Welcome Valentine’s Day with Art Walk!

Valentine’s Day is approaching and the Galleries of First Friday Art Walk invite you to feel the love – and love the art – in 22 participating venues 6-10 p.m. Feb. 3. View the February 2012 First Friday Art Walk Map or View the February 2012 First Friday Art Walk Newsletter for all the details. Enjoy [...]

1 - January 20, 2012

Celebrate seasonal splendor with Art Walk Nov. 4

There’s frost on the pumpkin and creativity in the air during the November First Friday Art Walk, 6-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in 23 participating venues. View the November 2011 Art Walk Newsletter or View the November 2011 First Friday Art Walk Map for the latest information. SPECIAL EVENTS IN NOVEMBER HEAD TO THE BOTTOM [...]

1 - October 19, 2011

Beat the heat with cool, crisp, refreshing ART in August

Beat the heat with First Friday Art Walk in August! Experience original local art, live art demonstrations and live music in the air-conditioned comfort and aesthetic splendor of 19 participating venues, 6-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5. View the August 2011 First Friday Art Walk Map for the latest information on participating venues and artists! August [...]

1 - July 21, 2011

Art Walk wants to be your Valentine in February!

Shake off the winter doldrums with Art Walk in February! Winter Break is over and Art Walk comes roaring back with 23 participating galleries displaying a wide variety of new art, live music, live art demonstrations and much more. Take your Valentine to Art Walk, 6-10 p.m. Feb. 4, and fall in love with the [...]

1 - January 19, 2011

Miracles do happen! Fresh to open on schedule

Great news! Through the concerted efforts of Springfield Regional Arts Council director Sandra CH Smith, building owner Nick Sibley, contractors and city inspectors, Fresh gallery will be open for tonight’s Art Walk. Come to Fresh tonight to enjoy the work of more than 20 local artists, including established talents and up and coming ones. Fresh [...]

1 - April 3, 2009

Art, music and mastery headline Jan. 2 Art Walk

Resolve to support art, culture and community in the New Year by participating in the First Friday Art Walk. Check out the January 2009 Newsletter here. Among the highlights of the Jan. 2 Walk, held 6-10 p.m. in 19 participating venues, are art double headers at Bodhi Salon and Good Girl Art Gallery; the Hearts for the Arts display [...]

1 - December 30, 2008

May 2 Art Walk kicks off Artsfest weekend

Springfield’s Downtown Arts District is THE place to be May 2-4, beginning with First Friday Art Walk and ending with Artsfest on Historic Walnut Street. View the May Newsletter here. First Friday Art Walk, a free, self-guided walking tour of downtown art galleries, will be held 6-10 p.m. May 2, with 25 arts venues featuring arts demonstrations, live [...]

1 - April 22, 2008

First Friday is April 4

First Friday Art Walk will be held 6-10 p.m. April 4 in the Downtown Arts District. Details appear in the April Newsletter, but highlights of this month’s walk include: Live jazz in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month Works by Central High School’s International Baccalaureate program at the Creamery Arts Center Refusing to Look Away:Bearing Witness [...]

1 - March 26, 2008

Bellwether Presents ‘Ethics 101′

Bellwether Gallery of the Arts, in partnership with Mizzou Alumni Greater Ozarks Chapter, presents John C. Maxwell’s “Ethic$ 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know,” a book discussion for young management professionals, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 24-Feb. 28. Maxwell’s book is $10 and can be purchased at the event. For more information, call 881-2614, or [...]

1 - January 10, 2008

Let’s Walk the Walk

Welcome to ffaw.org, the official site of First Friday Art Walk in Springfield, MO. First Friday Art Walk is a cultural phenomenon that takes place the first Friday of each month in the Downtown Arts District. People are drawn to First Friday for the art and entertainment, as well as the district’s renowned original restaurants and unique [...]

1 - January 3, 2008