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SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 6, 2021
MIXED MEDIUM
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
October starts with new art shows
First Friday
is Oct. 1 in
Baker City
DRUMMING CIRCLE
This Friday features a drum-
ming circle from 4-6 p.m. at
Court Plaza in downtown Bak-
er City. Visitors are welcome
to stop by, listen and even join
to learn about drumming.
Go! staff
B
AKER CITY — The First Friday
of each month ushers in new
art shows at local galleries. This
month the event coincides with
the first day of the month, Oct. 1.
Here’s a look at what you can
find at each participating location:
CROSSROADS CARNEGIE
ART CENTER
Sarah Wynn/Contributed image
Sarah Wynn’s work, including “Jello on the Water,” will be featured at Cross-
roads Carnegie Art Center during October.
2020 Auburn Ave.
Deborah Penning and Sarah
Wynn open their show “Food and
Form” on Friday at Crossroads
with a reception from 5:30-8 p.m.
Patrons can enter to win a gift
certificate to North 7 Brewing.
This show is supported by John
and Molly Wilson.
Wynn, a modernist painter from
the Midwest, earned a bachelor’s
of fine arts at the University
of Wyoming. In the “Food and
Form” exhibit, Wynn’s pieces are
renditions of edible creations.
She said the food subjects can, in
some cases, remind the viewer of
natural landscapes — particularly
“Jello on the Water.”
Penning, a South Dakota na-
tive, experienced a life-changing
event after attending her first
pottery class, which launched a
permanent passion for ceramic
artwork. Her work, she said, “is a
reflection of my life and environ-
ment.” She also highlights the
importance of sentiment to her
art, describing scenes of “can-
ning in Grandma’s old blue jars”
and the “chunky stitches on a
vintage patchwork quilt.”
CHURCHILL HALL PASS
GALLERY
3451 Broadway St.
This month features the
artwork of Dennis Goodwin with
an opening reception from 5:30-
8 p.m. Goodwin has donated two
pieces to help raise funds for the
windows project at the historic
Churchill School (grant funds are
not covering the entire cost of
the project).
strokes with brush and trowel are
the focus of this series of paint-
ings,” she said.
SWEET WIFE BAKING
2028 Main St.
This bake shop will feature
artist Euell Macke with a special
event from 5-8 p.m.
WHITE HOUSE ART &
DESIGN
1829 Main St.
This shop featuring local art-
work and repurposed furniture
will be open during First Friday
until 8 p.m.
ROYAL ARTISAN
CODY’S GENERAL STORE
1912 Main St.
Mary Davies Kerns will exhibit
her newest collection of works in
acrylic on canvas at Royal Artisan.
Patrons can meet the artist Friday
from 5-7 p.m. Kerns’ show fea-
tures new works “portraying her
vision of the landscape around
Eastern Oregon.”
“Simplicity in composition,
vibrant colors and large, broad
2101 Main St.
Cody’s will stay open late dur-
ing the First Friday art walk.
BAKER FLORAL &
BOTANICALS
2300 Broadway St.
This store, which opened in
September, is now displaying local
art and will be open during the
First Friday art walk.