8A | SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Backstreet Gallery headlining June art exhibit at Florence Chamber
Backstreet Gallery, a co-
op of 24 local artists in Flor-
ence, is this month’s fea-
tured local exhibitor at the
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce’s Visitors’ Cen-
ter, located at 290 Highway
101.
Visitors to the exhibit
can see more than a dozen
pieces within a theme of
“A Summer Flight to the
Oregon Coast.” The artists
have each chosen an orig-
inal piece of their artwork
depicting birds.
Represented artists in-
clude Stephanie Ames
(photography), Kristin An-
derson (fused glass), Pattie
Brooks Anderson (ink on
watercolor), Kathryn Da-
mon-Dawson (watercol-
or), Russ Dixon (wood),
Charles Draper (photogra-
phy), Meredith Draper (bas
relief/paper clay), Daphne
John (fiber art), Claudia
Ignatieff (oil), John Leasure
(oil), Colleen McKnight
(gourd art), Karen D. Nich-
ols (paper painting collage)
and Jane Rincon (watercol-
and participate
in this burgeon-
ing area of art
tourism.”
The Cham-
ber features a
different local
artist, or group
of artists, each
month.
According to
Backstreet Gal-
lery’s president,
Jane
Rincon,
the gallery, at
1421 Bay Street,
will celebrate
its 14th birth-
day during the
area’s monthly
Second
Sat-
urday Gallery
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Tour this June.
This and 11 other works of art from Backstreet Gallery artists They will wel-
are now on display at the Florence Chamber office through the come the pub-
month of June.
lic and honor a
or).
said Chamber executive
featured artist
“We are delighted with director Bettina Hannigan. with refreshments, drink
Backstreet Gallery’s display “They are an integral part of and entertainment.
this month. It fills the walls growing the arts in Florence
“We were founded by a
of the Chamber’s Visitors and we welcome their part- small group of artists,” ex-
Center with some really nership in attracting visitors plained Rincon. “Ours is
stunning original artwork,” to Florence to appreciate a cooperative place where
artists show their work and
interact with the communi-
ty. Its membership has since
grown extensively with the
added opportunity for com-
munity members to display
their work.”
Backstreet Gallery has
earned the Best Art Gallery
in Florence Award for sev-
eral years and is often said
to be the best on the Oregon
coast.
“As a co-op gallery, Back-
street members are co-own-
ers of a special business that
holds a leading place in
the city’s art community,”
said Kristin Anderson, the
group’s marketing person.
“At our Bay Street loca-
tion we display a variety of
media and subject matter.
There is something for ev-
eryone.”
Rincon added, “We ap-
preciate the Chamber’s ef-
forts to show art from the
community and are grateful
to have an opportunity to
show our work at the Visi-
tors Center.”
Backstreet Gallery are
open daily from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Its website is www.
backstreetgallery.org, or call
the galler at 541-997-8980
for more information.
The Chamber’s Visitors
Center is open Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Saturdays from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sun-
days from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
through summer.
For more information
about the Florence Area
Chamber of Commerce,
and how to join or volun-
teer, visit FlorenceChamber.
com or call 541-997-3128.
Starts Tuesday,
June 25th
Open
10 am - 5 pm
CROW awarded $3,600 for summer camp scholarships
Nonprofit
Children’s
Repertory of Oregon Work-
shops (CROW) announced
yesterday that they were
thrilled to provide schol-
arship awards, totaling ap-
proximately $3,600, to the
local community. Thanks
to donations from the local
public and funds allocat-
ed from CROW’s general
fund, CROW was able to
provide a combination of
full and partial scholarships
to 15 deserving kids and
teens.
“I’m so grateful that we
have the funds available
to invite such great kids to
join us this summer,” said
Artistic Director, Melanie
Heard. “We work hard
to give the gift of scholar-
ship funds to families who
might not otherwise be able
to afford to send their child
to camp. Year after year,
we’ve made it a priority to
help as much as we possibly
can.”
Heard mentioned that
every child who submitted
a complete application re-
ceived at least a half schol-
arship, while many of them
received full scholarships.
Heard also stressed that
CROW scholarship ap-
plications were “not sim-
ple,” and included both
thought-provoking essay
questions and a letter of
recommendation form.
“The purpose of the dif-
ficult application is to en-
courage kids to strive for
something, rather than
just hand it to them,” she
said. “Life is not like that,
and C.R.O.W. believes in
preparing kids for the real
world.”
The CROW Board of
Directors was deeply im-
pressed by the wonder-
ful applicants who sought
funding this year.
For information on the
CROW program, includ-
ing upcoming events or to
make a contribution to the
future of children in the
arts, visit www.crowkids.
com.
Oregon Pacific Bank featuring art by Cat Deuter
Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) is pleased
to feature the nationally
acclaimed and award-win-
ning artist Cat Deuter
at Oregon Pacific Bank
in Florence through the
month of June.
“My creative work is my
joy. This gift has given me
the freedom to represent
an expression of the nat-
ural world that I love in a
beautiful and unique way
so that I can share it with
others,” said Deuter.
Deuter was born in
Southern California but in
1977 moved to South Da-
kota, where she became
fascinated with Native
American culture, ranch-
ing events, rodeos and State
Fairs. Much of her artwork
reflects this, using tools
such as graphite pencil,
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visement but I can’t really
promise you that you will
get very far with this. The
city has very limited au-
thority to do anything in
a gated community. That’s
one of the reasons you live
in a gated community,”
Henry said. “ I happen to
live in one also. Your real
redress is with your Board
of Directors. I know you
have been trying to do that
but there are other options
you can take if you are not
getting the response you
want. My recommendation
is you find out what those
actions are and proceed
with getting your HOA to
do something about it.”
Currently, her art-
work is featured in
“The Encyclopedia
of Colored Pencil
Drawing.”
Deuter moved to
Florence to be close
to the ocean, and
her artwork reflects
her love of nature
and life on the coast.
She has an ongoing
exhibit at FRAA,
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Florence Artist Cat Deuter utilizes a multitude of
techniques and mediums, from graphite to oils.
oils and pastels. She is self-
taught, photographing her
own subjects before paint-
ing them.
She has won many
The council next heard a
review of the items on the
consent agenda from City
Recorder and Economic
Development Coordinator
Kelli Weese.
These items consisted
of a request for approv-
al of a liquor license for
a new business on Laurel
Street called The Bodega.
The application was made
by Brisbane Enterprises
and was recommended by
staff and approved by the
OLCC. There was also a
request for a liquor license
made by Paul Meeker for
a new restaurant, located
at 165 Maple Street, which
will be known as the “Off
of Bay Street Bistro.” These
requests were approved
unanimously.
awards, including the local
FlorenceFest, and has had
her work published in art
magazines and in a chil-
dren’s book.
Next on the evening
docket was a second pre-
sentation from Weese re-
viewing the city’s request
for the closure of a section
of Bay Street during the
Community Block par-
ty scheduled for July 19
from 2 to 10:30 p.m. Weese
shared with councilors the
feedback received after last
year’s inaugural block party
was almost entirely positive
and the preparations for
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