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MIXED MEDIUM
NOVEMBER 9–17, 2021
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
Enjoy artwork while dining at Terminal Gravity
By Katy Nesbitt
Go! Magazine
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NTERPRISE — Artwork has
long been part of the ambi-
ance at Terminal Gravity Brewing,
so it will come as no surprise
to regulars that the walls of the
pub’s outdoor dining tents are
decorated this year with work
from local artists.
To adjust to COVID-19 pre-
cautions, the pub’s dining areas
have been closed since March
2020. Last winter walled tents
were put up as mini dining rooms
to provide distancing among
customers. The tents fit in well
with the county’s backcountry
lifestyle and are warmed by
adjustable heaters making the
spaces cozy despite outdoor
wintery weather.
This year the pub’s manage-
ment put out a call to artists
to have their paintings and
photography featured in each
of the seven dining tents. Each
tent features work by a differ-
ent artist ranging from scenic
photography to landscapes to
abstract silhouettes.
Grady Nelson is Terminal
Gravity’s marketing manager.
He said while displaying local
artwork has been a tradition, this
year there was a more formal
submission procedure.
“This year we had an ap-
plication process and asked
artists why they thought their
work would be good for our
tents,” Nelson said. “We wanted
to use the tents as unique,
curated spaces.”
Artists submitted samples of
the work they wanted to show
in the tents and those who were
selected were invited to display
pieces of their choosing.
The artwork includes pho-
tography from Kendrick Moholt,
Mary Edwards, Sadie Kennedy
and Talia Jean Galvin; watercol-
ors by Nicole Freshley; mixed
media by Melissa Duncan; and
acrylic on wood by Paul Fried-
rich.
Not only did the artists pro-
vide the wall hangings — they
also got to name the tents.
Nelson said another local artist,
Kasha Tippet, painted the out-
side signs for the tents.
Displaying locally produced
artwork at Terminal Gravity is
a long-running tradition. Over
the last 27 years the pub has
been adorned with hand-carved
wooden booths, wall paint-
ings and T-shirts designed by
Terminal Gravity staff members,
and landscape oil paintings
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Heated tents are available for dining at Terminal Gravity Brewery, and each
features work by a different local artist.
that revolve from year to year.
The taps in the bar and at the
outdoor kiosk are hand-carved
from native wood, and the
handrail on the front staircase
is forged iron crafted by a local
metalsmith. Handblown pint
glasses by Wallowa County
glassblowers are available for
sale and, in some cases, cus-
tomers have been able to keep
their special glass for use when
they come to the pub.
“Art is part of the culture at
Terminal Gravity, including mu-
sic,” Nelson said.
Bands historically played
upstairs in the winter and on
the porch in the summer, but
growing crowds led to the con-
struction of an outdoor covered
stage with a mountain scene as
the backdrop.
Art has always been an im-
portant aspect of Terminal Grav-
ity’s packaging — most bottles,
and now cans, have the familiar
outline of the Eagle Caps, but in
the competitive climate of the
craft beer market, the labels
have evolved over the years.
One of the brewery’s standby
brews, the Extra Special Golden,
recently had a complete make-
over. The label now displays a
painting of the pub itself, de-
signed by Silje Christoffesen,
formerly of Enterprise and now
living in Ketchum, Idaho. Eli Wer-
thamer of Portland designed the
labels for Tap Out, Fuggetaboutit
Hazy Pale Ale and Cross Eyed
Cricket IPA, and Felecia Rollins
of Portland created the labels
for Landmark Lager and Minam
Mosaic. Jolby LLC of Portland
fashioned the label for Oregon
I Am Huckleberry Sour, part of
a collaboration among Oregon
breweries and members of the
Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts.
“We are donating 10% of the
beer’s package sales at the pub
to the East Moraine Stewardship
Fund, which goes toward con-
servation and upkeep of the East
Moraine above Wallowa Lake,”
Nelson said of Terminal Gravity’s
Huckleberry Sour brew.