Thursday, July 26
One-night-only event, spanning venues from 19th to 29th Street between 10th and 11th Avenue.
Chelsea Art Walk is a community-based collaborative event organized to encourage new audiences for exciting group exhibitions and special projects only on view during the summer.
Showcasing the vibrancy of Chelsea’s summer art exhibitions, galleries and art spaces throughout the neighborhood will welcome visitors on Thursday, July 26 for the 3rd Annual Chelsea Art Walk. Galleries will be open until 8pm hosting artist talks, receptions, and other special events. The Chelsea Art Walk is free and open to the public, with festivities taking place from 5-8pm.
Chelsea Art Walk 2012 features the Brooklyn-based ensemble Rudy’s Meritocracy in the performance tour Rudy’s Guide to Art. Location: Corner of 10th Avenue and 21st Street, Time: Tours begin at 6pm and 7pm
Also, a Taiwanese artist Leigh Wen will have her exhibit during the Chelsea Art Walk. Hundreds of her works are included in private and public collections. Her paintings have been featured in many major magazines included Art in America, New American Paintings, Art in Asia, Asian Art News, Vogue, Better home and Gardens, Harper’s Bazaar, Architecture, Water Front Home and Design, San Diego Home and Garden and Interior. For her bio: http://www.leighwen.com
For more about the event: http://artwalkchelsea.com