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Thursday, March 4, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Celebrate a world of color at First Friday
■ Art shows open March 5 in Baker City
BAKER CITY — As spring
slowly approaches in Eastern
Oregon, the March art shows at
Baker City galleries are celebrating
a world full of color.
Prepare for spring’s arrival at
participating galleries during the
March 5 First Friday art walk in
downtown Baker City.
Crossroads Carnegie
Art Center
Patrons are invited to join
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center
on March 5 to see “A Cacophony
of Color” — the creative linocuts,
oil paintings, and silk screens of
Laurel Macdonald.
For First Friday, the art center,
2020 Auburn, will be open from 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. After 5 p.m., enter
through the door facing Second
Street.
At the door, sign in and sign up
for a gift certifi cate drawing (this
month’s prize is $25 to Peterson’s
Chocolates).
The March exhibit is sponsored
by Ace Nursery.
Like many others, Laurel Mac-
donald always looks forward to
the arrival of spring. The rebirth of
color after a long and dreary gray
winter acts as a balm for her eyes
and her spirit. She anticipates to be
inspired outside with the variety
of shapes, colors and textures that
nature offers, especially during the
global pandemic.
Growing up on a dairy farm with
six sisters in the Boise Valley, her
inspiration is directly tied to the
land, plants and activities.
Sustaining the connection with
the land and each other, Macdonald
has plenty of material to inspire
her: the tangled relationship with
her sisters, the diverse landscapes
of Idaho and those fi shing, biking
and kayaking amongst the scene.
Macdonald has been drawing
fl owers for years and also grows
her inspiration in her own garden.
To view scheduled classes or
upcoming events, go to www.
crossroads-arts.org or check the
center’s page on Facebook.
(Now that Baker County is in a
lower-risk category for COVID-19,
classes are resuming. A batik class
with Ginger Rembold is set for
March 18 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
To enroll, go to www.crossroads-
arts.org/product/2008233/batik-
with-ginger-rembold.)
FIRST FRIDAY
ART SHOWS
What: New art shows at
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center,
Royal Artisan, and White House
Art and Design
When: Friday, March 5. Hours
vary based on location
Where: Baker City
Royal Artisan
Linocuts are easily replicated
with the traditional process of
cutting away the negative space,
inking the raised area to be printed
onto paper as many times as
desired. Adding more effort to this
time-consuming process, Macdon-
ald will at times go over the image
with watercolor and gouache.
She said she fi nds satisfaction
through the physical exercise of
the carving process for creating her
images.
In addition to First Friday, the
show can be viewed during the
Crossroads art gallery’s regular
hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday.
For more information or to join
the mailing list, call 541-523-5369
or email info@crossroads-arts.org.
Royal Artisan, 1912 Main St.,
will feature Andrew Gettle’s “Bold
Show” featuring his abstract paint-
ings.
There will be a meet-and-greet
with the artist from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
during the First Friday art walk.
White House Art
and Design
For March, White House Art and
Design is featuring artist Randy
Sandknop and her photography.
The shop is located at 1829 Main
St. The First Friday reception is
from 5-8 p.m.
Churchill
Submitted image
Churchill’s Hall Pass Gallery will
not be open for First Friday this
month.
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