpnstuffdowntown.com
On Exhibit
Through April 18, 2021
Ronald L. Jones: Wave (Goodbye)
Wave (Goodbye) is a site-specific sculptural installation by Houston-based artist Ronald L. Jones. The installation is representative of a large tidal wave and its wake, sweeping through GAC’s main gallery space and engulfing visitors.
Jones’ work adds physical context to the magnitude of repercussions regarding inaction and indifference in matters of human rights and equality, ecology, and industry.
The wake of Wave, composed of translucent reflective surfaces, asks visitors to acknowledge a shared responsibility to the preservation and maintenance of a living planet and its inhabitants.
Click here for more information.
Also on exhibit:
STEVE PARKER: Day Is Done – On View Through February 28, 2021
STEPHEN WILSON: Boy Life In America – On View Through February 28, 2021
Through May 30th in the 1878 Gallery:
Gregory Michael Carter: Port of Origin
Gregory Michael Carter is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in drawing, painting, collage, and photography. His exhibition, Port of Origin, includes works based on the concept of Black relics and includes materials such as stone, papyrus, silk, basketball flooring, and Newport cigarette cartons.
Through these works Carter interrogates the impacts of history on his current life through carefully constructed and coded ideograms that depict connections between various social and political issues.
Gregory’s practice is rooted in an expanded view of history, with a particular interest in human interaction and how it causes the spread of culture in the modern world.
Through May 30th in Brown Foundation Gallery:
Mari Hernandez: Figments of Truth
Mari Hernandez’ exhibition, Figments of Truth, features the artists ongoing exploration into self-portraits that examine the history of portraiture and the characteristics of the canonical representation. Hernandez’ invented subjects are derived from theories of physiognomy that claimed to explain (and illustrate) that a person’s physical features or expression are indicative of their personality, intellect, and moral character. The subjects are characters presented as strong, stoic, dignified, and important, while their histories are both present and unseen.
Collectively, Hernandez’ photographs present a historical narrative under the guise of documentation and emphasize that history is storytelling—imagined narratives, intentionally constructed and subjectively biased. The work questions how physiognomy and the characteristics of an individual inform identity, and how much of our identity is self-created or projected onto us.
The work questions how much of an identity that is projected or fabricated gets internalized by an individual. Based on representation, which is the more authentic self?
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