ABOUT FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK
Gallery Route One in Point Reyes Station is producing First Friday Art Walk, taking place on first Fridays, June through October in downtown Point Reyes Station California.
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The First Friday Art Walk is made possible, in part,
through a grant from the
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Come here to find out what spaces are participating, and any special events they might be hosting.
What's Happening September 6th
Gallery Route One
11101 Hwy One, Suite 1101
August 2 - September 7
Showing:
The Box Show!
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Night before final bids! Don't miss it.
If you look at a plain wooden box and don’t see a blank canvas, that’s about to change. A San Francisco Bay Area tradition, THE BOX SHOW™ is an annual showcase of the inventive and ingenious ways transcendent works of art can emerge from the simple starting point of a plain wooden box.
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In 1999, Gallery Route One gave wooden boxes to local artists to create anything they wished. Twenty-six years later, THE BOX SHOW™ is more popular than ever, annually drawing thousands of people to this major gallery event in the rural West Marin town of Point Reyes Station.
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For THE BOX SHOW™, Gallery Route One distributes 150 identically sized wooden boxes to 150 artists and aspiring community members, all eager to interpret their art within this unique three-dimensional canvas. Two months later, an incredibly diverse exhibit of artwork occupies the gallery for five weeks. Silent bidding for the boxes occurs throughout the show online.
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THE BOX SHOW™ is not only a remarkable opportunity for artists to flex their creativity in their chosen medium and beyond; it is also a fundraiser for Gallery Route One’s outreach programs: the Latino Photography Project, the Artists in Schools, as well as exhibitions in the Project Space addressing environmental, immigration and social justice issues. It helps with our operational costs as well!
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Which box will be your favorite?
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For more information on the Box Show and Gallery Route One, click on our logo above.
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GRO is Open Thursdays - Mondays, 11am -5pm
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Music by EA Zappa (Ric), who is a multi-media artist (and Gallery Route One Artist Member), musician, woodworker, and published composer (Seesaw Music Corp.). Ric has been playing guitar since he was twelve years old, listening to everything from classical and jazz to popular music. As a retired music teacher and conductor, Ric now performs solely for his love of music. His fingerstyle guitar playing, characterized by intricate melodies and rhythmic nuances, reflects his deep appreciation for diverse musical genres.
11245 Hwy One
Continuing and held over through the September 6th Artwalk:
BEST OF THE BEST, an exhibit featuring Marty Knapp’s Finest Coastal Marin black & white landscape photographs. Books and custom-printed artist notecards are available as well as framed photographs in several popular sizes.
The gallery, at 11245 Highway One, is open Fridays through Sundays 11am - 5pm and by appointment. The complete collection of Marty’s iconic landscapes can also be seen at MartyKnapp.com. Phone 415 663-8670.
11250 Hwy One
September 1 - 24
Showing: Thomas Wood
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San Francisco native Thomas Wood grew up in a house filled with paintings and sculpture, and art was a frequent topic of conversation. He was inspired by his artist parents Mireille and Phil Wood, his grandfather Gottardo Piazzoni, his cousin Russ Chatham and great-uncle Maurice del Mué. All were landscape painters.
He began painting when he was around eight at the family's ranch in Carmel Valley, when his parents provided him with easel, sketch box, brushes and oil paints.
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Open Monday- Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
65 Third Street, Unit 14
The Visions space invites collaboration, inclusion and sharing of ideas; bringing together objects from local and international makers and artists, and curated to reflect values of sustainability, utility, expansiveness and beautilful design. Come say hi :)
Open Friday - Monday 11am - 4pm
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11101 Hwy One, Suite 105
Come Back in October!
11101 Hwy One, Suite 201
One Day Only, September 6, 2024, 2-7pm
Showing: “After Dark” a popup with Evgenia Lingerie and Good Juju for Humans
Join us as we highlight local, Nicasio based artisans Stephanie Bodnar of Evgenia Lingerie and Megan Fleming of Good Juju for Humans.
Evgenia Lingerie is fine lingerie for the modern heartbreaker. It is versatile and beautiful, the ideal marriage of strength and delicacy; meant to be worn out and about not strictly relegated to the boudoir. Featured in Vogue, The Lingerie Addict, Marie Claire, The San Francisco Chronicle, PopSugar, Domino, Self, and CNN, Evgenia Lingerie and Stephanie Bodnar have been talked about the world over.
