DALLAS, TX.-The Uptown Dallas Association will host the summer Uptown Dallas Art Walk July 12, 2007 in the neighborhood’s gallery district. The quarterly Uptown Gallery Walk is held to promote awareness of the visual arts in the heart of Uptown, by providing art lovers a fun opportunity to wander between more than 16 participating galleries and venues around Uptown, each offering a variety of art.

The majority of the galleries are situated along Fairmount Street with McKinney Avenue Trolley providing transportation to galleries that are not. Some of Uptown’s hottest restaurants will showcase appetizers at each gallery, and a diverse selection of live music and entertainment provided in collaboration with The Latino Cultural Center will round out the evening.

Participating galleries include: Accent Gallery, Christopher H. Martin Gallery 5, Eagles Antiques, Fairmount Gallery, Galerie Kornye, Galerie Kornye Studio Three, Gallerie Pierra, Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, Reflection Fine Art, Riddell Rare Maps, Studio 2600, The MAC, Uptown Vision, Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas and Via Pelle.

Participating restaurants include: Bread Winners Café & Bakery, Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa, Greenz, Grotto Ristorante, Palomino Euro Bistro, Riccardi’s Italian Restaurant and Lounge Bar, Rocco’s Pizza & Pasta, The Stoneleigh P, The Cape, 2900 – The Restaurant and Uptown Bar & Grill.

The event will take place Thursday, July 12, 2007, 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. in the Fairmount Street and the surrounding Uptown Neighborhood. Admission is free.