Spring is in the air for the March 8 Second Saturday Art Walk, which has eight venues participating two artists at two venues.
The Art Walk in downtown Brookings will be from 3 to 6 p.m. at most galleries. Light appetizers and beverages are served at all locations. Background entertainment is planned at five venues. Artist interviews are scheduled at Manley Art Center and Brian Scott Gallery.
Manley Art Center will have an opening reception for featured artist Liz Walker during the Art Walk. She will be interviewed at 3:30 p.m.
Walker is an acrylic and marbling artist who is interested in how paintings can convey a story. She uses color, pattern, and shape to create her paintings on paper and canvas. She began painting in watercolor in 1991 but by 2007, she had switched to acrylics, collage, and marbling. In addition, she teaches art classes throughout the Pacific Northwest. To view her work, visit lizwalkerart.com.
In addition, the gallery will feature a variety of fine art created by association members throughout the month. The gallery is at 433 Oak St. For more information about the association and its programs, visit manleyartcenter.com or call 541-469-1807.
Brian Scott Gallery will also interview its featured artist, Billie Ruth Furuichi, an author, teacher and painter, at 4:30 p.m. Much of her work is created in the Hawaiian style of silk painting techniques. She creates her images using silk paint, not dyes, using an acrylic resist and then applying the silk paints with a big Japanese brush. She swishes and blends the colors in long, quick, smooth strokes swirling over the acrylic resist lines.“Sometimes I like to stretch and frames the finished paintings; other times I hang them on bamboo poles as banners with unfinished edges as a metaphor for life — never perfect or complete,” Furuichi said.
Adam Taylor will provide background music. The gallery, at 515 Chetco Ave., has three floors of art displays, including Signatures, a gallery within the gallery. For more information, visit brianscottartgallery.com or call 541-412-8687.
Kim’s Garden Party returns to the Art Walk after a period and will display acrylic flow art by Cara Ann. Judi Angel will also have a book reading of her new novel “The Angel Anthologies ... In All Things.” She will be available to sign copies her her book. Music will be performed by Toni Land. Kim’s Garden Party is at 301 Oak St. For more information, call 541-412-7273.
Ambiance by the Sea will feature art acquired by Kimberly Schneeman from sailing the Caribbean Sea, including washed acrylic on canvas, framed original plein air paintings of daily life, and hammered metal art from Ile a Vaché Haiti. Proceeds from the sale of the art go back to the artist and families in Haiti. The gift shop also displays the photography and watercolors of Lisa Amato. Musical entertainment will be provided by Michael LeVeque. For more information about the shop, located at 530 Hemlock St., that features local art, crafts and books, call 541-254-3727.
Amato will continue to display her work at Forecastle Books and Gallery.
“Creativity has always been a familiar companion to me,” Amato said. “It started many years ago with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera and blossomed into a passion for photographing anything and everything that caught my eye. Watercolor painting was a hobby that started during the Covid-19 lock-down when I needed something creative to occupy my mind and keep me balanced.”
The bookstore is at 553 Chetco Ave. For more information, call 541-315-3233.
An open house and artist meet and greet from 3 to 4:45 p.m. is scheduled at Chetco Community Public Library. David Christie presents a series of video game-inspired “pixel art” pieces. He has a passion for video games and has been creating mosaics inspired by game characters and features for several years. His work has been featured in local galleries and businesses, and he has previously taught “Pixel Art” workshops at the Manley Art Center.
Musical entertainment by Craig Evans on piano will be featured. The library, which closes at 5 p.m., is at 405 Alder St. For more information about the library and its programs, call 541-469-7738 or visit chetcolibrary.org.
Among the businesses where Christie has shown his work is Whimsical Griffin. During the Art Walk, his work will be shown along the crochet art of Megan Cabrera from Funni Face Studio, and the celebrity portraiture of shop owner Vincent Chiantelli. The shop is at 615 Chetco Ave. For more information, call 949-672-8645 or visit whimsicalgriffin.com.
At the Curry County Democrats headquarters, 619 Chetco Ave., the crafts of Theresa Herninko, Mary Jo Wheeler, Karen Rossman-Clark, Lisa Neher and Tom Bozack will be shown. Music will be performed by Lon Goddard. For more information, call 541-412-3367 or visit currydemocrats.org.
The intent of the Second Saturday Art Walk is to promote the artists in the community. All events are free with no obligation to purchase merchandise. An after-Art Walk report with photos will be posted at www.wildriverscoastart.com.
