This Saturday, January 8th, is the first artwalk of 2011! If you live or will be in Lafayette, Louisiana, this weekend, be sure to stop by all the galleries and business downtown that are featuring new exhibits. This is a free (and popular!) event for a fun evening out. Starts at 6pm- 8pm (ish) in downtown Lafayette. The schedule is:

Acadiana Center for the Arts– 101 W. Vermilion St. / 337-233-7060
Main Gallery: Domains, Parameters and Wanderings– Anastasia Pelias, Jennifer Odem, Christina Mcfee, Allan Jones, Colleen Ho, Chyrl Savoy
Side Gallery: The Mississippi Delta: Images from a Blues Pilgrimage by Scott Ainslie
Vault Series: Candice Alexander

Cajun Spice– 535 Jefferson St / 337-232-3061
Works by Kim Parker and Tina Thibodaux

Galerie Eclaireuse– 535 ½ Jefferson St. / 337-234-5492
Jon Schooler

Gallery 549– 549 Jefferson St. / 337-593-0796
Donald LeBlanc solo exhibition

Gallery R (at The Russo Group)- 116 E. Congress St. / 337-769-1530
Works by Ryan Benoit

St. Pierre’s Center for the Arts– 114 W. Vermilion St. / 337-236-9111
Jason Copes