8th Annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting

Stroll the streets of Idyllwild with your wine glass, to the ambiance of live music and special exhibits in 15 galleries. Proceeds are committed to art education.

First Saturday, October 1, 2-5 p.m.

Sponsored by Creekstone Inn

The art event of the season and an annual fundraiser for Art Education in Idyllwild. 25 wineries will be showing off their latest merlots or chardonnays, champagnes or after dinner wines. 18 galleries have prepared all year for this event. Each one will have guest artists and special exhibitions. Horse drawn carriages will take you from venue to venue.

Your specially designed keepsake wine glass in your ticket to the annual extravaganza of art and libation. This year's ticket is a monogrammed wine glass by AAI artist Rachel Welch.

The Art Event of the Year!

Key Locations and Openings:

  • Artspresso Gallery (12) Charles Perera poetry reading and book signing; Tyler Photography By Shannon
  • Baker Galleries (14) Showcasing the bronze sculpture and acrylic paintings of Ron Singerton
  • Courtyard Gallery (2) Elaine Moore's highly textured dynamic work takes its inspiration from the cave paintings of Baja California
  • Creative Zone Gallery (11) Rusan Rubini, owner/artist features her painting & drawings of wildlife creatures and natural photography.
  • Feats of Clay (7) Elizabeth Ann Green, originator of CREATIVE Spirit Designs expressed on fine arts gourds, leather bags, and jewelry.
  • Earth 'N Fire Gallery (3) Proudly presents "Catedral", by Idyllwild artist Polly Walker. Polly's work has been described as magical, mystical, and brilliantly colorful.
  • Everett's Minerals and Gallery (6) Featuring jewelry by Janet & Larry Everitt, artists/owners.
  • Four Corners Gallery (16) Featuring the oil on board paintings of Elena Kern.
  • Historical Society Museum: AAI Artists demonstrating and selling original works of art, The History of the Art Alliance Exhibit.
  • Idyllwild Gallery of Fine Art (8) Roger Whitlock, watercolorist, returns to Idyllwild with a show called 'Destinations'. A brand new collection of spontaneous and impressionistic images of villages and vistas discovered during two years of travel around the world.
  • Lily Rock Gallery (9) Susan Adams, watercolorist, will be painting still life as well as showing her colorful contemporary works.
  • Two Babes in the Woods (5) Featuring their "Family of Artists" in a Group Show.
  • Cafe Aroma (15)
  • Circa Now (10)
  • Parks Exhibition Center (1)
  • Mountain Metals (17)
  • Skye Gallery (13)
  • Whitt Krauss Objects of Fine Art (4)

Tickets $20.00 (AAI members $15.00)

Reserve your Keepsake Wine Glass NOW at any Art Alliance Gallery or call toll free 866.439.5278

Glasses on sale from 1:30 p.m., October 1st at Idyllwild Real Estate Main Office across from the Rustic Theatre on North Circle Dr.

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild is a non-profit organization. The Associates of Idyllwild Arts Scholarship Foundation and The smARTS Program at Idyllwild School are designated beneficiaries of the 8th Annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting.