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NOVEMBER 3�10, 2021
MIXED MEDIUM
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
Friday brings new art shows
to Baker City galleries
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
B
AKER CITY — Visitors to
local art galleries will find
a wide variety of works this
month, and all will be revealed
during the First Friday art walk
on Nov. 5. Here’s a look at the
featured artists by location.
CROSSROADS
CARNEGIE ART CENTER
2020 Auburn Ave.
Genie Sue Weppner and
her show of raku pottery are
featured this month at Cross-
roads, from Nov. 5-29. The
opening for “Mud & Fire” is
Friday, Nov. 5, from 5:30-8 p.m.
Weppner, an Idaho artist,
specializes in “old world” styles
of ceramic techniques, includ-
ing raku, which she learned
during a semester spent in
Japan. Her work has been fea-
tured in galleries and shows all
across North America.
Crossroads will also open
the “Christmas at Crossroads
Ornament Expo” on Friday, as
well as a show featuring art
by South Baker Intermediate
students. The ornament expo
continues through Dec. 24.
CHURCHILL HALL PASS
GALLERY
3451 Broadway St.
Filmmakers Joanna Priestley
and Paul Harrod are the cur-
rent art residents at Churchill
School, and they will be the
featured artists at November’s
First Friday. Harrod is a pro-
duction designer and director
of stop-motion animation (he
worked on Wes Anderson’s
“Isle of Dogs,” released in
2018). Priestley, who special-
izes in drawn animation, has
created 32 films. They met
while attending the California
Institute of the Arts.
For the First Friday event,
Harrod will present a slideshow
about his work over three de-
cades in the film business, and
Priestley will show her most
recent film, “Jung & Restless.”
Also at Churchill, Tom Novak
will unveil his newest painting
in the Room 31 Gallery.
WHITE HOUSE ART AND
DESIGN CO.
1829 Main St.
Local artists will be featured
at this shop, which is both an
art gallery and home furnish-
ings store. First Friday festivi-
ties will run from 4-8 p.m.
ROYAL ARTISAN
1912 Main St.
Richard Springer will show
his newest works this month at
Royal Artisan, beginning with a
reception at 5 p.m. on Friday.
ANDERS GALLERY
1802 Main St.
Enjoy art and live music
this Friday at Anders Gallery
with D’Club L’Eveque featur-
ing John Woodard starting at
6 p.m.
Genie Sue Weppner/
Contributed image
Genie Sue Weppner’s show of raku
pottery, titled “Mud & Fire,” is the
feature show during November at
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center.
NORTH SEVEN BREWING
1935 First St.
Every month, the Baker Heri-
tage Museum is having a pop-up
exhibit at a downtown location.
For November’s First Friday, the
museum will be at North Seven
Brewery with an exhibit showcas-
ing beer and brewing history in
Baker County.
“The museum is closed from
October to March, so these
Joanna Priestley/Contributed image
Paul Harrod and Joanna Priestley —
both involved in the fi lm industry —
are the featured artists at Churchill
School on First Friday, Nov. 5.
pop-up exhibits give us the op-
portunity to keep a presence and
show off little pieces of what the
museum has to off er,” said Gra-
cie Hardy, museum assistant.
SWEET WIFE BAKING
2028 Main St.
This bakery will stay open late
on First Friday to feature the work
of Christopher Hobson, owner of
Churchill Publishing Library.