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First Friday: The Art of Life

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By Scott Den Herder · August 10, 2009 · 11:35 p.m.

First Friday in the Las Vegas Arts District brings together a wide variety of art, music and people. With so many types of art on display at First Friday, we wondered how people would define something so broad. So we decided to ask a few people to tell us their own definition of art.

Phillip Limon's Cornerstone Art Gallery has tattoo art and more.
Ink house: A gallery for tattoo enthusiasts
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
By Ken Miller
Tattoo art inspired by the Day of the Dead holiday.
Dray's No Picassos
Dray’s "No Picassos" traces the artist’s decade-long impact
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
By Danielle Kelly
Many Las Vegas residents are already familiar with San Francisco-based artist Andre Wilmore; they just don’t know it.
The Downtown Arts District is adding Third Friday to its lineup of cultural festivities, along with First Fridays as seen in this photo from June. The first Third Friday will be January 15.
Double the pleasure, fun at first Third Friday
Downtown Arts District welcomes mid-month celebration
Friday, January 8, 2010
By Laura Davis
If having First Friday once a month isn't enough to get your arts fix, there's good news.
First Friday in the Arts District.
Double the pleasure, double the fun
Downtown Arts District welcomes Third Friday
Friday, January 8, 2010
By Laura Davis
Taking place on the same streets and benefiting the same cause, Third Friday may appear to be similar to First Friday, but it’s projected to vary slightly.
Frijol Boy painted about 100 pieces, many of them on glass, for Frijolero Fest at The Gypsy Den.
First Friday to feature Frijol Boy
Local artist says downtown arts fest perfect for his event, 'Frijolero Fest'
Thursday, October 1, 2009
By Allison Duck
“I never called myself an artist before,” explained local artist Frijol Boy, “I thought that word was thrown around way too much like ‘love.’” After many showings at First Friday, Frijol Boy aka Juan Muniz, was ready to put his own show together.
First Friday a celebration of art, community
DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS:
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
By Cara McCoy
The quirky, creative side of Las Vegas made a showing Friday night in the downtown arts district as artists and revelers gathered for yet another First Friday celebration.
Interview Issue: Cindy Funkhouser
Interview Issue: Cindy Funkhouser
Thursday, July 2, 2009
By Scott Dickensheets
The co-founder of First Friday and owner of the Funk House addresses concerns over the future of the monthly art festival and her rebuttal from other artists that she's a "control freak."
First Friday.
Overheard at First Friday
Random comments from the recently downsized cultural event
Thursday, June 11, 2009
By Aaron Thompson
Random comments from the recently downsized cultural event.
Auctioneer Robert Hawks entertains with his vocal prodding while trying to wrap up an auction outside the Arts Factory during the April 2008 First Friday.
First Friday scales back to its roots for slower months
Friday, June 5, 2009
By Kristen Peterson
If you notice something oddly familiar about tonight’s First Friday, then you’ve probably been around a few years.
The city chose this corridor on Casino Center Boulevard for enhancement because it's the hub of First Friday art events. It's part of a $2 million project that has planted trees, added lighting and widened sidewalks.
Art’s less a thing apart
Downtown: In city’s ‘Atomic Passage,’ benches are sculptures, sidewalks are canvases
Friday, April 3, 2009
By Kristen Peterson
Now that chunky sculptural benches and atomic star clusters have arrived on Casino Center Boulevard, you might want to mosey downtown to see Las Vegas’ first attempt at commingling art and infrastructure in the arts district.
Painters Casey Weldon (foreground) and Chance Gomez work to music at Macro-Fi's Common Ground First Friday afterparty.
Uncommon occurrences
Macro-Fi’s First Friday party marries music and art, with an underground flair all its own
Thursday, January 8, 2009
By Spencer Patterson
A painter mixes colors as electronic beats vibrate the palette cradled in his arm. Emcees spit rapid-fire rhymes in the direction of his canvas, on which a young woman’s face begins coming into focus.
"The Nurtured" by Dray.
Dray, his art head for Atlanta
Thursday, November 20, 2008
By Scott Dickensheets
For those who keep an eye on the arts district, Dray’s departure—for Atlanta—changes the metabolism of the scene a little.
Two bucks could keep festival hopping
Arts Notes:
Monday, January 14, 2008
By Kristen Peterson
Anyone attending the First Friday street festival will be asked to cough up a $2 donation to help fund the monthly art-driven ruckus at Colorado Avenue and Casino Center Boulevard. The admission fee is an attempt by Whirlygig Inc. to help fund the 5-year-old event, which until recently received year-round support from the city. The city is still supporting First Friday to the tune of $80,000 annually but that pays for only six months.
Arts Notes: Stolen Rockwell may get visit from Vegas man
Friday, January 4, 2008
By Kristen Peterson
The case of the stolen Norman Rockwell has been an ongoing game of he sues, she sues, gaining international attention and draining pocketbooks.
TAKE FIVE: COMPARING FIRST FRIDAYS
Thursday, June 7, 2007
By Kristen Peterson
The day of networking and lectures behind them, Americans for the Arts members headed downtown. Six bus loads ended up on Fremont Street for Jenny Holzer's public art display. Three buses headed to First Friday.Karen Mobley, arts director of the Spokane Arts Commission, opted for First Friday, an event in which she is well versed. Mobley is part of First Friday Art Walk in downtown Spokane, Wash., and has observed the trend of First Friday festivals in other cities.