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Participation on FIRST FRIDAY varies each time
Print out the MARCH 2 FIRST FRIDAY GUIDE available Monday, February 27


Click on the blue links throughout the month to see What's ON! in the Exchange

Every First Friday from 5-10 p.m.,park at The Bedford Parkade for only $2.50!


125 Adelaide Street According to historian Harry Shave, named “after the daughter of a prominent citizen.”

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Michael Joyal @ cre8ery
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Skullspace


2nd floor  cre8ery Gallery & Studio: bi-weekly exhibitions, events & workshops featuring local artists.
                Studio artists are open by appointment or by chance  Calendar / Video                 
                365 Days Before I Sleep. by Michael Joyal  to Feb.21
   

3rd floor Skullspace Winnipeg's first Hackerspace 
               A place for hackers, builders, programmers, artists and anybody interested in how stuff works 
        

Albert Street  Named in1893 for Prince Albert, the Prince Consort of Queen Victoria 

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Gurevich Fine Art
48  The Albert  Legendary Music Venue Closed temporarily Facebook Events Page                       
61   Prime ProMedia  Audio, video & new media rentals
62 - 100  Manitoba Institute of Sculptors  work studio for clay & stone sculptors 
     - 200  Gurevich Fine Art                  
             To Feb. 17 SENSIBUS - An exhibit of Sensual Art and Corsets 
     - 400  artbeat studio  Studio/ Gallery
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Encaustic by Sue Gordon
63 HAMMOND BUILDING (Elevator)           
     - 308   Duckwranglers 
     - 403   PO-MO  -interactive environments                     
     - 407   Sue Gordon encaustic paintings                         
     - 410   Kathleen Crosby acrylic paintings / Elaine Johnston watercolours                                       
     - 505   Karen Schulz drawings, etchings, portraits                                                    
65   Fleet Galleries Framing and Art Gallery
70   HOOPERS modern furnishings - unique and edgy items of premier design and quality 
75   Exchange Community Church                     
84   The Haberdashery   Hats and Accessories 
91   Mondragón  political bookstore & vegan restaurant            
 

Arthur Street Named in 1873 for businessman Arthur Wellington Ross.

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Dreaming on Stone/ Lithograph with hand colouring / Nora Kobrinsky
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Mackeral Sky/Engraving by Allan Geske
54 Toad Hall Toys  Winnipeg's Premiere Toy Store Open until 9 pm every Friday

70 SILPIT BUILDING (Elevator)                        
     - 425    rosemary miguez  mixed media   Louise Kollinger  acrylic paintings                             
     - 552    Garnet & Ruby Visual Art: ML Kenneth intermedia art
     - 585    Indra Skuja-Grislis  painting, drawing    
     - 603    Peter Graham  oils/printmaking Nora Kobrinsky  oils/printmaking
                Agnes Neufeld  multimedia Mary Alards-Tomalin  painting, photography, printmaking
     - 611    Leona Brown  acrylics   
     - 660    Kelly Ruth painter & fiber artist
     - 680    artbymaxime  view & purchase original art, framed reproductions, posters & cards        
     - 702    Gaëtanne Sylvester  ceramics/printmaking Marlene Campbell  painting/printmaking
                                                                                       
85 Cake-ology  Cake, Treats & Everything In Between
 
100 ARTSPACE BUILDING (Elevator) Corner of Arthur & Bannatyne 
      - main Platform Gallery centre for photographic + digital arts 
                 to Feb. 25 ANDREW HARWOOD  Séancé                                          
                 Cinematheque  Calendar of Films & Events                                          
                 Video Pool Media Arts Centre Independent multimedia production                   
           

       - 5th   Allan Geske printmaker / Kyle Geske  mixed media Bryan Johnson  Custom Jewellery
                   Christy Donald  mixed media/Bonnie Wrighton watercolourist 
                   Watch the Video featuring Allan Geske 
       - 6th  Mary Krieger  printmaker  (open 5-7:30 pm on First Fridays)   
       
         Pauline Braun   printmaker & mixed media artist 

211 Bannatyne Avenue Named for A. G. B. Bannatyne

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 The Folk Exchange the Winnipeg Folk Festival’s intimate concert venue 
 Hosting craft sales, art exhibitions, special events, music workshops and classes, Open Mic nights, and the Live @ the Folk Exchange concert series, featuring intimate performances by local and touring musicians.

