By Louis Zylka
The 830 Times
Various exhibits and events will be happening on Friday in connection with October’s First Friday Art walk.
Galleries will be open around the downtown area of Del Rio.
— The Lee-Bunch Studio Gallery on Greenwood Street will
include various artists, including their featured artist, Jim Shelton, an artist from Kerrville showcasing giclée prints of art representing Ciudad Acuña, Coah., Mexico.
The gallery will be open from 7 to 10 p.m., and Pam Lee Bunch, owner of the gallery, said her gallery shows “nationally-known, regional and Texas-based artists.” She said there will be home-made food at her gallery for people who attend.
— The De Rio Council for the Arts at the Firehouse on East Garfield Street will be featuring work by Jose Santos Gomez and his wife Diana Gomez. The exhibit is called “Colors of Life,” showing abstract art, religious art and work created with watercolors.
Nancy O’Brien, executive director of Del Rio Council for the Arts, said Gomez is an art teacher from Ciudad Acuña, and several pieces of art from students he has taught in his studio will also be shown at the Firehouse.
The gallery will be from 7 to 9 p.m., and O’Brien said they will provide refreshments.
— The Falcon Art Gallery, at 301 East Garfield Street, often
features art by Adrian Jesus Falcon and his family. Falcon has had exhibits around the globe.
The gallery is featuring art by Juan Pablo Castillo Martinez, an artist from Hidalgo, Mexico. Martinez’s work includes contemporary art representing indigenous culture. The Falcon Gallery will be open from 7 to 10 p.m.
— Casa De La Cultura, located in historic Brown Plaza, will exhibit 20 pieces by Del Rio journalist Karen Gleason. The exhibit
includes photos of Monarch butterflies taken in various areas of Del Rio. Lupita De La Paz, executive director at the Casa the Cultura, said they wanted to host an exhibit to promote the Monarch Festival on Oct. 19. The festival is new to Del Rio, and it celebrates the Monarch butterflies migrating through Del Rio.
The gallery will be open from 7 to 10 p.m., and food and refreshments will be available.
— Mesquite Creek Outfitters will feature art by Del Rio’s Jose Gaitan. A local artist whose promotional materials say, “His vibrant work celebrates the diversity of border culture.” Mesquite Creek Outfitters, 800 S. Main Street will be open throughout the evening as D & A Hibachi Express will be grilling up food and the bar will offering up their diverse collection of beers.
— On the opposite end of downtown from MCO, La Bohemia’s
Lemon Drop, located at 107 Pierce St (Less than a block off of Main St) will be showing off the work of Sara Pirrello.
Pirrello is an Atlanta native now living in Del Rio who’s had exhibits across the country and has worked as an art professor and graphic artist. Some of her work can be seen here.
— First United Methodist Church’s pumpkin patch is also part of this week’s First Friday Art Walk. Ronda Kohut, pumpkin-patch organizer, said the patch will be open from 1 to 7 p.m.
