October 29th is the date of the first Puerto Vallarta Old Town Art Walk of the 2009-2009 season. The folletos are printed and distributed all over town. All of the 16 participating galleries will be decorated with a theme of Day of the Dead, which is celebrated in Mexico every November 1st and 2nd, and some galleries, such as Corsica Galería, will display altars.

Galería Vallarta will feature paintings by Anita Rodriguez, the artist who specializes in art showing skeletons in all sorts of whimsical poses, but with lots of symbolism. Anita shows in New Mexico and lives in Guanajuato. Also featured will be paintings on the Dia de los Muertos theme by Cristobal and others.

Corona Galería will feature “Catrinas de Onate”, paintings related to el Dia de los Muertos.

NOTE:
Christmas and New Year’s weeks, the Art Walk will be on Fridays, December 26 and January 2 instead of on Wednesdays.

The Puerto Vallarta Art Walk will be held every Wednesday night from 6 to 10 pm through the end of May. Only on Christmas and New Year’s week will we change the day to Friday. All galleries are open to the public each Wednesday evening and most serve refreshments, wine, beer, Hors D’oeuvres… Featured artists are often present.

ALSO SEE: The Malecón Sculpture Walk on Tuesday mornings.

From Friday, October 17 until Friday, October 31, The Biblioteca Los Mangos (Los Mangos Library) will be hosting Metamorfisis, an exhibition presented by Mexico City artist, Gloria Fuentes. This work focuses on human function, our perception and our participation in the physiological changes on earth and the cosmos. Metamorfisis is an assemly of multiple disciplines including one of her installations consisting of a tunnel welcoming you on your arrival to the library grounds. Videos, sculpture, painting, conferences (on Fridays) and will be featured in this unique exhibition.

Gloria Fuentes was born in Mexico City, with a background in performing arts and sculpture. She studied in Paris and Bordeaux and has shown her work here in Mexico, France and India. This multi-faceted artist, a master of yoga, feels that she has been called to share in consciousness-raising through the work included in Metamorfisis.

Siete
“El juego de la fé, anundando gritos, palabras y placer”

7pm, Saturday, October 4 at the Los Mangos Library.

This is an exposition of the works of 4 students and 3 instructors of the Universidad Alica Bahía de Banderas.