A Supplement to the Anacortes American and Fidalgo This Week
Table OF Contents Welcome................................................... 4 Youth Art Exhibit..................................... 21 Island Eatery Food Court........................ 28 50 Years - History....................................... 5 John L. Scott Focus Gallery..................... 22 Volunteers............................................... 30 General Festival Information..................... 6 Youth Discovery Area.............................. 24 Volunteer of the Year............................... 30 Entertainment Schedule............................ 8 Experience Art........................................ 25 Festival Map............................................ 30 Booth Artisans......................................... 10 Festival Mural.......................................... 27 Arts at the Port........................................ 16 Art Dash.................................................. 28 Publisher Jack Darnton EDITOR Rita James ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Mark Dobie DISPLAY ADVERTISING MANAGER Deb Bundy Advertising Operations Supervisor Sarah Hickman LAYOUT Ashley Crerar Graphic Designers Jody Hendrix, Christina Poisal, Patricia Stowell ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Linda Fahnlander, Stephanie Harper, Marcus McCoy, Michelle O’Donnell, Kathy Schultz, Katie Sundermeyer, Paul Tinnon, John Williams
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50TH ANACORTES ARTS FESTIVAL This is a special year for the Anacortes Arts Festival! With 50 years under our belts we are both reflecting on our past and looking forward to the future. Two focuses have remained consistent through the years — the commitment to producing a first-class arts Festival and creating an inviting atmosphere that draws visitors in and engages our community. We invite you to lose yourself for a day or a weekend as you celebrate art in all its forms through 250 street booth artisans, music, good food and beverage, youth activities, demonstrating artists — and a special 50th anniversary Arts at the Port Fine Art Exhibition.
PRE-FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES
at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center
Friday, July 22 The Paperboys Concert/Dance — 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 adults, $15 for 18 and under at brownpapertickets.com or $20 (all) at the door. Beer and wine available. Come listen and dance to this acclaimed Canadian-based band that serves up a heady blend of country-folk-Celtic-bluegrass-rock with a bit of traditional Mexican music thrown in for good measure. Their energetic performances have wowed audiences the world over.
Friday, July 29 50th Anniversary Arts at the Port Opening Event — 7-9 p.m. Tickets $15 at the door. Wine, desserts and a very special Festival Fine Art Exhibition. “Then/Now” Invitational features 50 years of work from artists in the Festival’s Permanent Collection. It features both the original collection piece and more current work by 26 prominent Northwest artists. Also opening: contemporary artists in the John L. Scott Focus Gallery and the ACYA Youth Art Exhibition.
Saturday, July 30 Sixth Annual Art Dash Half Marathon, 10k and 5K Run Certified course along the beautiful Anacortes waterfront starts at city hall, ending at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center. Register at Active.com or through Anacortes Parks & Recreation Department.
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50 YEARS A Brief history of the festival
OF ART, MUSIC, FOOD, CULTURE & COMMUNITY
A FESTIVAL LEGACY
THE BIRTH OF THE FESTIVAL
The Anacortes Arts and Crafts Festival got its start in 1962 as the brainchild of Dr. Jack Papritz and a group of dedicated community arts patrons. The original inspiration was the Parisienne Montmartre, a French open-air cafe. With $300 in seed money from the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, the first festival in July 1962 was billed as “the longest art display in the world.” In the 50 years since that simple beginning, it has grown into one of the largest and most respected festivals in the Northwest.
