An Annual Summer tradition is about to kick off in the Lake City.
The 2025 Williams Lake Art Walk will officially get going tomorrow (August 8) morning at 10 with the grand opening event in the Downtown Williams Lake BIA parking Lot.
Event Coordinator Amanda Fuller said they have a great range of works for art walkers to check out from ceramics and pottery to digital art.
Fuller noted that every in April they open the applications for Art Walk, there is a separate application for artisans and businesses and they have about 6 weeks to apply and then we start our vetting process from there.
“This year we actually have 32 locations that are taking part. Within that we have 27 solo artisans and 5 artisan collectives. If we go through and itemize those artisan collectives we’re close to 80 participating artisans this year which is really exciting.”
Fuller said for businesses that participate in this event it gives them the opportunity to receive plenty of exposure to potential new customers.
“Roughly 700 to 750 of our guide books are circulated each year so it’s difficult to pinpoint whether or not each of those walkers are going into every single business but it does give us a good idea in terms of how much foot traffic we’re seeing through the event. Last year’s Art Walk was excellent as we had an increase of entries for our grand prize. Almost every single Art Walk guide book of the 800 printed were circulated.”
Fuller said this event is a great way for Williams Lake residents to show off the town to their Summer visitors.
“It’s something that lends itself to residents and tourists alike. Each year we have people who have been long time residents come into the Downtown Williams Lake BIA office and say they have discovered something new, a new business. When I say a new business I mean new to them, it could be one that existed here for 20-plus years they’ve just never been inside. That’s really rewarding to us and it’s also a really great way to see our City and see what our downtown has to offer if you’re visiting Williams Lake as well,” Fuller said.
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