OGDEN’S FIRST FRIDAY ART STROLL
Where to go, park, and what to do.
Door-front of Ruby Relic’s new brick and mortar in Ogden at 2487 Grant Avenue. Photo courtesy of Ruby Relics.
Ogden First Friday Art Stroll happens every first Friday of the month at participating locations from 6-9 p.m. Coffee shops, event spaces, businesses, and art galleries open their doors for the night to showcase local visual and performing artists. New art exhibits and live music performances all over the downtown area are all within a walkable distance. The free community event is hosted by Ogden City Arts. A list of locations and things to do is available every month, here.
This month’s art stroll is Friday, May 5, 6-9 p.m. This time it lands on Cinco de Mayo and Los Churros del Norte food truck is having their Grand Opening at The Monarch. Brother Ray’s Salsa will be there, too. Here is our guide, separated it into zones; simply choose where to start and see if you can hit all three!
Some of the major art stroll stops, in order: Ogden Union Station, The Local Artisan Collective, Emmisoure Gallery, Ogden Contemporary Arts, Dumke Arts Plaza, The Monarch, Eccles Art Center, and Fiction. Photos by Deann Armes
PARKING
First, a word about parking. Not many people know this, but there is a huge FREE parking lot at The Junction. This is an idea place to park for the art stroll. You can walk from this parking garage to many art stroll locations, and, for some, it’s even possible to walk to all of them. Or, start at either Union Station, with its large free parking lot, or The Monarch if you get there early—there is a small parking lot across the street. Fiction, just two blocks south on Washington Blvd., has a large free parking lot and is a great spot to start at. If you start there, hit Angry Goat or Harp and Hound for dinner & drinks, or the taco cart, on your way to The Monarch and Historic 25th Street.
Free parking at The Junction Parking Garage, 2347 Grant Avenue.
Places to Park
1) The Junction Parking Garage, 2347 Grant Ave.
2) The Monarch, 455 25th St.
3) Fiction, 2717 Washington Blvd.
4) Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave.
ART STROLL STOPS
Categorizes by area/district
NINE RAILS CREATIVE DISTRICT (in order east to west)
Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Ave.: Opening reception; works from the Historic Utah Competition, 5-8 p.m., and art by the Palette Club of Ogden.
Lester Park, 663 24th St.: New stop! Artwork by locals of all ages, first pop-up art show.
Ogden Contemporary Arts, 455 25th St.: Solo exhibition for New Mexico artist Eric J. García. Reveal of community art mural with García.
The Monarch Open Studio Night, 455 25th St.: Ogden Twilight tickets giveaway, Los Churros del Norte food truck Grand Opening, Brother Ray’s Salsa, Van Sessions Live Audience Music Podcast, Thrift Jam mobile thrift shop, Artist Studios, Happy Magpie Books, Art Box shop.
Dumke Arts Plaza, 445 25th St.: Art installations by Utah artists Michael Whiting and Tyrone Davies.
HISTORIC 25TH STREET (in order west to east)Ogden Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave.: Community Art Show Exhibit, “Black and White Show,” (lobby) “Chronicling the Lives of Black Ogden” (Gallery at the Station) and “Connection” by Ben Lomond High students (Myra Powell Gallery).
Grounds for Coffee 25th Street, 111 25th St.: Featured artist Josh Smith.
Salt and Sage Art Studio, 115 25th St.: TBD
Alaskan Gold Connection, 167 25th St.: New jewelry by Carl Cox.
The Bonneville, 221 25th St.: Closed this month.
Cara Koolmees Gallery, 256 26th St.: Mother’s Day gifts; paintings with flowers in vibrant colors.
Gallery on 25th Street, 268 25th St.: Featured artist David Crowther and live music by award-winning singer/songwriter John Burrows.
Brookey Bakes, 290 25th St.: closed this month for Brooke’s birthday.
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD & THE JUNCTION (in order south to north)Fiction, 2717 Washington Blvd.: TBD
The Local Artisan Collective, 2371 Kiesel Ave.: Woodburning artist Joe Eilander from The Shark Shack. Workshops, demos, giveaways, and classes.
Emmisoure Gallery, 2246 Washington Blvd.: New featured artist every month with resident artists.
Hilton Garden Inn, 2271 Washington Blvd.: Featured artist Vicecream.
Ruby Relic’s, 2487 Grant Ave.: New stop! Grand opening, new art gallery and apparel shop. Paintings on display by the owners, local artists Robert and Megan Asay.
Sacred Rose Tattoo Sanctuary, 2562 Washington Blvd.: New stop, new business! Featured artist, owner Rachel Rose Manning.
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Shaw Gallery, 3964 West Campus Dr.: Opening of “Catherine Zublin: A Legacy of Costume Design Stitched Together.”