Ever heard of First Friday?

Neither had I until a friend mentioned it to me as we were milling about the City Market this afternoon. (Have you gone yet? The season is coming to an end GO! NEXT WEEK! GO GO!)

Apparently on the "First Friday" of every month from 6-9 p.m. over two dozen art galleries in downtown Indianapolis open their doors to the public for a family friendly art crawl (is that what you guys call them here? Back in Utah we called them art crawls...I'm the writer here so art crawl it is.)

Just imagine...first Friday of the month...milling about...taking in the vast array of visual arts available right here in downtown Indianapolis. Travel from Mass Ave to Fountain Square to other pockets of art greatness around the city and end up at the closing reception (the venue for this changes each month.)

There's nothing I love more than some good milling about.

At last month's First Friday my daughter's best friend was able to paint with her feet in a parking lot. You're thinking "AWESOME!" right?

You will be able to visit with local artists (several dozen are involved in "the scene") and walk from gallery to gallery in some some if downtown Indianapolis' richest cultural districts. (Yes, we totally have cultural districts and yes they are totally fantastic.) Maybe you'll even get to paint with your feet.

There's an online map available at the Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association site (IDADA) and maps are also available at participating galleries.