Destination: Garland

The intimate Estudio Felisa Arte gallery space in the Garland District is showing the work of four artists this weekend as part of the monthly Spokane First Friday Art Walk.

On display are the latest acrylic paintings by gallery owner Felisa Carranza, watercolors by Michael Campbell, steel sculpture by Lori Hay and landscapes by emerging artist William Hay.

“I am most influenced by nature and the outdoors,” says William Hay, who grew up on a farm near Tekoa, Wash. He is bringing seven oil paintings from his “Garden Series.”

“My favorite artists include French impressionist Claude Monet and fauvist painter and sculptor Henri Matisse,” he says.

First Friday receptions

Other First Friday venues are in the downtown area. Go at your own pace during this self-guided Art Walk. Many of the venues feature live music and light refreshments. All receptions are on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated):

• Arbor Crest, 808 W. Main Ave., River Park Square, third level – Hand-painted specialty glass and dinnerware by Susan “Suki” Girten from Antique Expressions.

• Art and Soul, 1601 W. Pacific Ave. – Mixed media and handmade bead jewelry by Karen Swanson; watercolors, giclee prints and ink drawings by Rhedi.

• Artisans’ Wares, 1009 W. First Ave. (reception 5 to 9 p.m.) – Works by Spokane oil painter Charlie Hamm.

• Artist’s Tree Gallery, 828 W. Sprague Ave. (reception 5 to 9 p.m.) – Narada S. Carter’s transcendental oil paintings and giclee prints, along with tattoo body artist Mehndi Henna, artist Cheri Javier-Croff and local author Beth Bollinger’s book signing for “Until the End of the Ninth.”

• Avenue West Gallery, 1021 W. First Ave. (reception 5 to 9 p.m.) – Potter Kyle Patterson, “Avenue West Has Gone to the Dogs.”

• Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Ave. – “Art in the Alley,” ceramics from the Track Side Gallery.

• Brews Bros. Espresso Lounge, 734 W. Sprague Ave. – Black-and-white photography by Karli Fairbanks.

• Conexion del Tango, 122 S. Monroe St. – Works by local artist Slimm Jacobs

• Empyrean, 154 S. Madison St. – Douglas Cristafir’s acrylics on fabrics, Colleen Quinn’s acrylic abstracts and Michelle LaVar’s stained glass.

• Estudio Felisa Arte, 612 W. Garland Ave. (reception 6 to 9 p.m.) – Lori Hay’s steel sculpture, Michael Campbell’s watercolors, Felisa Caranza’s acrylics and William Hay’s impressionistic oil paintings.

• Farmers and Merchants Bank, 508 W. Third Ave. (reception 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., artist presentation from noon to 1 p.m.) – Mixed media paintings by Felisa Carranza.

• GoodWorks Gallery, 1019 W. First Ave. (reception 5 to 9 p.m.) – “Something Irish,” paintings by Darrell Sullens and photographs by Mike Folsum.

• Kress Gallery, River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave., third level – “Scenes of the Palouse” by Seattle painter Sue Pope.

• New Dawn Books and Shanti Gallery, 509 W. Sprague Ave. – “Peaceful Places,” nature photography by Judy M. Hankel.

• Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. – “In Focus: Regional Artist Spotlight, Squire Broel.” Free admission to all museum exhibits between 5 and 8 p.m.

• Pottery Place Plus, 402 W. Main Ave., reception 5 to 9 p.m. – Whimsical iron work by Amy Hanson and photographer Leslie Woodfill’s vivid images of another time and place.

• Thomas Hammer Coffee Roasters, 210 W. Pacific Ave. – Watercolor paintings by Shawnee Gardner and Mikel Reuter; acrylic paintings by Paul Flanary Jr.

• Women’s Business Center, 827 W. First Ave., Suite 121 (reception 5 to 7 p.m.) – Photographer Cris Sippel’s “Highway 95” in the Women in Art exhibit space.

Other Friday activities

The following places feature art but no reception:

• Brooklyn Nights, 122 S. Monroe St. – Paintings by local artists.

• ComedySportz, 227 W. Riverside Ave. – “Interactive Improv Experience,” 8 p.m.; free admission to the first 15 people who stop by between 5 and 6 p.m.

• Far West Billiards, 1001 W. First Ave. – Works by local artists.

• Global Credit Union, 726 W. Riverside Ave. – Look through the windows and take in work of Glenn Probert.

• Galleria De Felice, Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St. – Works by regional and national artists.

• Liberty Cafe, 404 W. Main Ave. – Representational artwork by local artists.

• Lorinda Knight Gallery, 523 W. Sprague Ave. (until 6 p.m.) – Kathryn Glowen, “Lunar,” large and small works using mixed media.

• Mootsy’s, 9 N. Washington St. – Works by local artists.

• Rock Coffee, 920 W. First Ave. – Paintings by local artists; live music, 8 p.m.

• Spokane Transit Authority Plaza, 701 W. Riverside Ave. – “Remembering Natatorium Park” display.

Cascade art show

More than a dozen aspiring artists living in the Cascade Mobile Home Community are exhibiting their work there this weekend.

Also on view will be the paintings of established artists Don Smith and Ethelynn Coleman, members of the River Ridge Association of Fine Arts.

“There will be more than 50 pieces,” says Smith, organizer of the show. There will be pencil sketch drawings along with oil, watercolor and pastel paintings.

The show takes place in the clubhouse, 2311 W. 16th Ave. (off Highway 195), from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. An artists’ reception is from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Othello’s Old Hotel Gallery

The “Old Window Art” of Doug Miller and Adam Parker is on view during July at the Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello, Wash.

Miller and Parker of Spokane rescue old windows and cabinet doors. They then paint each piece with a different scene, often incorporating vintage maps, posters and prints.

“I was attracted not only by the brilliance of the colors and various scenes that they paint,” says gallery director Patricia Gaimari in an e-mail, “but also with the whimsical nature of painting on old windows.”

The artists waterproof their work so that it can be hung outdoors.

“People buy our pieces to hang on the patio or deck,” Miller says in a news release. “It gives you a way to have art in an outdoor space.”

The gallery, 33 E. Larch St., Othello, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.