Photos: Gallery Walk 2018

Get an inside look at the annual holiday event.

Members of “Bell Bell Bell, What Do We Have Here” sing carols at Kindred Post during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of “Bell Bell Bell, What Do We Have Here” sing carols at Kindred Post during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Hundreds of people flocked downtown Friday for the annual Gallery Walk. Juneau Empire photographer Michael Penn was one of them, and took photos of dancing, artwork, the crowds and more. Scroll down to see his photos.


• Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at 523-2262 and mpenn@juneauempire.com. Follow our Instagram at @Juneau.Life to see more photos.


People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

“SaraNaTa”, made up of Sara Radke Brown, Steve Tada, Nancy Nash, Andrew Schirmer, Jetta Whittaker, David Seid and John Staub perform Baroque tunes and carols at The Canvas during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

“SaraNaTa”, made up of Sara Radke Brown, Steve Tada, Nancy Nash, Andrew Schirmer, Jetta Whittaker, David Seid and John Staub perform Baroque tunes and carols at The Canvas during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The Grinch makes his appearance on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The Grinch makes his appearance on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Students from the Floyd Dryden Middle School orchestra hand out cookies and other treats in the Senate Building during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. The students were working to raise money for a trip to Disneyland. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Students from the Floyd Dryden Middle School orchestra hand out cookies and other treats in the Senate Building during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. The students were working to raise money for a trip to Disneyland. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Jim Fowler talks about his new landscape paintings at Coppa during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Jim Fowler talks about his new landscape paintings at Coppa during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Timi Johnson talks about the Plein Rein Painters work inspired by Sydney Lawurence at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Timi Johnson talks about the Plein Rein Painters work inspired by Sydney Lawurence at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

“SaraNaTa”, made up of Sara Radke Brown, Steve Tada, Nancy Nash, Andrew Schirmer, Jetta Whittaker, David Seid and John Staub perform Baroque tunes and carols at The Canvas during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

“SaraNaTa”, made up of Sara Radke Brown, Steve Tada, Nancy Nash, Andrew Schirmer, Jetta Whittaker, David Seid and John Staub perform Baroque tunes and carols at The Canvas during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Kimberlee Wear, owner of Captive Moments Alaska, right, and Debrah Clements, owner of Martha’s Flowers, admire Clements’ hanging flower display in the Senate Building during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Kimberlee Wear, owner of Captive Moments Alaska, right, and Debrah Clements, owner of Martha’s Flowers, admire Clements’ hanging flower display in the Senate Building during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Bruce Denton, owner of the Senate Building, watches as people flood the building business’s during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Bruce Denton, owner of the Senate Building, watches as people flood the building business’s during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

“The Rolodex Project//On Leadership” by artist Sarah Campen, an interactive film and sculpture on display at The Davis Gallery in Centennial Hall during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

“The Rolodex Project//On Leadership” by artist Sarah Campen, an interactive film and sculpture on display at The Davis Gallery in Centennial Hall during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Juneau Jumpers display their seasonal spirit on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Juneau Jumpers display their seasonal spirit on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Kim Champney views new works featuring The Canvas artists’ Sketchbook Show during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Kim Champney views new works featuring The Canvas artists’ Sketchbook Show during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Carol Henke Lahnum, owner of Crow Fox Photography, visits with Matt Brown during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Henke Lahnum is part of “The Fearless Female Fotographers: Group Photography Exhibit” for Gallery Walk. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Carol Henke Lahnum, owner of Crow Fox Photography, visits with Matt Brown during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Henke Lahnum is part of “The Fearless Female Fotographers: Group Photography Exhibit” for Gallery Walk. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Zev LeVine, 7, takes in the holiday display at REACH during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. It is the 15th year the display has been set up by Dan Elstad. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Zev LeVine, 7, takes in the holiday display at REACH during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. It is the 15th year the display has been set up by Dan Elstad. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Families take in the holiday display at REACH during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. It is the 15th year the display has been set up by Dan Elstad. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Families take in the holiday display at REACH during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. It is the 15th year the display has been set up by Dan Elstad. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tom Bornstein is one of 19 Plein Rein Painters inspired by Sydney Laurence at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tom Bornstein is one of 19 Plein Rein Painters inspired by Sydney Laurence at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Crystal Cudworth is one of 19 Plein Rein Painters inspired by Sydney Laurence at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Crystal Cudworth is one of 19 Plein Rein Painters inspired by Sydney Laurence at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Artist Shane Brown paints the wall in 4th Coast Outfitters during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Artist Shane Brown paints the wall in 4th Coast Outfitters during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The Flustered Cluckers perform at Rainy Retreat Books during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The Flustered Cluckers perform at Rainy Retreat Books during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Nancy Barnes, left, leads the multicultural dance group Yees Ku Oo to Front Street to dance during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Nancy Barnes, left, leads the multicultural dance group Yees Ku Oo to Front Street to dance during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alfie Price dances with the multicultural dance group Yees Ku Oo on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alfie Price dances with the multicultural dance group Yees Ku Oo on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Cathy Needham, right, and Barb Sheinberg check out the “The Rolodex Project//On Leadership” by artist Sarah Campen, an interactive film and sculpture on display at The Davis Gallery in Centennial Hall during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Cathy Needham, right, and Barb Sheinberg check out the “The Rolodex Project//On Leadership” by artist Sarah Campen, an interactive film and sculpture on display at The Davis Gallery in Centennial Hall during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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