Palette and Palate Stroll

Are you looking for the next great event this summer? Do you love food and art? Are you interested in participating in an event for a great cause? This may be the perfect event for you!

From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 16, Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association will hold its fifth annual Palette and Palate Stroll. For $45, patrons can sample food from 12 Charleston restaurants while wandering through art galleries to view art.

The event benefits CFADA's arts scholarship fund, which has awarded funds to local organizations such as Redux, the Gibbes Museum of Art and the College of Charleston School of the Arts.

"For over 10 years now, CFADA's mission has been to get Charleston acknowledged as a fine art destination," says Vladia Jurcova-Spencer of Stylee PR & Marketing.

"With the Palette and Palate Stroll, our goal was to create a fun evening that features local chefs and artists and raise money to support the next generation of local artists.

"When we created the Palette and Palate stroll, we hoped that this event would attract even more art and food connoisseurs to Charleston during the slow summer months when not much is happening downtown," she says. "We know that we succeeded as today people travel to Charleston for the event from all over the United States and Canada."

The event is a bit like an art walk, as participants go from gallery to gallery and see artwork and mingle with the artists.

Because of it's limited size, however, the Palette and Palate Stroll provides visitors with more of an opportunity to meet local talent.

Since its inception in 2005, this event has grown in popularity.

Tickets are limited and can be purchased by calling 819-8006 or online at www.cfada.com.