What a splendid Friday for the art walk held in downtown Cornwall – Standard Freeholder

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It was an event and late afternoon/early evening that was, well, a work of art, as far as Cynthia Hum was concerned.

“It’s been just fabulous, after the heat wave we had last week,” said Cynthia Hum, at her vendor’s table set up at the the Cornwall Art Walk on Friday. “The traffic is very good – people are really interested (in the art).”

The fourth year for the event was the second pandemic edition. It was all foot traffic, on Pitt Street south of Second Street, and on a chamber of commerce weather day. And for Hum, of Ingleside, this year’s walk even included an upgrade, from down the street in the sun a year ago, to her booth in the shade on the Pitt Street west sidewalk not far from the car barriers on Second Street.

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Hum does tile mosaic on wood – and a lot of people were stopping by to ask lots of questions. It’s something she’s enjoyed for nearly two decades, a hobby that ultimately became more than that. Hum has displayed her work for five years, and she’s looking forward to another regional showcase that comes up in about a month, the annual Apples & Art studio tour, the 30^th edition.

“They’re both such great events for the (arts community),” Hum said.

There was a little bit of everything at the art walk, galleries open late and the streets coming alive with colour and sound.

There were over 40 artists and artisans, displays and activities stretching two full blocks and as far south as all the family fun going on outside the Historic SDG Jail and presented by Your Arts Council,  including Cam MacPhee, dancing with Magoo Cook, and the musical stylings of George Lucen, as well as an improve jam competition. One of the new highlights this year were the street performers, including Yafa Goawily showcasing her belly dance routine.

There were two musical stages set up – Pommier Square Stage, and the First Street Stage – for several hours of live performances, including blues musician Jamie Heath, Mena Hardy, the Kenny Holland Band, the Glengarry Ramblers, Castles, the Lone Wolf and Spaghetti Corner Band, Katie Ditschun, and Switchgear.

The event each year is considered a great opportunity for people to explore the region’s arts scene, and interact with artists and performers.

In the beginning, the art walk each year has various groups come together the fourth Friday of each warm-weather month – starting in late May – for activities late in the afternoon and well into the evening. The pandemic has altered the format, and the 2020 version was held late in July.

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