EVOLUTION
In its early years, the main emphasis of the Festival was fine art in a festive atmosphere. There were judged pieces in both professional and amateur divisions, including a venue for artists of all levels to display and sell their work on a clothesline. The tradition of fine art continues today with 250 juried booth artists and a premier fine art exhibition at the Port of Anacortes. Entertainment started with a jazz venue at the high school. Today attendees need not leave the Festival thoroughfare to enjoy a variety of music on two stages. Festival off-season concerts further expand the Festival’s cultural contribution. The ’90s took the Festival from a weekend event to three full days. This year’s activities kick off two weeks ahead of the Festival with a concert at the Port and continue the following weekend with the fine art opening event and sixth annual Art Dash run. The layout has grown from several blocks to 10 and now stretches through historic downtown all the way to the Port. During the early years, Festival funding came from an annual APOTA fundraising event. Later, an art gallery (run by volunteers) offered support. At every step of the way, imagination and innovation shaped the growth of the organization. The Festival today is an independent organization run by a community Board of Directors and five part-time workers on the job year-round. Skagit Publishing • goanacortes.com
Within the first few years, the Festival board planned on taking income earned from commissions to purchase artwork to form a collection that would become a community asset and reflect the Festival’s mission. Thus, the Permanent Collection was born. Through subsequent decades it continued to grow and currently includes 67 pieces. Through the insight of early planners and participation of talented artists, today the collection is a legacy of talent, including some of the Northwest’s most well-known artists. In honor of the Festival’s 50th anniversary, Arts at the Port will showcase the Permanent Collection, showing the original collection piece and more current work of many of these artists.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
The Anacortes Arts and Crafts Festival toddled through the early years dependent on the foresight and sweat of volunteers. Today, more than 180 volunteers contribute annually to this large community event. Thirty-eight local organizations partner as Festival sponsors and a growing membership base supports the Festival mission. Success has its benefits. As a 501 c 3, the Festival returns profits to the community through its annual Giving Program. In 2011, $26,000 is being awarded for cultural enhancement, much of it benefiting youth. By any measure, the impact of the Festival on the community measures in the millions of dollars.
THE FESTIVAL AT 50 YEARS
“In this unique year, we honor the many individuals who have been a part of the Anacortes Arts Festival’s longevity and success — the artists, volunteers, board members, sponsors, members and community of participants. We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate the past 50 years and move eagerly into the future!” ~ Anacortes Arts Festival Board and Staff
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GENERAL FESTIVAL INFORMATION Festival Dates: Aug. 5-7 General Festival Hours: Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Main Stage entertainment runs until 7:30 p.m Friday and Saturday. See event sections of this guide or visit www. anacortesartsfestival.com for complete information. You can also find us on Facebook! There are two Festival information booths. One is located on Commercial Avenue at Sixth Street and a satellite booth is on 10th Street. Festival volunteers can answer questions relating to activities or help in emergencies. The information booth at Sixth Street is centrally located to report lost items or children — and to purchase Festival T-shirts or printed bags.
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Festival Giving The Festival is the largest financial supporter of the arts in the community through the annual giving program. In the past 20 years, the Anacortes Arts Festival has given more than $500,000 in grants and scholarships alone. Thanks to another successful year, $26,000 has been awarded in 2011 to the following: Anacortes Arts Foundation Anacortes Community Theatre Anacortes Farmers Market Anacortes Sister Cities Association Anacortes School District: High school band, Cultural Arts Series, Fidalgo Elementary School Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County Museum of Northwest Art Skagit Symphony Steamroller printing
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The Festival will purchase up to an additional $4,000 in art displayed at the Festival for its 2011 Anacortes Collects partner, Anacortes Marine Technology Center. Anacortes Collects is a public art placement program than has put many art pieces in public view in recent years. Membership Program Memberships starting at $35 support the Festival and its mission of funding the arts. Festival members receive VIP seating at Festival events, pre-sale and discounts for the Arts at the Port exhibits, free tickets to Festival events and studio art tours at various times throughout the year. Membership brochures are available at either of the information booths, Arts at the Port or online at www.anacortesartsfestival. com. Please join us!
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Festival Poster Bellingham artist Bob Paltrow designed the Festival’s 50th anniversary poster. Paltrow studied graphic design and illustration at the University of Arizona and has operated Bob Paltrow Graphic Design in Bellingham since 1996. He is also a professional musician, with an interest in classical and jazz piano and composition. Of this year’s image Paltrow says “the Anacortes Arts Festival 50th Anniversary Poster design synthesizes elements of Northwest Native American Salish traditions as well as the
visual traditions particular to India, Asia, Taoism and Buddhism, all in a pop-art package.” Posters are available at the Sixth Street Festival information booth. Music & Entertainment The Festival is packing a wide range of music and entertainment on its Main Stage at Third Street and on its KPLU Stage on Seventh Street. Expect something for every taste. The Main Stage features various highenergy performers, including world music. The KPLU Stage features ethnic music, dance and family entertainment — including puppets, magic and theater. Special performances by a group of 12 young Romanian folk dancers are being coordinated by the Anacortes Sister Cities Association. Their performances are the culmination of a cultural exchange that started in 2006 when sister cities members visited their hometown of Comarnic,
Romania. These talented performers are making their American debut and will be performing on both stages during the Festival. Dance to the Paperboys at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 22 at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center. Tickets are $15 at brownpapertickets.com or at the door for $20. Beer and wine will be served. The Paperboys are favorites from Vancouver, B.C., and draw rave reviews for their versatile, high-energy music that includes influences of Celtic, rock, country, folk and bluegrass. PETS! Even if they can paint, sculpt or play guitar, PLEASE DON’T BRING THEM!
