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Yachats quilt Photo contest announced for Land of Umpqua show seeks submissions Quilts for “Gems of the Ocean” theme due Jan. 15 YACHATS—Polly Plumb Productions Board Member Ruth Bass announces a Call to Artists for the first annual Ocean Artistry Art Quilt Show to be held at the Yachats Commons on March 10, 11 and 12. This juried show will accept art pieces from local, regional, and inter- national art quilters. The theme of this inaugural show will be Gems of the Ocean. Quilt entries will be accepted until Sunday, Jan. 15, and will be decided by Feb.1. Final judging will be made by a five-person panel of artists and digni- taries during the show. All selected entries will be on dis- play during the Ocean Artistry Art Quilt show running March 10-12 at the Yachats Commons in the multi- purpose room. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “One of the goals of the show is to introduce art quilting to both locals and visitors to the area,” said Bass.“We thought the ocean theme would allow artists to explore the beauty of this area and make interpre- tations based on their own whimsy.” The new art show has already received financial support from both the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and the City of Yachats’ New Event Fund. “We’re delighted to bring this type of show to Yachats,” Bass said. “This will brighten up the town and we wel- come everyone to experience an art quilt show.” For more information, email info@oceanartistry.org. Deadline for Coast Central submissions is the 15th of each month. Do you take pictures of the outdoors? If so, you can showcase your images of adventure and natural beauty of public lands in the 2017 Land of Umpqua Amateur Photo Contest. Roseburg District of Bureau of Land Management and Umpqua National Forest are hosting the photo contest as part of a multi-agency exhibit at the 21st annual Sportsmen’s and Outdoor Recreation Show to be held Feb. 17-19, 2017, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Contestants can enter up to two photos for each of five categories: • People Enjoying Nature • Flat Smokey in the Photo (Smokey Bear bookmark available at offices for Roseburg District BLM and Umpqua National Forest) • Selfies • Pets in the Woods • Scenery Contest Rules: 1. Photos must be taken on, or of, public lands in Roseburg District BLM or Umpqua National Forest lands within the last two years. 2. Submit digital images to blm_or_rb_mail@blm.gov No hard copies will be accepted. 3. Photos may be color or black and white. 4. Photographs may NOT be enhanced digitally except for cropping and contrast. 5. Submit up to 2 photos per category (10 photo maxi- mum). Categories: People Enjoying Nature, Flat Smokey in the Photo, Selfies, Pets in the Woods, and Scenery. 6. Please include name, telephone number, email address, location, and catego- ry selected with submission. 7. Photo entries must be submitted no later than Monday, January 16, 2017, at 8 a.m. 8. Photos will be voted on by people attending the 2017 Douglas County Sportsmen’s Show. 9. Winners will be notified and posted on the agencies’ websites. 10. The photos become property of the event organiz- ers and may be used by the sponsoring agencies in future publications, websites or pro- grams. 11. Agencies reserve the right to limit the number of photos displayed for voting due to space constraints of the booth. 12. Contest is open to novice and amateur photogra- phers. For more information, con- tact Cheyne Rossbach at 541- 579-0648 or email crossbach @blm.gov or Cheryl Caplan at 541-957-3270 or email ccaplan@fs.fed.us. Backstreet Gallery awards Little Dickens Backstreet Gallery’s annu- al Little Dickens minia- ture art show proved a great success with a number of mighty minis. Artists submit- ted to the gallery at its Historic Old Town Florence location on Bay Street. Juror Michael Wood judged the Little Dickens show. He expressed that he wished he had more rib- COURTESY PHOTO bons to award, Soaking up the sun, a watercolor by Julie Strecker, took first in the “Little Dickens” holiday com- since so much petition at the Backstreet Gallery. of the art was of such high Strecker; 2nd place which went to, The place went to Five Little Fishes, clay quality. Storms Allure, a photograph by Amy on wood by Geraldine McMahan; and There were two categories of art Rickford; and 3rd place which went to 3rd place went to Castle on The Bay, a work that were judged, two dimension- Morning Calm at Honeyman Park, an mixed media piece by Bill Johnson. al and three dimensional pieces. oil by Caroline Estill. Jane Connelley and Betsy Norris The winners for two-dimension sub- And the three-dimension winners each received Honorable Mention for missions are; are: their submissions. 1st place which went to Soaking Up 1st place,There She Blows, a glass Backstreet would like to thank all The Sun, a watercolor by Julie jewelry piece by Pattie Williams; 2nd the entrants for their entries. J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 7 • A r t s & E nt e r t a i n m e n t • C OAST C ENTRAL • 1 5
