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Redmen Hall opens new exhibit of Chinookan art SKAMOKAWA, Wash. — Red- men Hall will open a new exhibit Saturday, Oct. 10 fea- turing Charles Funk, a Chi- nook artist living in Chehelis, Washington. He has been a featured artist at the Columbia Paci¿c Heritage Museum and Fort Clatsop. His inspiration has been the Willapa Harbor, the Columbia River and his Chi- nook Indian heritage. At Red- men hall, he will show oils, watercolors and woodcarvings of Chinook subjects. He has some beautiful, strong and unusual interpretations of the naturale world. Funk attended the Art Cen- ter School in Los Angeles and Central Washington Univer- sity. In Chehelis, he has been teaching and working as an artist, doing political cartoons and designing a line of Native American designs on T-shirts and other items. Redmen Hall has been carrying some of these shirts and designed items for several months, which will be available during the exhibit. The exhibit will run to Nov. 22. Redmen Hall is open from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. It is located at 1394 Washington State Route 4. For more information, call 360-795-3007. VISUAL PLE ASURE FOR GENER ATIONS WIEGARDT STUDIO GALLERY • ERICWIEGARDT.COM 2607 BAY AVE, OCEAN PARK, WASHINGTON • 360.665.5976 MONTHLY SPECIALS • ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS & ACRYLICS FINE ART PRINTS • PRODUCTS • FRAMING Astor Street Opry Company presents See buildings ‘Under Wraps’ at LightBox Photographic Portland photographer Loren Nelson opens new exhibit focusing on transition ASTORIA — LightBox Pho- tographic Gallery will host an opening and artist recep- tion for photographer Loren Nelson of Portland from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday Oct. 10. The exhibit “Under Wraps” includes 25 fiber silver gela- tin prints of one of Nelson’s signature series, explor- ing the beauty and intrigue of structures under plastic wraps. “I have been photograph- ing in the Paci¿c Northwest since 1970, using a Deardorff 4x5 view camera, all in glori- ous black and white,” Nelson says. “Over the years I have also photographed countless commercial assignments with both ¿lm and digital, in- cluding interiors and exteri- ors of buildings for architects and designers.” Nelson shoots ¿lm and uses a traditional darkroom to produce selenium-toned silver gelatin prints, in lim- ited editions. Using a view camera encourages a medita- tive approach, which is well suited to his subject matter of landscapes, seascapes, Àow- ers and leaves, as well as the photos of “Under Wraps,” a series of plastic-wrapped buildings that he began in 1996. “It is likely that these im- ages are a natural outgrowth Submitted photo by Loren Nelson “116 Marion St., Salem, OR” by Loren Nelson. of my fascination with ar- chitecture,” Nelson says. “I caught sight of a motel under construction near my home, draped in white plas- tic, glowing against a threat- ening black sky. I squeezed through the fence, exposed a few negatives and ¿gured I was done. “I wasn’t. Three wrapped structures later I realized I was captivated by these tem- porary sculptures and soon had an informal collabora- tion with family, friends and colleagues, who continue to alert me to sightings.” The images in this show are a commentary on transi- tion and transformation. “As this portfolio evolves, I imagine the plastic covering not so much as concealing a mysterious metamorphosis, but rather as a protective skin, carefully sutured, protecting the renovation and healing within,” Nelson says, adding, “whether a structure is rising anew, undergoing repairs, or getting a fresh coat of paint, we are reminded of our own ability to change our lives, remain structurally sound and gain new life.” Nelson’s photographs are in numerous public and private collections, includ- ing the Portland Art Muse- um, the Visual Chronicles of Portland and Beaverton, the City of Portland Portable Works Collection, Oregon State University Art About Agriculture collection, and the Allison Inn in Newberg. He is represented by Wall Space Gallery in Santa Bar- bara, California and Seat- tle, Washington, and by the Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery. He has recent- ly served on the board of the Portland Photographers’ Fo- rum and has been published in LensWork, B&W Maga- zine, Shots and View Camera Magazine. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1952, he lives in Tigard with his wife, Ann. “Under Wraps” will be on display in the gallery to Nov. 10. Also in the gallery is new work from LightBox Dark- room members, presenting archival ¿ber silver gelatin prints. LightBox offers sup- porting memberships for those who would like to help promote the creative pho- tographic arts on the North Coast. LightBox offers scanning, photo restorations, archival digital printing and framing. It is located at 1045 Marine Drive. For more information, call 503-468-0238 or email info@lightbox-photograph- ic.com Music students can apply for Friday Musical Club scholarship BY S AM S H EP A R D D IREC T ED BY M ARK U S B RO W N Published with permission from Samuel French Publishing House O C T O BER 9-24 F R ID AY S & S AT UR D AY S 7P M (d oors op en 6:30p m ) O ne Sunday m atinee at 2p m on O c t. 1 8 (doors op en 1 :30p m ) Tickets $8-$15 | Online at AstorStreetOpryCompany.com or by calling 503-325-6104 129 W BOND ST (behind the Chamber of Commerce) UNIONTOWN ASTORIA 8 | October 8, 2015 | coastweekend.com ASTORIA — Now entering its 109th year of making mu- sic, the Astoria Friday Mu- sical Club announces the deadline for student applica- tions for private music lesson scholarships. Clatsop County and Paci¿c County students in eighth to 12th grade and Clatsop Community College students to age 21 may apply for a scholarship, which will furnish payment for private music lessons taught by ar- ea-wide teachers. The deadline for applica- tion is Oct. 23. Students will be assigned to a teacher, and lessons are scheduled to ex- tend from November to May 2016. Interested students may obtain an application form and scholarship information from their public school music teachers or by emailing vsbue- hler@gmail.com The mission statement of the Friday Musical Club is to further musical excel- lence — not only within the club’s membership but also in schools, private studios and communities. Through one- on-one instruction received in private lessons, a student’s musical growth and develop- ment is measurable in the stu- dio and within the musical en- sembles in which the student participates. The Friday Musical Club Scholarship Fund is supported by club dues, donations from community and club mem- bers, and the Patricia Fried- land Fund of the Oregon Com- munity Foundation. The club is af¿liated with Astoria High School Scholarships, Inc., and donations to the scholarship fund are eligible for a 501(c) (3) tax deduction. Of¿cers for the 2015-16 club year are president Laurie Drage of Astoria, vice presi- dent Diane Amos of Cannon Beach, treasurer Charlene Larsen of Astoria, and secre- tary and chair of the scholar- ship committee Susan Buehler of Cannon Beach. For more information about student scholarship applica- tions and lessons or the Fri- day Musical Club and mem- bership, contact vsbuehler@ gmail.com or 503-436-0378.
