First Friday in Downtown Phoenix: March 2016

Monday, March 7, 2016 at 12:55 p.m.

Benjamin Leatherman Works by local street artists on display at monOrchid for "The Real Nitty Gritty” group showcase. 1/71

Benjamin Leatherman Works by local street artists on display at monOrchid for "The Real Nitty Gritty” group showcase. 2/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Fridday attendees at monOrchid. 3/71

Benjamin Leatherman Works by local street artists on display at monOrchid for "The Real Nitty Gritty” group showcase. 4/71

Benjamin Leatherman Works by local street artists on display at monOrchid for "The Real Nitty Gritty” group showcase. 5/71

Benjamin Leatherman El Mac's contribution to"The Real Nitty Gritty” group show at monOrchid. 6/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons peruse the "The Real Nitty Gritty” group show at monOrchid. 7/71

Benjamin Leatherman Members of ASU social rights organization, Sun Devils Are Better Together, interact with First Friday patrons in front of Roosevelt Point. 8/71

Benjamin Leatherman Street musicians perform along Roosevelt Street. 9/71

Benjamin Leatherman Saxophonist Brandon Bourdeau performs at the intersection of Third and Roosevelt streets during First Friday. 10/71

Benjamin Leatherman A group of friends checking out the Roosevelt Row area on First Friday. 11/71

Benjamin Leatherman "Zen and the Art of Mutant Piñata Maintenance Revisited" by Beatrice Moore. 12/71

Benjamin Leatherman "Kissy Fishy" by Carolyn Dubisch. 13/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons at the Chartreuse gallery inside Bragg's Pie Factory. 14/71

Benjamin Leatherman Local artists Tato Caraveo (left) and Tom Cooper (right) at the Chartreuse gallery inside Bragg's Pie Factory. 15/71

Benjamin Leatherman Checking out the colorful and kooky works at the annual "Mutant Piñata Show" at Chartreuse gallery inside Bragg's Pie Factory. 16/71

Benjamin Leatherman A cutesy toy attached to Beatrice Moore's piece, "Zen and the Art of Mutant Piñata Maintenance Revisited." 17/71

Benjamin Leatherman "Edger Roberts III" by Andrew Erwin. 18/71

Benjamin Leatherman "Fox" by Metro/Kat. 19/71

Benjamin Leatherman One of the creepy-looking piñatas created by artist Kathleen Engstrom. 20/71

Benjamin Leatherman Some of the creepy-looking piñatas created by artist Kathleen Engstrom. 21/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons at the Chartreuse gallery inside Bragg's Pie Factory. 22/71

Benjamin Leatherman "Flower Child" at Julie Lueders. 23/71

Benjamin Leatherman A fanciful work on display at the Chartreuse gallery inside Bragg's Pie Factory during the annual "Mutant Piñata Show." 24/71

Benjamin Leatherman Having fun with piñatas and perspective. 25/71

Benjamin Leatherman "Blobfish" by Jade Rankin. 26/71

Benjamin Leatherman A quote by author Tom Robbins attached to the heart-shaped piñata entitled "Mangel-Wurzel." 27/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons at the Chartreuse gallery inside Bragg's Pie Factory. 28/71

Benjamin Leatherman Something to keep in mind when hanging out on Grand Avenue. 29/71

Benjamin Leatherman A look inside {9} The Gallery during painter Lauren Lee's solo exhibition, "FireSky." 30/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons peruse painter Lauren Lee's works at {9} The Gallery. 31/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday attendees pose for a photo inside {9} The Gallery. 32/71

Benjamin Leatherman Painter Lauren Lee with one of the pieces from her solo exhibition, "FireSky." 33/71

Benjamin Leatherman Detail of Lauren Lee's painting "Waves of Sound" at {9} The Gallery. 34/71

Benjamin Leatherman A street musician strums away outside of Abloom Salon and Abe Zucca Gallery. 35/71

