NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 11.
PORT ANGELES — Local artists will be on hand to meet the public while live music resonates through the air this weekend during the Second Weekend Art Event in downtown Port Angeles.
The monthly event was founded about 10 years ago by the Port Angeles Arts Council as a coalition of downtown Port Angeles businesses and art galleries to bring attention to the culture and variety offered there, organizers say.
Here’s a cross section of events:
■ Karon’s Frame Center, 625 E. Front St., will feature works by artist Viola Ware from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Ware comes from a background in community corrections, drug treatment and social services, said Larry and Rene Bauer, co-owners of Karon’s Frame Center.
Her initial explorations in photography were sparked by conversations with the homeless people she met in Seattle.
For a winter, Ware followed a group of working homeless in the Ballard area collecting their photos and stories.
Her interactions within that small community gave her many insights that continue to drive her work with people experiencing homelessness in Clallam County today, the Bauers said.
Ware’s need for solitude and creative expression often lead her to seek renewal in nature, which is where she finds much of her inspiration.
But she also finds similar rewards wandering any city, being most happy when given full freedom to visually explore with a camera, the Bauers said.
As she came to photography just a short 6 years ago, Ware’s work continues to evolve with each challenge she places in front of herself.
Ware’s work continues to evolve with each challenge she places in front of herself. What is most evident is Ware’s affection for the world around her, the Bauers said.
Her work has appeared in Peninsula College’s The Buccaneer, Tidepools Literary Magazine, and most recently, Ware was invited as a photographer for the Port Townsend Film Festival.
■ Heatherton Gallery, located inside the Landing Mall at 115 E. Railroad Ave., will feature the works of Bridget Baker, Paulette Hill, Keith Ross and Karen Sistek from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. this evening.
“Bridget has a following for her unusual abstracts,” said Sky Heatherton, gallery owner.
“Her studio is her kitchen floor, literally. In just a few short years, she has won awards and been displayed throughout the Peninsula. Nature is her inspiration to help the viewer see it in a new way.”
Hill “is an inspired jewelry designer and maker,” Heatherton said.
“Quality materials and outstanding execution of her pieces has created avid collectors. She is known for her flawless wire wrapping of stones in gold and silver, creating one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art.”
Ross and Sistek are new to the gallery, Heatherton said.
“Keith and his camera are becoming familiar sights from Forks to Port Townsend,” she said.
“A simple 15-minute trip to the grocery store can become three hours or more as he patiently waits for just the right moment to capture an eagle in flight or a bullfrog emerging from a swamp.”
Sistek “is a nationally recognized painter of silk,” Heatherton said.
“Her florals have graced the U.S. Botanical Gardens in Washington D.C. and have been featured in numerous magazines. B Guests have come to Port Angeles from as far away as Dubai to participate in Sistek’s art workshops, Heatherton said.
■ Bar N9ne, 229 W. First St., will feature painter Jeff Tocher, as part of 2nd Friday Art Rock.
He will paint from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Taking the stage at 9 p.m. will be the Spicy Tunas, a band from Seattle. Headliners Madness Blooms, also of Seattle, will then take the stage at about 10:30 p.m. The cover charge is $3.
For more information, call 360-797-1999 or visit www.barn9nepa.com/.
■ Harbor Art Gallery and Gift shop, 110 E. Railroad Ave., will feature the original work of 16 local artists from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The pieces include photography, paintings, sculpture, wood work, ceramics, glass and jewelry.
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/harborartgallery/.
■ The Landing Artists Studio, located inside the Landing Mall at 115 E. Railroad Ave., will host artist Susan Cleaves on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cleaves specializes in Lampwork beads, hooked art rugs and several other art projects.
Lampworking is a type of glasswork where a torch or lamp is primarily used to melt the glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements.Cleaves will be on hand to greet the public and discuss her artwork.
Also during those hours Saturday, the studio will host the Olympic Peninsula Art Association’s Student Art Show with a reception and awards presentation.
“The Student Art Show is the only county-wide show with cash awards and the Studio is proud to assist in making it a memorable event for the students,” said Pamela Dick, Landing Artists Studio manager.
The awards will be given out at 5 p.m. followed by refreshments and a chance to meet and talk to the young artists. The show is being held in the downstairs atrium located in the Landing Mall.
■ Studio Bob, an art gallery/event space located upstairs at 1181/2 E. Front St., presents The Habitat For Humanity, Door Art Project, featuring 18 doors decorated by local artists.
Attendees will have a chance to meet the artists and vote for a peoples’ choice award.
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Artists throughout Clallam County have painted 33 doors, each conveying their own interpretation of the theme of 25 in honor of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County’s 25 years in existence.The entire collection by artists in Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks will come together during a public reception from 4 p.m. to
6 p.m. Friday, April 15, in the SunLand Golf & Country Club ballroom, 109 Hilltop Drive in Sequim.
The painted doors will be auctioned off in support of Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County at the annual event A Taste of the Peninsula on Saturday, April 16.
During Saturday’s event at Studio Bob, there also will be a no-host bar and refreshments in The Loom, nestled between the Alle’ Stage and Studio Bob Gallery.
Reception is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, The Doug Parent Project will perform live on the Alle’ stage. There is no cover.
For more information, call 415-990-0457 or visit http://tinyurl.com/PDN-StudioBob.
