November 2006 NEWSLETTER:  “Arty Things To Do”

Editor: Rae Belkin

 

Announcement

 Northwind Arts Alliance will hold an annual meeting for all members on November 14th at Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend at 4:00 p.m.  The meeting will be held in conjunction with a Northwind Arts Alliance Board of Directors meeting.  There will be a brief report on the current status of the Arts Alliance.  Nominations for the Board of Directors for President and Vice President of the organization will be accepted and voted upon by the Board of Directors after the annual meeting activities.   

“Then & Now”
Collectors and Their Artists
November 3rd – 26th

Why collect art?  There are many responses to this question, and in November the Northwind Arts Center hopes to encourage people to ponder the possibilities of starting or adding to a personal art collection.  There will be 52 works of art on display and half of them will be for sale.  Curators Jan Hoy and Ann Katzenbach have gathered pieces from the homes of local collectors, culling an impressive body of work by 26 artists.  In turn, the artists have each offered a contemporary creation that will be for sale.  The show will be open during Gallery Walk, November 4th, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Exhibiting artists include:  Diane Ainsworth, Jim Ball, Laurie Chambers, Les Cox, Lockwood Dennis, David Eisenhour, Michael Felber, Galen Garwood, Max Grover, Karen Hackenberg, Paul Harcharik, Anne Hirondelle, Marsha Hollingsworth, Fay Jones, Lee Katzenbach, Kim Kopp, Keith Lazelle, Phillip Levine, Linda Okazaki, Laura Popeneau, Joan Stuart Ross, Elizabeth Sandvig, Michael Spafford, Helga Winter, Martha Worthley, and Stephen Yates. Hirondelle, Marsha Hollingsworth, Fay Jones, Lee Katzenbach, Kim Kopp, Keith Lazelle, Phillip Levine, Linda Okazaki, Lau

Coffee Talk

On Friday, November 17th, at 7:00 p.m., the Northwind Arts Center will host a panel of local art collectors who will speak about their process of collecting art.  “People who fill their homes with original art work are passionate about their collections,” explains Jan Hoy.  “We would like to give them an opportunity to share this passion and perhaps pass some of it along.”  The panel will take questions from the audience.

TREAT YOURSELF FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND HELP NORTHWIND ARTS ALLIANCE CONNECT THE ARTS WITH THE ELDER COMMUNITY

“ARTS to the ELDERS” is a program proposed by Northwind Arts Alliance for 2007.  Northwind will arrange for slide lectures on art, poetry readings, short story and play readings (and possibly music presentations), all to be presented at various living and assisted living facilities in Port Townsend.   All funds collected will be used for the 2007 “Arts to the Elders” Program.

November 11th Tapas & Tarts  Dinner Party:  An Autumn treat with a Spanish flair at the home of Carlyn Stark and Dale Nordlund. Don & Sylvia White have collected and perfected ten tapas (little things to nibble) for your dinner.  You will get the recipes and a chance to taste and bid on three dessert tarts to be delivered to you for your holiday celebrations.  Some of the tapas include, Patatas Bravas, Tapanade, Gambas Al Ajillo, Spanish Tortilla, Sangria, Spanish Sherry, and more.

Limited to 20.  Price: $60/person.  Place: Home of Carlyn Stark & Dale Nordlund, 538 Filllmore St., Port Townsend.  Time: 6 p.m.  Final date for reservations: Nov. 6th.

December 3rd Dinner & Theatre:  Enjoy an evening of good food and good theatre by attending a catered dinner followed by a dramatic play reading.   Three outstanding Port Townsend actors, Laurason Driscoll, Kate Schumann, and Erin Lamb will be directed by Don White in a reading of “Painting Churches”, a funny and poignant story about art, love, and aging.  A Northwest seasonal menu, with wine, will be served.

Limited to 50.  Price: $70/person.   Place: Port Townsend Yacht Club, 2503 Washington St., Port Townsend.  Time: 6 p.m.  Final date for reservations: Nov. 26th.

TO RESERVE:  It's easy to reserve your space.  Just contact Rae Belkin at artist@olypen.com or by phone at (360) 437-9442 and let her know which event you are interested in.  Please include your name and phone number in the message.  Rae will call you and get your credit card information or tell you where to mail your check.  No reservations will be accepted at Northwind Arts Center.  All reservations are on a first come, first served basis.  This is the perfect opportunity to treat yourself, your friends, or visitors to a fun-filled and worthwhile event. 

The Jefferson Arts Alliance 2006 workshop schedule has concluded for the year.  Please check this space and our website for exciting 2007 educational opportunities.

