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SEPTEMBER 1–8, 2021
MIXED MEDIUM
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
Start September with art shows
Baker City
First Friday
art walk is
Friday, Sept. 3
Go! staff
B
AKER CITY — Labor Day
weekend starts with new art
shows at downtown art galleries
and businesses. Here’s a look
at what you’ll find during this
month’s First Friday art walk on
Sept. 3.
Painting by Hillery Lay
Hillery Lay is the featured artist this month at Royal Artisan in Baker City. Her
show opens during the First Friday art walk, Sept. 3.
CROSSROADS
Join Crossroads Carnegie
Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.,
for the 23rd annual “Art at the
Crossroads” open regional show
featuring artists from around the
region. The judge’s comments
and presentation of awards will
begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
The show officially opens
from noon to 8 p.m. Friday. This
year’s judge is Emily Somoskey,
visiting assistant professor of
art at Whitman College in Walla
Walla, Washington.
Patrons can enter a draw-
ing for a $25 gift certificate to
the Eltrym Theater (donated
by Mike and Barbara Meyer),
and also vote for the People’s
Choice award.
Ash Grove Cement is spon-
soring the awards for first,
second and third place, as well as
Best of Show, People’s Choice,
and Honorable Mention. Quail
Crossing Studio and Gallery
sponsors the award for the Real-
istic Watercolor award, an anony-
mous donor is sponsoring the
Outstanding Photography award,
and Rich Bergeman sponsors
the Outstanding Black and White
Photo award. The Blue Door Inn
provided the judge’s housing.
Somoskey will meet with art-
ists and the public for an informal
talk and critique on Saturday,
Sept. 4, beginning at 10 a.m. All
are welcome to join this free,
two-hour, educational event.
According to a press release,
Somoskey teaches courses in
painting and drawing. As a 2-D
mixed media artist and painter,
she uses representational and
abstract methods as well as
recognizable surfaces and digital
imagery to urge her viewers
to slow down and experience
the sensation her complex
work evokes.
“Art at the Crossroads” will be
on display Sept. 3-25, Monday
through Saturday from 10 a.m.-
5 p.m.
ROYAL ARTISAN
Baker City artist Hillery Lay
will open her show “Satellites” at
Royal Artisan Gallery, 1912 Main
St. An opening reception begins
at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Lay is a mixed media artist.
She describes her approach
on her website: “I create art-
work rooted in my place and my
people. Blending nature with
human figures and abstracting
both elements allows me to tell
the story of my contemporary
rural life.”
SWEET WIFE BAKING
New to the First Friday art walk
is Sweet Wife Baking, 2028 Main
St. The bake shop will feature
porcelain and stoneware pieces
by Mary Sue Rightmire in a show
titled “Coffee, Tea and Cake.”
In keeping with the show
theme, the evening will include
coffee, tea and cake from 5:30-
8 p.m.
CODY’S GENERAL STORE
This shop, located in Basche-
Sage Place at 2101 Main St., will
stay open late during the First
Friday art walk.
WHITE HOUSE ART &
DESIGN
This store, at 1829 Main St.,
features a number of regional
artists and stays open late for the
First Friday art walk.