Scottsdale Gallery Association Announces Scottsdale Arts District Reopening
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Gold Palette 2020-2021 ArtWalk Schedule
The SGA’s Gold Palette ArtWalks are offered eight times a year in addition to the SGA’s weekly Thursday evening ArtWalks and feature extended gallery hours, special activities and experiences for attendees such as complimentary wine tasting and/or small bites, and live music and entertainment that align with each event’s theme.| 46th Season Kickoff - Art + Chocolate | October 8, 2020 | 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Canal Convergence | November 12, 2020 | 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Scottsdazzle | December 10, 2020 | 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| TBD | January 14, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Western Week | February 11, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Native Spirit | March 4, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| TBD | April, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| TBD | July, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
Our Next Event
46Th Season Kickoff: Art + Chocolate
Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
The Scottsdale Gallery Association is pleased to announce the return of its long running Gold Palette ArtWalk series with its Art + Chocolate-themed event on Thursday, October 8. Serving as the kick-off to the Association’s 46th season, the Art + Chocolate ArtWalk, welcomes guests to peruse galleries and view local and national art and to be serenaded by a steel drum band as they stroll through the streets of Old Town. Participating galleries will feature chocolate tasting courtesy of local chocolatier Cerreta Candy Company.
This SGA-hosted Gold Palette ArtWalk and its participating member galleries celebrate the return of the robust art community and its 46th season kickoff with special musical entertainment, live artist demonstrations and pre-wrapped chocolate tastings from Cerreta Candy Company, a national chocolate manufacturer located in the Valley for more 50 years. Masks are required and the ArtWalk will abide by all state and local mandated regulations in regards to COVID-19.
“We are grateful to bring our beloved ArtWalk back to the streets of Old Town Scottsdale,” says Scottsdale Gallery Association President French Thompson. “We hope to continue to be the collaborative force for our artists to thrive here in Scottsdale — as well as on a national and global scale — despite the challenges of the pandemic.”
From 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, local art galleries within the Scottsdale Arts District will host individual events of their own. Participating galleries featuring chocolate sampling and/or special exhibits include:
Art One Gallery
4130 N Marshall Way
Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale
7038 E. Main St.
Bonner David Galleries
7040 E Main St.
Carstens Fine Art Studio & Gallery
7077 E. Main St., #5
French Designer Jeweler
7148 E. Main Street
On the Edge
7077 E. Main Street, Ste. 1
Quan’tum Art, Inc.
7077 E. Main St., #16
Mainview Gallery
7120 E. Main Street
Signature Gallery
7177 E Main St, Scottsdale
Xanadu Gallery
7039 E Main St #101
Wilde Meyer Gallery
4142 N, Marshall Way
The Scottsdale Gallery Association hosts the nation’s oldest ArtWalk — established in 1975 — every Thursday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., with eight specially themed Gold Palette ArtWalks occurring throughout the year that offer guests refreshments, entertainment, specialty exhibits and more aligned with each theme. The SGA ArtWalk brings together the finest art in Scottsdale including 28 galleries and two museums — Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West.
A nonprofit organization, the Scottsdale Gallery Association (SGA) consists of gallery owners that promote fine art galleries in the Scottsdale Art District. Scottsdale is home to more than 100 galleries dedicated to exhibiting the finest visual art from around the world as well as local Arizona art. The galleries offer a diverse array of works in a wide variety of mediums. SGA members strive to make art accessible to all, from the serious art collector to the casual art patron.