Anacortes’ “Best Kept Secret” Come visit our beautifully remodeled and expanded thrift shop at the corner of Third Street and “O” Avenue in Anacortes. We have everything you need including: • Small Appliances/Kitchen Wares • Hardware Items • Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Clothing • Jewelry • A “Boutique” Section of Designer Clothing The shop is owned and operated by Soroptimist International of Anacortes, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization committed since 1948 to supporting local charities as well as world wide organizations and providing scholarships for local high school and college students.
Our Hours Are: Tuesdays, 1:30 - 8PM and Fridays, Noon-8PM. www.soroptimistanacortes.org
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ENTERTAINMENT Friday, AugUST 5, 2011 MAIN STAGE
KPLU STAGE
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Prozac Mtn Boys Uplifting, therapeutic bluegrass
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Romanian Cultural Experience Romanian Folk Dance
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Emerald City World Beat Afrofunk, Latin, reggae
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Smilin’ Scandinavians Exciting, engaging polkas for the masses
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Romanian Cultural Experience Romanian Folk Dance
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Fidalgo Danceworks Dances using a variety of selections
2:45 p.m. - 4 p.m. Richie And The Catillacs Rock ‘n’ roll, blues and country ’50s - ’90s
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Clan Heather Dancers Scottish and Irish dancers, bagpipes and Celtic music
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Spirit of Ojah Reggae, calypso, soukous, African
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. The Tarantellas Ethnic Italian mandolin, guitar, vocals duo
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Rivertalk Original world beat Little Bill
SATURDAY, AugUST 6, 2011 MAIN STAGE
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Romanian Cultural Experience Romanian folk dance 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Little Bill and the Blue Notes Rhythm and blues 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Show Brazil Traditional Brazilian music and dance 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The Bad Apples R&B, folk, rock and country
KPLU STAGE Batch
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Anacortes Community Theatre’s Class ACT Program Youth Theatre performers 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Carter Family Puppets Sorcerer’s Apprentice Silly and magical puppet show 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Kelly Thibodeaux & Acoustic Etouffee Hot Louisiana fiddle 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Carter Family Puppets Sorcerer’s Apprentice Silly and magical puppet show
Prozac Mtn Boys
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ENTERTAINMENT SUNDAY, AugUST 7, 2011
Zydeco Roadrunners
MAIN STAGE
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Romanian Cultural Experience Romanian folk dance Rivertalk Romanian Folk Dancers
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. MachOne Jazz Orchestra Big band swing — Retro and oldies
Bump Kitchen
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Mark Dufresne Band Blues vocals and harmonica 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Bump Kitchen R&B, funk and soul
Bump Kitchen
KPLU STAGE Show Brazil
11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Elliott Hofferth Youth magician 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Blueberry Hill Miller Family Bluegrass Band Homegrown folk and bluegrass traditional, originals.
Tarantellas
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Batch Pop/R&B with tight family harmonies 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Shidaa Latin, Caribbean, African drums/guitar
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BOOTH ARTISANS Commercial Avenue, 10th Street to Fourth Street
250 booth artisans participate either through invitation (top sellers from the year before) or the annual Festival jury process. The approximately 400 applicants are judged on quality, originality and marketability. Approximately 20 percent are new. The Festival honors outstanding booth artisans with awards, including the Wells Fargo Best of Fest Award, the Creativity Award and Anacortes Chamber of Commerce Partnership Awards.
