Marietta Square Art Walk

Give the gift of original art this holiday season! On 12/12 (that’s TODAY), at 12 pm, join the galleries on the Marietta Square for a Small Gems Holiday Hop. Shop, sip, and stroll, enjoying the Square decked out for the holidays, and shop at each gallery in person from 12-4. @robertkentgalleries @northparkgallery @dkcontemporarygallery @musecofineart ... @loftmarietta #mariettasquare See more

It’s First Friday and the Square will be overflowing with holiday cheer. Stroll the park, grab some dinner, and enjoy the gallery openings all evening. #TisTheSeason #mariettasquare

Thanks, Atlanta Magazine, for naming our First Fridays Best Neighborhood Art Walk

Sure, we all miss Art Walk, but the Square is still bursting at the seams with beautiful works. Stop by The Loft to see this dreaming painting in person. Artist Spotlight: Gwen Wong at @loftmarietta From the artist: "My work is painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. I am inspired by the idea of a childhood revisited through fables, fairy tales and nursery rhymes that are often told as bedtime stories.... It is through this story telling and other childhood rituals that I have begun the process of deconstructing the ideas of childhood innocence and how that may influence and imprint who we become as adults. I often find myself working simultaneously with animal imagery in a separate body of work that allows me to explore these sentient creatures and ponder their symbolism and meaning in modern and ancient cultures. The animals are not sentimental and cute but characters with a trace of humanity. It is imagination at the core of these pieces that drives me to create my own stories and interpretations that often contrast the unexpected and represent the possibility. As a contemporary painter, I choose to use a combination of indirect painting and wet-on-wet techniques. By blending these techniques, I can add bold color (wet-on-wet) as well as create depth of layers that can only be achieved through glazing. Work featured: Momentary Stillness Oil on Panel 32x24 $3,200 Check out more works from Gwen Wong at The Loft’s newest exhibition, BOUNTIFUL, on view through November. See more: https://www.loftmarietta.com/gwen-wong Follow Gwen on IG: @gwenwongart Follow The Loft on IG and FB: @loftmarietta #mariettasquare #walkthewalk

It looks like Art Walk will not officially be back until 2021, but First Fridays are still lovely on The Square. Pop in the galleries for show openings or view their collections 24/7 at @onlineartwalk. This beauty by @gwenwatersfineart is at @northparkgallery #EveryDayIsAnArtWalk #mariettasquare

August First Friday is fast approaching. Come out for a low key stroll, dinner, and gallery hop. No sidewalk artists this month, but most galleries will be open and masks are encouraged. #freshAir #OneDayAtATime #mariettasquare... #MakingLemonade See more