Visit 16 Art Galleries Featuring:
• A great time
• Beautiful art
• Good company
• Meet featured artists
• Art demonstrations
All You Need to Know:
Who? You and your friends
What? Fourth Friday Artwalk
Where? Galleries of Sisters
Cost? FREE
On the art marquee in Sisters you will find everything from abstracts to zebras. Ready?
At The Stitchin’ Post, Judy Beaver of Sisters shows her collection of art quilts called “Dyeing to Print” with fabrics that she printed and dyed. Large graphic design elements and strong color palettes are the starting point for her bold and unique compositions.
Hood Avenue Art’s featured artists are printmaker Carolyn Platt and wood artists Art and Anna Blumenkron. Carolyn will be doing a live woodcut demo from 3:30 to 6, and Dave Skelton will entertain with live music. Carolyn’s pieces are all original prints – mostly monotypes. Ink drawn on a hard surface is transferred to paper by running it through a press under pressure. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and non-repeatable. She also does woodcuts, in which everything but the image is cut away, and the remaining wood is inked, paper is applied and rubbed so the ink transfers. Art has dedicated himself to creating fine furniture (tables, mirrors, and charcuterie boards) from beautiful Northwest hardwoods. He says, “I am constantly amazed by the beauty found in these hardwoods and how they express patterns found in nature.”
Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop is featuring the work of Steve Mathews, an illustrator, art instructor, and retired school administrator who sometimes calls himself “the old guy.” His pen-and-pencil wall hangings and tables on exotic wood surfaces stop visitors in their tracks every day at the gallery. He’ll be on hand to share a tale or two about his work and demonstrate his technique on this very unique form of art..
Wildflower Studio’s featured work is by acrylic artists David Rock and Mark Davis. David, a muralist, creates paintings detailing local landscapes. Mark explores design with line, color, and shape, creating balance through abstraction.
Bryan Lee Brown welcomes visitors to his Metals Jewelry Studio. His creative work uses precious metals, gemstones and Mokume Gane, consisting of sterling silver, Shakudo, and Shibuichi.
Marigold + True focuses on small batch artisan producers, including pottery, one-of-a-kind jewelry, art prints, quilts, home goods, and gifts.
Sarah B. Hansen, featured artist at The Clearwater Gallery, paints to express her connection to the natural world. Each piece taps into the unplugged beauty of nature to suggest landscape elements. She also scripts words into the painted landscape like whispers, taking a back seat to the scene, revealed only upon close inspection. Sarah will be here for a demo and meet & greet. Light appetizers and wine will be served between 4 and 6 p.m.
Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery features pottery artist Rae Holton, demonstrating her skills beginning at noon. Rae’s unique work has been a well-received addition to the gallery. The featured piece with woven pine needles is collaboration between Rae Holton and Rena Harris.
Beacham’s Clock Company explores the fine art of clock building and repair. Ed Beacham is a master clockmaker with the fine motor coordination to manipulate tiny gears and fine machinery. True to form, he still designs and builds clocks by hand.
“Finding Peace: Water and Fire,” a show of watercolors by Terri Dill-Simpson and fused glass art by Mel Archer, is at the Cindy and Duncan Campbell Gallery inside Sisters Art Works. Terri’s gentle and pleasing watercolor contrast with Mel’s impressionist landscapes, made from glass, and nothing but glass, multi-layered and fired to temperatures exceeding 1,400 degrees.
Gary and Karen Cooley share “bittersweet news with all our great friends here in Sisters. We’re closing The Collection Gallery and retiring. We’re looking forward to doing some traveling and of course, spending time with the grandkids. Gary will still continue to create fine art and we will be very involved in our wonderful art community. We greatly appreciate all the great support we’ve had the eight years we’ve been in Sisters. We welcome you to drop in and see some new work and special prices through the end of September.”
Also on the Art Walk are Raven Makes Gallery with its special collections from contemporary Native American artists; and Dyrk Godby Gallery, a showcase of Western art in several media, entirely created by Dyrk
Art Walk lasts all day, from each gallery’s open to close. SAA reminds you to wear a mask indoors to create a safe and secure social event.
As you visit all of the galleries on Fourth Friday, remember to sign up for Quick Draw. Thanks to a generous gift from Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty in Sisters, two $50 gift certificates, good for treasures in any of the participating galleries, will be given away each month. You can sign up once per gallery, and sign up in as many galleries as you choose. Please complete the entire ticket, as incompletes will not be considered.
Save the Dates – Sept. 25 and 26 – for the SAA’s Fifth Annual Artist Studio Tour. Colorful printed tour guides will be available in August. This self-guided tour of artists’ home studios is an opportunity for collectors to meet the artists, see their processes, and buy work directly from them.
Sisters Gallery Maps are available in galleries, the Chamber of Commerce, .and many businesses in town. The map is also available on on our website HERE.
This month, SAA’s popular Quick Draw is back, awarding two $50 Gift Certificates, good at any participating gallery. Visitors can register once per gallery, during their stroll. SAA thanks Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty in Sisters for underwriting this year’s Quick Draw.
Supporting businesses that are always ready to serve you on 4th Fridays include:
The Open Door
Sisters Coffee Company
Paulina Springs Books
Oliver Lemon’s
Philladephia’s Steaks Cottonwood Cafe
Spoons
The Gallery Restaurant
Sisters Bakery
June’s Asian Kitchen
Sisters Meat & Smokehouse
SnoCap
Sisters Depot
Martolli’s of Sisters
The SweetEasy
Zosel Harper Realty
Rancho Viejo
Sisters Saloon
Cascade Southeby’s
Chops Bistro
Suttle Tea
Angeline’s
Hardtails