Wild Rivers Coast Art

Brookings-Harbor's Coastal Garden and Art Tour is August 21

The Curry County Master Gardener's 4th Annual Coastal Garden and Art Tour will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2010.

Get your tickets at:

Brookings: Manley Art Center, Wrights Custom Framing, Words and Pictures, Chetco Pharmacy, Salon Dolce, Winchuck Gardens

Crescent City: Wrights Custom Framing

Gold Beach: Gold Beach Books, Cape Cafe, Flowers by the Sea

Port Orford: Fun Zone

Stout Mountain Trains will run during August Art Walk in Brookings

The layout will have an Art Walk theme - and a video will follow.

The Lower Stout Park Beautification Project Committee will also be in the park to promote the new landscape that will be getting started this fall.

Kids Summer Art Camp Finale is Today - See the Kids' Show at Manley during August

 
Summer Art Camp for Kids in Brookings comes to a close today. A celebration of the summer achievements will last all of August at Manley Art Center. During the next Brookings Art Walk on August 14, several of the young artists will be docents at Manley and tell you all about their art pieces. You can visit Manley Art Center Tuesday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm.

 
Janeen Vick organized this children's art camp five years ago and has been teaching it with continued enthusiasm ever since. Many thanks to the community for making this year so successful. Vick said this year was especially challenging because of the number of children who wanted to attend but had no funding. She told them "Just come anyway and we will find a way to pay." She extends her thanks to "All the caring folks who just walked up and handed us their money."

Art Camp 2010 would not have been possible without the grants, donations, and scholarships that members of the community provided - including the following:

Wild Rivers Summer Program Grant
Festival of the Arts
Glenn Dobrusky Scholarship
Manley Art Center
Masonic Temple Shriners
Several private donations paid for supplies and other scholarships

  This year Tony Parrish of the Stout Mountain Railway invited the kids to paint a boxcar representing the 2nd Saturday Art Walk and the Summer Art Camp.

Janeen Vick said, "The kids were so excited to be a part of this fun project that they couldn't be held back. I let them paint whatever they wanted, so the car is full of great designs and colorful work. This was difficult because we used acrylic paints for the train and we only teach with watercolor. The kids stepped up their talent and painted an amazing car." You can see the car at Stout Park next to Manley Art Center during the August 14 Art Walk.

  The final lesson at camp was about using masking fluid to preserve the white of the watercolor paper as it is painted over. This is not as easy as it sounds. Here the artists use their fingers to rub off the mask after the painting is dry.

A special eraser is also useful for rubbing off the mask.

After the mask was removed the artists finished up their paintings...

 


  Time to clean up the palettes and put them away for next time.

Janeen and the kids celebrate another day of fun, learning to paint. 

The children are excited about their art show at Manley Art Center and invite you to come and see the work they created in Summer Camp.

Visit Manley during August to see the kids art - open 11 am to 4 pm Tuesday through Sunday. Come meet the kids at the August 14 Art Walk.

For more information on Summer Art Camp for Kids or Kids After School Art Classes, contact Janeen Vick at:
541-469-4590
vjvick@nwtec.com

Free Spaces For Artists at This Year’s Curry County Fair

Artisan Hall at the Curry County Fair
This year's Curry County Fair, from Thursday, July 29 through Sunday, August 1, will feature local fine artists, fine crafts persons and live performers by turning the Curry Showcase building at the Event Center on the Beach into an Artisan Hall!   The Curry Showcase building will feature "Curry's Own" arts and artists in a gallery with performing art on stage, creative art demonstrations and art on all the walls.

 

Each artist will have a 4'x8' tall, lattice panel to hang on and, if needed,  free standing "wire screen walls." Table-tops are available too for artists' own rack, bin or non-hangable art plus several "spinners" are on site for greeting cards, business cards and small books. Artists whose work is hanging on the wall spaces do not have to be present as cashiers will be available to handle their sales for the entirety of the Fair. All this at no charge and only 20% commission on sales until totaling $175 when the commission cuts in half to 10%. Artists are encouraged to provide artistic signage, to distinguish their area of display, as well as business cards and other information. 
 

Booth Spaces are available to those who are willing to keep them attended during the hours that the building is open, 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,  and until 5 p.m. on Sunday when  the fair closes.  There is no charge for the booth space and the same commission as above applies. Booth spaces are 10'x10' with parameters that may include a section of the building wall with lattice hung from the moulding, "Rod & Curtain" that is either 8' or 4' high, and one or two 8' tables.

