The 31st Annual Art Walk is taking place throughout downtown on Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. with a reception at the Wood County Senior Center to follow from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
This free event welcomes everyone to see the work of local artists in their pop-up shops throughout different merchants in downtown.
Downtown Bowling Green and the Bowling Green Arts Council have partnered to put on a fun-filled day with art.
Begin by going to the senior center to see a preview of each artist’s work; vote for the People’s Choice Award winner. Pick up a map of where their artwork is on display at local area merchants.
Along with the art, there will also be a flowerpot raffle at the senior center where the public may buy tickets the day of the event to vote for their favorite flowerpot and a chance to take one home. These have all been decorated by people in our community. The best by popular vote will win Downtown Dollars.
The reception will be at the senior center with light refreshments provided by Qdoba, Biggby Coffee and Kabob It and live music by Sandy Coursey. Here, the juried winners, people’s choice winners, and flowerpot raffle winners will be announced.
The proceeds from this event benefit the Bowling Green Arts Council and Downtown Bowling Green Flower Fund.
Melissa Ladd is the juror. John and Alice Calderonello sponsored the first people’s choice award. Jeff and Inge Klopping sponsored the second place people’s choice award. Laurie and Dick Newlove sponsored the third place people’s choice award. The Bowling Green State University School of Art sponsored the first-place juried award; the BG Arts Council for sponsoring second place juried award. The Downtown BG S.I.D. fsponsored the juried third place award. The Downtown Foundation sponsored the flowerpot winning prize.
Art Walk on Saturday will feature artwork from Bowling Green City Schools students.
From 11 a.m.-3 p.m., artwork from grades K-8 will be on display at 112 S. Main St. while the Senior Art Show will be at Coyote Beads, 178 S. Main.