2D Work
Basketry, Gourds
(painting, photography, prints & drawings) 519W Yukie Adams
904W
Studio Raven’s Nest
420W
Michael Bertrand
Michael Bertrand Photography
519C
Jennifer Bowman
Jennifer Bowman Studios
609W
Tim & Bertina Boyer
Tim Boyer Photography
917W
Zeny Cieslikowski
Zeny Cieslikowski Fine Art Photographs
811E
Sue Coccia
EarthArt International
422W
Randy Dana
Randy Dana Photography
710C
Noelle Dass
Artimals Studio
918E
Barton Degraaf
DeGraaf Fine Art
811W
Marcio Diaz
Marcio Diaz Art
601C
John Ebner
John Ebner Fine Arts
914W
Raquel Edwards
Raquel Edwards Photography
914C
Sarah Forbes
Sarah Forbes Art
806E
David Forster
Light Capture Photography
414W
Lee Hendrickson
Side Street Photographics
508W
Randall Hodges
Randall J Hodges Photography
405E
John Hovard & Greg Goss
Red Horse Signs
406W
Bonnie Jones
Bonnie Jones Photography
719C
James Jones
Jim’s Wildlife Alive Photographics
608E
Bob Kim
Bob Kim Photography
809W
John Kirk
Kirk Studios
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Barber’s Baskets
510E 406C
Kate Franchimon & Shelly Rockwell Jane Hyde & Martha Tottenham
Anacortes Originals
711W John Kirk
515E
Cindy & Steve Mangutz
Primitive Americana
919C
Lary McKee
McKee Studios
408E
Shauna Morrissey
Shauna Morrissey
706C
Jill & Robert Neal
Jill’s Wild (Tasteful) Women
402W
Hung Nguyen
Hung Nguyen Watercolors
716W
Oluf Nielsen
Oluf Nielsen Studio
503C Paul Nzalamba & Lungala Rubadiri
Polly Davis & Greg Barber
611W
Sandy Leibrock
Baskets from OZ
Dona Reed
Rainshadow Arts
Candles, Soap, Floral, Body Therapy 813E
Joyce Endrody & Ellizabeth Berns
The Beekeeper’s Secret
615C
Ellyn & Craig Johnson
Morning Dew Candles
516W
712C
Hank & Thelma Kaihara
Bonsai by Kaihara
Barbara Landbeck & Elizabeth Norris
Moosedreams Lavender Farms
801E
Karma Maclachlan
Karmela Botanica
814W
Laurie McClelland
Scentual Nature
Nzalamba Artworks
816C
Paul & Ramona Sloan
Paul Sloan’s Artwork
605W
Robert Stavers
Robert Hare Stavers, Fine Art Photography
418W
Sydni Sterling
Sterling Studio
410C
Robert Tandecki
Robert Tandecki
508E
Larisa Thaney
Organic Art
702C
Randy VanBeek
Randy VanBeek Fine Art
Ceramics, Clay, Pottery, Tile
407C
Betty & Louis Vestuto
Vestuto Chart Art
514C
606E
Vicki Wickell
Vicki Wickell Watercolors
916C
Marc Wunderlich
Wonderlight Photography
Arts Festival
606W
512C
Barb & Rick Owens
Owens Gardens
Heidi Risse
Soapworks Studio
The Place To Bee ... Chris’s Country Essence
704W 415C
Chris Sienkiewich-Peterson & Ron Peterson Terry Stolz
Sierra Nevada Soap Company
Carol Bauer & Howard Hamsa
Stillfire Pottery
917E 714W
John Benn & Colleen Gallagher Cleo Bouffiou
Dragonfly Moon Designs
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BOOTH ARTISANS 409C
501C
421C
705C
518E
412C
Ginny Conrow
907W
Mark & Linda Cortright
812E
Dian & Tim Dangler
805C
Conrow Porcelain
Liscom Hill Pottery
Flippers Feathers Tails
Golden Wind Raku
Anita Feng
707E
412E 711C
911E
Jack & A.J. Ferrell Beverly & Gene Freeburg
Sammamish Mudworks
712E
402C 818E
Barbara Hertel Alan Higinbotham
801C
Jeani Holder & Michael Baines
511C
Mark & Eileen Hudak
418E
Larry Richmond
James Brooke & Barb Lowe
James Brooke Pottery
804W
714C
Alan Higinbotham Pottery Our Town Pottery
Stoneware Creations
Cynthia Jenkins
Cynthia Jenkins Pottery
Iris & Bob Jewett
Wilburton Pottery
Jim & Tracy Keith
American Pioneer Pottery
Dianne Kimball
Dianne B. Kimball
Kris & Mel Kunihiro
MK Wares
Kurt McCracken
McCracken
Paddy McNeely
Paddy McNeely Porcelain
Daniel Minard & Mickael Mann
Bluff Cove Pottery
Lynda Nielson
Woodlands Garden Pottery
Patrick Noe
Patrick Noe Terra Cotta Paintings
Fresh Seafood, Great View in Anacortes Serving fresh Northwest seafood from our own seafood company. Enjoy impressive views of the marina and relax on our covered patio with outdoor fireplace. Lunch and dinner offered daily from 11:30am, Sunday open at 10:00am.
