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Norwalk 2.0 Celebrates City's Arts and Culture with 'Art Crawl' Through SoNo

Dozens of local artists, organizations and businesses are participating in the Aug. 6 event, which is part of Norwalk Arts: Inside/Out.

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NORWALK, CT — Dozens of local artists, organizations and businesses are scheduled to participate in Norwalk 2.0's "Art Crawl" on Aug. 6, part of Norwalk Arts: Inside/Out, an event created to celebrate the city's arts and culture.

The event will run Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. throughout the SoNo section of South Norwalk and will feature art exhibits in addition to exhibits by local cultural organizations. Participating area restaurants also will offer discounts, specials and deals.

The event grew out of a desire to shine a light on the extraordinary local arts community who craft their work in Norwalk. "A few weeks ago, the 40-year stalwart, SoNo Arts Celebration informed us that they were on hiatus for this year," said Jackie Lightfield, co-founder of Norwalk 2.0, in a statement. "We didn’t want to disappoint arts fans with an empty first weekend. So here is the ultimate pop up arts event, a self-guided arts crawl through Norwalk’s fabulous arts community."

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The venues where exhibits and events will be held during the Art Crawl are throughout SoNo, showcasing the diverse range of art and cultural work in Norwalk.

"The City of Norwalk has a vibrant arts community," said Lightfield, who also co-founded the inaugural Inside/Out event in 2010. "This event highlights the number of artists, writers, musicians, film-makers, illustrators and designers that work or live in Norwalk, and provides an opportunity for visitors to check out the scene happening throughout the day."

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Simple Sono is bringing their annual Sidewalk Sale with deeply discounted clothing, bed linens and more. They are also exhibiting work of local artists featuring works by several artists. See original paintings, drawings and woodburning by Steph Berlic (www.stephberlic.com), photography prints by Jeff Klein (www.closertoinfinity.com), and handmade woodworking pieces by Dylan and Kevin Bartlett.

“The growth of our arts community is a testament to the renaissance of Norwalk as the cultural capital of Fairfield County,” said Lightfield. “The Norwalk Arts: Inside/Out event connects the dots between our architectural, literary, music and arts creative economy. Come explore a part of Norwalk that you haven’t seen before.”

Listings and times are on http://norwalkarts.org.

Below is the list from Norwalk 2.0 of the many organizations and individuals participating in the Art Crawl event:

Love Art Gallery

22 Haviland Street Gallery

SONO Farmers’ Market

creativeplacement

Designer Journals

Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

St. Phillip’s Artist Guild (SPAG)

Maritime Garage Gallery

SONO Spaces

Sidewalk Gallery

Saraswati’s Yoga

The Stand

Simple SONO

Muse Art Bar

Local Kitchen and Bar

Johhny Utah’s

Salon Etre

Studio Spase

Pelligrini’s Jewelers

Work It Dance and Fitness

Participating artists include:

@Maritime Garage

@50 Washington Street Farmer’s Market

@Muse PaintBar

  • live art demos

@Johnny Utah’s

@Salon Etre

  • William Hines

@22 Haviland

@Simple SoNo

@Love Art Gallery

  • Alex Nason
  • Frank Foster Post
  • CANTSTOPGOODBOY
  • Trace Burroughs
  • Bruce Horan
  • Carl Bocicault
  • Diana Cortavarria
  • Jahmane
  • Valerie Rovins
  • Vito Bonanno
  • Charles Herbstreith

@Sidewalk Gallery

  • Barbara Mathis

@Studio Spase

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