First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg is partnering with Hill Country Memorial Hospital to promote “Red in Fred” by doing a heart healthy “HeART Walk” on Friday, Feb. 6
Participants are encouraged to do a self-guided walking tour of all of the participating First Friday Art Walk galleries.
For First Friday Art Walk, most of the participating galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Individuals may pick up their “HeART Walk” passport at any participating gallery and the goal is to get the passport signed by at least eight of the 12 galleries.
The signed passports should be turned in between 5-9 p.m. at Red, located at 307 East Main Street.
Participants who turn in their passports and complete complimentary health screenings that night will be entered to win a Fitbit fitness activity tracker or other fitness gear.
Look for a fleet of red vehicles provided by Crenwelge Motors parked in front of Red to serve as a landmark.
To learn more about women’s heart health, visit www.hillcountrymemorial.org/redinfred.
In addition, the First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg galleries will be hosting special art events.
Twelve galleries will be celebrating First Friday with special events, demonstrations, art talks, meet-and-greet with the artists, opening receptions and more.
For more information and the latest news from participating galleries, visit www.FFAWF.com.
Participating galleries will be flying the Art Walk flags.
This month’s schedule of events:
Agave Gallery, 208 East San Antonio, will feature photographs of angels and other Italian memorial sculpture from the 1800s by John Bennett.
Agave Gallery “Fine Art. Texas Style!” will also featuare Valentine jewelry by Connie Stephens and new artwork from Texas artists.
The gallery will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday.
Agave Gallery is located one block south of Main Street at 208 East San Antonio.
Artisans – A Texas Gallery, 234 West Main, is offering “Made from Nature’s Gifts — The Incredible Wood Turnings of Harold Dykes and Ceramic Sculptures of Susan Ehlers.”
Dykes forms his wooden vessels using hundreds of tiny pieces of many types of wood.
Ehlers utilizes real leaves from the forest and garden to emboss her ceramic structures that are ornamented with leaves, vines and ruffles.
Both artists will be present to discuss their work during a reception from 5-8 p.m. on Friday.
Beckendorf Gallery, 105 North Adams.
All of the First Friday Art Walk galleries would like to wish farewell to the Charles Beckendorf Gallery.
“They have been a bedrock in our art community and will be missed,” said a spokesman for First Friday Art Walk. “Best wishes to the Beckendorf family.”
Cowboy Bronze, 226 West Main, is supporting Hill Country Memorial’s first Women’s Heart Health awareness campaign, Red in Fred HeART Walk.
The gallery will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will be serving wine from Water2Wine and heart-healthy snacks from 5-8 p.m.
Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the western art on display at the gallery will supporting Women’s Heart Health awareness.
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