Arts Opportunities

Small Expressions V:  A Juried Show, December 1, 2006 – January 1, 2007.  Open to all media, the works may not exceed 15” (framed) in the longest direction.  The artwork will be juried by Michael McCollum.  Now residing in Sequim, Mr. McCollum was a professor of art at the University of Nevada and a past Dean at the Cornish School of Arts in Seattle.  His own work is widely exhibited and is represented in many collections including the Renwick, Brooklyn and DeYoung Museums.  Artists interested in submitting works for jurying should obtain a Prospectus from the Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, WA  98368 or from our website, www.northwindarts.org. Artwork will be juried from actual works.  Art for jurying should be delivered to the Art Center on November 26th or 27th from 3:00-5:00 P.M. (unaccepted work to be picked up on November 29th.)  For more information, please contact Kate Snow at kjs@olympus.net.

New Port Townsend Printmakers’ Guild Forming:  A core group of local artists is establishing an independently operated print guild at Building 205, Centrum/Fort Worden.  Memberships are now available and include:  studio and press use; scheduled workshops and classes; regular local and regional exhibits.  Take this opportunity to be part of the birth and growth of a dynamic new printmaking community!  For more information, please contact Sandy Rokoff-Lizut at (360) 379-1511 or sand@cablespeed.com or Marsha Slomowitz at (360) 379-6432 or mslom@olypen.com.

Writing It Real Contest (with cash prizes):   The contest is open to essays in the first person written from life experience.  Entries must be sent before December 30th and be no more than ten pages double spaced.  Entry guidelines can be found at http://www.writingitreal.com/contest.html.

Poetry News

On November 9th, the Northwind Reading Series continues with writers Carolyn Latteier and Barbara Sjoholm.

Carolyn Latteier is author of Breasts: A Woman’s Perspective on an American Obsession, “a fascinating mixture of social commentary and cultural history” (Leroy Ashby, PhD, Johnson Distinguished Professor of History, Washington State University). She has given her slide presentation, The American Breast Fetish, before numerous audiences, including the 1996 Lewis and Clark Gender Studies Conference and the 2005 University of San Francisco Davies Forum Public Lecture Series. The publication of her book capped a 15-year career as freelance journalist specializing in health and psychology, during which she received five awards from the Washington Society of Professional Journalists for excellence in journalism. Her short story, “Ozette”, appeared in the Summer 2005 issue of Red Wheelbarrow. She is currently at work on a novel.

Barbara Sjoholm is the author of the new memoir, Incognito Street: How Travel Made Me a Writer. She has also published The Pirate Queen: In Search of Grace O’Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea, short-listed for a PEN USA award for creative nonfiction. Her work has appeared in the American Scholar, The New York Times, Smithsonian, and Slate, among other publications. As Barbara Wilson, she is the author of Blue Windows and Gaudi Afternoon, which won a British Crime Writers award and was filmed in Barcelona. She is currently at work on a travel narrative about the north of Scandinavia in winter, which will be published in 2007. She lives in Port Townsend.

Volunteer Opportunity

Northwind Arts Alliance, the sponsoring umbrella organization for Art Port Townsend, is searching for a volunteer coordinator for next year’s third annual, “Interactions: Art & Art” event.  The person should be an enthusiastic supporter of the mission of the Northwind Arts Alliance:  “to connect the community with the arts” and be able to pull in community organizations and individuals to participate in this production.  The person must be committed to exploring the intersections between all of the arts and know his or her way around the artistic community in the larger Port Townsend vicinity.  Experience in theatre production would be helpful, but is not required.  Masterful organizational skills are necessary, along with a high degree of energy and ability to work with artists to broaden the scope of creative interactive collaboration.  The intention is to provide a creative organizational platform for artistic collaborations beginning in November/December 2006 for next year’s performance in October 2007.  Please contact Sylvia White at (360) 379-6833 if you are interested or want to recommend someone for this exciting role.

In the Know

Want to really be in the know?  You can find all of the “arty” happenings for Port Angeles, Sequim, and Port Townsend at http://www.olympicartscalendar.org/.   Check it out and then add it to your “Favorites” list.   Here is just 1 sample: 

The 2006 Woodworkers’ Show of Port Townsend – November 4th and 5th :     This year’s show, held at the American Legion Hall, 209 Monroe Street, in the heart of historic downtown Port Townsend, will be put on by “The Splinter Group of Port Townsend” – a group of local, professional woodworkers.  There is no charge for admission.  The show hours are 11:00 A.M.-8:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 4th (coinciding with the monthly Art Walk) and 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 5th.  Entries represent all branches of woodworking: furniture and cabinet makers, instrument and bow makers, boat builders, turners and carvers.  The purpose of the show is to introduce the public to the community of varied and talented woodworkers who practice their art and craft in Port Townsend and the surrounding areas, and to provide an opportunity for the artists to present their work directly to the public in a relaxed and informal setting.  The show is sponsored in part by Edensaw Woods Ltd., Carl’s Building Supply, Henery Hardware, Hadlock Building Supply and the Splinter Group.  For more information please go to www.splintergroup.org or call (360) 440-7660 or (360) 385-4425. 

See you next month-

Rae Belkin

Newsletter Editor