NexLynx Gallery of Arts to Celebrate its 100th Consecutive First Friday Art Walk with Special May Exhibit

Apr 24

Apr 24 NexLynx Gallery of Arts to Celebrate its 100th Consecutive First Friday Art Walk with Special May Exhibit

On Friday May 3rd, NexLynx Gallery will celebrate its 100th Consecutive First Friday Art Walk with a special exhibit featuring selected artwork varying in photography, acrylics, mixed media and more from over 35 of their returning artist alumni.

The celebration is from 4pm to 8pm with live music by Kirk Drager from 5pm to 7pm. Join the NexLynx Gallery staff, artists, and friends at 6pm for a toast as owner, Lee Ryan, thanks the artists and individuals who have helped them achieve 100 successful consecutive Art Walks thus far. The exhibit will be on display throughout the entire month of May. Gallery hours 9am–5pm, Monday through Friday.

The artist alumni featured in this exhibit include Linda Ross Asbury, Edward Balda, Pradeep Bangalore, Charles Benton, Morgan Celeste, Kathleen Cobb, Cindy Daniels, Becky Drager, Doug Frye, Dorethy Hancock, Bob Hayes, Cynthia Stotlar-Hedberg, Rodney Hoover, Dave Horner, the late Linda Humphries, Cally Krallman, Alexander Lancaster, Theresa Shetler Logan, Kris Luber, John Maddox, Nicole Maddox, Justin Marable, Ernie Miller, Michael Mize, Staci Dawn Ogle, Marie Plinsky, Margaret Ramberg, Charles Ray, Susan Rose, Trudy Rosenburg, Patrick Schlotterback, Barbara Solberg, Hi Stockwell, Tom Stubbs, Lois VanLiew, Irma Wager and Ye Wang.

“A local treasure hidden in downtown Topeka! NexLynx Gallery is a great place to show your work, and to see beautiful art on exhibit. I am continually impressed with their professionalism and their support of the Arts in Topeka,” says artist Staci Dawn.

NexLynx Gallery of Arts journey began when selected as one of the venues for the ReThink Topeka Exhibition and Art Walk in 2010 and each year thereafter. The ReThink Topeka Exhibition and Art Walk was a movement to spur re-building community awareness through art and cultural events. NexLynx Gallery worked closely with the former Arts Council of Topeka, and now ArtsConnect, to promote art in the community as the "must see" downtown art gallery on the Topeka First Friday Art Walk.

NexLynx Gallery was the recipient of the 2017 People’s Choice Award and a finalist in 2016, nominated by people in the Topeka Community as their favorite stop on the First Friday Art Walk, a program of ArtsConnect.