The first Friday of every month, San Luis Obispo hosts its very own art walk — Art After Dark.
Organized by ARTS Obispo, San Luis Obispo County’s nonprofit art council, the nine-year-long tradition involves local art galleries and businesses staying open from 6 to 9 p.m. to feature new monthly artists.
Peter Steynberg, owner of Steynberg Gallery on Monterey Street, recalled when Art After Dark first started. The Johnson Gallery, which is no longer open, was the original pioneer of the art walk, Steynberg said.
“I was part of the first group of galleries that started hanging artists’ work,” Steynberg said. “We organized all the galleries that would be open the first Friday of every month. But there’s been several galleries that have come and gone.”
After some time, ARTS Obispo took the reins and put Art After Dark under their title. Program director and artist Jenna Hartzell said Art After Dark has since become one of the largest programs ARTS Obispo hosts.
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