Benjamin Leatherman Taking a look at Chela Chelinski's solo show, “Áname Corazón," at Abloom Salon and Abe Zucca Gallery. 36/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons at Abloom Salon and Abe Zucca Gallery. 37/71

Benjamin Leatherman An ink and watercolor piece by artist Chela Chelinski for her solo show “Áname Corazón” at Abloom Salon and Abe Zucca Gallery. 38/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons at Abloom Salon and Abe Zucca Gallery. 39/71

Benjamin Leatherman An ink and watercolor piece by artist Chela Chelinski for her solo show “Áname Corazón” at Abloom Salon and Abe Zucca Gallery. 40/71

Benjamin Leatherman Detail of a new work by painter Abbey Messmer at The Lodge Art Studio. 41/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons at The Lodge Art Studio. 42/71

Benjamin Leatherman Detail of a new work by painter Abbey Messmer at The Lodge Art Studio. 43/71

Benjamin Leatherman Abloom Salon and Abe Zucca Gallery 44/71

Benjamin Leatherman The Lodge Art Studio on Grand Avenue during First Friday on March 4. 45/71

Benjamin Leatherman The work of Rafael Navarro at The Lodge Art Studio. 46/71

Benjamin Leatherman The work of Douglas Miles from the “Mixed Palette” group show at Sound & Color. 47/71

Benjamin Leatherman An untitled work by painter Mes One from the “Mixed Palette” group show at Sound & Color. 48/71

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out at Sound & Color along Grand Avenue. 49/71

Benjamin Leatherman Rapper and performance artist Jack Toft gets down on the mic during Treasure MammaL's Spring Break Party at Trunk Space. 50/71

Benjamin Leatherman Partaking in Treasure MammaL's Spring Break Party at Trunk Space. 51/71

Benjamin Leatherman Music fans at Treasure MammaL's Spring Break Party at Trunk Space. 52/71

Benjamin Leatherman Partaking in Treasure MammaL's Spring Break Party at Trunk Space. 53/71

Benjamin Leatherman Crate-digging for vinyl at Revolver Records during First Friday. 54/71

Benjamin Leatherman A Pulp Fiction inspired painting by artist Anthony Delaney for sale at the First Friday marketplace outside of Revolver Records. 55/71

Benjamin Leatherman It wouldn't be First Friday without free hugs. 56/71

Benjamin Leatherman Dude, you like Slayer, too!?!? 57/71

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out at the First Friday marketplace outside of Revolver Records. 58/71

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out at the First Friday marketplace outside of Revolver Records. 59/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons along Roosevelt Street. 60/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons along Roosevelt Street. 61/71

Benjamin Leatherman A rap battle in progress in front of Roosevelt Point. 62/71

Benjamin Leatherman A rap battle in progress in front of Roosevelt Point. 63/71

Benjamin Leatherman This is what pwned looks like. 64/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons along Roosevelt Street. 65/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons along Roosevelt Street. 66/71

Benjamin Leatherman First Friday patrons along Roosevelt Street. 67/71

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out at JoBot during March's First Friday. 68/71

Benjamin Leatherman A blue unicorn and its handler outside of JoBot. 69/71

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out at JoBot during March's First Friday. 70/71

Benjamin Leatherman Skateboard art for sale along Fifth Street during March's First Friday. 71/71

First Friday in Downtown Phoenix: March 2016

The annual “Mutant Piñata Show” curated by local arts maven Beatrice Moore at the Chartreuse gallery inside Bragg’s Pie Factory was one of the major highlights of the monthly First Friday art walk on March 4 in downtown Phoenix. Other standout shows included “The Real Nitty Gritty” group show featuring the works of local street artists at monOrchid, painter Lauren Lee’s solo exhibition at {9} The Gallery, and the ink and watercolor works created by Chela Chelinski at Abloom Salon.

As per usual with First Fridays, there was a lot of other activity (arts-related and otherwise) taking place along both Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue, including everything from impromptu rap battles to plenty of free hugs being given out.

Photos by Benjamin Leatherman

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