FIRST FRIDAY Art Walk hours
6pm - 9pm
LOCATIONS
*NEW* Happy Lucky’s Teahouse
236 Walnut St.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
*NEW* blanchard Family Wines
234 N College Avenue, Unit A3
Fort Collins, CO 80524
*NEW* OTTER SHOP
151 W Mountain Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Golden poppy herbal apothecary
Classes & Event Space
223 N COLLEGE AVE
FORT COLLINS, CO 80524
GILDED GOAT DOWNTOWN TAPROOM
132 W. Mountain st
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
WALNUT CREEK
THE STONE ROOM
222 WALNUT ST
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524
FIRST FRIDAY
First Friday Art Walk is a monthly celebration of creativity, culture, AND community. This event showcases an array of artistic styles, projects, & activities that are inclusive to all ages, and individuals.
Wander, discover, and explore the art in your own back yard with us!
WHO WE ARE
Petrichor Collective is a comfortable, open-minded space for our team of creatives to collaborate on projects and accomplish our Collective goals. We support our community through art by cultivating our different skill sets, and inspiring imagination.
What better way to create community than to host the most amazing, artist friendly First Friday events in Northern Colorado!
“From the Artists, for the Collective”
WHAT WE DO
Every First Friday we will be featuring incredible local Artists, serenading your eardrums with music, stuffing your pockets with fun make-and-take Art, and tickling your tastebuds with the finest food and beverages on the block.
+ much, much, more!
SAY HELLO TO THIS MONTH’S
Guest ARTISTS
The Merchant Room // Join local artists from The Merchant Room Life Drawing class for their 2nd annual Exhibition this February Art Walk! This event is hosted by @themerchantroom, @walnutcreekfoco and @petrichorcollective. There will be over 14 exceptional artist representing their figurative work. Our goal is to support those artists, educate, inspire and recruit others into our group. If you are an artist or model please let us know we would love to add you to our class lists! Come celebrate our 3rd amazing year and find a new work of art for your home! See you this Friday!
Hannah Miner // Hannah is a watercolor artist based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her practice follows an approach concerning the aspects of life, death, humanity, and spirituality through the use of various beasts in the form of spirits. Her interest in Native American religion and psychology fuels her concentration on life and death using unusual, psychological elements. While Hannah was raised in a religious setting, she had a huge interest in science, and nature as a child. Currently, while she is no longer religious, she believes that the world couldn’t exist without natural science and the evolution behind it, yet she is still interested in the idea of other-worldly beings coexisting either in the same world or a parallel world. This along with her interest in animism fuels her inspiration to create.
Amy Powell Art // Walking through the woods with my daughters, we don’t make it more than a few feet before one of them stops to admire a rock/leaf/acorn. They admire even the plainest pieces of nature and inspire me with their awed eyes. I create art that expresses the sacred feminine and the beauty of the natural world. I flow between large scale oil paintings and delicate watercolor illustrations and feature portraits, animals, and natural elements such as mushrooms, moths, feathers, and bones.
A_boldartist // I am a self-taught artist who enjoys using all different types of medium. Majority of my paintings are done with oil or acrylic, but I do also enjoy, using my hands with clay or crafting to create unique pieces. Some of the artwork I recently have been focused on is bringing mental health awareness to the forefront since I myself suffer with anxiety, but I also love to incorporate elements of our environment, animals, and silly characters. My friends would say my style of painting is influenced by flash art in the tattoo community.
Ryan Stover // Ryan Stover's vivid watercolors and complex ink drawings celebrate the beauty of nature and the paradox of human experience. Ry's work is overflowing with energy and colors that are wild and free – yet bound and balanced by bold black lines. His work is a visual meditation on holding on and letting go: Going with the flow... while being aware of doing so.
Sasha Bellucci Art // Sasha is a mixed media artist & holistic healer. Sasha believes that life is all about relationship & art is no different. She gets to know her medium and creates an authentic piece born out of that relationship. Sasha is spiritual and her connection to source is the inspiration running through all of her art. Creating art is a therapeutic experience and each piece contains emotion. As a mental health professional, art has been a tremendous resource for Sasha, allowing her to process pain, struggle and triumph. In her adulthood she found her artistic voice through colorful & textural mixed media pieces. Recently, she has been inspired by nature, embroidered leather, and tiny polymer clay art. Her work is colorful and filled with intentional details.
Hypnagogist // Hypnagogist is multimedia visionary artist hailing from Columbus, Ohio, specializing in 3D animation, traditional painting, art installations, and mixed media fusions of the aforementioned works. Hypnagogia is the liminal space between wakefulness and sleep, and Hypnagogist's work reflects that with colorful and surreal imagery, pulling from conscious and unconscious states.
Kim Nigro // I am a retired school teacher who works in a meditative and natural organic frame that reminds us of the beauty of life. I paint Goddess Artwork to promote the diversity and strength of women all over the world while reusing and reinventing things such as canvas and paint. My paintings include recycled paint and canvas representing the perseverance of women as they struggle to be free. My most often works use motivational words and imagery, sealing the thoughts into the message of the painting in hopes of inspiring those who view the work. I invite you to vie these abstract energy paintings and share how you experience life now and how it may look in the future.
