Greetings!
So much of La Conner's art community is available to see this week! We decided to feature it in more detail for you! Enjoy! |
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Save the Date! The Skagit County Historical Museum in La Conner |
Award-winning Pacific Northwest artists will be featured at "A Gathering of Native Artists 2011". Featured performance at 2 PM by Swil Kanim, Lummi tribal member and violin virtuoso and story teller. Artists will show and sell a variety of Native and Native inspired art on Saturday, January 22, from Noon to 4 pm at Skagit County Historical Museum in La Conner.
Participating in this popular annual event are noted artists Sharon Akers (Omaha), Leslie Eastwood (Samish), Fran James (Lummi), Bill James (Lummi), Michelle Jefferson (Lummi), Kevin Paul (Swinomish), Mary Snowden & Robert Eagle Bear (Lummi), Lisa Telford (Haida), Maxine Stremler (Lummi) and Michelle Jefferson (Lummi). Visitors are invited to gather around, watch and learn as the artists carve, weave, make baskets or hats, knit and create. Visitors can also participate in a silent auction of the artists' works.
The Historical Museum is located at 501 S. 4th Street, at the top of the hill in La Conner. Admission: Adults $4, Seniors $3, Families $8. For more information call 360.466.3365 Hours of Operation Tuesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Opening Today! La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum New Exhibit!
Marjorie Bachert & Sandra L Little on the 2nd floor and Maura Donegan & Lisa M Harkins on the 3rd floor. Their work includes embroidery elements and embraces contemporary mixed media with both 2-D & 3-D elements. All four are graduate students of Gail Harker Creative Studies.
Artist Reception: Saturday, January 15, 1-3pm. Meet the Four Embroiderers.
Textile Explorations and the Development of the Artist, lecture by Gail Harker of Gail Harker Creative Studies. Friday, January 21, 2011; 1-3pm
Artists and Their Creative Lives, a Panel Discussion with the Four Embroiderers, moderated by Anita Luvera Mayer. Sunday, March 13, 2011; 2-4pm
The first floor of the Gaches Mansion will be covered with Crazy Quilts and Other Embroidered Fancies. The Crazy Quilt fad ran wild from about 1880 through the late 1920. The earlier quilts are often made of silk fabrics and are highly embellished with a wide variety of embroidery stitches. For details call 360-466-4288
Museum Hours: Wed-Sun: 11am-5pm Mon & Tues: By Appointment
General Admission: $5.00 Members & Children Under 12, free
Our Location: 703 S. 2nd Street, La Conner, WA 98257
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Museum of Art Wild/Life
January 8, 2011 - March 2, 2011
Group Show
Mindful Waters: Life in the Salish Sea
January 8, 2011 - March 2, 2011
The works of Theodora Jonsson
Selections from the permanent Collection: Together January 8, 2011 - March 2, 2011
Location: 121 South First Street
La Conner, WA 98257
Admission
Members FREE, Adults $5; Seniors $4; Students $2; Children under 12 Free
Museum and Store Hours
Sunday & Monday noon - 5pm
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Directions
The Museum of Northwest Art is located in the heart of the La Conner shopping district:
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