With over 40 pop up galleries, the Venice Art Crawl’ s inaugural event on August 19th was a huge success. The Venice Art Crawl is a free monthly exploration of the Venice Beach area and the world famous Venice artist community and spirit. During the long history of the Venice Boardwalk area it has served as a home for artists, a haven of creativity, and the place to find many famous galleries. The Art Crawl is an event to help local artists show their art. This free monthly art event happens on the third Thursday of every month from 6-10 p.m. Locations targeted by Venice Paparazzi on August 19th include: The Boys and Girls, Venice Historical Society, Larry Bell, Martin Linss at Hotel Erwin. Art events at the Artisan Gallery, The Ave, Bondi Bondi BBQ, Zelda’s, the Waldorf and the Fruit Gallery. The sculpture garden at 73 Market Street ,Ray Rae at Venice Originals, ICU ARt/Venice Art Walls at Jody Maroni’s, Art Alley on speedway, Ross Alexander Wilson at Hama Sushi, Steve Larson at the Townhouse, David Zentz at Nikki’s and Cave Gallery at James’ Beach. I also dropped by Santino’s and the after party at Video Army. For more information, visit. http://www.veniceartcrawl.com or come visit us next month.

PARKING INFO: Westminster School to open their playground lot for Art Crawl Parking. Parking $10. The parking entrance is on Main St., just North of Westminster Ave. Gates open at 5:30, and will be locked by 11:30. Upcoming Venice Art Crawl event. September 16th, 2010 For more info, visit http://www.veniceartcrawl.com

COMPLIMENTS OF THE VENICE ART CRAWL, GET YOUR FREE DIGITAL PHOTOS FROM THIS GALLERY BY RIGHT CLICKING AND SAVING, OR DRAGGING STRAIGHT TO YOUR DESKTOP. ENJOY!