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2409 Jefferson Street
Port Townsend, WA
360-379-1086

May 2005 Newsletter

Gallery Happenings

"Altered Palettes" - Featuring the work of Barbara Sternberger

Through May 23^rd, Northwind Arts Center will feature the rich and vibrant paintings of Barbara Sternberger. Her colorful works evolve out of integrating her external and internal vision. She says, "This fusion (of vision) brings recognition to a particular place which normally can’t be seen, but is somehow familiar. Exposing these places of mind by using the painting process is what my work is about." There have been many major shows of her work, and her paintings, drawings, and prints are widely collected throughout the Northwest.

Beginning May 27^th - "Platemarks II: The Printmaker’s Art."

This juried exhibit showcases printmakers from Jefferson, Clallam, Island, and Kitsap counties. Pat Austin is the juror for this show. She has been a printmaker, teacher, and writer for 35 years, having studied with prominent printmakers in over 30 master workshops. Austin maintains a studio in her home in Port Townsend. If you would like to enter, please see the "Call for Artists" section in this newsletter or visit our website. There will be a reception for the artists on May 28^th, 5:30 – 8:00 P.M. at Northwind.

 

"Coffee, Talk, & Dessert" Series

• Barbara Sternberger will be the guest lecturer on Friday, April 29^th, at 7:00 P.M.
• In conjunction with the "Platemarks" juried show, there will be a "Coffee, Talk, & Dessert Evening" at the arts center on Friday, June 10^th, at 7:00 P.M. Juror Pat Austin will be the guest speaker.

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 our website: www.northwindarts.org

 

Jefferson Arts Alliance presents the following workshops:

• "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.
   
• "Websites for Artists", Tuesday, June 7^th, from 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. with Michael McKee. A website can help promote your work. In this workshop you will learn to develop a web strategy that supports your goals as an artist; what a website can and cannot do for you; what makes a quality website; and low cost alternatives to having your own personal website. Location: Northwind Arts Center. Cost: $30.

• "Sumi & More", Saturday and Sunday, July 9 – 10, from 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. with Reni Moriarity. Location: Port Townsend Yacht Club. Cost: $120.

• "Introduction to Polymer Jewelry", Tuesday, July 26, from 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. with Kate Snow. Polymer clay is a fabulous media for creating jewelry with minimal equipment. In this class you will learn how to condition, fire, and finish polymer. Students will produce decorative pins as well as beads for making necklaces, bracelets, or embellishing other artwork. Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds Art Building. Cost: $60, plus a materials fee of $6 to cover pin backs, blades, and sandpaper.

Opportunity: Call for Artists

• Northwind Arts Center announces the upcoming juried show, "Platemarks II: The Printmakers Art". This is open to artists from Jefferson, Clallam, Island, and Kitsap counties. The prints must be original and can include intaglio, relief, collagraph, lithograph, monotype, and silkscreen. Digital or computer printed images are not acceptable. Jurying will be done from actual works to be delivered to Northwind Arts Center, May 22^nd or May 23^rd, from 2:00 – 5:00 P.M. For a prospectus, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, WA 98368. A prospectus and other information are also available at www.northwindarts.org or contact Kate Snow at (360) 385-2942 or by e-mail, kjs@olympus.net.
   
• Art Port Townsend Studio Tour seeks artists. Each year, a major part of Art Port Townsend art festival is the Artists’ Studio Tour. This free tour, October 15^th – 16^th, offers an opportunity for the public to visit local artists in their studios, observe demonstrations and discuss the creative process. This year the festival is extending an open call to all visual artists within reasonable traveling distance of Port Townsend to be included on the studio tour. There is a $50 fee for participating artists, which covers the cost of printed materials, maintaining the website, and associated costs of the tour.* The Artists Studio Tour brochure is distributed throughout the area for one year. Please let your artist friends know of this opportunity. Contact the studio chairperson, Sandy Guinup, at (360) 379-3025 or sguinup@olypen.com. Deadline for inquiries has been extended to May 7^th.
   
