If you are a connoisseur of fine art and handicrafts and have just arrived in one of the hotels of Seattle Washington, then you couldn't have landed at a better place! For among other things, one reason why Seattle is so popular is for the quality and proliferation of its art galleries. Some of the nationally renowned artists are based out of Seattle and the cosmopolitan nature of the city continues to attract hordes more.

1. A living legend

Long considered to be one of the finest living artists in America, Ed Cox lives and works in Seattle. His studio is located on the picturesque Seattle waterfront and this also doubles up as a showing space and gallery. Ed also teaches fine arts here and his workshops and seminars are always in great demand. The chief attraction for all art aficionados is the ability to not only view and procure works of his but also to meet and greet the living legend.

http://www.eddcox.com

2. Jewelry Art Gallery

When people think of art, they often overlook one of the emerging fields which is jewelry art. Settle happens to be one of the world centres of jewelry art and the finest gallery here is the Facere Jewelry Art Gallery. This gallery has a team of resident jewelry artists and frequently holds exhibitions and workshops where visitors can meet the artists, see their work and also procure limited edition pieces right after they have been created.

http://facerejewelryart.com/

3. Folk art at its very best

The thing about being in a city like Seattle is that its cosmopolitan feel gives rise to some superior art galleries. Take the La Tienda for instance. This is a unique gallery that specializes in procuring hand made folk arts directly from source. By encouraging a dying cottage industry, the gallery also manages to showcase some of the finest examples of American hand crafted original folk arts. Definitely worth a visit if you ever happen to be in Seattle.

http://www.latienda-folkart.com

The settle art walk is being conducted in pioneer square. The first Thursday in Pioneer is the first art walk in the United States of America. It is enhanced by several art installations that you can find while walking between the galleries. It starts at occidental at the native America totem poles and pioneer square parks to the new fire station 10.

http://www.seattle.gov

The art walk originates from 1981 when a group of Pioneer Square art dealers printed maps, conducted minor promotions and on the first Thursday of the month painted footprints on the sidewalk outside their galleries. This soon developed into a favored fixture on the locals' arts calendar. Since then the first Thursday takes place each month from noon to 8pm at the pioneer square neighborhood. The art walk features leading art galleries who introduce into the scene new artists and exhibits.

For more information concerning the events at the galleries check out

http://www.firstthursdayseattle.com

There is something for everyone at the art walk you can search and explore the participating venues, artists and exhibits at http://www.firstthursdayseattle.com/venues.php.

There are several Seattle hotels that you can stay in during your visit to the art walk you can check them out at

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g60878-Seattle_Washington-Hotels.html