Legend has it that we began, after much hand-wringing and nervous sweating (but not by me, of course), that first fateful evening almost a decade ago with five exhibitions. (Or was it eight? Nobody can remember.) And we felt downright lucky to get 'em, too!
Clearly the Art Walk has grown a bit. I've been going over the stats for the Edmonds Art Walk and, while I suspected the figures impressive, I never thought I'd see something like this!
Last year, 2009, alone, saw 497 art exhibitions and live music performances during the Art Walk! (Well over 600 artists, musicians and authors were featured!) What were the favorites? Well, as you might expect, among the top five media are mixed media paintings and acrylic paintings and color photography. Then, too, you also find oil paintings and watercolors, as well.
What else shows up at the top? Mixed media (including group exhibitions). Also jewelry and, surprisingly, fabric/textiles. How about that, eh?
How does 2009 compare with previous years? You guessed it! The Art Walk is growing bigger every year!
Here's the breakdown, below.
2010: 112 exhibitions (so far)
2009: 497 exhibitions
2008: 316 exhibitions
2007: 242 exhibitions
2006: 12 exhibitions (the first year we began recording stats)
I know what you're thinking. (In fact, I can hear Bonnie H right now: "Jeff, you fathead! You only began recording stats in 2006!? What were you thinking?!") Well, the truth is that we honestly didn't expect the Art Walk to grow so large when we first began it. In fact, we figured it would sputter on for a couple of years and, then, like most art walks, run out of gas.
Clearly, Edmonds' Art Walk has not!
--Jeff
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