First Friday Art Walk is back. Starting Friday, May 3, select local artists’ studios and arts organizations will be open to the public from 6-9pm for the public to view and enjoy. First Friday Art Walk originally started in February 2004 by local artist Steven Carlyle-Smith. Smith states “I started the First Friday Art Walk back in Feb. 2004, with the help of Chris Miller, who created the map, fliers, and posters. An art walk helps the community find the hidden culture. You don’t have to be a VIP art collector to visit an artist’s studio, gallery or museum." Bringing back the art walk helps add to what is already great about the arts community in Great Falls by allowing artists to meet and greet the community in the comfort of their studios or art spaces.

First Friday Art Walk is free for all, and visitors can tour artists’ studios or arts organizations listed on the “First Friday Art Walk GF, MT” public Facebook group. A downloadable map is available on Facebook to guide visitors’ tours. The map will be edited up until the event, so it is important for the public to keep checking the Facebook page closer to the event for the most updated locations.

The public can meet local Great Falls artists, such as Julia Becker (Root Orbit Studio), Natalie Woodson, Steven Carlyle-Smith, and Paul Paulick, by visiting their art studios. Visit Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art; Hotel Arvon; Cassiopeia Books (featuring artist C.M. Doom); artists at the Times Square building; and The Wrangler Gallery. Over time, more arts organizations and individual artists will join in the First Friday Art Walk, so keep checking the "First Friday Art Walk GF, MT” Facebook group and stay in the know! https://www.facebook.com/groups/393029496947023/