Most people tune out their surroundings when they are walking out in the city and disconnect from the environment around them. When someone puts out art for people to find and observe it helps to bring that attention back and also brings into focus an eye for art-ifacts.
When people check in on the Free Art Friday Albuquerque facebook page to find visual clues where to find the art they can then go on the search for art and become an Artiologist! This process is interactive so the art finder becomes part of the 
process too! The excitement of being on an art mission to find creative treasure is sure to make anyone feel like an Art Explorer! So often art is experienced just by going into a gallery and looking at it on a wall where they can’t touch it or interact with it.
A big and important part of the Free Art Friday experience is people getting to interact with the art. When someone can pick up and hold the art that they may or may not want to take home they get a chance to feel the art and get more of their senses involved in the process. The thrill of an art hunt is sure to bring joy to at any age! Now is your chance, let your love of art be your guide!
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Stephanie Galloway
Stephanie Galloway is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has been writing poetry since she was a child and still loves to explore the magic in words and their power to touch others deeply. She taught art to children as the Children Zone Leader of the Rail Yards Market and is the founder of Free Art Friday Albuquerque.
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Location, location, location! One of added benefits for the artist participating in 
Random acts of art that reach the heart! When we share things in life with others it makes them more meaningful. Art is no exception to that. Sharing art is a way of connecting with others that can break through feelings of loneliness and isolation by communicating with another person on a creative level.
my human need to be social. Another important aspect of Free Art Friday is that your art can speak to someone without even needing to meet them, so a person that is shy and normally feels uncomfortable starting up a conversation with someone can now be more comfortable expressing themselves in an anonymous way.
From writing out tags, to put out the work, to thinking about where I will put the art I love every part of the process of preparing for Free Art Friday! In our everyday lives we often encounter many things made by machines and often forget the beauty in things made by hand. How special the gift of art is because it someone invested their heart and time into creating it.