Good Juju for Humans is a line of small batch fragrances and skincare designed and crafted by Megan Fleming. Fleming layers local and thoughtfully sourced oils and ingredients to create sumptuous scents that evoke the rich and unique biophilia of West Marin. Each scent is an invitation to drop into yourself, get quiet and come into the present.
About Coyuchi: Founded in 1991, Coyuchi is a pioneer in organic home textiles. Our organic bed and bath linens are sourced from nature, sustainable in every way and crafted with care from farm to finish. Experience the difference at our flagship store in Point Reyes Station.
Evgenia Lingerie
11275 Hwy One
Featuring:
Original Mono prints/Pastels
Fine Prints
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also continuing:
Cindy Granados
Assemblages
Nancy Stein
Paintings & Prints
Sylvia Gonzalez
Original Mono prints/Pastels
Fine Prints
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Visit the open garden for a dash of libations.
Vita Collage is a thoughtful collection of Home * Fashion *Jewelry * Art * and Garden acquisitions with a particular perspective: offering an alternative shopping experience in an inspiring environment.
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Monday 11:30 –4:00 , Tuesday Appt, Wed & Thurs 11:00– 4:30 
Friday 11:00–5 :00, Saturday 10:30 –5 :00, Sunday 11:00 –5 :00
Michael Garlington
Sylvia Gonzalez
Come Back in October!
11101 Hwy One, Suite 105
503 B Street
This month in the Dance Palace Lobby Art Gallery we present “Baja Collection” by Laura Riley. Join Laura at her IN-PERSON reception in the Dance Palace lobby on Friday, September 6th from 5-7pm.
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“The inspiration to paint is almost everywhere I look, where I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. From trails on Mount Tamalpais to the Sausalito harbor, there is no shortage of beauty to inspire.”
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Laura Riley’s art career began after leaving a teaching post in 2015. A friend gave her a small book titled “Art Before Breakfast” by Danny Gregory. Eager to start a sketchbook, Laura soon began taking drawing and painting classes at the local community college. Together with an art buddy, sketching people in local cafés and on location plein air became a regular practice. When COVID-19 disrupted their routine, they transitioned to online art classes. Discovering the Creative Visionary Program with Nick Wilton was a turning point.
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Laura continues to learn from teachers and fellow classmates, exploring various mediums including oils, pastels, gouache, watercolor, and Gel-plate printing. Most recently, there was an opportunity to teach pickleball in Baja, Mexico for several months. The vibrant colors and flavors of Mexico proved intoxicating, and painting almost every afternoon in the warmth of the ocean breezes led to the creation of the “Baja Collection.”
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Regular Gallery Hours Monday – Friday 9am-3pm
Claire Peaslee performing at Toby's Feed Barn front porch in July
Performance at the Dance Palace for the Art Walk
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Claire Peaslee will perform Action Theater on the outside deck of the Dance Palace.
In Action Theater improvisation, nothing at all is planned in advance: everything arises in the body and imagination, moment by moment. Claire is a long-time devotee of this form and now teaches Action Theater in West Marin. For the First Friday Art Walk in July, she offered improvisations at Toby's Feed Barn (see photo). Now, from The Dance Palace front deck, she will perform three short solos, starting at 5:30, 6:00, and 6:30 PM. Special thanks to artist Laura Riley and The Dance Palace Arts Committee, celebrating a new show of paintings in the lobby.
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11101 Hwy One, Suite 109
Come Back in October!
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Open Thursday & Friday: 12-5
Saturday 11-6
Sunday 12-5
For private visits & design consultation please ring: 415-720-0434
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For the September Art Walk Ernesto’s Studio will feature the collage art of Rosemary Smith. Besides being Ernesto’s daughter Rosemary was the first baby born in West Marin in 1982.
“Rosemary Smith makes collages from cut paper and found images. Her compositions contain portraiture, photography, and strong graphic elements. Each piece is one of a kind and meticulously arranged through a process of exploration and experimentation”.
11101 Hwy One, Suite 107, next to Cafe Reyes
11315 Hwy One
Susan Hall
Showing:
Work by Marin Artists, Kathleen Lipinski, Tom Killion, Todd Pickering, Joyce Laws, Susan Hall, Wendy Schwartz, & Andrea Hubbard. Also featuring Nichibei and Gokan pottery.
