NORTHWIND ARTS CENTER & JEFFERSON ARTS ALLIANCE
2409 Jefferson St., Port
Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: (360) 379-1086
More information on these activities
can be found at our website,
www.northwindarts.org
Gallery
Happenings
Northwind Exhibits Collage Works *
(* Entering? Remember entries are due to Northwind on Feb. 27th or 28th,
3:00 – 5:00 P.M.)
From March 4th – April 11th, Northwind Arts Center (2409 Jefferson St.,
Port Townsend) will exhibit its newest show, "Textures, Shapes & Edges:
Contemporary Collage", a juried show of collage and assemblage. The word
"collage" is taken from the French verb "coller", which means to paste or
glue. Assemblage is the three-dimensional equivalent of collage and can be
traced back to early 20th century modernism. It gained acceptance with a 1961
Museum of Modern Art exhibition titled, "The Art of Assemblage", that showed
pieces of art that were assembled rather than painted, drawn, modeled or
carved.
The juror for this show is Carol Bleistein. This National Collage Society
artist has been an artist, teacher, and juror for over 25 years and has shown
her work in over 300 National, International, and solo exhibitions. About the
medium she says, "Collage is a compositionally demanding medium that
continually challenges an artist to be aware of changing shapes and their
relationship to the whole."
Northwind Arts Center (2409 Jefferson St.) is open Friday through Monday,
Noon to 5:00 P.M.
"Coffee, Talk, & Dessert" Series
In conjunction with this show, there will be a "Coffee, Talk, & Dessert
Evening" at the Arts Center on Friday, March 4th at 7:00 P.M. The show’s
juror will present a lecture about the medium of collage. There is a
suggested donation of $3.00 for Jefferson Arts Alliance members and $6.00 for
non-members. For more information, please call the Arts Center at (360)
379-1086 or visit the website
www.northwindartscenter.org
Jefferson Arts Alliance presents the following workshops:
Note- please visit our website or call the Center for more information and
registration forms.
- "Encountering Encaustic", Saturday, March 5th from 10:00 A.M.-Noon or
2:00-4:00 P.M. with David Noble. David will present two sessions in his
studio (#33, 211 Taylor St., Mt. Baker Block Bldg.) combining the basics
needed to work with encaustic and the process of applying and working the
medium. Fee: $25 per session.
- "Dynamic Watermedia: Design & Collage", Monday and Tuesday, March 28-29
from 10:00 A.M.- 4:00 P.M. with Donna Watson. Donna’s workshop will
emphasize water media, layering techniques, and collage elements while
exploring design elements and principles. This workshop is being presented
in conjunction with the collage exhibit at the Northwind Arts Center (March
4-April 11) and will be held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Fee: $130
plus a materials fee.
- "Dynamic Watermedia: Design & Collage", Monday and Tuesday, April 18-19
from 10 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. with Donna Watson. This 2-day session is for both
new registrants to Donna’s exploratory workshops, or it will work as a
follow-up to her March collage/mixed media workshop. Come to one, or attend
both for a deeper experience. Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds Art
Building. Cost: $130 plus a materials fee.
- "Water-based Monotypes", Saturday and Sunday, May 28 – 29, from 10:00
A.M. – 4:00 P.M. with Sandra Rokoff-Lizut. Sandy will lead a workshop in
mono-print techniques using basic design elements and water based inks. This
workshop emphasizes the use of non-toxic materials.
Location: Fort Worden, Building 205, Port Townsend. Cost: $120 plus a small
materials fee.
Opportunities:
Calls for Artists
(These shows are not sponsored by Jefferson Arts Alliance. The information
is provided as a courtesy and is reprinted as it was sent to us.)
Strait Art 2005
Contact: Jake Seniuk, (360) 457-3532. The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
announces an open call to all artists living in Clallam and Jefferson
Counties to submit work for Strait Art 2005. PAFAC director Jake Seniuk will
curate the exhibition. It will reflect the quality and diversity of
contemporary art on the North Olympic Peninsula. The show will run at PAFAC
from April 17th-July 3 and will be featured during the Juan de Fuca Festival
of the Arts. Artists wishing to be considered should send 10-20 images of
their best works, of which at least 4 should be available for exhibition.
Images of work may be in slide, print, or digital formats and should be
accompanied by an inventory list stating title, medium size, date of
completion, and value or sale price (works do not need to be for sale). PAFAC
will retain a 25% commission from any sales. All visual media are eligible.
Submissions should also include a professional resume or short biography. An
artist’s statement is optional. All entries are due March 11. There is no
entry fee. Please submit materials to: Strait Art, Port Angeles Fine Arts
Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, WA 98362. A self-addressed,
stamped mailer must be included for return of materials (or they may be
picked up after completion of the selection process.)
Tall Ships Tacoma Art Show
Contact: Glenda Wiffler, show coordinator. Washington State History Museum
and Rainier League of Arts are presenting the Tall Ships Tacoma Art Show at
the Washington State History Museum from June 22-July 24, 2005. This is a
juried show. Artists from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia are
welcome to entry the show. The show will be an all-maritime show, with an
emphasis on Tall Ships. There will be 60-70 paintings and 10-15 sculptures
accepted in the show. A prospectus can found at:
www.rainierleagueofarts.com
There is an entry fee of $15 for one, $25 for two, and $30 for three slides.
