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Th e 16th annual Spring Unveiling Arts Festival
takes place May 6, 7 & 8 in Cannon Beach
By DWIGHT CASWELL
n Cannon Beach there’s
a sure sign that spring
has finally arrived:
the bold and colorful
Spring Unveiling Arts
Festival put on by the
Cannon Beach Gallery
Group. The 12 mem-
ber galleries will exhibit recent
work by more than 80 artists
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
May 6, 7 and 8. Hope for good
weather, but whether it’s rainy
or sunny, a stroll through Can-
non Beach this weekend will be
a rewarding vernal experience.
The new work revealed for
the first time this weekend
comes in almost every medium
imaginable: watercolors; oils;
sculpture in bronze, marble and
metal; blown and cast glass;
ceramics and jewelry. There’s
something for any taste.
Speaking of taste, you’ll
also have an opportunity to
sample gastronomic art. This
is a brilliant idea: Twenty-six
chefs, candy makers and coffee
houses have created culinary of-
ferings based on artwork being
unveiled in the galleries. Now
there’s no reason to view art on
an empty stomach. The Bistro’s
chef Matt Dueber is present-
ing an Asian-style crab hors
d’oeuvre based on a painting of
a crab by Christopher Mathie at
White Bird Gallery, a few doors
down from the restaurant. Bill’s
Tavern will serve seared ocean
scallops with mango salsa
inspired by Eric Abel’s “Gone
Tropo” at Archimedes Gallery.
The variety of food is as great
as that of the art. EVOO has
even scheduled three cooking
shows around art exhibits in
three galleries (reservations
required).
Unfortunately you won’t
be able to eat your “Tame the
Beast Pork Stew” from Cannon
Beach Café in front of Cannon
Beach Gallery’s “Compendi-
um of Beasts” show. Galleries
frown on that sort of thing, even
though it might provide inter-
esting insights into creativity.
A good place to start your art
tour is the “Wild Spirit”show
at DragonFire Gallery (123 S.
Hemlock St.), where 30 artists
are unveiling work, and, in hon-
or of the gallery’s 15th anniver-
sary, 15 percent of the proceeds
will go to the North Coast Land
Conservancy.
“We focus on original North-
west art,” says gallery owner
Eeva Lantela. “We love group
shows with themes. You can see
the theme through the eyes of
many artists.”
There will be a wine and
chocolate reception from 4 to 6
p.m. Friday with a presentation
MORE INFO
For full listings of Spring Unveiling events, galleries
and food, visit cbgallerygroup.com
by NCLC Executive Director
Katie Voelke and a schedule of
book signings, unveilings and
artist demos throughout the
weekend. If you miss this week-
end, anything you buy in the
“wild” section of DragonFire
supports nonprofits.
Bronze Coast Gallery (224
N. Hemlock St., Suite 2) has
been around for 24 years, and
it’s the kind of place you like
to wander around just to see
what’s happening in the world
of sculpture. During Spring
Unveiling, the gallery is display
new metal work by Don Ram-
badt, for whom there’s a cock-
tail reception at 5 p.m. Friday,
and naturalistic work in unique
woods by Victoria Parsons, with
a reception at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Seth Vandable is in demand for
monuments worldwide, as well
as for sculpting figures for Mar-
vel Comics (which you won’t
see here); his unveiling will be
at 6 p.m. Saturday, followed by
a reception for all the artists.
Across a small courtyard,
Modern Villa Gallery will be
unveiling work by three artists
at 2 p.m. Saturday, and at 5:30
p.m. that evening there’s a can-
dy buffet reception for the art-
ists by Bruce’s Candy Kitchen
and Four Graces Winery. David
PHOTO BY DWIGHT CASWELL
This molded glass wave with im-
bedded gold is by David Wight at
Modern Villa Gallery. In the back-
ground is a painting by David Jona-
thon Marshall.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
PHOTO BY DWIGHT CASWELL
DragonFire Gallery owner Eeva Lantela hangs a painting by Kim Schult at the gallery.
“Precious Gift” by Joseph Kitzmiller
at Haystack Gallery.
