OGDEN’S FIRST FRIDAY ART STROLL: JULY
Where to go, park, and what to do.
Poster for “Send in the Clowns” show on Friday, July 7 outside of Ruby’s Relics art gallery at 2487 Grant Avenue in Ogden.
Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll is Friday, July 7, 6-9 p.m. with Ruby’s Relics art gallery sending in the clowns (and skateboards) along with more art exhibit openings and live entertainment all over downtown. There’s live music at Gallery 25 on Historic 25th Street by award-winning local musician John Burrows, Not Blue Violet at Blankspace Gallery, and four local acts—The Proper Way, Michelle Moonshine, Andrew Wiscombe, and Marny Proudfit—will perform on The Banyan Collective’s live audience music podcast, Van Sessions, at The Monarch starting at 7 p.m. If you’re in town this weekend, get the art stroll on your agenda.
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.
Here is our guide, separated it into zones so you can plan your stroll.
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
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.: “Traces of the West” and the Plein Air Competition opening reception and exhibits (5-8 p.m.).
Lester Park, 663 24th St.: New stop! Artwork by locals of all ages, second pop-up art show.
Ogden Contemporary Arts, 455 25th St.: Solo exhibition: artist-in-residence artist from New Mexico, Eric J. García.
The Monarch Open Studio Night, 455 25th St.: Van Sessions Live Audience Music Podcast, Thrift Jam mobile thrift shop, Artist Studios, Happy Magpie Books, Art Box.
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.: Palette Club 80th Anniversary Exhibit and Human Images by Camela Corocran, Linsday Huss, and Faris Alalawai.
Grounds for Coffee 25th Street, 111 25th St.: TBA
Historic Tattoo Shop, 171 25th St.: Featured artist Rikki Fowls.
Salt and Sage Art Studio, 115 25th St.: TBA
The Diamond Room, 131 25th St.: featured artist Jessica Marine.
Alaskan Gold Connection, 167 25th St.: featured artist Colby Dalton.
The Bonneville, 221 25th St.: TBA
Cara Koolmees Gallery, 256 26th St.: new 2024 calendars and summer paintings.
Gallery on 25th Street, 268 25th St.: Three-level art gallery and live music by award-winning singer/songwriter John Burrows.
Brookey Bakes, 290 25th St.: featured artist 13-year-old Lucy Barragan.
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD & THE JUNCTION (in order south to north)Fiction, 2717 Washington Blvd.: TBA
The Local Artisan Collective, 2371 Kiesel Ave.: Featured artist Emery from Social Lies Art. Little Artisan Market. 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 artists are three cousins: Sonia (15), Andrea (13), Adriana (15) and the culinary arts of the Garden Grille.
Ruby Relics, 2487 Grant Ave.: “Send in the Clowns” art exhibit opening by the owners, local artists Robert and Megan Asay. Releasing a limited run of custom-designed skateboard decks. Clown-inspired art and free stickers!
Sacred Rose Tattoo Sanctuary, 2562 Washington Blvd.: New stop, new business!
Studio 333 Architects, 333 24th St.: featuring local artist Katie Benson.
Blankspace Gallery, 298 24th Street #435 D (the Old Post Office): featured artist Jill Whit + DJ and live music by Not Blue Violet at 8 p.m. + tattoo raffle.
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Shaw Gallery, 3964 West Campus Dr.: TBA