In addition, space will be made available for those artists who wish to demonstrate.   Plus, the kitchen area will sell food, and a wine tasting section will bring fair-goers past your display.
   

For more information or if you would like to reserve a booth or space for your fine art and/or craft, or performance please contact Alexandra Eyer, the Artisan Hall Superintendent, at 541-247-6459 or email: alexandra@portraitsbyalexandra.com. All spaces and performances are on a first-come-first-served basis, so make your reservation now.

 

Alexandra Eyer

 

 

July Art Walk in Brookings

THE LIMERICISTS performed for a full house at Deweys Digs. Billie Ruth Furuichi's collages and Isamu Furuichi's photos filled the walls.

Limericist Horst Wolf had Limericist Queen Lynn Guild a bit rattled.

 Isn't Marge Woodfin SO cute!

Isn't she???

 PIlot editor, writer, and photographer Bill Schlichting creating a little drama for Erin Rice's introduction at Dewey's Digs.

Erin Rice had a special display of her art at Dewey's during the Art Walk.

After the Limericists hosed us with water pistols and pelted us with chocolates... Billie Ruth Furuichi restored a little dignity to the proceedings.

  Dale Wells is having a show at Brian Scott Gallery this month - it's called "Cars, Flowers, Boats and Trains". Here Dale posed with a new creation. It a glass table top, painted on the bottom side of the glass. Next month at the August Art Walk, Dale Wells and Christina Olsen will set up in Art Walk Alley to paint more of these glass table tops.

Also showing at Brian Scott Gallery - Christina Olsen's new black and white art.

Jane Opiat and Leslie Wolf preparing a flower arrangement at Brian Scott Gallery. Jane set up two looms and gave a talk and demonstration on "One-of-a-kind Wearable Art Inspired by the Pacific Northwest".

Carol A. Schach is showing her wonderful fine art photography at Wright's during July.

The beautiful photography of James Gillson can be seen at Words and Pictures during July.

 At Words and Pictures - Buzz Stewart chatting with Ronald McCormick as he signed copies of his book "Plain Green Wrapper, A Forester's Story".

Sara Broderick has a "must see" show of her art at the Chetco Library during the month of July.

Sara is both an artist and art instructor who currently teaches at SOCC and College of the Redwoods.

 She teaches most two dimensional media.

 Sara used her paintings at the library to discuss her painting techniques and styles.
 

Artists of the Month at Manley Art Center are the China Painting Group. China painting is a dying art, but you wouldn't know it looking at the work produced by these artists who meet at Manley every week to work on their creations. Multiple firings are required for this work and it requires considerable experience to produce a beautiful finished piece.

Ron Ranson, internationally known artist and teacher, demonstrated watercolor painting during the Art Walk, using only a hake brush and a rigger.

Ranson held a workshop at Manley this week where he shared his techniques for using the hake.

Geo Lent sold tickets to the Coastal Garden and Art Tour which is coming up on August 21. Tickets are available at Manley Art Center, Words and Pictures, Wrights, and other locations around Brookings, Crescent City, Gold Beach, and Port Orford. This is the fourth year for this popular tour put on by the Curry County Master Gardeners. It features a variety of coastal gardens with artists from Manley Art Center providing art demonstrations and offering art for sale in each garden. Tickets are $10 and the proceeds are used by the Master Gardeners to provide gardening education in our area.

 At first we weren't sure if this Art Walk visitor came to Manley for the art or the food. After a few friendly nods he went about browsing and ignored the artists. 

Oktoberfest Video Contest in Brookings Oregon

Have you heard that Brookings will hold an OKTOBERFEST this year?  The festival will include all the traditional elements of Oktoberfest (Biergarten, great food, lots of music, etc.), but will also feature some 'unusual' events. 

Most people don't know that Oktoberfest began in 1810 (exactly 200 years ago) as a Wedding Celebration.  Brookings plans to recreate this WEDDING CEREMONY (between Prinz Ludwig of Bavaria and Prinzess Therese von Saxon), with all the costumes, flags and fanfare of the original festivities.   

