The Seaside First Saturday Art Walk is all about the arts. Visitors wander, meet artists, sip wine or sample appetizers by favorite restaurants or personal chefs. They can view artist demonstrations, listen to an artist talk or enjoy live performances in music. The art walk is held on the first Saturday of every month, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at businesses, shops, boutiques and dining establishments located between Holladay Drive and Broadway in the historic Gilbert District of downtown Seaside with courtesy parking available on the corner of Holladay and Oceanway.

SunRose Gallery, 606 Broadway | SunRose Gallery introduces the artwork of two new artists for May.  Artful clay pinch pots by Juanita May Smith, whose pots are both decorative and functional. Also featured will be pique assiette mosaic picture frames by Gina Bryant, daughter of popular Astoria artist Chris Bryant.  The phrase “pique-assiette” describes a style of mosaic that incorporates pieces of broken ceramics – plates, dishes, cups, tiles – and other found objects into the design.

The Gilbert District Gallery, 613 Broadway | The gallery, a co-op shared by artists from Washington and Oregon, is celebrating its 12th year and features original watercolors, bronzes, giclee and prints, Native American jewelry, oil paints, greeting cards, nature designs and gifts. Artists include Larry McKee, Diane Beeston, Mike Sage’s incredible sculptured leaves, Lynn Bean,  photographer Steve Bash and more.

Gallery co- owner Dave Bartholet has long played in the national arena of art. He is represented by over 200 galleries all across America. His loose suggestion of habitat combined with his attention to detail of his subjects has made his work collectible by all.

Beach Books in the Loft Gallery at 616 Broadway | Featuring The Green Cab, (a group of artists inspired by the influential BlueRider artist group (Der Blaue Reiter) of Europe in the early 20th century,) was created with the goal of encouraging and inspiring each other, sharing techniques and information about the business side of art, and sharing their work with the public. The “Cabbies” are a synergistic alliance of artists, working in a variety of mediums. Participating artists for May are Jeffery Hall, Annie Brown, Barbara Martin Elina Zeberg and Jim Zaleski.

Fairweather House and Gallery, 612 Broadway | Offers In Full Flower, an opening reception and an exquisite exhibition through the month of May featuring the perfection of flowers depicted in art and display. Flowers are nature’s gift, dating back at least 125 million years.  “Most importantly, flowers commemorate passages in our life.  They express joy and hope in a single bloom.”—Denise Fairweather

Fairweather’s introduces new artists Rebecca Gore and Savvy Dani to the gallery. Rebecca Gore’s paintings are done with acrylics and or oil, with cold wax incorporated as a finish. Resident artist Michael Muldoon will offer a Seaside Painting LIVE ™ episode, starting with a blank canvas at the beginning of the art event with completing a quick finish painting.

In addition living works of flowers will be showcased in a veritable collection of table top centerpieces, vignettes created by interior designer/ gallery owner Denise Fairweather to compliment new floral art from accomplished regional artists Melissa Jander, Paul Brent, Lori Wallace-Lloyd, Joanna Donaca and Kathryn Delany and more.

Seaside nature photographer Neal Maine introduces his latest natural history journal of images and will speak at 6:00pm. Wine tasting, light bites and live music by Shirley Smith-Yates will be provided throughout the evening.  Floral gifts to all patrons.

T.anjuli Gallery, 7 North Holladay Drive |  Artist Billy Lutz is the gallery owner/ resident artist/ Seaside philosopher. His art work focuses on what lies beneath appearances having reemerged back into the field of opposites, the irrational landscape, now exposed, and is stitched into the physical realm for all to see.  From now on, one cannot escape or deny that there is more going on in present tense than just the world spinning and us moving about on its surface.

In addition, original art is to be found at:

Seaside Coffee House, 3 N. Holladay Drive

Seaside Antique Mall, 726 Broadway

Participating Restaurants:

Guido and Vito’s, 604 Broadway

McKeown’s, 1 S Holladay Drive

Three Little Bird’s Bakery, 8 N Holladay Drive

Tora Sushi, 619 Broadway

Nonni’s Bistro, 831 Broadway