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New Escondido Studios Highlight Summer Art SceneNorth County embraces art in a big way. Not only do residents support galleries, studios and museums, groups in several communities have organized special events to promote art appreciation and sales. Escondido sponsors Second Saturday; Vista takes art outdoors with its monthly Creekwalk exhibitions; and Solana Beach's Cedros Avenue Design Center lights up on each Third Thursday.
All this attention to art got a big boost this month. Photo artist Melissa Inez Walker opened Distinction, Escondido's first upscale studio space designed for working artists and creative professionals.
Walker and contractor Sam Pulvers transformed a 1947 building at 317 E. Grand Ave., which had previously housed an antiques store, into studios, ranging from 150 to 800 square feet each, and a gallery that will present work by both emerging and established artists. The inaugural show, opening July 10, features work by Coronado artist Nathaniel Clark. Distinction studios are open, by application, to working artists and design professionals, whose portfolios are reviewed prior to signing leases. Some studios are already rented. For information call (760) 745-2762.
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