Now in its 48th year, Pend Oreille Arts Council’s annual ArtWalk returns to downtown Sandpoint on Friday, June 13, with festive opening receptions from 5 to 8 p.m.

The event features 27 participating venues, each paired with a local or regional artist to showcase original work all summer long.

Held every summer since 1977, ArtWalk has become one of Sandpoint’s most cherished community traditions. “It feels like the unofficial kickoff to summer,” said POAC Visual Arts Coordinator Claire Christy. “Locals come out to support their friends and neighbors, and there’s this beautiful mix of familiar faces and new ones. Every year I hear people saying ‘Happy ArtWalk!’ and it fills me with joy. It’s like a big family reunion where we all emerge from winter to celebrate the arts and this town we l

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