NORMAN — The 2007 Spring Art Walk, sponsored by the Norman Gallery Association, will kick off the 33rd annual May Fair Arts Festival today in downtown Norman.

Different Norman galleries will feature new and continuing exhibitions, light refreshments, door prizes and refreshments from 6-10 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The walk is free and open to the public.

Although it is a “walk,” it is best to begin by car, at the Blue Apples Gallery, 800 W. Rock Creek Road, Suite 117. The gallery is highlighting oil paintings by Storm Strickland-Thompson, an Ada artist. The exhibit will continue through June 23. Also on exhibit are pottery, jewelry, sculpture, paintings and drawings by the Apple Core. The gallery also will be open today before the walk, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Jacobson House annual outdoor Indian Art Market is this weekend. The art market highlights visual arts and crafts from local and regional Native American artists, and performances by Native American and Scandinavian dancers and singers. The event includes children’s activities, games and prizes, and promotes cultural awareness and understanding of American Indian and Scandinavian art and cultures. The Indian Art Market will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Saturday at 609 Chautauqua Ave.

Inside the Jacobson House a Native American artists’ show is on exhibit through July 1, featuring a variety of artistic media by award-winning alumni and current students, as well as past and present faculty and staff. Tonight the center will highlight poetry from Native American wordsmiths. For more information on the art market, visit jacobsonhouse.com.

Make your next stop the Firehouse Art Center. The center will exhibit mixed media paintings by Jerrod Smith titled “Hope is the Thing with Feathers.” The Firehouse is at 444 S. Flood Ave.

Now begin your walk by parking your car in the new city parking lot on the 200 block of East Gray Street. Enjoy the three huge murals created by May Fair celebrated artist Dr. Bob E. Palmer. Walk south on Crawford Avenue to Main Street, then east to the Hall of Tattoos, 328 E. Main St.

Artist Michael Wilson will explain the process and the tools used to do tattoos tonight. He will give away free prints as they are made.

Next door to the Hall of Tattoos is Dreamer Concepts Studio & Foundation, 324 E. Main St. The studio is premiering an exhibit of several new artists, including painters Cody Beverage, Michael Lombardo and Mac King; photographer Tiffany Hunt; jewelry and mixed media artist Candy Marvin; clothing designer Kelsey McMurray, and ceramics artist Tanya Mattek.

“Fearless Freaks,” a documentary based on the Oklahoma band The Flaming Lips, will kick off the Summer Films on the Patio series 9 p.m. today. Dreamer’s will serve a variety of beers from Coach’s Brewhouse and finger foods for the exhibit tonight. The Studio will also be open 12 to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Next on the walk is Ring of Fire Studio, 318 E. Main St. The studio will display hand-blown glass by Craig Clingon and Dorian Small and wrought iron sculptures by Christian Huey. Artistic creations for the home from lighting fixtures to wrought iron furniture are available.

Continue walking westbound on Main and visit the Norman Arts Council’s Gallery, 101 E. Main St., suite 101. Guests can view an exhibition of oil paintings titled “Joie de Vivre” by Yvonne Chafin. The artist is a Norman Public Schools teacher. Poems written by her fifth-grade class, inspired by her paintings, also will be on display. The gallery will be closed Saturday.

Located to the west of the Norman Arts Council is Mitchell’s Jewelry, 218 E. Main St. On display will be “Timeless Tuscany,” a photography exhibit by Emily Dutcher. The door prize, an 8x10 matted Tuscany image, will be given away during the event.

Arvest Bank, 200 E. Main St., and the Oklahoma Lady Artists (OKLA) will exhibit paintings by seven diverse artists and sculptures by two artists. Guests can enjoy a live sculpture demonstration and a chance to meet the artists.

Part of the International Visions Exhibition is showcased at MAINSITE Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main St. Featured artists are Luca Bataglia, Stefan Chinov, Corazon Watkins and Jane Voorhees.

In the Santa Fe Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave., is the Performing Arts Studio. The studio continues the International Visions Exhibition with artists Ilia Lerner and Solange. This evening, guests can enjoy live music. Door prizes will include an oil painting by Norma Brown and other artistic prizes.

A little further west, at 115 S. Santa Fe Ave., is Downtown Art and Frame. This gallery is exhibiting mixed-media collages by Sue Clancy. The exhibit is titled “Dogma and Other Creature Comforts.” Guests can enjoy a music performance by local guitarist Eric Sarmiento.

Next, stroll back east on Main and visit Winans Fine Chocolates & Coffees, 207 E. Main St. Guests can enjoy artwork by Norman artist Brad Price. Price is a romantic, a backpacker, an impressionist and a lover of high places.

Heading east from Winans, participants can visit Fancy That Café-Bakery-Takery. The café will exhibit large-scale oil paintings by Marcy Cordell and will serve light refreshments. On Saturday, the café will serve brunch items, and a gift certificate of $25 will be given away each day. The café is at 215 E. Main St.

Shevaun Williams & Associates, 221 E. Main St., will showcase a variety of artists including wood sculptures by Glen Alexander, Spirit of the West jewelry and oil paintings by Judy Osburn; mixed media paintings by Kristin Vails; landscapes in oil by Warren Osburn; and Cheyne Little displaying Cut Out Collect: hand-painted handbags and fabric wall-hangings. The gallery will be closed Saturday.

Next door to Shevaun Williams & Associates is the Norman Convention and Visitors Bureau (NCVB), 223 E. Main St. The NCVB has tourist information about Norman and Norman merchandise for sale.

From the NCVB, visitors can head back to their cars and drive a couple of blocks west to the corner of Jones and Tonhawa to visit the Crucible Gallery. The gallery will highlight the Crucible’s own artisans and participants will get a first-hand look at the heating and pouring of molten metal into molds. Pouring demonstrations will be 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday. The Crucible is at 110 E. Tonhawa.

The Spring Art Walk concludes at the Moore-Lindsey House Historical Museum, 508 N. Peters Ave., with paintings by Catherine Mavriplis and Bob Rice’s “Turn of the Century Now and Then” photos. The museum also will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

For more information on May Fair, call 801-2076 or visit mayfairartsfestival.com. For a complete list of arts and cultural events this month, visit the NAC on the Web at normanarts.org.