Jerome’s newest gallery ‘Lola’ will be showing owner Joe Christopher’s enchanting folk art painting “Friends.”

Jerome Art Walk on April 5th
 
Sedona, AZ - March 26, 2008 - April 5th in Jerome will be the kick-off of the spring season with Jerome First Saturday Art Walk. Pleasant nights invite us all outside for a stroll, great art , music, food and good conversation.

This mountain town is home to 30 galleries and working studios, from the creative group at the Old Jerome High School to the upper level Clubhouse with furniture artists at StahlKraft.

From 5:00to 8:00PM, galleries will be hosting openings, parties, and great musicians. Have dinner at one of Jerome’s great restaurants and maybe even spend the night in a Bed and Breakfast or charming hotel.

Gallery 527 offers art, music and lively conversation on a lovely spring night in Jerome.
Top-shelf artist, Flamenco Guitarist Drew Diego Bennett Grammy® Nominated for Best New Artist and for Best Contemporary World Music Album for his release, 'Flamenco Salsa' will be performing at Gallery 527 in Jerome on April 5th during this months Art Walk. Sculptor Jeff Zischke will be on hand with new work in the outside garden and copper woven mirror artists Tom and Jean Heffernan will be explaining their interesting process. …. 5:00-8:00PM
at 527 Main Street. Contact Donna at (928) 649-2277 for more information.
 
The Spirit Art Gallery will be featuring Leo Shakespeare, who builds working sundials that will magically pull you into a world of peace, stillness and graceful order. Each dial is unique and designed for a specific place, so each one is a new delight to make. The possibilities
of form are virtually unlimited. Leo has crafted sundials in porcelain, and carved stone and tiles, using copper, bronze, stone and clay for the gnomons. Leo believes that most gardens and homes need more than one dial. Entertainment will be provided by award-winning musician William Hoshal. William, who has been influenced by R. Carlos Nakai, Robert Tree
Cody and Douglas Spotted Eagle. He incorporates the traditional native flute into the harmonic and rhythmic structures of jazz and contemporary classical music.
 
One of the most accomplished of Jerome artists is Derryl Day.  Derryl Day Art Studio & Gallery is located in the historic Old Jerome High School. Derryl has hiked over 750 miles throughout the Grand Canyon. For over 25 years, he has dropped into the Canyon to paint and explore its trails and ridgelines. Visit a collection of paintings at www.derryldayartstudio.com and contact Derryl at 928-634-2072 or derryldayartist@aol.com.
 
Jerome welcomes its newest artist who is the owner of Lola, a gallery with a distinctive New Orleans flair. “JoJo”, also known as Joe Christopher, used to sell his paintings in Jackson Square, in the heart of that magical city. After Katrina, he left the bayou country for
higher ground and found the highest, driest place he could ? Jerome, Arizona. He now is a full time resident who runs his shop and enchants his visitors with his folk art paintings. Visit Lola at 420 Hull Avenue in Jerome.
 
On the evening of Jerome’s April 5th Art Walk, Pura Vida Gallery is proud to host a showing of Sedona Ceramic Artist Firuse Stalcup’s newest work. This show, titled “Oceanic Realms,” highlights Firuse’s most recent works in Paper Clay.
 
Firuse has been creating architectural, functional, sculptural and decorative ceramics and employing raku firing techniques since 1985. A background in Chemistry has helped her to develop trademark glazes and her visionary energy has allowed her to move freely in all aspects of the ceramic art form. From Diatoms to Mermaids, Firuse’s most recent body of work will entice you to enter the oceanic realms of you fantasies, all the while being surrounded by the high desert charm of central Arizona.
 
Come join Sedona’s beloved ceramic artist for an undersea experience.  Firuse will be on hand from 5-8pm on the evening of the Art Walk to discuss her work. In addition, Pura Vida Gallery will host its infamous champagne and chocolate reception for the attendees. Pura Vida Gallery is located at 501 School Street in Jerome, just three doors down from the Red Rooster Café. You may reach the gallery at 634-0937.
 
"The Art of Discovery" at The Jerome Artist’s Co-op will feature the luminous and award-winning landscapes of plein air painter Cody DeLong.  Conceptual thumbnail sketches will be on display, alongside the studio paintings which sprang from them. Select figure drawing studies will be featured, as well as some plein air paintings.  The show at the Jerome Artists Cooperative Gallery runs through May 1.
 
Come to Jerome for First Saturday Art Walk and see why this magical town is fast becoming Arizona’s Art Destination. For more information contact Donna at 928 649-2277 or visit www.jeromeartwalk.com.

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