Sophie’s Gallery & Gift Shop, operated by St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, will host its twelfth Annual Alley Cat Art Walk, a free family-friendly artwork occasion within the Historic El Cajon Downtown Arts District, on Friday, September 15, from 4 p.m. to eight p.m.
Local artwork galleries, artwork studios, a museum, and different native small businesses invite the general public to find the humanities in Downtown El Cajon whereas having fun with superb artwork, crafts, reside music, and refreshments.
There can be a number of superb artwork reveals throughout the occasion, together with The Music in Me at Sophie’s Gallery – a group of hand-painted musical devices, musical-inspired prints, and mosaic artwork; Color at Silver Creek Fine Art & Gallery; Beyond Impressionism at The East County Art Association; and a show of latest Native American themed artwork on the Wieghorst Museum.
This yr, Sophie’s Gallery is happy to characteristic paintings from artbrutkorea, a collective of South Korean artists on the autism spectrum who’re collaborating within the group present, The Music in Me. Along with the gathering of hand-painted devices, the present additionally contains distinctive instrument prints, up-cycled CD weavings, hand-embroidered iron-on patches, kumihimo braided guitar & bag straps, and extra.
The Historic Downtown El Cajon hosts many occasions, small businesses, eating places, galleries, museums, and murals all inside walking distance, making for a memorable go to. Alongside many foods and drinks choices, the pageant can even characteristic beer tasting hosted by the El Cajon German American Societies Inc.
Sophie’s Gallery & Gift Shop is a program of St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, which serves greater than 400 adults with mental and developmental disabilities via nationally acknowledged, revolutionary packages. Its mission is to teach and empower people with mental and developmental disabilities to appreciate their full potential. Intellectual and developmental disabilities embody autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and different cognitive issues.