On The Road Bookstore // On The Road Bookstore is a traveling bookshop based in Fort Collins, Colorado, offering local book fair events in the Northern Colorado area, online shopping, and audiobooks. It was started by author and avid reader Megan Maulsby (pen name Meg Murray) in 2022. Rolling book carts are filled with both new and used books, all of very high quality and personally curated by Megan. We carry all genres and feature underrepresented authors and stories. We also carry bookish accessories like: magnetic bookmarks, bookish stickers & magnets, adult coloring books, journals, and bean bag bookends.
Alejandro Alonzo // Alejandro was raised in Tampa, Florida, and lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Alejandro specializes in silver gelatin prints based on styles influenced by decisive moments, portraits, landscapes, and studio work. Come learn about his culture and style through the collection of his hand-crafted prints developed in his darkroom.
Xavier Pereira // Xavier’s works can be characterized by punchy dabs of paint; they are motivated by personal observations and sentimental experiences shared with others- utilizing concepts that expand upon sensory impressions. Using his art as a form of meditation, he finds peace in letting the world fade away while narrowing focus on the minute details throughout the canvas. Also a mechanical engineer, he lets his experience in creative problem solving take shape in his art. This has allowed for a unique perspective across disciplines, culminating in an intuitive approach that is calculated, yet venturous.
Abstruse Apparel // I’m originally from New York and most recently California, where I retired from teaching middle school wood shop in 2021. I immediately moved to Fort Collins and started Abstruse Apparel upcycling used clothing with a message. I work with shoes to hats and everything in-between. I also create digital art messaging. I will be hosting a Collaborative Message Challenge each First Friday! Stop by and write down a creative message you would like to see turned into apparel or digital art. The following First Friday the selected design will be on display and the winner can pickup the item at the end of the evening for FREE! Let’s change the world together, one stitch at a time! Abstruse Apparel’s work is available at Funktional: A Space For Radical Reuse on 1228 W. Elizabeth Street in Fort Collins.
Wild Earth Lab // As an illustrator and trained environmental scientist, Valerie is a bit obsessed with trying to present the complexity of the natural world in a coherent and beautiful way. By incorporating her artwork into scientific diagrams and educational materials, Valerie seeks to share a view of nature through the eyes of a scientist.
Molly Moonchild // I make weird art for weird people out of my home in Loveland, Colorado. I’m in my mid-thirties and am finally making art that teenage me would be proud of - I’m here and I’m weird and I didn’t sell out to the man.
Paula Harrison // Intentional experimentation is an important part of my process. Experimenting with materials and techniques allows an artist to uncover a path to their original intention. The beauty is that you can discover many things along the way to your goal. This remains a big part of what I do in my own work; it’s often a meander not a straight line. For me, painting is also a spiritual practice. I learned along the way that images are a means to access experiences of awareness and consciousness that can only be accessed non-verbally. Creating images that are open-ended enough to allow dialogue, to allow personal meaning to develop, is a great joy. I taught art for twenty years in the public school. If you are interested in investigating how making art can open up your world, contact me.
Brooke McGibben // Hello world! My name is Brooke my artwork I call my Psychedelic Punx. I just recently started to share my art with the world and it has been such a supportive and joyful experience! I combined my love for art with subject matter I enjoy such as music and skateboarding. I love to paint big canvases with vibrant colors. I use a combination of media however mostly work with paint markers and spray paint.
Eli Crocker // My name is Eli Crocker and I’m a geology major at CSU. While I’ve always loved rocks, I’ve also always had a passion for art. It’s been such an important part of my life and it allows me to let out my emotions in a creative way. Showing what I feel is important to me because I want to connect with others who feel similarly. Art is all about interpreting what you see. My goal is to get my viewers to feel something when looking at my work. Many of my pieces reflect on transphobia, depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
Joey da Rat // I’m Joey and I draw rats. I started drawing in 2021 and first showed my work in Fort Collins in Summer of 2022. I try to give people a break from the seriousness of the world while still biting back at it with my rats, and with my oil pastels I try to show the beauty in the horror of the 21st century. I’m excited to unleash my goofy monstrosities on the you all! It’ll be fun don’t worry! :)
Chelsea Ermer // Hello. My name is Chelsea Ermer and I am an artist, reader and teacher. My work spans many different mediums from pen and ink, to gouche, to digital and Procreate art. Recently my work has been focused upon creating bookmarks for a variety of books. I also take commissions for pet portraits and bookmarks. I have also been fortunate enough to create murals for the city and you can find several of my Transformer cabinets around town. Overall, I love creating beautiful things in whatever medium I can get my hands on.
Ish Heredia // I’m Ish Heredia, a Fort Collins based, indigenous artist primarily drawing and painting animals digitally. I will do this til the day I die. Which hopefully isn't around the corner.
