2nd Saturday Art Walk

Always fun to come out here with some friends on a Saturday and check out a lot of local artists. Last time I was here there were a few painters that were incredible one individual named Akira who lives here in LB did a live spray paint of 2pac. It was absolutely incredible to see in person, I am absolutely amazed by some of the work that I saw and I will admit also a little jealous that I don’t have a special talent like that. I highly recommend checking it out if you are looking for something to do on a Saturday night, it is small but its pretty cool to see all the art and there is live music which is great

One summer I was craving to check out art walks of cities, thanks to Unilocal,I heard about this place.
Ambiance:
Parking:
I generally didn’t have an issue with parking here. Ranging from parking garages or streets you have some pretty good options.
Food:
There are some good vendors around here. If not food trucks then Roscoe’s Chicken isn’t too far away.
Vendors:
Great balance of music, art, and performers. I like how a street is blocked for the event but I wish there was a bit more.
Overall:
3 stars. I can only wish it was bigger and opened later. Long Beach is a great place (beach, weather, vibes), thus it should be expanded and celebrated. Hopefully this can eventually grow.
Advice:
* As usual, come early to look better parking.

As a former vendor I do not recommend anybody to try to partake in this art walk in the artwork that takes place on Linden, unless you are very good friends with the gallery owner at Helleda Gallery. I had a booth there for four months, and the first month I had a nice spot where I made 70 dollars despite the rain, and was promised by the man who designated the spots to the vendors that I would have the same spot when I returned next month. I came back next month and my spot was given to a friend of the gallery owner, and at the end of the night I spoke to the same gentleman, and he promised to give me a better spot. I was given the same spot for the next 3 months despite my requests to be moved in closer to the center, and on my last month there they moved the guy in the booth next to me more towards the middle, and kept me in the outskirts of the art walk. I will never be a vendor for this art walk again. It was not worth it and I do not advise it for any serious artist, unless like I said you are very close to the gallery owner, because favoritism is practiced at these events including in the art competitions that seem to always award friends of the gallery owner.

2^nd Saturday of each month, they hold the Arts Walk on Linden. They close Linden between Broadway and 1^st street. Local vendors display their handmade wares.
I’ve bought a couple of handmade double wrap bracelets which I receive many compliments when I wear with my watch. These are handmade by a single mom, so I feel like I’m helping in some way.
I love the atmosphere that this creates, and is a great place to have a date night. Many coffee shows, and restaurants are nearby.

Very limited «art walk». If you live in the area or just happen to be here, then maybe check it out, otherwise, I wouldn’t go out of my way again to visit this art walk.
The shops and exhibits are very limited. For example, there are more clothes and accessories to purchase than art.

There’s more to this ArtWalk than what’s on Linden; take the time to check out the nearby galleries and studios that are open on the same night. 3^rd St between Elm and Long Beach Boulevard has two galleries run by Art Exchange, a community art workshop, a glow in the dark paint room for kids of all ages, and a few artist studios*.
* full disclosure: including mine.

This is a good option if you’re looking for a laid back inexpensive thing to do. It is a big block party, all –ages. Lots of art, crafts and musical performances. If you want to stroll, it is free. If you have some money, stop and buy some of the cool stuff, or have a meal or just a coffee. Some of the galleries have wine and cheese. It is fun for adults as well as children.

Nice addition to Dtlb. It’s not huge but fun to walk around and see some local artists and visit some of the new shops in the area, there was also live music playing which was nice. Parking is street mostly meter but is free after 6, there are also a few lots in the area for $ 2 for two hours or free 2 hour lot if you don’t mind a little walk on 4^th and broadway.

empty! not very many galleries, mostly street vendors with jewelry.

Fun, family-​friendly event occurring the second Saturday of each month in Long Beach. Lots of interesting booths, live music, and good food around.
We will frequent this event throughout the summer.

You can see this little art walk in about 20 minutes. It’s only a block long, but sometimes they have some interesting things to look at.
Lots of jewelry artists here, a live band, stuffed animals, scarves, knit stuff. If you’re in the area I’d suggest walking by. I saw some pretty cool jewelry this past weekend. Bought some earrings from a local glassmaker. My friend bought a purse made in India and some of the proceeds go back to India.
Some vendors accept credit cards and some don’t so I’d just bring cash.

Keep in mind with every post I write about Long Beach that I have spent very little time here in the past 7 years, though, I grew up here. It’s mostly been short trips to see family with repeated visits to known restaurants, events, and shops.
Since I’ve been here the last month, I’ve been able to explore a bit more and have been really impressed with all the changes. I was excited to see that there was an Art Walk (!) in downtown Long Beach. I think Unilocaler Christie I. is accurate in calling it more of a local street fair. There were lots of booths set up with local businesses ranging from t-​shirts and handmade soap to photography and paintings. There was a drum circle at the beginning, and a live band was setting up as we were going to our next engagement. I would definitely recommend it for a local to check out. Support the arts and downtown Long Beach!

