2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, WA
98368
Phone: (360) 379-1086
June 2005 NEWSLETTER:
"Arty Things To Do"
More information on these activities can
be found at our website,
www.northwindarts.org
NOTE:
It’s membership drive time. Now is the time
to get your Coffee Talk Lecture Series discounts, reduced rates at play
readings and events, reduced rates for volunteers for workshops and art
related field trips. Best of all- you become a part of helping to
support and maintain a voice for the arts in East Jefferson County.
Minimum memberships start at $25 per person. You may mail your check,
made out to Jefferson Arts Alliance, to: Membership, Jefferson Arts
Alliance, 2409 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
THANK-YOU!
Gallery Happenings
Through June 27th, Northwind Arts Center
will exhibit, "Platemarks II: The Printmaker’s Art". Juror Pat Austin has
chosen 27 artists to display traditional and contemporary printmaking
techniques. Etching, woodcut, monotype, aquatint and photo etching are
among the many varieties of printmaking on display. The artists
represented come from Jefferson, Clallam, and Kitsap counties.
Best of Show was awarded to Babette
Gazaria-Cherné for, "Profiles in Contrast", an aquatint/etching. Merit
awards were given to Kay Marshall and Ellen Reichart, both of Port
Townsend, and to Becky Schurmann of Port Hadlock.
Next Show - "Clayton James/Joel
Brock"
From July 1st – August 15th,
Northwind Arts Center is excited to be able to present the works of these
two well- known Northwest artists. This is a real honor for Northwind and
a big "THANK-YOU" goes out to Jan Hoy for all of her efforts to bring
this show to Port Townsend. (This show is on a par with the importance of
the Guy Anderson show.) At this time, Northwind, and the Jefferson Arts
Alliance, is seeking financial donors to help defray publicity costs
associated with this significant show. If you feel you can give a
monetary donation of $50 or more, please contact Jan Hoy at 360-379-0731
(of course, all donations are welcome). Sponsors remitting $500 or more
will be acknowledged in our publicity and be listed on the poster. There
will be an opening reception on Saturday, July 2nd, from 6:00
– 8:00 P.M. at the arts center.
Northwind is looking for a donation of a
quality, sturdy backless bench to be used by visiting viewers. If you
would like to donate a bench of this type, please contact Northwind at
379-1086.
Northwind Arts Center (2409 Jefferson
St.) is open Friday through Monday, Noon to 5:00 P.M.
"Coffee, Talk, & Dessert" Series
In conjunction with "Platemark’s II: The
Printmaker’s Art", there will be a "Coffee, Talk, & Dessert Evening" at
the arts center on Friday, June 10th, at 7:00 P.M. The juror
for this show, Pat Austin of Port Townsend, will be presenting a talk
about contemporary printmaking titled, "New Trends in Printmaking". The
talk will use examples from the show to discuss historic and contemporary
techniques. 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:
Note-
please visit our website or call the
Center for more information and registration forms.
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"Websites for Artists", Tuesday, June 7th,
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. Contact: Lois James at (360)
437-0433 or
loisj@cablespeed.com
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"Sumi & More", Saturday and Sunday, July 9 – 10, from
10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. with Reni Moriarity.
Reni will demonstrate several different background techniques that she
has used in her paintings. You will learn how to mount the paper to
the board, plus some sumi painting techniques. Location: Port Townsend
Yacht Club. Cost: $120. Contact: Jeanette Best at (360) 437-9579 or
jbest@cablespeed.com
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"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.
Contact: Lois James at (360) 437-0433 or
loisj@cablespeed.com
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"Portrait Painting in Oil", August 5, 6, 7, 10:00 A.M.
– 4:00 P.M. with Alexander Rokoff. For
beginners or those new to the medium, a gentle directed approach will
enhance your comfort at the easel. For experienced painters, this is
an opportunity to hone your skills and explore new approaches. This
workshop is limited to 8 participants. Location: Port Townsend Yacht
Club. Cost: $225, which includes a model for all 3 days and materials.
Contact: Sandy Rokoff-Lizut at 379-1511 or
sand@cablespeed.com Please visit
www.vermilionstudios.com to view Alexander’s
work as well as that of his students.
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"Plein Air Watercolor Painting", August 9, 10, 11,
10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. with Nancy Newcomb. A
well-known and accomplished artist, Nancy has a special talent to
impart her knowledge through her positive critiques and
demonstrations. Nancy’s 3-day workshop will emphasize outdoor
sketching and how to turn those field sketches into good paintings.
Much individual attention is given to each student, encouraging them
to develop their own styles. Location: various. Cost: $200. Contact:
Jeanette Best at 437-9579 or
jbest@cablespeed.com
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"Postcard Magic", August 25th, 10:00 A.M. –
4:00 P.M. with Deborah Abramovitz. This
workshop is aimed at giving you the time and place and inspiration
to create art in postcard form. The postcard format surface will be
provided, suitable or adaptable to most media. This ties in with the
Jefferson Arts Alliance’s Fall Fundraiser, "Postcards to Port
Townsend". Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Cost: $40. Contact:
Ginny King at
gal4fiber@cablespeed.com
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
Laurie Perrett.
Laurie and her husband have lived in Port Townsend for a year. We moved
here from Portland, Oregon. Before retiring, she worked for the Forest
Service for nearly 30 years in Fire and Aviation Management. Many years
ago, Laurie received a college degree in Art Education from the
University of Oregon, but decided that fighting forest fires was more
exciting than using my education. Now, she is getting reacquainted with
art and Jefferson Arts Alliance/Northwind have provided several venues
towards that end. Laurie comments, "I’ve taken workshops to get back into
practice, enjoy gallery sitting, attended coffee talks, and just like
being in the company of other volunteers and practicing artists. I am
very impressed by all of the things that NAA accomplishes, and certainly
enjoy lending a hand."
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 June
9th, with Marion Davidson and Marjorie Manwaring, at 7:00 P.M., and there
will be an open mike reading after the featured readers. Call Northwind
at 379-1086 between noon & 5:00 P.M., Friday – Monday, for more details
and to register for the poetry (and/or visual arts) e-mail newsletters.
Marjorie L. Manwaring lives in Seattle,
where she is a freelance writer and editor. She also co-edits the online
journal, Switched-on Gutenberg, and teaches poetry in the schools.
Her poems have appeared, or are forthcoming, in the Seattle Review,
5 AM, ence, Pontoon: An Anthology of Washington State
Poets, and on the Seattle/King County Metro buses. She was a
semi-finalist in the 2005, "Discovery"/The Nation contest.
Marjorie holds a MFA from Bennington College.
Marion Davidson, a retired attorney and
long time activist, lived for over two decades in the Southwest, where
she worked on the Navajo Indian Reservation and later for the New Mexico
Court of Appeals. She is the author of Closeness of Ice, a
chapbook of poems released by the critically acclaimed Finishing Line
Press in November of 2004. Recent poems of hers have also appeared in the
Sunday Oregonian, Hubbub, Ellipsis, RATTLE, Troubadour, Cascade
Reader, and Signpost. Davidson’s poems, in this new
collection, interweave the personal and familial with details of the
natural world. Davidson currently lives on the Deschutes River in Bend,
Oregon. Closeness of Ice is available at
www.finishinglinepress.com.
Please mark these future reading dates
on your calendar –
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
