Little Italy North’s Art d’Strada

The Little Italy Association of San Diego and Little Italy North were honored to create an event that showcased the Arts & Design District in a green light.  On Saturday, September 24, 2011 over 20 galleries housed the creative recycled & reclaimed material art of over 25 artists; all to the pulse of the musical talents – Todo Mundo, Hargo and dance interpretation by Cathedral X.

The recycled & salvaged material art was juried by three trade professional judges.  The winners and honorable mentions in the following categories were:

Most Outstanding Grand Prize: Roxana Miu
Honorable Mentions for Most Outstanding Category: Trish Amante, Daniel Stein & Frank “Cesco” Pamies

WOW! Grand Prize: Steven Derks 
Honorable Mention for WOW! Category: Sean Patrick Palmer, Trish Amante & Stephanie Paige

Trashiest Grand Prize: Frank “Cesco” Pamies
Honorable Mention for Trashiest Category: Teresa Espaniola, Susan Osborn & Barbara Withers 

Special thanks to the Little Italy North businesses that helped make this first year even a success: Architectural Salvage, At-Hom, Bedford Built, Boomerang for Modern, Casa ArtElexia, Chrome, Classic Tile & Mosaic, El Camino, India Street Antiques, Irelia Fine Jewelry, Ivan Stewart Electric Bike Center, Jacqueline Lavenu Studio, JDC Fine Art, Klassik, Kriten Victor Design, Meyer Fine Art, Mixture, Mona Lisa Italian Restaurant, 98 Bottles, Noel-Baza Fine Art, Sean Patrick Palmer, Scott White Contemporary Art and Subtext.

An additional thanks to the students from Design Institute of San Diego, and Little Italy interior designers, for recreating outside rooms on W. Kalmia Street.  The following businesses were the home stores that were showcased: India Street Antiques, Bedford Built and At-Hom.

For pictures from 2011 Art d’Strada event, click here.

If you are interested in participating in 2012, please send an email to chris@littleitalysd.com.