Also scheduled are:

5-day German Film Festival (October 6-10, at the Redwood Theater)
German Wine and Beer Tastings (Saturday, October 9, 3-8 PM, at MoVino's Wine Bar)
Concert of German music (Thursday, October 7, 7 PM, at the Lutheran Church)

But the most CREATIVE event of the Brookings Oktoberfest will be: a VIDEO CONTEST!  

If you (or a relative, like your Grandchild, or a friend, or a neighbor) have always wanted to make a video, here is your/their opportunity! 
We are hoping to get entries from all over the world. 
This contest is for all ages, in four categories:
Youth  13 and under,
Teen 14-18 years
Adult 19-54 years
Senior 55 and over.
Videos can be either Live Action, Animated, or Documentary. 
There is no entry fee, and no purchase is required.

Video Contest Rules:

1.  Videos must either be in English or have English subtitles.
2.  Video entries are limited to 10 minutes, including credits.
3.  Video entries must include some German element, such as language, history, music, art, food, architecture, cars (ANYTHING German!). 
4.  Videos must follow the standard G, PG, or PG-13 ratings.

The deadline for entries is September 30, 2010.

Winners will be announced on Sunday, October 10, 2010, at the Redwood Theater in Brookings, Oregon. 
Entries will be judged on Editing, Sound, Lighting, German Content, and Artistic Merit.
Entries will be judged by Elmo Williams, Oscar-winning film editor, director, and producer.

Click on this video link, which describes the contest in more detail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=846Yr1GbKJY

To get an Entry Form, go to:    http://redwoodtheater.com/film_fest/Entry_Form.pdf

and mail it to:

Brookings Merchants Association
PO Box 7513
Brookings, OR 97415
USA

WHAT WILL YOUR VIDEO BE LIKE?

Horst and Leslie Wolf
Brookings, Oregon

18th Annual Southern Oregon Kite Festival at the Port of Brookings-Harbor

 
On July 17th and 18th the skies of Brookings-Harbor will be filled with an array of colorful kites during the 18th Annual Southern Oregon Kite Festival. This free event, held at the Port of Brookings-Harbor, is a very unique festival in comparison to other kite festivals in the United States as the kite flyers attend by “invitation only.” This festival is truly a “one of a kind event” and has become the model to which other festival organizers throughout the country aspire. 

 Nationally and internationally renowned kite pilots will be on hand to entertain the crowds with their fantastic aerials choreographed to music. Returning this year is fan favorite, John Barresi, who, in addition to being a member of the team iQuad, will perform individual routines. Team iQuad will be performing as a six-member team flying their multi-directional Revolution kites. The gigantic kites of Rod and Cindy Thrall will amaze the crowds. Rokkaku specialist Ronda Brewer will be on hand as well as national champion Ron Despojado. David and Susan Gomberg will feature their big “show kites.”  These are just a few of more than twenty-five kite flyers and kite makers who will continually rotate their skills over the two days of the Southern Oregon Kite Festival.

 A free Children’s Kite Building Workshop for kids ages 3 and up will be held each day of the kite festival from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 

 The kite festival’s weekend activities will also feature food and beverage vendors as well as arts and crafts booths for the enjoyment of the attendees.

Spectators are invited to set up their chairs or blankets along side the kite field. Parking will be available in the large parking lot near the Chamber of Commerce building, located on Lower Harbor Road. Curry Transportation will provide a free shuttle to and from the kite festival every 15 minutes from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – a less than 5-minute trip from the parking lot to the kite flying field.

The Southern Oregon Kite Festival committee invites you to join the weekend’s festivities and enjoy the kites and amazing flights. For additional information, visit the festival’s web site at www.sokf.org. 

 

Brookings Sunday Artisans on the Fourth of July

The Sunday Artisans were up early on July 4
 to set up in the parking lot at the southeast corner of Chetco Boulevard and Oak Street. Vendors included Violet and Len Burton with their charming booth of Len's original oil paintings and prints, Violet's original photography and prints and lots of Len's wonderful hand painted creations in wood.

 Violet chatting with a customer while Len gets a bag for her purchase of a print of his gorgeous oil painting of the bridge at Gold Beach.

 Len has an intriguing new item... framed seascapes with a "shadow box" below filled with seashells, small driftwood and other small "found" items from the beach. The back can be opened so you can include your own beach treasures.

Other vendors at the Sunday Artisans included fine jewelry, handcrafted leather items, pottery and stone work, and beautiful succulents.

