Scottsdale ArtWalk is every Thursday, except Thanksgiving, from 7 to 9 p.m. in downtown galleries. The event features artist demonstrations, live music and food.
Scottsdale ArtWalk is every Thursday, except Thanksgiving, from 7 to 9 p.m. in downtown galleries. The event features artist demonstrations, live music and food. (Photo: Danielle Gregory/The Republic)
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The ArtWalk is through the Scottsdale Arts District, which extends along Main Street west of Scottsdale Road and on Marshall Way north of Indian School Road to Fifth Avenue.
The ArtWalk is through the Scottsdale Arts District, which extends along Main Street west of Scottsdale Road and on Marshall Way north of Indian School Road to Fifth Avenue. (Photo: Scottsdale Gallery Association)
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Several food trucks will be parked in the Scottsdale Arts District allowing people to sample cool art and hot food.
Several food trucks will be parked in the Scottsdale Arts District allowing people to sample cool art and hot food. (Photo: Scottsdale Gallery Association)
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The Scottsdale ArtWalk has made an effort in recent years to let visitors know that the weekly Thursday event is pooch friendly.
The Scottsdale ArtWalk has made an effort in recent years to let visitors know that the weekly Thursday event is pooch friendly. (Photo: Scottsdale Gallery Association)
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Dozens of galleries will invite local, national and international artists to do live painting. New for the 40th Anniversary ArtWalk will be Scottsdale Unified School District students performing live painting at various locations.
Dozens of galleries will invite local, national and international artists to do live painting. New for the 40th Anniversary ArtWalk will be Scottsdale Unified School District students performing live painting at various locations. (Photo: Scottsdale Gallery Association)
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Touchstone Gallery will be displaying a collection of Canyon Diablo meteorite fragments, collected from the Meteor Crater area in Arizona and fragments from the Campo del Cielo site in Argentina as part of the 40th anniversary ArtWalk.
Touchstone Gallery will be displaying a collection of Canyon Diablo meteorite fragments, collected from the Meteor Crater area in Arizona and fragments from the Campo del Cielo site in Argentina as part of the 40th anniversary ArtWalk. (Photo: Davin Lavikka, Method Art)
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    • Scottsdale ArtWalk is every Thursday, except Thanksgiving, from 7 to 9 p.m. in downtown galleries. The event features artist demonstrations, live music and food.
    • The ArtWalk is through the Scottsdale Arts District, which extends along Main Street west of Scottsdale Road and on Marshall Way north of Indian School Road to Fifth Avenue.
    • Several food trucks will be parked in the Scottsdale Arts District allowing people to sample cool art and hot food.
    • The Scottsdale ArtWalk has made an effort in recent years to let visitors know that the weekly Thursday event is pooch friendly.
    • Dozens of galleries will invite local, national and international artists to do live painting. New for the 40th Anniversary ArtWalk will be Scottsdale Unified School District students performing live painting at various locations.
    • Touchstone Gallery will be displaying a collection of Canyon Diablo meteorite fragments, collected from the Meteor Crater area in Arizona and fragments from the Campo del Cielo site in Argentina as part of the 40th anniversary ArtWalk.
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    Scottsdale ArtWalk, which celebrates 40 years this October, made MSN Travel/U.K.'s lists of the 10 best walks in the world for a culture fix.

    Scottsdale's ArtWalk is lauded by the travel site as a "casual affair — people stroll along at their own pace, dipping in and out of whichever galleries take their fancy, and stopping off along the way to have a drink and a bite to eat or simply sit by a fountain and enjoy a bit of people-watching."

    It is the only American cultural stroll listed.

    Veronica Graffius, Scottsdale Gallery Association president, said the Anniversary ArtWalk will kick-off the art season with an energized commitment to drawing more locals to a weekly event that has garnered international attention.

    "We are going to be collaborating with other groups to make it a more festive and fun year," Graffius said. "We're putting on a lot of new things that will help create a buzz and make things more exciting."

    The Anniversary ArtWalk from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 23, will feature marching bands from the Scottsdale Unified School District on Main Street, food trucks on Marshall Way and live music on at least two stages.

    Other places named in the MSN online story as cultural strolls were:

    • Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the world's largest open-air galleries with 500 works by 100 international artists displayed among gardens, woods and a lake.

    • Western Cape, South Africa, Bushman's Kloof in South Africa's Western Cape is a five-star wellness retreat and wilderness reserve with more than 130 ancient rock art sites, many dating back over 10,000 years.

    • Nantes, France, the former industrial hub has the slogan, "the city turned upside down by art" and is filled with the weird and wonderful along an urban trail that features 30 points of interest.

    Scottsdale Anniversary ArtWalk

    What: Dedication and festivities start on Main Street at 6 p.m. and the galleries begin artist demonstrations, contests, live music, food samplings and more at 7 p.m.

    When: 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23.

    Where: Throughout the Scottsdale Arts District. Look for "ArtWalk the Line" (sidewalk decals) extending along Main Street west of Scottsdale Road and on Marshall Way north of Indian School Road to Fifth Avenue.

    Details:scottsdalegalleries.com.The ArtWalk takes place every Thursday, except Thanksgiving.

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