Visit Art Galleries Featuring:
• A great time
• Beautiful art
• Good company
• Artist Talks
• Demonstrations
All You Need to Know:
Who? You and your friends
What? Fourth Friday Artwalk
Where? Galleries of Sisters
Cost? FREE
Experience “Art All Weekend” in Sisters. Start with the Fourth Friday Artwalk through the Galleries of Sisters. Galleries are open during the day and most will offer light refreshments between 4 and 7 p.m. Then, continue with the Seventh Annual Artists Studio Tour, from 10 to 4 on Saturday and Sunday. Studio Tour Guides are available in local galleries and businesses and online at sistersarts.org. Since not everyone has a studio that can be easily accessed, several galleries will host artists on Friday and continue through the weekend. It’s a great time to meet your favorite artists, up close and personal.
Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop features the street scenes of photographer Bill Birnbaum, as well as the exquisite Prismacolor pencil landscapes of Mike Stasko, and the pastels and plein air oil paintings of Kay Baker. Stasko will be working on images to be unveiled in the gallery in coming months. Birnbaum, who is president of the Sisters Photography Club, will share stories of his travels and how he arrived at “street photography” as his specialty.
Space in Common will host three artists: Taylor Manoles, Raina Verhey, and Maren Burck. Mini-studios will be set up so folks can walk through and meet the artists and see their work as they create it. All three artists will be present on Saturday and Sunday for the Studio Tour.
Canyon Creek Pottery will be set up for demonstrations on Friday and during the Studio Tour and Saturday and Sunday. Watching Ken Merrill create pottery on the wheel is like poetry in motion, so be sure to take the time to cross Cascade Avenue and visit him at 310 N. Cedar Street. You won’t regret it.
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The Rickards Gallery presents “Me, Re-imagined” from Dan Rickards, a nationally and regionally celebrated professional landscape artist. In his own words, “This show, in so many ways, is a reflection of my journey to now, everywhere I have been and desire to go, the things I have learned and all the ways I still want to grow. This is an exploration: a way to see the beauty around me in a new way: new dimensions, new colors, letting a line begin and end at the edge of imagination. I am excited to share this next season of my work with you.”
Toriizaka Art is hosting Lim Khim Katy from September 20 to 29. Katy recently immigrated to the United States from Vietnam and is currently settling into her new life. Over the past two decades, Katy has been painting with immense passion and dedication, in two very different styles – realistic portraits that depict the lives and struggles of the urban poor in Saigon and the surrounding Mekong Delta, and eye-popping landscapes that represent dreams of peace and tranquility. In her words, “The series of paintings that I have made since 2019 are my best to date. When my technique was still ‘young,’ there were certain visual and academic things that limited me. I needed to paint, to read, to be sensitive and get hurt by life; all these factors were absorbed and helped build the reserve of compassion I called upon to create this body of work.”
Hood Avenue Art’s featured artists are Anne Gibson, Layne Cook and Bill Lind. Gibson’s acrylic paintings often encompass water and the rocks it flows over. She hopes it will remind people to treasure and protect the places we have left. Cook’s art captures people’s personalities, from quiet moments of contemplation to the energy of human motion that depicts personality and gesture. Veteran wood turner Bill Lind reveals the color, texture and grain patterns of nature. His vessels are produced from found and recycled Oregon woods, sourced from arborists, downed trees and wood mill “extra” piles from central and western Oregon.
The Stitchin’ Post is featuring work from a theme challenge titled, “Meandering,” sponsored by the Central Oregon Chapter of Studio Art Quilt Association (SAQA). Meandering can be defined as “moving slowly and not in a straight line.” The quilts by 31 SAQA members interpret the concept of meandering using design elements – contrast, color, line, value, repetition, placement of focal point – to move the viewer’s eye around their work. In addition to the theme, each quilt must conform to the 18” x 40” size and also include the highlight color turquoise.
Wildflower Studio celebrates the fall season with new scents in soaps, lotions, linen sprays, and candles. Local company Triumph Outpost is featuring new leather hip bags, earrings, and bracelets. Aster Raine skincare has new all-natural soaps, in addition to the original line of facial products.
Take a tour through the western art of Buckaroo artist Len Babb at Bub Warren’s Sweetgrass Leather Shop, 183 W. Hood Ave., Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 10 to 4 on Saturday and Sunday. This is a one-time only show, so you don’t want to miss it.
The Campbell Gallery continues to feature the work of Karla Diaz Cano. She uses different media to explore and deepen her creativity and inspire others to open their hearts to the creative magic within and around us.
Raven Makes Gallery will not be open during the Artwalk this month, but they are featuring some wonderful new original work the week following through October. They will see you on the next Artwalk.
Quick Draw is supported by a generous donation from Coldwell Banker Bain Realty in Sisters, which will also be open during the Artwalk. We encourage visits to more than one gallery during the Artwalk. Fill out a blank ticket at each gallery, for a chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates that can be used toward purchase at any of the participating galleries.
Gallery Maps are available HERE or get them in galleries, at the Chamber of Commerce, and at many businesses in town.
SAA is a 501(c)3 organization that welcomes new members: individuals who love art, artists, students, and businesses. Annual memberships range from $50 to $150, and now is a great time to join for 2023. More information is available at sistersartsassociation.org. SAA does not sell your info, but uses the numbers of visitors as a measure of the importance of The Arts in the vitality of our community!
Supporting businesses that are always ready to serve you on 4th Fridays include:
Alpaca By Design
Big Chief Vintage
Chops Bistro
Cottonwood Cafe
Dale McCullough Marketing
Dixie’s
Gypsy Wind Clothing
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Hayden Homes
June’s Asian Kitchen
Paulina’s Bookstore
Philladelphia's Steaks
PK Thompson Guitars
Ponderosa Lodge
Rancho Viejo
Sisters Bakery
Sisters Cascade
Sisters Chamber of Commerce
Sisters Coffee Company
Sisters Folk Festival
Sisters Movie House
Sisters Saloon
Snow Cap
Spoons
Suttle Tea
The Gallery Restaurant
The Open Door
The SweetEasy Co.
The Wakefield Inn
The Jewel
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