photos_kristen spillane captions_kristen spillane words_devin cordero April 17, 2012 This Saturday, photojournalism sophomore Kristen Spillane made it out to Wynwood for the art district’s monthly Art Walk.  The event, which takes place every 2nd Saturday of the month, sees area galleries open their doors and offer complimentary drinks to patrons.  In recent years, the event has grown immensely, with food trucks (like Ms. Cheezious) gathering along 2nd Avenue in large numbers to serve hungry art walkers.  Kristen took these shots at this month’s event:

MIAMI, FLA. — APRIL 14, 2012: Works of contemporary art in the Harold Golen Gallery in the Wynwood Art District.   MIAMI, FLA. — APRIL 14, 2012: Vistors peruse the works of photographer Matt Stock at Gallery 212.  Stock, a former student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, blended his love of science and photography to create his unique Painting with Light in the Dark style.  Based on the Renaissance-era techniques of da Vinci, Stock uses the same concept of sfumatoto add layers of illumination to his multi-layer photographs.

MIAMI, FLA. — APRIL 14, 2012: UM junior Vince Pellegri, senior Samantha Flanagan, and sophomore Mike Piacentino observe the famous Wynwood Walls at Saturday’s Art Walk.  The Wynwood Art Walk is a monthly showcase held on the second Saturday of the month

held in Wynwood, a section of Miami just north of Downtown and south of the Design District.

MIAMI, FLA. — APRIL 14, 2012: Sophomore Mike Piacentino flips through a collection of messages and works of Peter Tunney.  The PT Experience gallery, located within the Wynwood graffiti park showcases the mixed-media works of Tunney, in various forms and scales.

MIAMI, FLA. — APRIL 14, 2012: Local artist Jahfari of Art Boss Creations works on a painting just outside the Wynwood Walls.  His work includes pop, abstract and contemporary art, human and pet portraits, logos and murals.  Jahfari explained the political and societal symbolism of his paintings to observers.