Wild Rivers Coast Art

Layers Art Exhibit at Manley Art Center for April

Manley Art Center announces the opening reception for the April Art Exhibit, Layers, held Saturday, April 9th, 2022 from 3 to 5 PM at The Manley Art Center, located at 433 Oak Street in Brookings, Oregon.

 

The exhibit, on display April 4th through April 30th, features Fiber Artist, Patty Nance. Patty is an avid knitter
who lives on the Southern Oregon Coast with her husband, two motorcycles, and lots of yarn. She teaches
classes, designs hand-knits, and publishes patterns when she’s not knitting. Her book Bargello Knits (Bargello
Knitworks, 2018) introduces her bargello knitting technique with an in-depth tutorial and 28 designs. Her work
has appeared in Vogue Knitting, Noro Knitting Magazine, Knitter’s Magazine, Knit Simple Magazine, Prism Arts,
Knit Noro Accessories (Sixth & Spring Books, 2012), and with several yarn companies including Louet North
America, Universal Yarn, Cascade Yarns, and Red Heart Yarns. Her patterns are available at pattysknits.com,
LoveCrafts.com, and Ravelry.com (username: PattyKnits).

“It’s no surprise that I knit, and knit, and knit,” states Patty. “As a little girl in a confusing world that moved too
quickly for me to understand, I found comfort in the small sitting room where Aunt Frances lived. Watching her
hands move with the steady clicking of knitting needles seemed to stop the world in its tracks as it spun out of
control elsewhere. I could stay there for hours, and many times I did. I was five years old when she first put
needles and yarn in my hands.”

The rest of the exhibit will be filled out by a variety of art created by the Manley Art Center members. Each
month Manley Art Center displays a new collection of members' artwork. Artwork in the gallery is changed out
on the first Monday of every month, all Art Center members are welcome to participate. Proceeds from the
sale of artwork are shared between the artists and the Manley Art Center. The Manley uses their portion to
further their mission to promote, through education, the appreciation, distribution, and enjoyment of fine arts
and crafts.

2nd Saturday Art Receptions at Manley Art Center and Brian Scott Gallery

The Mudslingers are the featured artists at Manley Art Center during the month of March.

Pete Chasar interviewed five of the Mudslingers during the March 2nd Saturday Reception.

Each member shared her past experiences with clay, pointed out her favorite of the pieces she has included in the show and told why it is her favorite.

Joan Eddy and Jenny Dwaileebe with Pete Chasar.

MaryJane Carlson showing her favorite of the pieces of her own that she has included in the show. MaryJane also teaches clay art classes at Manley Art Center.

Debra Reber with her beautiful ceramic whale.

Peggy Patton with a very complex plant pot including metal gears with crustaceans attached.

Jenny Dwaileebe is known for her ceramic fish. On the left of the photo is her "Fish on Fish" creation.

Joan Eddy with her favorite, a triangle shaped box with legs and a lid.

More Mudslinger art in the corner.

In addition to the Mudslinger's Show, the gallery offers paintings by local artists.

Watercolors by Mike Dwaileebe at Manley Art Center.

The gallery at Manley Art Center is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11 to 4 pm
at 433 Oak Street in Brookings.

Featured Artist for March at Brian Scott Gallery is Horst Wolf.

Interviewer extraordinaire Pete Chasar hurried down the hill after interviewing the Mudslingers at Manley Art Center, and interviewed Horst Wolf at Brian Scott Gallery.

Horst Wolf pondering his answer to a question from Pete.

Horst at Brian Scott Gallery. The gallery includes art by several local artists including (on the wall in this photo) Kay Myer, also currently Pete Chasar, Randall Tillery, Brian Childers, Donna Goss, Christina Olsen, Brian Gibbons, Kelly Aldrich, Sandy Bonney, Les Cornish and many more.

Horst pointing to his favorite piece in the show.

In recent years Horst has created a limerick and a watercolor painting each month. He compiles these creations in clever little books that are available at Brian Scott Gallery. 

Brian Scott Gallery at 505 Chetco Avenue is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 to 4 pm.

Down by the Sea Art Exhibit Opening Reception at Manley Art Center

Manley Art Center has announced the opening reception for the March Art Exhibit, Down By the Sea:  Saturday, March 12^th, 2022 from 3 to 5 PM. 

The exhibit will be on display March 7 through April 3 and features Manley Art Center’s pottery group, The Mudslingers. The Mudslingers formed about 15 years ago and are made up of a group of pottery enthusiasts. These artists employ various hand building techniques constructing objects of beauty, whimsy, and utility. Many have developed their own unique methods of finishing their pieces.

Members of the Mudslingers are excited to share their work and passion. Member Debbie Reber says, “Forming clay with my hands seems to silence my brain long enough for the artist in me to sneak out and have fun with it.”

The rest of the exhibit will be filled out by a variety of art created by the Manley Art Center members. Each month Manley Art Center displays a new collection of members' artwork. Artwork in the gallery is changed out on the first Monday of every month and all Art Center members are welcome to participate. Proceeds from the sale of artwork are shared between the artists and the Manley Art Center. Manley Art Center uses their portion of the sales to further their mission to promote, through education, the appreciation, distribution, and enjoyment of fine arts and crafts.

About Manley Art Center

The Manley Art Center is home to the Pelican Bay Arts Association. Since our beginning in 1955, we have been committed to supporting the Arts in our community. Our mission is to promote, through education, the appreciation, distribution, and enjoyment of fine arts and crafts. The art center’s website can be viewed here: ManleyArtCenter.com

433 Oak Street – Brookings OR 97415 – MANLEYARTCENTER.COM