Downtown Art Walk next Thursday

The Downtown Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of the many art exhibition venues in Downtown Los Angeles — commercial art galleries, museums, and non-profit arts venues. Public information and a printable map of the Downtown Art Walk are available at http://www.downtownartwalk.com/. It takes place all day from 12-9 pm, with the biggest crowds in the evening. Visit the Art Walk then get something wonderful to eat at the dozens of new restaurants that keep sprouting.

Participants in the Downtown Art Walk are The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Gallery at REDCAT, L.A. Artcore Center, de Soto, 2nd Street Cigars and Gallery, Art Slave, Morono Kiang Gallery, Taller 410, Museum of Neon Art, Crewest, Dale Youngman Gallery, LAMP Community Art Project, Pharmaka, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, El Nopal Press, Bert Green Fine Art, Red Dot Gallery, Niche.LA Video Art, The Spring Arts Collective Gallery, M. J. Higgins, Bailey Gallery, Art Murmur Gallery, 626 Gallery, Infusion Gallery, Gallery 727, The Hive Gallery, groundfloor, 01 Gallery, City Center Gallery, Dalessio, Gary Leonard, Grey Goose, and Gallery at 7th & Fig.

This is a great opprotunity to get out and explore the radical changes taking place in downtown LA. New retail stores, new art galleries, new restaurants, and nightlife are all popping up weekly. There are pedestrians all over and it is safe and comfortable. Get out of your car and get out of the traffic. From anywhere in southern California, you can get easy public transportation into downtown.

Also happening the same day is Town Square. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a business to network with other business people and make exciting things happen. Visit the website at www.marcjoseph.com/townsquare Also see what has been written at http://www.angelenic.com/

A FREE Art Walk shuttle loops throughout Gallery Row on Art Walk nights from 7-10 pm, with the last bus leaving at 9:45 pm. The shuttle makes stops at most intersections on Spring and Main Streets from 2nd to 8th Streets as indicated on the Art Walk map. Shuttles will be hosted by local historians Mike the Poet (author of “I Am Alive in Los Angeles”), and Richard Schave of Esotouric, who will provide information to visitors on the history of downtown Los Angeles. Thanks to the Los Angeles Downtown Neighborhood Council for making this DASH service possible.