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| Art Walk and Art Night big successes |
| December 8, 2002 |  As
calendar quirks would have it, both the Art Walk downtown and the Art Night in
the Marina were held the same week, the first on Wednesday evening and the latter
Friday. Both were extremely successful and well-attended. Dozens of people ambled
along, often with glass in hand, chatting among themselves and with the gallery
owners and the artists themselves who were there to promote their works.
Eleven
galleries pooled together for the Art Walk including Corsica, Arte Latinoamericano,
Nova, Galeria Uno, Equilibrio, T. Fuller, Galeria VallARTa, Judith Ewing Morlan's
Contemporary Art, etc. Visitors were treated to a myriad styles and media, a veritable
cultural buffet. This was the kind of event that raises the level of Puerto Vallarta
far above that of a simple beach resort, putting culture in all its wonderful
forms front and center. Painter Martina Goldberg's friend
supplied the guitar music and there were excellent finger foods and snacks at
the Marina's Art Night. The delicious spread of smoked salmon and capers on baguette,
assorted nuts and a fresh wheel of authentic Parmesan cheese, accompanied by a
lovely wine and sodas were all donated by La Taverna on the occasion of the event.  Participating
galleries included Arte de las Americas, Galeria EM that featured the delicate
glass work of Jorge Ortiz, Puerco Azul, and Galeria Flores among others.
The
very next evening, Nancy and Lee Chapman inaugurated the second location of their
now-famous "Puerco Azul" in the Marina. The new gallery is in the Zona
Romantica, around the corner from Basilio Badillo Street, a.k.a. "Restaurant
Row", at 325 Constitucion St. If you are not acquainted
with this one yet, and you enjoy light-hearted, whimsical art, then do drop in
to either one of Puerco Azul's locations. Nancy writes children's books and husband
Lee illustrates them. He has also expanded into multimedia versions of his delightful
animal visions… pillows, quilts, posters, lithos, paintings, papier maché,
you name it. Just the things to add that touch of humor to any room in your house. Archives
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