Arts & Entertainment
Ridgefield Art Walk Kicks Off
52 artists from Ridgefield and surrounding towns will present their work in 45 downtown storefronts and inside stores around town.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — The fifth annual Ridgefield Art Walk kicks off Friday, Aug. 24th and will run through Saturday, Sept. 8th.
Fifty-two artists from Ridgefield and surrounding towns in Westchester and Fairfield counties will present paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, and more in forty-five downtown storefronts and inside stores around Ridgefield.
The Art Walk is presented by the Ridgefield Guild of Artists and will include many merchants on Main Street, Bailey Avenue, Governor Street and The Marketplace at Copps Hill Common.
Opening night is August 24th from 5-8 p.m. where artists will be at the stores for opening receptions. Saturday, August 25th, is Artist Day, with participating artists filling the streets with demonstrations. RMAC musicians will provide entertainment on Main Street. There will be a companion show, Walk on Down, at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists’ gallery barn at 34 Halpin Lane, featuring one piece from each participating artist.
Pam Stoddart, Executive Director and Chair of Art Walk 2018, invites everyone to “Come out on this late summer weekend and help us celebrate the arts in Ridgefield!” All artwork is for sale. Proceeds from sales go back to the 501c3 non-profit organization to help with future programming.
There will be an information table in front of Town Hall on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Maps of participating artists and stores are available at each venue, the information table, as well as the Guild at 34 Halpin Lane. For more information, call 203.438.8863 or visit rgoa.org.
Photo: Patch Archive/Renee Schiavone
