On April 9, 10 and 11 Brookings, Oregon will experience a first; The Watercolor Society of Oregon will hold their Spring Convention and Show in this art loving coastal town. About 150 members and guests are expected.
The Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO) has more than 800 members, but only 18 of them live in Curry County. Members submit paintings for each show, and out of approximately 380 entries, 80 are chosen to be shown. The winners are chosen by a different juror during each convention. The juror for the Brookings Convention will be internationally known artist, writer, and teacher, Stephen Quiller. Mr. Quiller is known for his innovative water media painting and his use of color.
Curry County members who have had work chosen for the show include Janeen Vick and Buzz Stewart from Brookings, and Pat Renner and Shelly Wierzba from Gold Beach. The show will be held at Manley Art Center with an artists' reception on the afternoon of Saturday, April 10. At 4 pm on Saturday the Art Walk begins, and the public is invited to view the WSO show at Manley for the first time. The show will remain at Manley during the month of April, and then travel around Oregon in the following months.
In addition to this very special juried watercolor show at Manley, the April Art Walk will feature a wonderful show at the Chetco Library by Curry County Members of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. Bend artist Keith Sluder will be doing a demonstration at the library during the Art Walk and Bay Area Oil Painter Elio Camacho will choose an outdoor location on the Art Walk Route to paint a large oil.
A banquet at the Elks Lodge follows the Manley Reception and Art Walk. Stephen Quiller will be holding a workshop at the Best Western Beachfront Inn during the following week. It was sold out long ago with a waiting list that includes artists from several other states.