All slides must be received by Rainier League of Arts no later than April 23,
2005. For further information, call (253) 926-0329 or by e-mail at:
glendawiffler@comcast.net.
Slides, with entry forms, can be mailed to Rainier League of Arts PMB,
19010611 Canyon Rd., E., Puyallup, WA 98371-4256.
Capital City Visual Arts Exhibit
Contact: Beth Brooks, (360) 455-0248 or Ellen Miffitt (360) 570-1959. The
Olympia Art League 2005 Capital City Visual Arts Exhibit is scheduled for May
13-June 9, 2005. It will be exhibited at Side Door Studio, located at 314
Capitol Blvd., in Olympia, WA. Artists from Mason, Thurston, Pierce, Lewis,
Gray’s Harbor, Pacific, Kitsap, Clallam, and Jefferson counties, who are over
18, are eligible to submit two 35mm slides, an application form, and an entry
fee of $20. The judge is artist, Ned Mueller, from Renton, WA. The prospectus
can be downloaded from the Olympia Art League website at:
www.olympiaartleague.com or
requested by mail to: Olympia Art League, P.O. Box 040, Olympia, WA 98507.
Please include a SASE. The slide postmark deadline is March 16 (late
submissions will be returned).
Northwind Fun(d) Raiser! Creative Opportunity! Fun(d) Raiser!
Call for entries- Event planner, Deedra Ludwig, has devised a clever
fundraiser to help Northwind. She would like a contribution/donation of 1 – 3
postcard size works (4 inches X 6 inches, unframed) of art for the Northwind
Arts Center’s fundraiser, "Postcards to Port Townsend." Any medium… painting,
collage, ink, graphite, photos, encaustic, watercolor. Please sign the works
on the back with your city location and e-mail or mailing address. These are
due at Northwind now through September 15, 2005.
The identity of the artist will be kept secret, so that the viewer may
select what they are attracted to without knowing the artist who created it.
The works will be sold September 30, 31, and October 1, 2005 at the center on
a first come first serve basis. Please pass this on-
Northwind
Arts Center Volunteer Spotlight
Northwind could not operate without its volunteers. This month our
spotlight shines on Sandy Guinup. She moved to Port Townsend over 6 years
ago, after retiring from an educational job in Southern California. At one
time during her career, she was an art teacher. Sandy says, "Art has been
part of my life from the get-go and will be so until I am long-gone." She has
college degrees in the art field, having taken courses in a myriad of art
areas, plus taking 4 years of classes here in Port Townsend, mostly from
Jeanette Best. "Jeanette played a big influence in getting me involved in the
local art scene." Sandy continues, "I usually enter my watercolor paintings
in Northwind’s juried shows and volunteer several times each month as a
docent. I had a new house built last year so that I would finally have a nice
art studio. I even have an art cat. So you can see that art is a big part of
my life."
A SPECIAL THANK YOU: Many of you have commented on how great the Northwind
Gallery looks. We would like to recognize and thank Diane Roberts for her
work in restoring one of our walls that was badly damaged during an
exhibition. Thank-you Diane for all your efforts.
If you would like to join the Northwind volunteer team, call Karen at (360)
379-2620
Poetry
News
The next reading at Northwind is on March 10th, with Candace Street and
Susan Rich, at 7:00 P.M., and there will be an open mike reading after the
featured readers.
Candace (Candy) Street is a poet and visual artist who lives in Seattle.
She is a former Washington State Artist-in-Residency in visual art/theatre
and former Fellow in Creative Writing (Poetry) at The MacDowell Colony for
the Arts and the Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony for the Arts. She has a
M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Washington and a
B.A. in visual art/creative writing from the Evergreen State College.
Her poetry writing and visual artwork are usually intertwined. Her artwork
and poetry performance events have appeared regionally, including
participating in Art Invitational and Poets-in-Performance events associated
with the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle.
Susan Rich is the author of The Cartographer’s Tongue: Poems of the World
published by White Pine Press and winner of the PEN West Poetry award and the
Peace Corps Writer’s Award. She has been a staff person for Amnesty
International, an electoral supervisor in Bosnia, and a human rights
education trainer in Gaza.
Her poems are published or forthcoming in the Christian Science Monitor,
Harvard Magazine, Massachusetts Review, and Witness. Rich teaches at Highline
Community College and is an Artist Trust Fellow for 2004. Her second
collection of poems, Securing the Word, is forthcoming from White Pine Press.
Please mark these future reading dates on your 2005 calendar-
03 10 Candace Street - Susan Rich
08 11 Jack Remick – Steve Schremp
04 14 Sharon Svendson - Sandy Diamond 09 08
Kay Mullen – Linda Malnac
05 12 Libby Wagner - Polly Thurston
10 13 Quentin Wald – Sy Kahn
06 09 Christianne Balk & Marjorie Manwaring 11 10
(unscheduled) – (unscheduled)
07 14 Bill Yake – Jeanne Lohman
12 08 Book Party and Open Reading