Jerry Aydelott's succulents are all healthy, beautiful and potted attractively. If you're looking for nice succulents you can contact Jerry at easycare@earthlink.net.

 Here he is, Mr. Plein Aire himself, Rob Decker, offering a home grown blueberry to Trude Zmoelnig. Rob's pastels are getting better by the day and are still priced reasonably.

You'll find the Sunday Artisans at the corner of Checo Avenue (Highway 101) and Oak Street, every Sunday during July, August, and September.  They will offer artist demonstrations, arts, crafts, plants, garden items, and some produce. Hours are 10 am to 4 pm every Sunday.

There are a few spaces available - a 10 x 10 booth space is $16. If you'd like to become a Sunday Artisan, contact Violet Burton at 541-469-9522 or burtonique@charter.net.

GoldRush Gallery Reception for Magda Druzdzel

Saturday evening at the GoldRush Gallery in Gold Beach, Magda Druzdzel's latest work was celebrated with a reception.

Magda popped a cork while guests admired her beautiful watercolor florals, landscapes and seascapes.

 You can see Magda's show at the GoldRush Gallery during the month of July.

In August Magda will be the featured artist at Words and Pictures Gallery in Brookings. You an also see more of Magda's work on her website: http://www.magdapaintsoregon.com/paintings.html
  
 
  

SNUG OPEN ON THURSDAY EVENING as well as for WINE WEDNESDAYS

Hi you all,  "Wine Wednesday" friends,

I want you to know that, effective immediately, the SNUG (Brian Scott Gallery upstairs) will be open for Wine and Appetizers ON THURSDAY EVENING ALSO, in addition to the usual Wine Wednesday.

•  Open at 5 PM with live music.

•  Here is the new Summer Appetizer Menu from the Art Alley Grille:

Peel and Eat Shrimp
Crepes
Burger Potato Bites
Bruschetta
Shrimp Bruschetta
Sliders (beef or pork)
Quesadilla

If that's not enough for you, you can always  walk downstairs to the "Grille" and get a complete dinner.

Thanks for making Wine Wednesday such a success!

Horst

 

  
RON RANSON WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP

AT MANLEY ART CENTER, BROOKINGS, OR

 July 9-10-11, 2010

$300 per session for PBAA Members

$350 per session for Non-Members

Sign up at Manley Art Center

Phone 541-469-1807 or 541-469-5368

FINAL DATE TO SIGN UP IS JULY 4

Supply List 

 

 

July News from Bandon's Sage Gallery

Hello SAGE Friends

Hope you have been enjoying our days of sunshine!

We have been rolling with the construction punches and getting our concrete feathers fluffed, both here at the Coast Guard Building and our new 11th St. location. We've had to nest a while longer than we anticipated, which has made selecting dates and event planning a little difficult.
At least we look pretty adorned in orange construction cones!

THANKS for walking the planks and touring the town to get up to the Gallery!

SAGE Place is moving right along! Ralph Leshin is completing the last details and Paul of Sutherland's painting has just added the finishing touches. Everything is looking GREAT and we'll be stocking the shelves soon!

July and August are bringing some incredible events to our SAGE spaces, so, don't be bashful or intimidated by the Ditch Witch sentries and the guys with hard hats; where there's a will, there's a way! The creative impulse is a mighty force!

Gerry has been updating our website:
http://www.sagegallerybandon
with upcoming events and some wonderful images. Our West Coast Wings juried exhibit is in the judging process and we will be notifying our entrants of the results this week..

NEW SUMMER GALLERY HOURS....
We've been noticing some transitions in our visitors'
schedules; we realize you like to sleep in a bit and so we are shifting our hours beginning this week. We have also noticed that you'd rather visit on Sunday afternoons and not on Tuesdays, so we will now be OPEN 12-4 on SUNDAYS and CLOSED TUESDAYS. Here is the new schedule for SAGE
Gallery:

OPEN: Sunday and Monday, 12 pm - 4 pm
OPEN: Wednesday - Saturday, 11:30 am - 5:30 pm

CLOSE: Tuesdays (SAGE Place will be open on Tuesdays and Stained Glass classes will move to that location with our second week class on July 13th.

SAVE THE DATES on these VERY SPECIAL EVENTS...

