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September Puerto Vallarta Art Talk Barbara Peters - PVNN
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Click image to view 2008-2009 ArtWalk map | Local gallery owners are getting ready for a big Viejo Vallarta Art Walk season, which starts on October 29th, 2008. | | There are not many exhibitions at the local art galleries this month as some owners are on vacation and others are renovating and planning for a big Old Town ArtWalk season starting on October 29th.
The Art Walk brochure has gone to print and will be ready by the end of September. We have some new galleries participating this year - Emotiones, Whitlow Gallery and Millan Gallery. Our website is now online at VallartaArtWalk.com.
In other art news...
Galeria Vertice, located just 2 blocks from the Rio Cuale at Ignacio L. Vallarta #179 in Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romantica, will have a Summer Collective exhibit of contemporary paintings by famous artists on Friday, September 19th.
The deadline for the Westin Resort art contest is September 15th and the gala dinner to present the prizes and auction the art works will be on October 2nd benefiting the Asilo de Ancianos San Diego (Old Folks home). Judges will be well-known personalities from the art world and executives of Starwood Resorts.
Maria Elena Zapata is exhibiting her abstract horse paintings at the Westin Resort in the passageway leading to the lobby bar. Also on display are some beautiful abstracts by Steve Fischer, courtesy of Galeria Vallarta. Also check out the paintings in the lobby of the Premiere Hotel presented by Galeria Vallarta. The driving force behind the Old Town Art Walks, Barbara Peters is the owner of Galería Vallarta, one of Puerto Vallarta's most popular art galleries. Located at Juarez 265 in downtown Puerto Vallarta, Galería Vallarta has been presenting "art in all forms" since it's founding in 1989. For more information call (322) 222-0290, visit GaleriaVallarta.com, or send an email to webart(at)galeriavallarta.com. |
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