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BOOTH ARTISANS 419W
Brian O’Neill & Stephanie Skinner
604E
Marcia Peterson
Garden Fairies
820C
Larry Richmond
Meddaugh Alchemy
Shauna Morrissey Karin Mueller
Brian O’Neill Ceramics
407W 914E
Larry Richmond Pottery
611C
Michael Schrivens
Michael Schrivens
409E 403E
717E
Deborah & Andre Shapiro
811C
Shapiro Porcelain
812W
Gina McCauley
Snooter-doots by Creative Endeavors
Tina Barry
Judy Meddaugh
Reject Art
Jo Marie Richman
Rose Marie
Stafford Ceramics
Rick Stafford
513W
Judy Sauer Fiber Artist
703E
Rabun Thompson Pottery
616W
Jacqueline Scott
Rabun Thompson
Sew Nice Designs
907E
Jeff Tinius & Debbie Biebel
619E
Deneen & Peter Shank
Storm Lake Pottery
Mee Vang
716C
920W
Julie & Lonnie Tosch
Tosch Pottery
Judy Sauer
Acha Journals Vue Farm
611E 814E 819C 907C
Jana Cooper
Jana Cooper Jewelry
Paul Crabtree & Karinna French
Colorburst Studios
Robbie Curnow
Jewels Curnow
Diana & Ted Damiano
SunMetal Jewelry
Fiber Art, Paper Art
Food Products
908W
Ronda Bergman
712W
Ardell Brandenburg & Jill Cramer
Walden Lane Gourmet
Hans Christensen
703W
Shirley Johnson & Zach Kuper
From the Mind of Greg Delaney
Niko Culevski
921W
C A Brille
912W
504W
Zomsters
Hans Christensen Designs
Garlic Gourmay
Jan & Doug Latta
Sound Ideas Fudge Kitchen
911W
My Sister’s Bag, LLC
Lila Masters
Debbie Dyer & Dawn Shook
Kali’s Table
903C
702E
Ronald & Pam Maurer
Geri Flynn
Jeri-oh’s
903W
Amy Gibson
401E
P.J. Niche
514W
Maurer’s Foods/ Retco, Inc.
Andrew Mumford
619W 915E 803W 620C
Katie Enewold Elizabeth Haughton & Michel Tsouris
916W
Sandi & Hugh Sabel
Terra Verde Farms
804C
Gloria Shelton
Andre & Priscila Jourdan
MD Provence
910C
Arlyne & Richard Julao
806W
Learn and Play
919E
Ross Mazur
Glass, Jewelry
815W
517C
Curmudgeon Cards
Sculptures By Mazur
404C
410W Gina McCauley
421E
812C
417C
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Burrows Bay Herbs And Spices
Rita & John Van Arnam
Whidbey Island Fudge Company
Robert Adamson & Janis Swalwell Island Art Glass
Pam Amputh & Bo Wang Artique Treasures
Gordon Anderson
Anderson’s Glass
Tina Barry
Tina Barry Designs
Bryan & Maria Chapin
Pearls by Nature
Helene Cooper & T Stolz
Studio9k
Arts Festival
Diana & Pat Dunn
509E 501E
Elisa Goodman & Ken Marcus
409W
Jocelyne Doyon & Jacques Perreault
Nexappeal
Olive Branch
Colorstory designs
Greg Delaney
Beate Degen
EarthWorth Jewels
802E
809E
709C
415W 910E 817E
910W
605E
615W
Karthia Studios
Whare Heke
Moana Nui Designs
Andrew Holmberg
Andrew Holmberg Glass
Darlene F. & John S. Johnson
Dog and Pup Studios
Cathy Jones
Artworks By Cathy J
Dehanna Jones
Totally Blown Glassworks, Inc.
