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FIRST FRIDAYS in the EXCHANGE is on every 1st Friday of each month, |
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First Fridays in the Exchange Inc. is an independent, non-profit, membership-based organization.
We coordinate a once-a-month, year-round, arts-focused event called First Fridays in the Exchange.
CONTACT: firstfridayswinnipeg@hotmail.com / 505-63 Albert Street, Winnipeg MB, R3B 1G4
We coordinate a once-a-month, year-round, arts-focused event called First Fridays in the Exchange.
CONTACT: firstfridayswinnipeg@hotmail.com / 505-63 Albert Street, Winnipeg MB, R3B 1G4
There are 2 ways to enjoy FIRST FRIDAYS in the EXCHANGE.
1 - A self-guided tour - Free!
Come down and talk to artists in their studios, experience an Art Gallery opening or craft exhibit and explore the area's unique shops and restaurants.
Read all the details and print out the Guide HERE- approximately 10 days before each event.
(Movies at Cinematheque and some events require tickets)
Read all the details and print out the Guide HERE- approximately 10 days before each event.
(Movies at Cinematheque and some events require tickets)
2 - ART TALK/ART WALK
Tickets and Reservations are required. See HERE for more information.
Tickets include dinner, a moderated talk by local artists and a guided tour to a selection of galleries, artist-run centres and artist studios.
ART TALK Archive
Tickets include dinner, a moderated talk by local artists and a guided tour to a selection of galleries, artist-run centres and artist studios.
ART TALK Archive
FIRST FRIDAYS in the EXCHANGE was launched on July 2, 2010.
Based on artist Sue Gordon's experience of the First Fridays event in Kansas City, she and artist Karen Schulz introduced the concept to Exchange artists, Galleries and shops, got a great response, and First Fridays is now one of Winnipeg's premier events!
On the first Friday of every month, members of the public are invited to tour private artists' studios, art galleries and artist run centres and are encouraged to support Exchange shops and restaurants.
They may attend Art Talk/Art Walk and join a guided tour, or can explore on their own using a map that is printed and distributed by the Exchange District BIZ or downloaded from the this website.
Our main programming, ART TALK/ART WALK , launched on July 2, 2012, is generously funded by the Winnipeg Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council.
ART TALK/ART WALK is held on the first Friday of every month (except January), during First Fridays in the Exchange.
Through a series of live interviews featuring local emerging and established artists and arts professionals, ART TALK/ART WALK intends to excite, involve and educate the non-artist public about contemporary art. Running 45 minutes to an hour, the ART TALK is followed by a guided ART WALK to a selection of studios and galleries which are open and participating in First Fridays in the Exchange.
The Winnipeg Free Press News Café hosts and the Winnipeg Free Press provides print advertising in kind. Our event organizer and moderator also writes a monthly column for them which promotes the event, and its featured artists, to the city.
We operate with the $50 membership fees from all our wonderful participating members, and our fundraisers such as The Restaurant Raffle and the 50/50 selling of prints from artists.
Supplementary funding and in kind support is generously provided by The Exchange District BIZ.
Our mandate:
First Fridays in the Exchange is dedicated to bringing together artists, artist run centers, galleries, businesses & the public for a greater understanding, appreciation & promotion of the arts & the further development of a vital Exchange Area community.
Based on artist Sue Gordon's experience of the First Fridays event in Kansas City, she and artist Karen Schulz introduced the concept to Exchange artists, Galleries and shops, got a great response, and First Fridays is now one of Winnipeg's premier events!
On the first Friday of every month, members of the public are invited to tour private artists' studios, art galleries and artist run centres and are encouraged to support Exchange shops and restaurants.
They may attend Art Talk/Art Walk and join a guided tour, or can explore on their own using a map that is printed and distributed by the Exchange District BIZ or downloaded from the this website.
Our main programming, ART TALK/ART WALK , launched on July 2, 2012, is generously funded by the Winnipeg Arts Council and Manitoba Arts Council.
ART TALK/ART WALK is held on the first Friday of every month (except January), during First Fridays in the Exchange.
Through a series of live interviews featuring local emerging and established artists and arts professionals, ART TALK/ART WALK intends to excite, involve and educate the non-artist public about contemporary art. Running 45 minutes to an hour, the ART TALK is followed by a guided ART WALK to a selection of studios and galleries which are open and participating in First Fridays in the Exchange.
The Winnipeg Free Press News Café hosts and the Winnipeg Free Press provides print advertising in kind. Our event organizer and moderator also writes a monthly column for them which promotes the event, and its featured artists, to the city.
We operate with the $50 membership fees from all our wonderful participating members, and our fundraisers such as The Restaurant Raffle and the 50/50 selling of prints from artists.
Supplementary funding and in kind support is generously provided by The Exchange District BIZ.
Our mandate:
First Fridays in the Exchange is dedicated to bringing together artists, artist run centers, galleries, businesses & the public for a greater understanding, appreciation & promotion of the arts & the further development of a vital Exchange Area community.
firstfridayswinnipeg@hotmail.com
505-63 Albert Street, Winnipeg MB, R3B 1G4
With the generous support of Winnipeg Arts Council, The Exchange District BIZ and Manitoba Arts Council.
505-63 Albert Street, Winnipeg MB, R3B 1G4
With the generous support of Winnipeg Arts Council, The Exchange District BIZ and Manitoba Arts Council.
