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Who? You and your friends
What? SAA Fourth Friday Artwalk
Where? Galleries of Sisters
Cost? FREE
The Sisters Arts Association invites you to visit the Galleries of Sisters on Friday, Sept. 27, during the day and early evening, as you get ready for the Sisters Folk Festival. It’s our Fourth Friday Artwalk. We are delighted to celebrate the art and music that makes our town so special! The usual Artwalk hours are 4 to 7 p.m., with some locations offering Artwalk from 3 to 6 this time in order to accommodate the music!
Wildflower Studio is featuring several new framed paintings by Bill Hamilton, who depicts local landscapes in acrylics. The studio has also restocked diffusers, candles and lotions with a new season of scents, and Brittany’s Bees has replenished a gift selection of local Central Oregon honey.
The Campbell Gallery at Sisters Artworks continues to show drawings by Maren Inga Veloso. Inspired by her mother’s Norwegian heritage, Maren created many of these images in the public library on Orcas Island last September, after she came across a digital archive of antique embroidered shawls (Halskläde) from the 1800s, and a book about traditional Norwegian knitwear.
Hood Avenue Art features four artists. Paul Alan Bennett’s paintings feature night scenes along the rivers in Central Oregon. Sharyl Parker McCulloch is a fiber artist who designs and creates unique wearable art using natural fibers. Vivial Olsen’s wildlife paintings capture the beauty of animals as nature’s gift. She recently illustrated a children’s book, “The Good, The Bad and The Goofy,” filled with wild animals and stories of their whimsical behaviors. Art Blumenkron dedicates himself to creating fine furniture from beautiful Northwest hardwoods.
Makin’ It Local features “Our Extreme Oregon,” work by Central Oregon adventure photographer James Parsons. An avid hiker, James heads off the beaten path to capture iconic landscapes from unique perspectives. He says, “Oregon is a state of extremes. No other state has as much beauty and natural diversity, from the coastal temperate rainforests and the alpine areas of the Ring of Fire to the high deserts of southeast Oregon. Extreme Oregon is my lifetime photographic project to document all that is out there in this amazing state.”
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Rickards Gallery features “Shades of Light,” the work of Sarah B. Hansen. A lifelong outdoor explorer, Sarah’s paintings express her connection to the natural world. She pushes colors and plays with shapes, and textures to suggest landscape elements. Leaving certain areas undefined, she creates an atmosphere that allows the viewer’s imagination to fill in the rest. Sometimes she adds words from journal excerpts or long-ago poets to create a conversation with nature.
Sisters Gallery and Frame shares “Colorful Autumn Aspens” by Barbara Berry, along with and a few newly delivered works by other gallery artists. Berry is a longtime Sisters painter and art instructor whose acrylic paintings have consistently been admired in the galleries that have been at 222 West Hood, going back four generations of owners. Her paintings are “gallery wrapped,” that is, Barbara paints enhanced borders and frames directly on the fronts and sides of her artwork.
Space in Common continues to exhibit paintings by Reina Verhey and Taylor Manoles, two artists who were part of the Artist Studio Tour last weekend. Reina’s new work is an emotional deep dive into the spirit of stone and sand in ancient and sacred places, and explores new texture and color. Taylor continues to paint contemporary Oregon landscapes, including scenes from Eastern Oregon, Madras, and Warm Springs.
The Stitchin’ Post’s exhibit is “The Whisper Challenge” by the Central Oregon Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). This project is modeled after the childhood game of “Telephone.” Thirty quilt artists were randomly divided into six teams of five participants. The first person on each team has one month to make an art quilt of their choice, measuring 18-by-30 inches, which they hand off to the next person with no conversation about their intent. That person responds to the quilt (theme, color, line work, or concept) and has one month to create their own quilt, which they hand off to the next person, and so on. Each person sees only the previous quilt until the Team Reveal at the end of the challenge, when all can see and marvel at the quilting conversations.
Toriizaka Art will not be participating in the September 27 Fourth Friday art walk. Please mark your calendars for an intimate talk and reception in the gallery with Lawrence Stoller on October 17, 4 to 6 p.m. This special event titled “Crystals and the Power of Beauty” promises to give us a glimpse of Lawrence’s extensive thoughts on beauty, love and creativity.
Please be kind, and remember to “shop local.” All of the galleries and most of their artists are local, and welcome your support. Sisters Arts Association reminds you to sign up for its Quick Draw – two tickets will be selected at random, each good for a $50 gift certificate. Gallery Maps are available HERE or get them in galleries 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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