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• 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
NEW to the Artwalk – Welcome Canyon Creek Pottery (310 N. Cedar St.)
Master potter Ken Merrill will be adding his charming gallery to the Artwalk this Friday. He has operated one of Sisters’ oldest working studios for more than 20 years and has been a potter for 40 years in Oregon. His gallery at the corner of Adams Avenue and Cedar Street is home to a diverse array of beautiful handmade pottery including lamps, mugs, dinnerware, wall art, and custom creations. It’s a few steps beyond the downtown core, but well worth the walk.
The Stitchin’ Post’s exhibit is “The Gift of Water” by June Jaeger of Sisters. Concerned about the natural resources that surround her, Jaeger immerses herself in water, nature, and the outdoors. Working with fabric and paints, she tunes out the world and becomes absorbed in creating her vision of nature. The opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
The Rickards Gallery features father and son oil painters, Jerry and Dennis Dame. Jerry’s landscapes draw the viewer into serene experiences of fly fishing on the Metolius River or hiking up Wychus Creek. He captures scenery that is both imaginative and familiar. With an art background that spans dozens of mediums and industries, Dennis finds creativity in each new painting. Shapes, values, and colors are arranged to convey something that cannot be said with words. They will be at the “Meet the Makers” Dinner on August 24. Tickets are still available. On Friday, both artists will be at the gallery from 4 to 7 p.m. with live music beginning at 6 p.m.
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Toriizaka Art’s Nguyen Thanh Binh likens his preference for simplicity in composition and design in his art work to his own way of life. His paintings often express his sorrow and the sorrow of many in his generation. Although most well-known for his paintings of women in Ao Dai, he is also passionate about music, dance, architecture, and flowers, and is most interested in following his passions at this point in his career. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with refreshments from 4 to 7.
Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop’s featured artists are the prolific acrylic painter Brad Earl, and Jennifer Hartwig, aka The Scratchboard Lady. When Earl moved to Sisters, he went from being a full-time architect with a painting hobby, to an artist with an architectural hobby. His art is architectural and nostalgic: old buildings, classic cars, traditional tractors, vintage campers, and antique typewriters. Scratchboard allows Hartwig to etch light from dark with fine precision and subtle shades. She is one of only a few scratchboard artists to add full color. Visit the gallery between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., with refreshments starting at 4 p.m.
Hood Avenue Art features work by JoAnn Burgess, Susie Zeitner, and Art Blumenkron. Burgess has been creating pastel landscapes and abstracts for more than 15 years. Blumenkron enhances the characteristics of the wood slab he’s working on, often inspired by his morning walks in the forest. Zeitner fabricates glass and steel totems and two-dimensional glass wall art that is painted then fused in kiln, and mounted on rusted metal.
Raven Makes Gallery is one of the few galleries nation-wide to work directly with artists to share special jewelry. The Puebloan Hopi Tribe of Northern Arizona is known for their silver overlay jewelry. Designs may be highly symbolic or realistic. Pictorial pieces are often based on ancient sources such as potshards, petroglyphs, or spiritual beings, and often reflect symbols depicting prayers for moisture and rain.
The Campbell Gallery is featuring Karla Diaz Cano. She uses different media to explore and deepen her creativity and inspire others to open their hearts to the creative magic that is within and around us. For her, this creativity is a deeply healing, spiritual experience.
Wildflower Studio welcomes new work from stained glass artist Mitch Saba. He uses color and composition to depict landscape and traditional design. Edie Shelton also works in glass, but uses a fused glass process. Her newest work features landscape and flowers in clear glass. Wildflower’s wine, snacks and art will be served from 4 to 7 p.m.
Space in Common is featuring the work of abstract landscape artist Lindsey Luna Tucker. Each painting is a compilation of sketches, photos, sentiments, and memories that seeks emotional truth over visual representation. The paintings are less about the subject itself and more about the act of searching for answers but never fully resolving the question.
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
Dixie’s
Gypsy Wind Clothing
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Hayden Homes
June’s Asian Kitchen
Paulina’s Bookstore
PK Thompson Guitars
Ponderosa Lodge
Rancho Viejo
Sisters Chamber of Commerce
Sisters Coffee Company
Sisters Folk Festival
Sisters Movie House
Sisters Saloon
Snow Cap
Suttle Tea
The Open Door
The SweetEasy Co.
The Wakefield Inn
The Jewel
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