Alright, so I participated as an artist a couple months ago and was surprised by the number of RAD participants, the vibe of this art walk has done a lot of shifting from gifts for grandma to rad stuff for the younger to middle agers, actually, there is a WIDE variety now, something for everyone… (is this a commercial?) anyways, I was very eager to walk around to see what my fellow artists were making and selling (to pay rent)… I will be participating thismonth along with my husband, so come check out our robots, monsters and graffiti oh MY!

I like the Art Walk, whether the title «Art Walk» is appropriate or not. Personally, I just call it Second Saturdays and I think of it as a cool little community street fair with music and galleries and vendors. I’m not a serious art person, and if you are then maybe this isn’t for you… but it’s a good time if you don’t expect some fine art installation on the streets of downtown Long Beach! There are cute cafes and coffee houses to pop into if you like, there were fire dancers last time I was there which was pretty entertaining, and there are galleries with exhibits with free food and wine for sale.
If you just want to get out, meander around this cool little area and check out what there is to check out (which, yes, includes a flea markety feeling aisle of vendors, however it’s not nearly as hideous as some of the more recent reviews make it out to be) then there’s no reason to not go check out this event. Plus, House of Hayden is there so you can always grab a stiff drink if the Art Walk is not for you.

When I first moved to Long Beach, I was excited to hear about the artist culture and was looking forward to exploring all the galleries and art events starting with 2^nd Saturdays Artwalk.
After several attempts to validate the existence of this typically lackluster event, I’m ready to stick my thumbs deep into the eyes of all the East Village Arts District board members.
First, it’s not so much a walk as it is 100 yards of crap. The people on the street are mostly shilling bad art or worse crafty jewelry and other junk. Then there’s the occasional person promoting their completely unrelated business service.
Worse is that many of the galleries in the immediate area showcase the same crap month after month. There is really only one shop that I look forward to visiting, Alphacult on 1^st. The rub is, for some reason, the E.V.A.D doesn’t include Alphacult in their event, but can’t keep them from having an opening, and they almost always end up having more visitors than the entirety of the artwalk participants.
Long story short, don’t waste your time on 2^nd Saturdays. Instead, hit up Alphacult during the week to avoid the crowd, and visit all the other cool boutiques on 1^st Street and finish up with a drink at House of Hayden.

i dont know. i just went there tonight hoping to see some good art, there were only a couple galleries open and about 15 «booths» set up, selling mainly hippie style jewelry and stuff. it was more like a flea market or venice beach style sale than an art walk. pretty disappointed.

the art walk itself was kind of uninteresting… lots of hippy-​sh jewelry sales along with incense. the walk wasn’t spectacular but all of the galleries around were really cool.

Definitely the coolest thing happening downtown. Or maybe it’s the other east village art walk? There’s two of these things, and I think there might be a rivalry. But they are both a great community event, and they are both great venues to see art, have wine, schmooze, etc.
It reminds you that downtown still has a pulse.
Not to be missed, if you live in Long Beach.

This art walk is held on the 2^nd Saturday of every month on Linden Ave between 1^st St and Broadway, from 4−10pm.
Local artists can set up booths to sell their original artistic creations, ranging from jewelry to clothing to paintings, etc. There is live music throughout the evening, and the local art galleries and shops on this street are open with exhibits, often with wine & cheese receptions.
Some years ago the city made an effort to revitalize this area with a focus on the arts, and this is just one of the events that takes place here. More background on the East Village Arts District:
We came to check out our friend’s jewelry booth, and we enjoyed taking a stroll through the art walk, poking our heads in some galleries, and walking around the surrounding blocks, where there are a lot of independent businesses of various types, restaurants, coffee places, etc. Now this isn’t like LA or Laguna Beach posh galleries, this is still the LBC, so some people might consider it a little ghetto, but it depends on your perspective. I think it’s really great what they’ve done with the area, and to see the local artists have a place to promote their stuff. It seemed a little dead when we got there, but it seemed to pick up more later.
There are a lot of historic art deco buildings in the area. Around the corner on Elm is a little East Village Park that you could blink and miss but was pretty tranquil. Walk another block down to Ocean and you have some of the posh restaurants in town, like 555 East, and some cafes, like La Muse and Modica’s Deli. So there’s a lot to do and see in the area, if you’re into some LBC flava.
It might not be something to make a destination if you’re coming from out of town, but if you’re local or happen to be here on a 2^nd Saturday, come out and support the arts.