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Jerome First Saturday Celebrates Fourth of July

jerome july Boy and his Toys Cody DeLong

Visit the Cody DeLong Gallery on July 4th during First Saturday Art Walk to see what’s new on DeLong’s easel and view ‘A Boy and His Toys’ featured here.

Jerome AZ First Saturday

Artist Roy Swenson will be featured at Yester Day’s Fine Art Gallery showing his painting entitled “Main Channel, Lake Powell”

Sedona AZ (June 24, 2015)First Saturday Jerome Art Walk celebrates the Fourth of July weekend in artistic style as galleries and studios open the doors for an evening of summertime enchantment.

From the lively Old Jerome High School to Made in Jerome Pottery at the other end of town, surprises abound in this artist colony high on Cleopatra Hill.

Restaurants will be offering delicious fare and charming hotels and Bed and Breakfasts will be welcoming visitors on this holiday weekend.

Mile high cool evenings beckon guests from the steamy Arizona valleys where lovely art is as much a draw as the respite from the heat. The town shuttle provides free transportation all evening, so be prepared to park and let someone else do the driving or walk our quirky streets for the true feel of Jerome.

With 26 galleries and studios all open in this magical town, one of a kind art is everywhere. Independence Day festivities begin at 5:00 in the evening with doors open until at least 8:00 p.m. There is no better place to celebrate July 4th than in Jerome, Arizona.

Artist Cody DeLong is back from his annual river trip through the Grand Canyon, this year accompanied by twelve of his painting friends on a ten day expedition. Stop by the Studio to see his trip inspired new works. Cody was recently featured in two books and two magazines, including a 5-page feature article in Plein Air Magazine. Autographed limited copies will be available, so arrive early. The Cody DeLong Studio is at 300 Hull Avenue, between Spook Hall and the Visitors Center.

Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote in his poem, Ulysses, “…Age has yet his honor and his toil…Some work of noble note may yet be done.” From an inspired age of 59 on, Roy Swenson, Yester Day’s Fine Art Gallery featured artist for this Fourth of July Art Walk, has been doing just that.

Purple Heart veteran of the Vietnam war, retired business owner, and happily married father of three grown children, Swenson no longer “moonlights” in art, but professionally paints southwestern landscapes literally day and night. His realistic, larger-than-life, self-illuminating scenes of Lake Powell, Grand Canyon, and high desert scenery feature burgeoning clouds, water amid aridity, and invitations to walk inside each locale and turn around, which is what one will do upon seeing that Swenson also creates complex metal sculptures of steam powered trains. Yester Day’s Gallery is in the Lower Main Art District beside Zen Mountain Gallery and Gallery 527.

Flux Studios and Gallery in the Old Jerome High School is excited to announce the launch of its new Visiting Artist Program, a program that hosts artists in residence ranging from two weeks to three months. The Visiting Artist Program is a continuation of the Flux Studios and Gallery Washington D.C. program before the studio’s relocation to Jerome in 2014. Philippa Whiteside is the first artist to be featured in the Visiting Artist Program. She joins the studio from northeast England for a three-month artist residency.

Whiteside is an English ceramic artist combining ceramics with textile elements, specializing in sculptural porcelain forms that explore themes of femininity and beauty. While here, she will explore the addition of color to her work by adding stains to porcelain hoping to create an array of delicate effects in her porcelain objects. Philippa Whiteside studied Art and Design at Preston College (2005-07) and went on to gain a BA Hons in Glass and Ceramics at the University of Sunderland (2007-2010). Philippa has been awarded numerous grants and featured in publications, both print and online, including Ceramic Review.

New Age Drinks will be on hiatus for the month of July while they prepare to host seven visiting artists for a special project launch at Spook Hall on the August First Saturday Art Walk. In the meantime, consider a studio visit with New Age Drinks artist-in-residence, Travis Iurato. To arrange a gallery visit contact info@newagedrinks.org or 928-821-4601.

Pura Vida Gallery will celebrate the July 4th Art Walk with new designs by jewelry artist, Barbie Levy. Levy creates popular necklaces and earrings using sterling silver wire and colorful glass tubing resulting in beautiful and affordable pieces resembling Frank Lloyd Wright designs. Join Pura Vida for champagne and chocolates on the evening of the July 4th Art Walk.

It’s Arts and Independence at the Jerome Artists’ Cooperative Gallery on July 4th! Throughout the year, select members of the Jerome Artists’ Cooperative Gallery present new works in the featured artist room. Every summer during July, the entire membership displays new or existing work representative of the show’s theme. With the Fourth of July falling on Jerome’s First Saturday Art Walk this year, the membership voted to entitle the show, Arts & Independence. Many of its members have come up with interesting visuals for the theme using a red, white & blue palette; an artist’s interpretation of the American flag in ceramics, a batik-digital horse collage representing freedom, and, our very own “in house” graphic designer displaying an amusing twist on our forefathers signing the Declaration of Independence. Please join us as we celebrate Arts & Independence at the Jerome Artists’ Cooperative Gallery from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Refreshments will be offered. The show runs July 3 to July 29. Jerome Artists’ Cooperative Gallery at 502 North Main Street may be contacted at 928-639-4276 or info@jeromecoop.com.

Zen Mountain Gallery is featuring works of art under $100 from many of the galleries 30-plus artists for July Art Walk. This is a great opportunity to purchase a great piece of art for a great price from a local artist.

Gallery 527
continues showing new work by Rhonda Zwillinger. Her beaded weavings are fascinating mixed media creations. Ceramic artist Brandi Lee Cooper is expected to open her kiln the week prior to Art Walk and deliver new work from her Kansas residency. Her collectors are anticipating the July 4th event with great excitement. Abstract artist Julie Bernstein Englemann has new paintings that have created a buzz. The vibrant colors and joie de vivre of her work is an exciting expression of Julie’s view of the world. It is still unknown if the poets will make their yearly visit for The Stain of Politics reading, a seven year tradition. Ramona Stites also has been very prolific with new paintings that include a wonderful closeup of an agave. Come and be inspired at this lovely gallery of local artists.

Jerome Art Walk is from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.jeromeartwalk.com or contact 928-301-3004.

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2 Comments

  1. Jim says:

    you’ll see a lot of gays hidden in marriages to women suddenly put out of the closet by female spouses that couldn’t prove it without losing everything, gay freedom is going to cost lots of money – ask divorce lawyers – infidelity doesn’t have to be proven when just naming the damaging party (lots of outings in the future) will leverage big payouts, those in the closet best to come on out or read your names in the court papers which reporters will now scrutinize in big name cases like never before – timing of Catelyn Jenner wasn’t without cause

  2. Ernie says:

    WTF JIM? THIS HAS WHAT TO DO WITH JEROME & 4TH? YOU SMOKING SOMETHING?

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