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2 Thursday, April 16, 2020 GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon Print artists collaborate for Fangle Gallery window exhibit ART ON VIEW Wallowa County artists undaunted by virus Submitted by the Josephy Center WALLOWA COUNTY — Art has the power to sustain hope and build community, especially in uncertain days. This is true in Wallowa County, where artists are not allowing their creativity to be thwarted by the recent need to keep our physi- cal distance from one another. A group of print artists have worked separately, and collaborated virtu- ally, to display their artwork at the Fangle Gallery on Main Street in Enterprise. The artists have been working together for the past year to build a program for making fi ne art prints Submitted image René Fleming Then came the recommenda- tions to avoid social contact, an inconvenient but imperative effort to stop the spread of the virus. “We had to cancel the hanging party, unfortunately,” said Dawn Norman, curator at the gallery. “But everyone individually got their work safely and hygienically delivered fi rst to the Josephy Cen- ter and then to the gallery.” The participating artists are happy to join efforts with Wild Carrot. “The Fangle Gallery is a great Submitted image Pamela Beach in the basement of the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture in Joseph. When the Fangle Gallery at Wild Carrot offered six weeks of window exhibit space, the orga- nizers jumped at the chance to introduce the public to this fun and versatile approach to making art. Work sessions for collaborating and framing were quickly added to the calendar. Submitted image Heidi Muller Submitted image Kirk Skovlin place to display art especially at this time,” said Cheryl Coughlan, Josephy’s executive director. “It’s easily viewable from the sidewalk.” The techniques in the exhibit are highly varied. Etchings, wood- blocks, linocuts, collagraphs and a clay-based monoprint are included. And subject matter varies as well. Some artists have chosen to share their response to the current pandemic. Others know it is a good time to celebrate beauty. Participating artists in the Fan- gle Gallery exhibit include Pamela Beach, Nancy Clarke, Monica Eng, René Fleming, Heidi Muller and Kirk Skovlin. Some of their works are shown here. Both the Josephy Center and Wild Carrot are keeping the online side of their businesses active. The fi ne art prints are for sale at www. josephy.org, where people will also fi nd videos about ways to make art from supplies easily found at home. And orders for Wild Carrot’s well- ness products are booming at www. wildcarrotherbals.com.updates. Submitted image Heidi Muller Fire Boots Sale Danner, Whites, Kenetrek, Zamberlan (able to order) $ 30 off for firefighters 2700 Bearco Loop La Grande 541-963-8898 WEEKEND OUTLOOK FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY High 65 Low 34 High 66 Low 37 High 61 Low 36 Partly sunny Mostly cloudy Partly sunny
