Yesterday, the First Friday Art Walk on South Santa Fe Drive here in Denver took place for the first time in 15 months. A number of galleries were open on previous First Fridays, but many others stayed closed, and the crowds were sparse. Yesterday, however, every gallery was open, and the crowds were huge, although mostly unmasked, and so I hope everyone present got their Covid vaccine shot before attending. There was a huge line in front of the Sparks Gallery, as seen in the photograph on the left. I thought they were waiting to get into the gallery, but in fact they were all in line for a food truck serving Greek food. The second longest line was to get into the Renegade Brewing Company across the street. I am glad to see Denver's art community still has their priorities straight.
I really enjoyed walking along Santa Fe Drive yesterday evening, popping into the galleries and doing a bit of people-watching, but to be honest, I really didn't like most of the art. Much of it was amateurish, and the upscale galleries were featuring what I consider pretty mediocre work and asking many thousands of dollars for it. And there was virtually no photography on exhibit at all. But it was a warm and sunny early evening in June, and it was good to see things getting back to normal at last. Let's hope it stays that way.
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