Meg B. Jones
By Special Request
Robert Keene
Artistic Gifts
Michael Kenney
Michael’s Designs
Heidi & Steve Klepper
Klepper Glass
415E 609C
Mark & Lara Knowles Dan & Joi Lachaussee
LaChaussee Blown Glass
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BOOTH ARTISANS 715E
505W
921E
514E
617W Dan Lachaussee
718C
808E
507E
Pamela Larsen
515C
Patricia Larzelier
407E
Sarah Leonard
510C
Jolie Maki
411E
Michael McCoy
405W
Zena McCoy
607C
Riki Schumacher Designs
Barbara Mundell
615E 403W 412W
Gloria Shannon Andrea Silverman Mary Simmons
Pamela Larsen Heart of the Bead The Mermaid’s Tears Crawsister Jewelry Maki Design, LLC Essential Glass Works Semilla Designs: Seed Jewelry Shadowfax Jewelry/ Bella Terra Silver
Darleen Nixon & Ann Bell
Darleen’s Designs
612C
Stanley & Shannon O’Neil
905W
O’Neil’s Arts
Dean Robertson & Joy Gonyea-Robertson
Forestlife Creations
705E
505E
413C
Barbara Sanderson
Glass Gardens NW
Aline Sar & Isabelle Laporte
Hartstring Jewelry
Elisa Saucy & Richard Davis
Saucy Jewelry
James & Jessica Schultz
Chumil
Maria & Jan Schultz
Stems Vases
Riki Schumacher
Camano Island Art Glass
Chaum & April Spehar
Northwest Goods
Ms Michael Stewart
Black Coral
Sylvia Swasey
Sylvia Swasey Designs
Peoples Bank proudly supports the arts. The rewards are immeasurable. Regardless of the form, art is the expression of self that touches many. That’s why Peoples Bank proudly and passionately supports the Anacortes Arts Festival.
www.peoplesbank-wa.com • (360) 588-0153 Inside Safeway Foods • 911 11th Street, Anacortes
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BOOTH ARTISANS 603W
708E
Martin & Robert Taber
601E
Kayoko & Norihiko Tachibana
718W
Nicole Thiffault
803E
Curtis Van De Vooren & Matt Fiorelli
410E
Taber Studios
kayoko designs
602E
Nicole Annette Jewelry
402E
Red Oak Glass
701C
Beaded Jewelry by Marlene Vanbeek
518W
Jane Wen
Jane’s Treasures
909C
Marcia Wiley
Mike & Lola Wilson
Shannon Buckner
517E
Jennifer Budde & Eric Weille
404C
Brett Cleveland
913E
1894 Tin Works
Steve Davis
613W 604C
Michael Keller Eric Langeliers
Bent Productions
Red Grass Designs
Don Dye
807C
Wildlife Images
Mary Ennes Davis & Jeff Davis
Crow River Studio
610C
506C
620E
Esther Barr
Esther Barr MetalWorks
413W
Ian Beyer
Ian Beyer Metals
520E
Tom & Lori Boring
815E
619C
Metal, Sculpture, Yard Art
Loowit Art Glass
511E
Artifacts Design Studio
618E
Wileyware
607E
Go With The Flow Copper Fountains
503E
901E
Casey & Deborah Bridges
Sacred Stone
416E
Marlene VanBeek
503W Mary Ennes Davis
Second Chance Sculptures
616E
419C
Casey Bridges
916E
Susan & Carl Green
In My Garden
Jerry Hill
Jerry Hill Designs
Steve Hopkins
Hoppy’s Garden Art
Mary Johnson
Langeliers Studio
Doug Mader & Kegan Young
Courtyard Art Bill Matheson Matheson Metal Sculpture
Chris Moench
Axis of Hope Prayer Wheels
Steve & Maryann Nowicki
Shock-N-Awe Metal Works
Jill & Joe Nymeyer
Bayside Treasures
Arunas Oslapas
Red Rivet Studios
Kelly Phipps
Kelly Phipps Metalworks
Gunter Reimnitz
Abraxas Crow
T. C. & Lin Robertson
Due Vetro Studio
Maria Ruano
Bedrock Industries
614E
Bill Schlicker & Toni Makinaw
714E
718E 401C
Parallax Gallery
Robert Thomas
Sunset Forge
Briston Trapp
Trapp Industries Johnathan & Jandellyn Ward Winfield Designs
Arunas Oslapas
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BOOTH ARTISANS Music, Instruments 805E
906C
8th
918W
504E
Dean & Dudley Evenson
Soundings of the Planet
Rick & Louann Faist
Thumb Fun Kalimbas
Luis Gramal
Quichua Mashis
Gary Jess
Gary Jess Productions
Matthew Stewart
Stellar Flutes Inc.