Main Street well.. it is Main Street

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 The Edge Urban Artist Village CALENDAR  
       February 14-29  "Breakup Museum"                                                                  
           
          
       MAWA  Mentoring Artists for Women's Art                               
           

Martha Street 

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Martha Street Studio and Gallery 
A community-based printmaking facility     
     The Print Shop – A small print based gift shop featuring the work of students and local artists

McDermot Avenue  Named in 1873 for businessman Andrew McDermot.

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212  Mayberry Fine Art  Canadian Fine Art                                        
216  Ragpickers Anti-Fashion Emporium & Bookstore                   
        
217  Pixels 2.1 Gallery of Photography Blog                                                               
222  Warehouse Artworks  Framing/Art Gallery Featuring Manitoba Artists 
237  Winnipeg Free Press News Café  food / drink / debate  calendar
245  Into the Music  Quality Collectible Music  
           
 
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Keepsakes Gallery
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Opening February 3: Tom Lovatt @ Semai Gallery
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Eric Lesage at RAW
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Perry Bard | Man With a Movie Camera: the Global Remake
264  Keepsakes Gallery -a non-profit,volunteer-run gallery promoting & marketing Manitoba artists 
        Tues. - Sat. from noon - 6 pm.  Gallery number: 943-2446.
        What's ON every First Friday:   
        5-9 pm-LIVE MUSIC! 
        -featuring ShahaB on piano & Bob Hanley on drums- bring an instrument and jam!
        6:45-7 pm-LIVE INTERVIEWS!  If you are an ARTIST or MUSICIAN and wish to be interviewed
        showcase 2 pieces of your work, OR CD's, promote your studio or store, email Joyce at          
        drew121@mymts.net, or  leave a message at 257-0374  
        7:15-8:15 pm -Free handwriting analysis and free greeting card by Joy, with ANY purchase
                      
        -Semai Gallery: an exhibition space created within a narrow (semai in Japanese) corridor
         showcasing works by Manitoba artists   List of Exhibitions
         to Feb. 25 Tom Lovatt [retro] INTROSPECTIVE                                             
                               
290   Raw: Gallery of Architecture and Design/promoting experimental and exploratory architecture                     
        to Feb 19  Eric Lesage  Re:Definition
        an installation of paper tapestries woven from a 1956 Webster’s Encyclopedic Dictionary.   
          
         -ace art  artist-run centre  
         to Feb.23 Perry Bard | Man With a Movie Camera: the Global Remake         
         a participatory web and public video installation re-interpreting the original 1929 avant- 
         guard documentary “Man With a Movie Camera” by  Dziga Vertov.       
           
         -Urban Shaman  Contemporary Aboriginal Art
                           
         -Outworks Studios  Artists Studios 
                                              

Pacific Avenue probably commemorates the nearby switching yards of the C. P. R.

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   Golden City Fine Art  Artist - Run Galley             
        
                               
213  Ching Wu Athletic Assoc. Top quality martial arts training & associated cultural activities
          On First Friday: 6-8:00 pm- Shaolin Kungfu class  Watch -or even participate! 
                                                   Brochures & Information available                                                                        

Princess Street  Named in 1881 for Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria 

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sOul gallery
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Lennard Taylor's Studio
602-44  sOul gallery (Next to Towne Cinema 8)  992-2757       
           Our vision is to provide a diverse selection of fine art, photography and sculpture, 
           created by acclaimed local and international artists to encourage and foster the inspiration,
           transformation, and creativity that soulful art can nourish in each of us. 

72 3rd Floor Absurd Machine Studios

89-1B  Visual Art & Fashions of Lennard Taylor   BLOG                                   
             Signature custom couture clothing designs and oil painting installations!

Ross Avenue Named in 1893 for postmaster William Ross, son of Alexander Ross.



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  Frame (Functional Residences (& Studio Spaces) for Artists and Media Enterprises)
                                                 
                            


William Avenue Named in 1893for postmaster William Ross, son of Alexander Ross. Double Dipping evidently-see Ross Avenue 

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312  cre8ive supplies & services  High quality art supplies and friendly advice from working artists 
        On First Friday hiatus until May  
        



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