May 2006 NEWSLETTER:  “Arty Things To Do”

 

Editor: Rae Belkin
 

Announcements
 

·         New name. same organization!   The Jefferson Arts Alliance is changing its name and logo.  The new name will be Northwind Arts Alliance (NAA), reflecting its focus on the arts, artists, and the communities of the Northwest.

 

 

• Two special theater events highlight the Northwind Arts Alliance membership drive during the month of May.

 

The first event will be on Friday, May 12th at 7 P.M. with the “Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weil being performed by the Key City Players at their 419 Washington St. theatre (adjacent to the Port Townsend Skate Park).

 

At 7:00 P.M. there will be light refreshments; at 7:30 P.M. there will be a brief talk about the background and setting of the opera; the curtain rises at 8:00 P.M. Meet the actors afterwards.

 

The cost will be $25 per person, which will cover Northwind Arts Alliance membership for 2006 and theatre admission.

 

The second theatre event will be on Saturday, May 13th at 7 P.M. and is titled “Improv Night with Joey Pipia”, which will include a magic show (at 7:00) and a performance by a local improvisation group at the Northwind Arts Center (7:30-8:30).

 

This event will be an evening of entertainment for young and old. The cost will be $25 per person or $40 for 2 adults and kids or family, which will also cover Northwind Arts Alliance membership for 2006. Reservations must be made for both theatre events by calling Sylvia White at (360) 379-6833. There are only 50 seats available at both events.

• As we continue to grow, our need for additional volunteers grows, too. Here are some more opportunities for you and your friends:

1. Work with Miriam Lansdon on the membership committee entering names in a database, organizing mailings, keeping records, and learning the art of mass mailing. Contact Miriam at (360) 385-1621.

2. Work with Sandy Rokoff-Lizut on our Public Relations committee updating our accommodation booklet. Please call (360) 379-1511.

3. Do you have a working knowledge of the Quick Books computer program? We could use you to work with our bookkeeper and be our Finance Chair. Contact Dicksy Scott at (360) 301-6302 or Sylvia White at (360) 379-6833.

4. Would you like to be involved with our annual arts festival- Art Port Townsend? Please call Jeanette Best at (360) 437-9579.

5. Would you like to be the Chairperson of our Education Committee? This is the fine group that brings speakers and art instructors for your workshops to Northwind. Committee helpers/members are also welcomed. Please contact Lois James at (360) 437-0422.

6. Want to work at Northwind shows and events? Please call Karen Putterman at 379-2620.

 

Northwind’s Wish List

 

As you know, Northwind operates via volunteer power and through generous donations. The Northwind Arts Alliance’s old (and yes, donated) computer needs to be retired. We are asking for your tax deductible donations to help us buy a new computer. Please send your donations to: Northwind Arts Alliance, 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, WA 98368. A new, or almost new, computer would help us, too. Thank you.

 

Gallery Happenings

New Show: “Fragments of a 9-Chambered Heart” – works by Robert Reedy



(Photo by Frank Ross Photographic)

From May 5th through May 29th, Northwind Arts Center presents the new exhibit, “Fragments of a Nine-Chambered Heart”, a one-man show by local artist, Robert Reedy. His architectural pieces, both wall-mounted and freestanding, are influenced by known historic elements of sacred and monumental sites or traditions. His sculptural pieces are accompanied by drawings. The monochromatic nature of the finishes he uses reflects a fascination with form rather than surface embellishment and reflects a mystery and aura of a former time, place, and function.

An opening reception will occur in conjunction with Port Townsend’s monthly gallery walk, on Saturday, May 6th from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.


“Coffee, Talk, & Dessert” Series

“Fragments of a 9–Chambered Heart” artist, Robert Reedy, will give a lecture titled, “Beyond Materials: An Archeology of Perception” on Friday, May 12th, 7:00 p.m. at Northwind Arts Center. There is a charge of $2.00 for Jefferson Arts Alliance members and $5.00 for non-members.

Reedy lives in Port Townsend and works in a basement studio. He says that he has been “making things” for the past fifty years. He is retired from art education where he taught painting, perceptual studies and seminars. He continues to study the primary influences upon his thinking about the creative impulse through mythology, psychology, and a variety of reading. He paraphrases that “deconstructive inquiry requires that we cut open the tennis ball in search of its bounce.”

!!! Art Opportunities !!!

- Call for artists for Northwind Arts Center juried show: Northwind Arts Center invites Washington artists to submit entries for the upcoming show, “Earth, Air, Fire, and Water”. Open to all media, this juried show will run from June 30 – July 31, 2006. Art addressing the “elemental” theme will be juried from actual works to be submitted June 25 and June 26. For a prospectus, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 or e-mail: jhkapotso@olympus.net . A prospectus is also available directly here on the web or at www.northwindarts.org .

The juror of the show, Jake Seniuk, has been Director and Curator of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center since 1989. He is a past recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Photography, an Artist Trust Visual Artist’s Fellowship, and the Logan Prize for Critical Writing in Photography. He has taught photography at Cornish College for the Arts and the University of Washington, and, prior to coming to Port Angeles, managed “percent for art” projects for the Washington State Arts Commission.

- Call for artists for 8th annual Art Port Townsend: The Port Townsend Arts Commission and Northwind Arts Alliance are seeking entries for “Expressions Northwest”, the Eighth Annual Art Port Townsend Juried Art Competition which takes place in October. Works in both two- and three-dimensional forms, including photography, are eligible. A total of $2,600 in cash prizes will be awarded. Additionally, merchandise awards will also be presented.  Prospectus is available here. 

The juror for this show will be Susan Parke, presently Curator of Collections and Exhibitions for the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner, Washington. During her tenure as Director of the museum, from 1990 – 2003, the former Valley Museum of Northwest Art left its original home on the second floor of the historic Gaches Mansion to a completely refurbished state-of-the-art museum facility on La Conner’s First Street. In 2003, Parke left the directorship to be Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, returning to the hands-on dealing with art that brought her to the museum field in the first place. Parke’s background includes ten years as the owner of two contemporary galleries in Illinois: Susan Parke Contemporary Graphics and the Susan Parke Gallery.

A non-refundable entry fee of $25 is required for a maximum of three slides or printed image entries (no e-mailed images) per artist. Artists must be at least 16 years of age and a resident of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska or British Columbia. The deadline is August 11, 2006. For more detailed information, including an entry form, please visit www.northwindarts.org  for the Art Port Townsend link, call (360) 437-9081, e-mail entries@artporttownsend.org  or send a SASE to: Art Port Townsend Juried Show, P.O. Box 65499, Port Ludlow, WA 98365.

- Display space for artists: The Senior Citizen’s Center in Uptown Port Townsend is looking for representational artwork to hang on their walls. They have 3 good-sized rooms. Please contact Sandi Olsen at the center.
 

Jefferson Arts Alliance presents the following 2006 workshops:

Note- please visit our workshops page or call the Center for more information and registration forms.