617C
David Templeton
David Templeton Music
820W
901C
516E
506W
817W
912C
917C
809C
Kali & Bindi Basi
Kali Basi Designs
Betsy Cassell
Intertwined Designs
Marie Crouchet & Alexis Berry
MA Graphics
913W
Suzanne de la Torre
Suzanne de la Torre Knitwear
903E
Artis Dick
720W
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Marlene Eldredge
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Victor Field & Megan Huston
Ataraxia Designs
Michael Green
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Susan Ieronemo
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Paulina Kriebel
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Michael Green Leatherworks Gypsy Camp Creations Brie Kriebel Clothing
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Jeffrey Nelson & Hans Schwyter
Hudson River Inlay
Vernon Leibrant
Nancy Meldrich Kenneth & Joan Milfred
Fleece Farm Kotton Kids
Judee Moonbeam
Judee Moonbeam Studio
Linda Lee Nicol
Felted Fantasies
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Donna Scheunemann
Hair Claws
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Judith Smith & Ken Blundon
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Scott & Ann Lundquist
Black Canyon Restorations
Sophiana
Sheila Saxon
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Vernon & Karen Leibrant
Vernon Leibrant, Woodturner
Michael Loeffler
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Greg Klassen
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Hatterdashery
Whidbey Woolies
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Paula & Steve Hopkins
Seattle’s Bird Lady
Polar Babies
Meadow & Acacia Lacy Jessica & Kevin Leiblein
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Lorena & Jason Ashton
Andrew & Kathleen Gilkerson
Ace Leather Goods
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Wearable Art, Leather Lashton Inc
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The Oregon Weaver
Eugene Leather Works
Jayme Vineyard & Mark Swick
Wugbug Clothing Company
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Hector Olvera & Stephanie Roman-Olvera
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Olvera Design Functional Glass
Jay Saxon
Bowled Eagle
Nancy & Rick Stewart
Scholfield Valley Wood Products
Jerry Sullivan
The Beaver Woodworks
Jake Szramek
Jake Toys
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Neil Austin
Evergreen Fine Woodworking
Susan & Ellen Busteed
Brielle Designs
Geoffrey Fisher
Fisher Woodworking
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Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center at north end of Commercial Avenue. Hours: Aug. 1–4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — plus Festival hours Aug. 5-7. Lanny Bergner
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CELEBRATION
The Festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special Arts at the Port Exhibition. Then/Now highlights the Festival’s Permanent Collection started in the early 1960s. The original collection piece, along with more current work by each artist, will mark the evolution of both the Festival and the 23 celebrated artists who have made their mark on Northwest art. Continuing the theme of Then/ Now, the John L. Scott Focus Gallery features the work of Matt Sellers, Jasmine Valandani and Mary Iverson — three artists representing the future of contemporary art. The popular Youth Art Exhibition organized by Anacortes Community and Youth Arts displays artwork by students from kindergarten through high school. Arts at the Port exhibitions kick off at the Opening Event 7-9 p.m. Friday, July 29. This event will celebrate the Festival’s 50th anniversary and give guests the first opportunity to view the fine art exhibitions. Tickets are $15, available at the door. The evening will include wine, desserts and entertainment.
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Dorothy McGuinness — 2001
Since she began weaving 21 years ago, this Everett artist has participated in more than 200 classes and workshops with local, national and international basket and fiber teachers. While traditional and Native American styles have influenced her work and choice of materials, her work exhibits a mastery of Japanese-style basketry using established weaving methods. Her medium of choice is weaving with watercolor paper she has hand-painted. This allows interplay of weaving, color and patterns.
Lanny Bergner - 2005
Bergner is a native of Anacortes. His career began as a sculpture assistant to Philip McCracken, followed by an MFA from Temple University. Since returning to his home state he has amassed an exhibition record that includes national and international venues and numerous honors and awards. By using processes of coiling, fraying, twisting, wrapping, gluing and knotting, Bergner transforms common screening, wire, silicone, monofilament and glass, sand and gourds into “other worldly” constructions.