JOIN US at SAGE Gallery on Sunday, July 11th, 2:30-5:30 as Pat Snyder, Susan Lehman, and Janne LeValle unite to do a demonstration of the collaborative process. They will share their views on this approach to art making and will each bring a "start" on paper to exchange during this creative exercise. You'll learn some amazing things as you observe their use of paint, layered tissue, fabric and more. The demo is free to All. Separate/Together is the title of the collage show and visitors have been intrigued to get a glimpse of the "process" behind the artwork. If you haven't taken the time to read the artists' statements that accompany the show, be sure to give these a little extra time. It's not as easy as it sounds to give up the artist's ego and vulnerability and let someone else work on your masterpiece!

VENTURE OUT FOR AN EVENING of aesthetic delight, Friday, JULY 16th. SAGE Gallery welcomes Susan and Steve Dimock and invites you to meet the artists, as they discuss their work and the art of photography. An evening Gallery talk and reception are planned for 4-8pm. Susan and Steve are local photographers who capture the intricacies, subtlety and vibrance of our natural surroundings. "Interactions" is a magnificent display that reflects Steve's lifelong pursuit of nature, through the lens, and Susan's philosophical quest to "nurture the Creative Spirit" and reflect the "Passion in Life" discovered in nature's wonders. They will begin their talk at 5:30 pm.

 
THREE DAY MASTER WORKSHOP COMING TO SAGE PLACE..... We are delighted to announce that Master Artist Keith Sluder will be joining us to help launch our Arts Education programs at SAGE Place. Keith is an internationally acclaimed artist who works in a wide variety of water-based media. He teaches across Oregon and is returning to the coast with a newly designed learning experience, "The Earth, The Sea, and The Sky"
This is a three day intensive workshop, offered August 13-15. Classes will meet daily from 9:30-4:30 when Keith will teach the techniques you need to master the art of nature painting, including: the techniques of glazing, stippling, creative texture applications, and more. Make a forest meadow, babbling brook, ocean waves and the sky come to life in your work!
This is a great learning opportunity for beginner and advanced students.

Keith and his students will be welcomed in our newly opened classroom at SAGE Place, 525 11th St, Bandon, for this GOODIE-PACKED WORKSHOP THAT INCLUDES: Daler-Rowney watercolors, Jack Richeson Shiva Caseins, Jo Sonja Matte Acrylics and more, PLUS Keith's extensive workbook! The cost for the three day workshop is $265. Registration and payment in full are due by July 23; there is a $50 deposit required to hold your place. Deposits are non-refundable for student cancellations that occur after July 23rd. Just give the Gallery a call and we'll sign you up! (541)
329-0103

Visit our website at http://www.sagegallerybandon, or Keith's at http://www.keithsluder.com to see Keith's amazing talents.

IT"S A TRADITION and MYRNA is a MASTER!!
Pine needle basket making is a delightfully relaxing activity and Myrna knows all the history and techniques.
Join Myrna on Saturday August 21, from 12:30-4:30 and learn from her 28 years of experience. SAGE Gallery proudly displays Myrna's baskets, so stop in and see this beautiful craft and Myrna's expertise! Cost is $70 and includes all materials. Class will meet at SAGE PLACE, 525 11th St SE.
Pre-payment and pre-registration needed by August 15th.

NURTURE YOUNG CREATIVIY!!!

SAGE KIDS Summer Arts Program returns to the Port Picnic Shelter...
Artist Susan Lehman will once again join SAGE and The Port of Bandon for some Summer fun on the Bandon Boardwalk. SAGE Kids will meet Saturdays: August 14, August 21, and August 28, 10:00 am - 11:00 am in the glass picnic shelter. This year's workshops will focus on pattern and design as used by early Native Americans and other cultures. Susan will teach principles of basic design as students explore a wide variety of media in the workshops.

Workshops are FREE this year and recommended for students
7-14 years old. Space is limited and re-registration is highly suggested. Register by calling SAGE at (541) 329-0103.
Special Thanks to the Coos County Cultural Coalition for providing a grant to cover the cost of the workshop materials.

THE FINISHING TOUCHES.....
We are working daily with teachers to line up some fantastic workshops and anticipate being able to bring our class schedule to you in a quarterly format beginning with our October lineup. In the meantime, Four Still Equals Five at SAGE and we continue to book private group workshops for your family get together, friends' nights out, art parties, and special occasion celebrations.

Looking forward to seeing you at SAGE Gallery and SAGE Place! Anne