Old Town McAllen Art Walk

On November 6th, members of the ARLIS TX/MX chapter gathered in the lobby of the Marriott Renaissance Casa de Palmas Hotel for the Friday night Old Town McAllen Art Walk. The Art Walk takes place on the first Friday of the month from 6 – 10 pm from September to May, and it runs through the center of North Main Street where art galleries and hosts open up their spaces to the public. On our visit, we experienced a crowd of local students and other citizens from South Texas traveling up and down a street filled with art vendors or a variety of performances in the art galleries, such as a lady rhythmically moving on stage with her very attentive dog, and a lively music group at the Nuevo Santander Gallery. The Art Walk supports local culture and artists in the Rio Grande Valley, and chapter members, with their fair share of shopping, did too.

Submitted by Beverly Mitchell