Historic St George’s is already a World Heritage Site, now it’s quickly becoming a haven for Bermudian artists.The first Art Walk in the East is being organised by the St. George's Artists Alliance to showcase the Old Town’s growing eclectic arts scene.The area along Water Street, Hunter’s, Penno’s and Somers Wharfs is now home to nearly a dozen thriving art galleries with two more set to open soon. There are also galleries beyond Water Street in the heart of the Old Town.The galleries are envisioned by the artists as alternative spaces that show a broad range of fine and contemporary work, from traditional oils and water colour paintings to wood carvings, metal works, crafts and jewellery, and pending Planning and other necessary approvals, tattoos and a Reiki stress reduction centre, which will both be located on Water Street.The Art Walk takes place Saturday night, November 12, from 5.30pm to 8pm, and will feature live music, and plenty of eats and drinks as people stroll through St. George’s taking in the galleries and meeting the local artists.Organiser/artist Ami Zanders said the response so far to signing up has been great.“Cities all over the world have art walks, it’s time St George’s has one,” she said.She said the Town’s restaurants are taking part, including Wahoo’s, Tavern by the Sea and Polaris, and they have all agreed to exhibit some of the artists’ works on their walls.In addition, she said, artists from outside St George’s will also be coming to town for the night to showcase their work at special tables and spaces set up on Hunter’s Wharf and elsewhere.Ms Zanders said just some of the galleries taking part include: Amos Art Studio, Belinda Tartaglia Gallery, CV Cafe and Conscious Vibes store, Chris Dawson Fine Art Studio, Emma Ingham Studio on Featherbed Alley, Alison Bardgett’s East End Flower Alley and gallery, Woolfworks, Bermuda Beauty Crafts, and the soon-to-open Endemic Arts Collective plus another as-yet-unnamed gallery and Reiki studio on Water Street, in the old Makin’ Waves space, which will exhibit Alfred Birdsey and other art.Chris Dawson, who studied fine art and photography at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, said he will be having his official gallery opening the night of the walk.The talented young artist who works in oils, is known for his portraits of people and pets, bright landscapes and seascapes and detailed scenes of Bermuda architecture, all inspired by the beauty of light.Dawson, who is not from St George’s, said he decided to open his studio there when a perfect space became available.“St George’s is a beautiful town and the space was ideal for setting up a studio. I decided to take a chance and just go for it,” he said.Mr Dawson works on his commissions in the studio and just started a Facebook page to showcase some of his work and to blog.His gallery in the blue Hunter’s Building is both a viewing gallery and a working studio.Organiser Ms Zanders is a St Georgian and artist herself, who returned to the Island two and a half years ago after studying fine art at Kean University in New Jersey.She was hoping to eventually start an art co-operative in St George’s, but in the meantime, decided an Art Walk was long overdue.“St George’s has been fairly quiet, but now art galleries are popping up all over,” she said. “It’s a natural, laid back Bohemian type town so an art environment makes sense.”She added: “The CV Cafe will be open for all you java junkies to sit and relax as you enjoy a delicious cup free trade coffee while listening to live music. After you’ve had your coffee take a slow stroll to all the studios and galleries as well as the (planned) new tattoo parlour, the Endemic Art Collective, where you’ll be amazed at the magical interior structures that Gary Macpherson has created out of recycled materials.”