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F IBER ARTS FOCUS OF ‘H IGH F IBER D IET ’ C OOS A RT M USEUM , 235 A NDERSON A VE . 10 A . M . TO 4 P . M . T UESDAY THROUGH F RIDAY ; 1 TO 4 P . M . ON S ATURDAY A DMISSION IS $5 GENERAL AND $2 FOR STUDENTS , VETERANS AND SENIORS . E NTRY IS FREE TO MEMBERS . COOS BAY—From Dec. 15 through Feb. 17, Coos Art Museum will be host- ing a dual exhibition of fi ber art by the group High Fiber Diet. Th e two exhibitions brought together into one are “Heat Wave” and “It’s Not Easy Being Green” and both were separate recent fi ber art competitions. High Fiber Diet is a group of more than 30 artists located in southwestern Wash- ington and western Oregon who choose to work with fi ber to express their interpreta- tion of the world and themselves. Th e exhibitions open with a free recep- tion for the public at the Museum on Fri- day, Dec. 15,7 from 5 to 7 p.m. Each portion is organized around a par- ticular color that must appear within the design of the fi ber art piece. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY COOS ART MUSEUM CAM’s two fiber exhibits include, from left, “Off the Richter Scale” by Susan Circone and “Tropical Heat” by Sherrie Moomey. For “Heat Wave” it is orange. Orange is the color of heat: hot passion, hot jazz, des- ert heat, tropical heat, the warmth of Medi- terranean stone walls or bright fl owers. We are basking in the glow. Jurors are Wendy Huhn, Barbara Setsu Pickett and Marilyn Robert. For “It’s Not Easy Being Green,” as a fa- mous frog once sang, the color is green. Kermit’s identity struggle refl ects the chal- lenges and choices we face every day. Th e jurors are Pat Bognar, Trisha Hassler and Bonnie Meltzer. Th is exhibition has previously been shown at: La Conner Textile Museum in La Connor, Washington, World Forestry Cen- ter in Portland, Oregon and Latimer Quilt & Textile Center in Tillamook, Ore. Coos Art Museum’s autumn exhibits end Dec. 9 C Spawning Colors by Jean Kyle oos Art Museum ends its autumn shows on Saturday, Dec. 9. Hurry in before then to see the following exhibits: All Things Salmon: Contemporary salmon-themed art For sustenance, industry or sport, salmon have had a profound infl uence on many peoples and cultures. Th e impact of this powerful migratory fi sh can be seen in art works from prehistoric stone carvings through contem- porary glass. Nowhere is salmon art more evident than in the Pacifi c Northwest, where the salmon has been the source of life and sometimes controversy for hundreds of years. In this nationwide competition and exhibition, CAM has focused on the theme of salmon in contemporary art Ravens of Adversity by Stan Fullerton Undertow by Dolores Lusitana — made possible by a generous grant from the Coquille Tribal Community Fund. Th e 60 stunning works of art represent the range of salmon art today. Watercolors: Photography of Dolores Lusitana Lusitana has had her photography exhibited in Cali- fornia and New Mexico. She has also had an interest- ing and varied career with numerous projects involving photography. According to the artist, the Venice Canals create a car-free walkway in Los Angeles in a wealthy enclave connected by arched bridges and lined with homes that span an array of colors and international styles reflected in the endlessly shifting patterns of the water below. “When I review these images, I’ll often discover things that I didn’t consciously see when taking the pho- tograph,” Lusitana said. “These photographs are testa- ment to our ever changing perception of reality, within and without, and to beauty realized only through reflec- tion.” Heads up: The Satirical Art of Stan Fullerton Featuring paintings, etchings and sculpture by Coos Bay artist Stan Fullerton. Works for this exhibition were produced over several decades. Satire has a long history in the arts and was central to the counterculture movements of the late 1950s and the 1960s. Fullerton was an active participant of the “Beat Cul- ture” centered in San Francisco and the City Lights Book- store. From such sources he derived his satirical outlook on life, art and authority fi gures, his favorite targets. “I paint human folly. I paint authority fi gures as fools, and fools as authority fi gures,” Fullerton said. DECEMBER 2017 • Arts & Entertainment • COAST CENTRAL • 17
