Holmes Beach Art District Jan. 2017 ArtWalk

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Downtown Holmes Beach will again feature its annual series of ArtWalks from 5:30-7:30 PM on the second Friday of the month from January 13 through April 14, 2017. Participating art galleries and retail businesses include Anna Maria Island Art League, Artists’ Guild of AMI, Island Gallery West, SteamDesigns, Restless Natives, Vintage Beach, and Saltair. These locations will feature special exhibits, free refreshments, music and fun for all those who enjoy strolling and shopping in downtown Holmes Beach. The Anna Maria Island Art League The Art League will present an exhibition of “Portraits,” an all-media exhibition open to all area artists. Additionally, Rolando Rodriguez will demonstrate Portrait Oil Painting.The AMI Art League is a nonprofit arts organization with more than 25-year history on the island. Regular hours are M/W/F 10 am – 2 pm. 5312 Holmes Boulevard Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island Ringing in the New Year, The Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island will feature the artwork of Guild instructors MariaRosa Rockefeller, Roger Rockefeller, Kathy Sparks and their students. Both instructors and students will attend. Local art, jewelry, baskets, gifts and more can be found in this all volunteer, nonprofit guild. 5414 Marina Drive Island Gallery West Marti Salerni’s water media paintings will be featured in a month-long exhibit, “New Year Preview,” in January at Island Gallery West. Ms. Salerni is known for her use of vibrant color in her watercolors, acrylics, dye and yupo paintings. Many of the gallery’s 29 artists will be on hand at the ArtWalk to celebrate Island art and share refreshments with visitors. Regular hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 5368 Gulf Drive SteamDesigns SteamDesigns is a digital arts studio specializing in high-end giclée prints — up to five feet wide — for artists and photographers. On display during the ArtWalk will be a selection of their clients’ reproductions. 5343 Gulf Drive, # 600 Restless Natives Restless Natives will feature the art of Greg Aragon, who specializes in gyotaku artwork, and Karen Prunier, a local artist who specializes in sea-life pottery. Restless Natives offers gift and home decor items and the art work of a number of local artists. 5416 Marina Drive Vintage Beach Owner/artist Joseph Hutchinson will showcase his newly expanded and rebranded shop, Vintage Beach. Hutchinson, a Ringling School of Art student and pupil of Marilyn Bendell and George Burrows, has crafted his eye for color in his paintings and with his repurposed furniture and driftwood sculptures — all of which will be on display for the 2017 season’s ArtWalks. Regular hours are 10 am - 5 pm Mon.-Sat., and Noon - 5 pm on Sundays. 5500 Marina Drive Saltair Theresa Burgess, the proprietor, has a background in buying, and an eye for the new and unique. Her shop features women’s clothing, household gifts, and toiletries — while her walls feature original paintings by AMI resident Kim Darnell. 5508 Marina Drive