Gulfport's First Friday Art Walk Kicks Off Month-Long Celebration

GULFPORT, FL — First Friday Art Walk returns to downtown Gulfport this Friday, Feb. 5 with nearly 20 of the region’s most innovative emerging and professional artists showing and selling their creations along the stores, restaurants and galleries on scenic Beach Boulevard. The event runs from 5 to 9 p.m. and is hosted by the Gulfport Merchants Chamber.

Since its return in October after a seven-month coronavirus-related hiatus, First Friday Art Walk has again become a staple on the region’s abundant monthly arts calendar, featuring artists from across the region each month in an outdoor and socially distanced creative showcase. It is the oldest art walk in Pinellas County.

With the Sixth Annual Gulfport Fine Arts Festival taking place on Valentine’s Day weekend in Gulfport’s Veterans Park and Third Saturday IndieFaire, the town’s new arts and makers market occurring on March 20, Friday Art Walk kicks off a busy month for the arts in this creative enclave on Boca Ciega Bay.

Brenda McMahon leads the arts committee of the Gulfport Merchants Chamber and owns Brenda McMahon Gallery, which plays host to Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist grant winner Patricia Kluwe Derderian during First Friday Art Walk.

“We are thrilled to celebrate emerging and professional artists whose talent is rivaled only by their energy on the streets. We’re equally proud to welcome a talent of Patricia’s caliber to First Friday Art Walk and to Brenda McMahon Gallery, where she’ll feature as Artist of the Month for February.”

As with all events hosted by the Gulfport Merchants Chamber, all state and county safety protocols are met and exceeded under guidelines set forth in Gulfport STRONG, a heightened safety awareness campaign launched before the town’s resumption of public events.