Capitol Hill will be awash in more art and way more sunshine than normal Thursday as the monthly Blitz art walk celebrates the MadArt installation projects that have transformed Cal Anderson into a surreal outdoor gallery.

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We first told you about the six artists and showed you concepts of the installations in the ArtsFund-powered project here. Thursday night, you can meet the creative types behind the installations and take part in a mini-film festival in the park:

MadArt Kick-Off Event

• Artists on-site 6-9 PM
• Film Festival In a Box 9-10 PM

Reminder that Friday also marks another screening in Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s summer series in Cal Anderson Park. Be there for Desperately Seeking Susan, co-sponsored by CHS.

Meanwhile, Capitol Hill’s monthly arts walk on Thursday will feature its standard set of local art and entertainment just across the street and across Capitol Hill. CHS is a happy co-sponsor. Here are some highlights courtesy the @blitzarts Twitter feed :

Bearzerker: Come to the wild side, see new art, become a bear. multimedia installation @CatalystSeattle.Free veggie dogs, ice cream 5 – 11pm

‘Zines Show! self-published experiments in comics, ink-saturated art & textured paper @ Perfect Copy & Print. Refreshments! 7:30 – 10p

Arts and Crafts right next door @ Bootyland: Leaf printing class for children and adults with Copper Vine artist Partricia Ann Wilson.

Go ahead and laugh, its ok. “Ha ha. No, But Seriously” is a show of collages by Michael Rioux. Have a crepe & see for yourself @ Joe Bar.

Burk Gallery opens to feature INTERWOVEN: recent paintings by Michael Williamson. Gem of a spot located above bagel shop on 15th.

Welcome @LivingRoomBar as a new arts walk venue and check out Joey Veltkamp’s owls in “It is happening again.” Hipster taxidermy commentary.

CURIO: a collection of mixed media resin, painting & sculptural works by Andie deRoux. Sponsored by Bear Flag Wine. @GhostGallery. By the way, Ghost Gallery is also holding a Miniature Art Extravaganza fundraiser Saturday. Details on Facebook.

While you’re near the park, you should also check out Sound Transit’s (soon to be advertising free) construction wall. The Baso Fibonacci mural along 10th Ave is complete and very cool. A video interview with the artist (maybe my favorite report KOMO has ever done) and a list of other Sound Transit wall art, below.

Photo uploaded to flickr by +Rus

From Sound Transit August 5, 2010 — Broadway construction wall artist roster

1) Baso Fibonacci – an untitled mural/self portrait of the artist on the 10^th Avenue near John Street.  Baso and his crew of painters, Zach Rochstad and Japhy Witte began work on the mural last Thursday and will be wrapping up later this week.

 2) Gretchen Bennett – “Crazy in Love” is a series of posters of hand-rendered video stills comparing/contrasting Beyonce and Antony & the Johnsons different interpretations of the titular song.  The posters will be installed on Broadway near Denny later this week.

3) Joey Veltkamp – two murals that will be installed on Broadway that translates the artist’s memories and love of Capitol Hill though objet de refuse he’s encountered over the years.

4) Evan Blackwell – a 3-dimensional installation that utilizes reclaimed door and framing material to create beautiful geometric patterns.  This artwork is anticipated to be installed on Broadway near John Street over Thursday and Friday of this week.

5) Vis-aVis Society – a two-person performance and installation work for the Cal Anderson side of the wall.  The artists, Sierra Nelson and Rachel Kessler will conduct surveys during Arts Blitz exploring how we came to be where we are and chart results on the wall.

6) SEAT (Seattle Experimental Animation Team) – a film collective featuring Webster Crowell, Britta Johnson, Sarah Jane Lapp, Tess Martin, Amanda Moore, Clyde Peterson and youth group Coyote Central will create a time-lapse animated event on the Cal Anderson Park side of the wall.  The wall images will result in an animation titled “Wallrus,” which will be screened at the end of the four year-residency on the wall. This project kicks off in early September.

More projects will unfold over the coming months and continue throughout the life of the wall.  For artists who are interested in applying to be a part of the roster, we will holding future artist calls, which will be posted on our website.  You can register to receive email notifications of artist opportunities at www.soundtransit.org/artopportunities.