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18 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Jan. 14 ASTORIA — Downtown merchants and galleries will hold Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Satur- day, Jan. 14. Meet artists and mingle with art lovers while enjoying refreshments and new exhibits. Some locations are open earlier or later. ART BUSINESSES 1. Imogen Gallery 240 11th St. Imogen hosts “Refuge,” an exhibition of work by the North Coast Printmakers Collective, a dynamic consortium of artists dedicated to fine printmaking processes. The collective, established in 2010, endeavors to promote education and excellence in fine art printmaking and is comprised of established and emerging artists, working in a community-based program with shared studio space at Clatsop Community College. Included • Custom Framing • Shadow Boxes • Frame kits • DIY framing supplies • Original Art Framing • Fabric Stretching • Frame Repair • 100s of frames & mattes to choose from! in the exhibition will be the work of Vicki Baker, Reed Clarke, Normandie Hand, Kirsten Horning, Gin Laughery, Sarah Lippold, Marie Powell, Ben Kil- len Rosenberg, Miki’ala Souza, Dmitri Swain, Penny Treat, Janet Wade and E. Bonn-Zimmerman. 2. RiverSea Gallery 1160 Commercial St. RiverSea Gallery begins 2017 with a solo exhibition of smaller works by regional favorite Noel Thomas. “Pages: Noel Thomas Sketchbooks” is a celebration See bronze sculptures at Luminari Arts. of Astoria and the surrounding region. The show includes nearly 40 sketches in pen and ink, felt tip pen and watercolors, all completed en plein air. 10 Every month, year ‘round! Jan 14 th % off this a d) Visit Downtown Astoria on the 2nd Saturday of every month for art, music, and general merriment! 303 Marine Drive Astoria, OR 97103 503-791-8188 AstoriasBestFrameShop@gmail.com Presented by the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association astoriadowntown.com facebook/astoriadowntown.com “Birds that Step on the Ocean” by Miki’Ala Souza at Imogen. 4. Old Town Framing Co. 1287 Commercial St. Stop by Old Town Framing Co. for some New Year cheer and conver- sation. 5:00 pm Downtown Astoria . (with 3. Tempo Gallery 1271 Commercial St. Tempo Gallery will feature new paintings by retired Columbia River bar pilot Thron Riggs. Riggs was a merchant seaman for all of his adult working life, yet he still found time for painting both then and now. Scenes where the water meets the land are favorite themes in many of his paintings. He often paints or sketches on location and finishes his paintings in his home studio. Riggs will be present during art walk, and refreshments will be served. 5. AVA a-i-r Studio 1170 Commercial St. Astoria Visual Arts’ newest art- ist-in-residence Andie Sterling will show- case “Respire,” a video projection inspired by breath, tidal rhythms and shifting landscapes, produced in collaboration with local sound artist Olaf Ydstie. 6. KALA 1017 Marine Drive KALA presents a collaborative series between printmaker Stirling Gorsuch and collage artist Sid Deluca. This series was created during an artist residency at Continued on Pg. 19 “The Renegades” by Ben Killen Rosenberg at Imogen Gallery. ART WALK MAP