• For artists who sign up for the Studio Tour, Sherry Grover will present the workshop, "Preparing for the Art Port Townsend Studio Tour Workshop." This will be presented at Northwind Arts Center, May 10^th, from 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. Some topics Sherry will cover are presenting your image, talking about your work, traffic flow in your studio, building relationships for future sales, and generally what to expect during a studio tour. If you wish to attend, you must sign up for Sherry’s workshop, as space is limited to the first 30. There is no charge for the workshop. To sign up, please contact Kimm Fay at bhealthy@earth-web.net or sign up at Northwind.
   
• Art opportunity not sponsored by Jefferson Arts Alliance- Port Townsend Sister City Friends’ call for artists. The City of Port Townsend would like to commission an art piece, created by a Jefferson County artist, to take over as a gift to our Sister City. It can be most any form of visual art. For information, please contact Catherine McNabb, City of Port Townsend, 181 Quincy St., #301, Port Townsend, WA 98368. You may also phone (360) 379-5089 or FAX (360) 385-7675.

An Invitation from Jefferson Arts Alliance

The Jefferson Arts Alliance (NAA) invites you to enjoy the reading of the 1998 Tony Award winning play, "Art", by Yasmine Reza. May is Membership Drive Month for NAA, the umbrella organization for Northwind Arts Center, Art Port Townsend, the poetry readings, the year-round studio tour, workshops, and coffee talks. In gratitude, new members, returning members, and future members are invited to attend this play reading on May 13^th at the Northwind Arts Center. The play is a comedy about Serge who just bought a very expensive painting- a 5 feet by 4 feet, all white with white diagonal lines, painting. Newsweek said, "…a nonstop cross-fire of crackling language, serious issues of life and art expressed in outbursts that sound like Don Rickles with a degree from the Sorbonne…"

There will be appetizers served from 7:30 – 8:00 P.M. and the play reading will be from 8:00 – 9:15 P.M. An audience discussion with the actors will follow the play. The cost is $5.00 for NAA members and $10.00 for non-members. Please call Miriam Lansdon for reservations at (360) 385-1621 or Laurie Perrett at (360) 385-6534. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Northwind Arts Center Volunteer Spotlight

Northwind could not operate without its volunteers. This month our spotlight shines on Jim Watson-Gove. Jim moved to Port Townsend a bit over two years ago. He relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area where he had been active in the poetry and art scenes. Jim currently does docent duties on Fridays at Northwind. With Don Roberts, he hosts the readings at Northwind and Lehani’s Coffeehouse and Deli. Jim says, "I have been painting off and on since I was 17 and have been writing poetry since I was 12. I am also a small press publisher, under the imprint of Minotaur Press, since 1965."

If you would like to join the Northwind volunteer team, please call Karen at (360) 379-2620.

Poetry News

The next reading at Northwind is on May 12^th, with Polly Thurston and Libby Wagner, at 7:00 P.M., and there will be an open mike reading after the featured readers.

For Polly Thurston, integrating arts and ecology is an important part of her life. She has been a wildlife biologist, environmental educator and park ranger as well as a puppeteer and visual artist. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Evergreen State College and a Master of Arts degree from Naropa University. Her poems have appeared in Minotaur Press, Poetry at Lehani’s, Cooper Point Journal, and fiction/nonfiction in The Boulder Creek Watershed (Naropa University). Her passion is to nurture our human connection with the natural world. Polly lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

Libby Wagner was born in Madrid, Spain, and grew up with her military family traveling the United States. She received her Masters of Fine Arts from Eastern Washington University where she also began working in the Writers in the Prison program. In between her moves, she’s taught writing, waited tables, sold clothing at Lord & Taylor, and worked on backcountry re-vegetation crews. Currently, she lives on the Olympic Peninsula where she works for Peninsula College and the Department of Corrections Performance Institute and is directing the 2004 Vagina Monologues production in Port Angeles. Like This, Like That is her first collection of poems. Recent work has appeared in Willow Springs, Redactions and Writers Harvest.

Please mark these future-reading dates on your calendar –

06 09 Marion Davidson & Marjorie Manwaring

07 14 Bill Yake – Jeanne Lohmann

08 11 Jack Remick – Steve Schremp

09 08 Kay Mullen – Linda Malnac

10 13 Quentin Wald – Sy Kahn

11 10 Donald Kentop– Denise Calvetti Michaels

12 08 Book Party and Open Reading