FIRST FRIDAYS ArtWalk SJ _ May 1st in SoFA District (& beyond!)

First Fridays ArtWalk May 1st from 5pm–9pm in SoFA District (& beyond!).
Free entry and all ages welcomed.

First Fridays ArtWalk SJ is the best night out for those seeking a creative community!

Galleries in the SoFA District, Historic District and Martha Gardens District are open late with new exhibitions, immersive installations, live music, and rich cultural programming. It’s a perfect way to support our local art scene, and discover new work and meet the artists that make our downtown interesting and unique.

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— SoFA DISTRICT —

• ANNO DOMINI // the second coming of Art & Design
366 South First St.

“AD SOMNIA: the wandering of a Dream-Passer”
Céline Lyaudet (France) solo exhibition

• KALEID Gallery
320 South First St.

Opening Reception: @lt5+ a Photography Show of images created through Photograms, Pinhole, Plastic, Polaroid & alt Process.

Featured Artists:
Shannon Amidon, Rosalie Anderson, Astrogirl, Vanessa Atienza, AtomicMonk, Laura Barth, Jerry Berkstresser, Patrick Blas, Robert Chavez, Binh Danh, Amber Engfer, Arabela Espinoza, Dan Fenstermacher, Daniel Garcia, Jemal Diamond, Dylan Gutierrez, Terri Garland, Jackie Huynh, Louisa Krbashian, Jonathan Kermit, Steven Kimura, Diane Kreiter, Terry Kreiter, Pawel Kula, Debbie Lam, Quynh-Mai Nguyen, Donald Lawrence, Sarah Loyola, Abraham Menor, Marissa McPeak, Donald Miguel, Miguel Ozuna, Suzanne Pederson, Loc Phantung, Robertino Ragazza, Danny Sanchez, Cromwell Schubarth, Christine So, Jai Tanju, Thomas Taylor, Adrian Tsim, Kate Vinogradova, Jane Waggoner Deschner, Jan Watten, Rachel Wolf, rob + mari, Michelle Yau, and Ramona Zordini.

Curated by Robertino Ragazza.

• MACLA Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
510 S. First St.

“026 Latinx Art Now!” Exhibition

• Phantom Galleries at The Pierce Apt. Lobby Gallery
2 Pierce Ave.

Opening Reception: “Unspoken Impressions”
Ashley Ogle Solo Exhibition

• San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
560 South First St.

“ INFRAMUNDO” by Miguel Novelo

Also on view:
“My Body Was A River Once” by Anoushka Mirchandani

• San Jose Jazz
310 South First St.

SJZ Break Room Jazz Jam featuring Martín Perna

Schedule:
5pm - Doors
5:20–6pm - SJZ U19's
6:15–7pm - Michael Webster Quartet
7–9pm - Jazz Jam

• San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textile
520 South First St.

“The Woven Pixel”

— HISTORIC DISTRICT —

• Chopsticks Alley Gallery
38 S. 2nd St.

“Bầu Cua Cá Cọp” / Gourd Crab Fish Tiger

6 pm: Art Tongue - Artists Talk
Saraswathy Lakshmivaraham, Hadi Aghaee, Robin Lasser, Combsy, Nina Le, Tangying Shen, Brandon Luu, Angelina Melchor Nguyen

7 pm: Flow and Flourish: Growing Poetry, Growing Plants, Growing Community
Featuring Poets Laureate Emeritus Aileen Cassinetto and David Perez
plus Valley Verde planting and water conservation discussion.

• Works/San Jose
38 S. 2nd St.

“Refraction: sjsu animation & illustration bfa 2026”

— MARTHA GARDENS DISTRICT —

• Art Ark Gallery
1035 S. Sixth St.

“World's Apart”
Portrait & Street Photographer Daniel Garay
Fashion Photographer Todd Allen
Design & Perspective Photographer Christopher Denise
Landscape and Architectural Photographer Cosmo Rahn

• FUSE presents
at The Citadel 199 Martha St.

“Natural Forms”
Featured Artists: Sandra Tingalay & Emmanuel Cervantes-Mejia

• MACHU PICCHU Gallery of the Americas, Est. 1974
at The Citadel 199 Martha St.

Chullo: Traditional Peruvian hat by Quechua Knitters from Peru

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FIRST FRIDAYS ArtWalk SJ is produced by CURATUS in partnership with the participating galleries, museums and independent creative businesses.Join us on Instagram: @ArtWalkSJ

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