Ingrid Martini - Writer // I am a seeker of knowledge and a spinner of yarns. I love to play, I love to explore and I love bad jokes — especially puns. Bicycling is my bliss and I dig classic convertibles. I’m a no BS, hard-working, straight shooter. I have a bounce in my step and an optimistic soul. Where others see barriers and roadblocks, I see challenges and possibilities. I also love art and supporting artists. And, what’s an art show without snacks? I like to make snacks to share.
Lizzy Sarnes Art // I'm a fresh(ish) Colorado transplant! I have a degree in sculptural ceramics and studio art and work as a full-time art director and designer. My artistic style eclectically mixes bold and bubbly with moody macabre. I often fill my work with quirky memento mori to embrace the beauty and humor of fleeting life.
Linda Roth // Linda Roth graduated from CSU with a BFA and an Art Education degree. While working as a freelance and public works artist for over 20 years, she also owns and operates Walnut Creek and The Merchant Room Gallery, in Fort Collins, since 2014. Influenced by her experiences as a single, widowed, mother of 3, an art advocate and educator, Linda is an accomplished artist in a variety of subjects and mediums. Her primary work focuses on her passion to encourage and promote women. Their need for gender equality, answers to continued cultural marginalization and abuse in all facets of our world today..
Mossy Cows // My name is Miriam, and I created Mossy Cows! I have always loved animals and science and adorable things, and since I started working in a rock shop, my art has come to consist of the merging of all my favorite things. I mostly make stickers and a few art prints, and have started branching out into keychains!
Scott Lenaway // I feel the impact of a given object is how it is rendered. An object can be implied by marks. There should be an aspect of the mystical and unknown in how an object is rendered.
DanaPaintsCo. // I fully believe that art is meant to be shared so I started DanaPaintsCo to make it easier to share my work beyond just my immediate circle. So I'm very excited to be part of the local art community here in Fort Collins! I typically work with acrylic paint but will occasionally pick up chalk pastels, charcoal, or another kind of paint and see what happens.
Meld&Heal // Erin Fritts has been fascinated with the shapes and treasures of nature for as long as she can remember. She has also explored the healing qualities of art and its ability to reveal unconscious aspects of the self and the inner world. She has found herself drawn to metal casting as both an artistic medium and a facilitator of personal growth. In the past, alchemists attempted to transform metals to gold; the melting of metal being a facilitator of change. Metal casting is a similar healing process for Erin; a symbol of the change within - hence her artist name, Meld&Heal. Erin additionally loves to draw and paint, and created a 78-card tarot deck called Unconscious Tarot. Erin works as an art handler and taxidermist in Laporte, and fills her free time with plenty of metal casting, a daily hot yoga practice, and trail runs with her husband, Chris. Erin was born and raised in New York, and now lives with her husband Chris and her cat Applesauce in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Mila Solo // Mila is a Ukrainian artist over 25 years of experience and now resides in the USA as a war refugee. She narrowly escaped after her studio in Ukraine was destroyed during a military attack losing her life’s work in the process and now resides in Fort Collins, Colorado. She skilfully uses multi-layered techniques to convey both volume and states in abstract painting. The concept of art is to create a multi-dimensional picture. Ambiguous and emotional. Art is the way to express emotions, experiences, awareness and composition on canvas. Each painting contains a deep and multifaceted meaning of philosophy and beauty of the world. This is reflection of our experiences, spiritual development and knowledge of the universe. Each work is unique and has a special message to the viewer.
Nova Wesa // When I'm not dabbling in performance arts, practicing healing modalities, traveling or spending time with my loved ones/cat I enjoy cultivating jewelry with collections I've found through small businesses or on my travels. My intention is to create pieces that empower others when they wear them, tapping into their fierce magic and self love 💜
Jesse Schlicker // With a CA Gold Country childhood to develop an early respect for nature, Jesse grew up exploring the abundance of life that surrounded him. There were many forms of art in the Schlicker household but none as ever-present as music. His father’s Les Paul singing through the pine trees, leading Jesse’s adventurous spirit to express itself freely, unabashed. He graduated with honors from SAE Institute in Rotterdam, Netherlands as an Audio Engineer and has performed on stages around the world. He carries this passion, fostered by those that love him, guiding his inner self wherever he goes.
Inception Flow // Lorene Martinez of Inception Flow is a Fluid Artist, and a Founding Member of Petrichor Collective. Her work is bold, beautiful, and influenced by her background in science, and her love of nature. Lorene engages with her community through creativity by offering individual and group Fluid Art classes, as well as, free make-and-take mini art at events.
TayJay // Creatives and founding members of Petrichor Collective
Let us know you’re attending
Complete the form below to pre-register for the event and claim your free limited edition First Friday sticker! Along with an epic sticker, pre-registration will come with a voucher for one free non-alcholic beverage. You won’t want to miss out on these gifts, as they are first-come first-served.
Are you an Artist?
Please let us know! We are always searching for more like-minded individuals to feature, collaborate with, and get to know. Don’t hesitate to drop us a line.
