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• Artist Talks
• Demonstrations
All You Need to Know:
Who? You and your friends
What? Fourth Friday Artwalk
Where? Galleries of Sisters
Cost? FREE
This will be the last Sisters Arts Association Fourth Friday Artwalk of 2023. It’s a great opportunity to find gifts that may be just what you’ve been looking for.
Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop has a brand new selection of gourds and framed gourd shards by Kim Black of Beaver Meadow Arts arriving on Friday. Also new framed art by Paul Alan Bennett and Brad Earl, and more hand knitted and crocheted hats by Helen Schmidling. Bennett’s “Moons Over the John Day River” series combines printmaking and painting. Earl plays a nostalgic chord with two jukeboxes and four classic typewriters. Black decorates gourds with traditional carving or wood burning, and then applies transparent ink dyes, metallic paints, and botanicals. There will be sweet refreshments between 4 and 7.
Hood Avenue Art Gallery’s focus will be their jewelry artists during the holiday season, through the end of February. The jewelry artists are Alisa Looney, enamel jewelry; Karen Evans, fine hand-woven beaded bracelets and necklaces; Danica Curtright, glass beads using a century-old process; Sharon Reed, hand wrought items; Sunstone Store, sunstone earrings, necklaces and rings; and Zantana Design, dichroic glass jewelry.
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Toriizaka Art invites art lovers to the gallery during this festive time, and will be open on Friday from 11 to 7, with refreshments from 4 to 7. Look for a selection of affordable ceramics and woodcarvings along with contemporary art.
Raven Makes Gallery wishes everyone Happy Holidays and a rejuvenating New Year. New pieces for Christmas include Navajo jewelry, Zuni fetishes and miniature Kachinas..
The Rickards Gallery features gifts made by local artisans and light appetizers from 4 to 6 p.m. The Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Items include jewelry from Wendy Vernon, pottery from Nomadic Ceramics, fused glass from Edie Shelton, mosaic glass from Mare Schelz, hand painted gourd ornaments from Chris Warren and Leslie Burtt, and, of course, beautiful artwork. Gift cards and complimentary giftwrapping are available.
Canyon Creek Pottery will feature “Raku After Dark.” Master Potter Ken Merrill will be pulling pots from the raku kiln, starting at 5:30 p.m. at his gallery at 310 N. Cedar in Sisters. It will be a lively and exciting demonstration, and you get to see beautiful pottery created in real time. From red-hot to beautiful finished pots in minutes. The gallery also has a wide selection of gifts and stocking stuffers.
Wildflower Studio has small batch candles, diffusers, linen sprays and lotion collections in unique seasonal blends. The studio is stocked with oringinal paintings, prints, handcrafted gifts, artisan and felted soap and shampoo bars.
The Campbell Gallery has artwork by Jill Neal displayed through the end of December, but will not be open during Artwalk.
Space in Common is home to lots of gift items: pottery, candles, soaps, hand-made jewelry, and more. In addition, look for some lovely small paintings from Taylor Manoles and watercolors from Amelia Morton. Stay tuned for announcements of upcoming workshops in 2023.
Makin’ It Local, a new gallery in Sisters, celebrates Oregon at 281 West Cascade Avenue, with art, photography, fine crafts, jewelry, ceramics, and more. Featured artwork is by Megan Marie Myers, Lindsay Gilmore, Rachel Dantona (Hikerbooty), James Parsons (Extreme Oregon), letterpress by Quail Lane Press and Green Bird Press, Julie Hamilton, Sheila Dunn, Susan Luckey Higdon, and more.
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. Also, a reminder to those who have won these gift certificates during this year to use them up before the year ends.
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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