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Todd Pickering, Joyce Laws, Kathleen Lipinsky, and Susan Hall will be at Leona's to talk to the public.
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Susan Hall was born in Point Reyes Station, California. She attended the California College of Arts and Crafts and the University of California, Berkeley. Her work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Brooklyn Museum.
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Todd Pickering received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute where he concentrated on landscape photography and sculpture. Travels have taken him from above the Arctic Circle in Norway to the rainforests in Hawaii and to the jungles of Sri Lanka. Recent years you can find him walking the curves and edges of the Point Reyes region in California.
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Joyce Laws ' is inspired by what she sees from her studio that sits on a hillside over looking Tomales Bay in Inverness. She loves how the fog softens the edges of the world around her spilling over the hilltops, hovering in a thick mass over the bay and then thinning and lifting off the surface of the bay to give her peeks of the rippled water below and the blue sky above. She loves the bright, clear, sunny days and the strong contrast of the dark green trees against the Golden hills. She is drawn to paintings with such interesting surfaces that she wants to reach out and touch them. Success is when she can see that she has made a small step toward that goal.
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Kathleen Lipinski has worked with Marin landscape in painting and printmaking for 40 years. Her art combines a love of nature with her dedication to realism, attention to detail, and the ability to capture the quality of light.
Her oil paintings range in size from postcard-sized to canvases as large as 14 feet wide. Limited edition giclée prints are created from her original oil paintings which capture the color and detail of her unique style in signed and numbered works on paper.
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Open daily, 11am - 5pm.
Todd Pickering
Kathleen Lipinski
Joyce Laws
80 4th Street
Showing:​ Jamie Kuhn
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Jamie Kuhn is a multi-media artist from Fairfax , California, specializing in sewing and textile arts. She began sewing at the age of nine, as a way to further develop her interest in medieval fashion. These days, she finds herself inspired by the beauty and colors of the natural world (often incorporating natural dyes and traditional botanical printing methods into her pieces), as well as the way in which fashion can be used both as a tool of endless personal expression, and to encapsulate the spirit of our time
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Merchants of Thirst will be here as well, doing a free wine tasting!
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At Wild West Ferments we are inspired by the ancient wisdom of our work. Fermentation is an age-old practice of preserving and enhancing food through a simple dance with nature. The act of fermenting foods has been engaged to preserve harvests and create alcohol (and religious experiences) by ancient cultures all over the world. In every culture known, the lore and traditions related to fermentation help us understand what a vital role it plays in food systems and religious beliefs. Today the frontiers of science are focusing on the benefits of fermentation in a myriad of realms, confirming that age-old ways have value beyond our knowing.
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Open Friday - Monday, 11am - 5pm.
Jamie Kuhn
Music on the lawn by El Radio Fantastique
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El Radio Fantastique is a cinematic, genre-bending band that defies classification. It is led by its founder, Giovanni DiMorente. Channeling disparate past experiences as a grave digger, dumpster diver, and pop star (of the 80s band Times Two), DiMorente fancies and celebrates the broken and crooked, the paradox of finding beauty in things unpleasant, and he and his band celebrate them with sublime melody and raw emotion.
11285 Hwy One
Showing:
Work by local artists:
Mary Mountcastle Eubank
Rozalynd Roos Merrill
Art Rogers
Marty Knapp
Michael Garlington
on display throughout the restaurant.
HOURS
Sunday
10am-3pm brunch
4pm-8pm dinner
Monday – Friday
11am-3pm brunch
4pm-8pm dinner
Saturday
10am-3pm brunch
4pm-9pm dinner
CLOSED Wednesdays
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WERKSTATT
@POINT REYES JEWELERS
11101 Hwy One, Ste. 103
Celebrate our Grand Opening with us!
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Hung on our walls you will find the work of Eric Whitten of Point Reyes Station, Julia Lucey of Fairfax, John Hersey of San Anselmo and Sara Burgess of Sausalito, among many more. Enjoy the scents of San Rafael made incense, and find your new favorite throw pillows and ceramics. Try on cottons, linens and hand knit mohair from folks who live right down the road from you. And you will of course also find handmade jewelry by David Clarkson and Lilia Chandran.
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Werkstatt is a contemporary boutique offering jewelry, clothing, home goods and fine art created exclusively by local artists.
