‘Season of Caring’ exhibit
continues in Gallery One
through December
The Florence Events Center Gallery
Committee is presenting a themed exhibit in
Gallery One titled “A Season of Caring,” that
began in November and continues through
December. Art includes photographs,
paintings and 3D works, all with a theme
of social needs (children, elderly, homeless,
veterans, etc.), ways to care (service
animals, health professionals, volunteers,
etc.), and foods of the harvest season or
themes involving Thanksgiving, Christmas
and family.
Calendar of Events
DECEMBER
FRAA Art Festival — Dec. 4-5
Empty Bowls — Dec. 4-6
Light up a Life — Dec. 12
Poison Pen Players “Dead in the Sled” —
Dec. 12
Community Chorus “Appalachian Winter
Concert” — Dec. 13
Eugene Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” — Dec.
15
Concealed Weapons Training — Dec. 16
Jazz Kings Christmas — Dec. 17
Oregon Brass Band holiday concert —
Dec. 20
JANUARY
Artistic Visions Art Show — Jan. 9
Wine and Wallflowers — Jan. 9
Winter Music Festival — Jan. 16-17
Jesse Cook concert — Jan. 29
Jazz Kings — Jan. 30
ONGOING EVENTS :
Florence Rotary Club luncheon -
Tuesdays at noon
Artists display holiday spirit at FRAA art festival
Holiday Arts Festival 2015 is the perfect
place to shop for unique gifts for the coming
Holiday Season.
This event, presented by Florence
Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA), is a two-day
event that begins Friday, Dec 4, from 1 to 7
p.m., and continues Saturday, Dec 5, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Florence Events Center.
Come meet the crafters and artisans
showing their latest creative designs and
unique works of art in many genres.
For those seeking work from their
favorite artists or looking for something
new from artisans visiting from up and
down the coast, the list of vendors in this
year’s festival includes the following artists:
Karen Skulley, knitted scarfs and shawls,
purses and quilts; Ralph and Vicki Martin,
scrollsaw wood art; Cindi Covert, all things
crocheted; Debbie Brown, handwoven bags
and pillows; Carol Strenkoski, dog sweaters
and women’s beaded hats; Peggy Goodrow,
stained glass; Patti Land, fabric baskets and
pottery; Debbie Kiturkes, painted pottery
dishes and jewelry; Karen Souza, upcycled
jewelry and yard art; Tina Shoys, mosaic
art; Lori Muir, local photography; Claudia
Ignatieff and Ron Hildenbrand, prints,
cards, oil paintings and lighted cubes; Sun
Levine, fi ne pottery; Claudia Brown, sea
glass, bead and wirework; Annette Bignami,
woodworking; Sharon Pryor, tole painted
item, Christmas crafts and glass art; Maggie
Bagon, hand spun and dyed and felted items;
Ken McDougal, fi ne art scenic photos; Janet
and Kevin Square, intarsia woodworking and
Still time for local artists to ‘Dance With Sea Lions’ in celebration of FEC’s 20th anniversary
Next year marks the FEC’s 20th
anniversary as a leader in community arts
and entertainment. A coastwide celebration
of this milestone will come in the form of
the iconic sea lion and its longstanding
relationship with the Florence area. Jennifer
Connor, FEC marketing specialist and event
coordinator, said, “This is a project not just
for the FEC and our celebration, but a project
for the city, community and whole Oregon
coast.”
Dancing with Sea Lions will be a public
art display sponsored by the nonprofi t group
Friends of the Florence Events Center and
local businesses and individuals.
Twenty area artists have an opportunity
to be a large part of the historic project,
which is centered around 20 fi berglass sea
lions that are 7.5-feet tall. Each is a blank
canvas that can be decorated to refl ect the
artist’s own unique style. Sponsorships are
now available for the project. Sponsoring
a sea lion costs $1,500, with a total of 20
sponsorships available. Other sponsorship
options are also available. For example, two
businesses, Sea Lion Caves and Three Rivers
Casino and Resort, have teamed up under the
name “Stellar Underwriters.”
“I keep going back to our original
theme, that the arts have a ripple effect on the
community. Art reaches out to all ages, and
this project will reach out to all ages too,”
Connor said.
The “blank canvas” is a plain design
nicknamed “Porter,” which is modeled after
a cow sea lion.
The project offi cially kicked off Nov.
1, when the call to artists went out. A grant
from Spirit Mountain Community Fund will
provide a $500 stipend for the artists who are
selected and complete their project.
“In the beginning, they will get $250
up front so that they can get their supplies
and start the project. When the sea lion is
completed, they’ll get another $250. We
hope that’s an incentive to bring in the artists,
and that will get a lot of ideas going,” said
Connor, who explained that a line-art drawing
will be available for artists to compose their
color sketch, where they will also need to
list design elements and materials. “I hope
that our local artists really jump in and get
excited about this. It’s an opportunity for
them to be recognized,” Connor said.
The Florence Public Arts Committee
is helping set standards, so certain designs
will not be allowed. Selected artists will be
notifi ed by the end of December. They will
receive their statues in early January and
fi nish work in March, before the April 7 and
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all 20 unique sea lions will be on display at
the FEC.
“I foresee some of these sea lions will
be in the area for years,” said Connor.
While they are on display, a map will
detail each of the 20 locations, starting at
the Umpqua Discovery Center in Reedsport,
stretching through Florence to the Sea Lion
Caves on Highway 101 and up toward the
Sea Lion Foundation in Newport. Many of
the sea lions will be available for auction in
October 2016.
Forms and information are available at
the Florence Events Center, Banner Bank and
Oregon Pacifi c Bank. All artist applications
will be due by the afternoon of Friday, Dec.
4.
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DancingWithSeaLions.
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small); Norma Burkett, fi bre arts; and Peggy
Murray, original art and illustrated printed
cards.
Holiday Arts Festival kicks off this
special holiday event with the annual Empty
Bowls event. So come join the fun and enjoy
a unique shopping experience.
Admission is free.
Artisans exhibiting in the Holiday Arts
Festival will be donating 10 percent of their
sales to the FRAA Art Center at our new
location, 120 Maple Street, just off Bay
Street.
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