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Norman Lundin — 1966
Lundin’s prominent career has included working on the curatorial staff at the Cincinnati Art Museum, studying at the University of Oslo in Norway on a Fulbright Grant and teaching at the University of Washington. His has shown at the Seders Gallery since 1967 and is regularly included in solo and group exhibitions mounted by regional museums. Skagit Publishing • goanacortes.com
ARTS AT THE PORT Lundin has worked with figure, still life and recently has concentrated on landscape. He is not concerned with the literal description but rather the behavior of light.
Island in the 1950s. He was among early Arts Festival organizers, involved in Festival exhibition. He was honored with the prestigious Governor’s Art Award in 1998 for his contribution to the cultural life of Washington state. Benjamin’s work is characterized by his use of brilliant color, bold lines and shape, creating images with depth and intensity. His original collection piece was loaned to and later sold to the Anacortes Library, and he subsequently painted two other panels to make it a triptych that better suited its permanent home.
Dona Anderson
Allen Moe
Jean Griffith
Allen Moe — 2006
Dona Anderson —1968
A class in design at Everett Community College opened a new world and began a career for Anderson. After graduating from the University of Washington, she established her own studio to teach knotting and coiled basketry while she continued to draw, paint, assemble, knot, sew, cut and sculpt in various media. In recent years, Anderson has been constructing baskets using round reeds wrapped with dress pattern paper and then stitching the reeds together with thread to get the desired shape. Anderson was named 2003 Artist of the Year for Snohomish County.
Moe studied ecology at University of California, Berkeley and then spent several decades living and working in the wild, including 16 years on the Skagit River delta in a primitive shelter accessible only by boat. The ceramic pieces that he has become known for are most often hand-formed and pit-fired, directly influenced by his environment. They often include a fusion of colors and textures when he reincarnates the wings, feet, vertebrae, teeth or skin of nature’s creatures. He now lives on Guemes Island where he built a studio space — a cabin filled with natural light.
Jean Griffith —1975
Max Benjamin
Max Benjamin — 2003
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Griffith, a founding member of Pottery Northwest and its director for more than 30 years, has played a major role in promoting contemporary ceramics in the Northwest. Griffith was a graduate student at the University of Washington when she began creating large-scale, slatglazed sculpture and raku wall reliefs, considered monumental at the time. She set her art-making aside to lead Pottery Northwest (a nonprofit ceramics center on the edge of the Seattle Center). She was named an Honorary Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1996.
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ARTS AT THE PORT Eve Deisher
Natalie Niblack
Reis Niemi
Reis Niemi — 2001
Neimi has created metal art for 25 years, and his work can be found scattered throughout the U.S. in a variety of public settings — jails, stadiums, transit stations, senior centers, street corners, parks and convention centers. Anacortes residents enjoy his work on the stairway at the Anacortes Public Library and the Trestle Arch made to commemorate the reopening of the Tommy Thompson Parkway after a fire in 2008. Since his first project in 1977 for City Light in Seattle, the Edison resident has welded, forged, fabricated and shaped metal in creative, often playful ways that define their settings and environments.
Eve Deisher — 2001
An art educator and artist, Deisher received her training at the Epsom School of Art and Design in England and then completed postgraduate work in art history and studio art at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her work began in her native Pennsylvania and eventually led her to Anacortes, where she moved in 1994 with her husband, Lanny Bergner. Deisher currently teaches art at Skagit Valley Community College and continues her artwork in mixed media, collage, drawing and painting. She collaborates and exhibits her work locally and nationally.
Larry Tate – 1976
Larry Tate
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Larry Tate is the President and CoFounder of Fabrication Specialties Ldt. in Seattle. Fabrication Specialties has worked nationally and internationally on the production of large-scale artworks for public and private clients. With an MFA from University of Washington, Tate is a multi-media artist working in both 2 and 3 dimensional, including chemically etched drawings and photos.
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Natalie Niblack — 2006
The diversity of Niblack’s exhibition venues — Russia, Scotland, Chicago, Washington, D.C. — reflect the diverse nature of her art, which includes printmaking, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, carving and painting. The Mount Vernon artist received her MFA from the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland and 20 years later is teaching and creating art at Shoreline Community College, where she is also the gallery curator. Niblack’s work is subtle yet complex, masterfully incorporating both light and movement.
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ARTS AT THE PORT Herb Parsons
Guy Anderson
Guy Anderson — 1964
work. Born in Kansas, he studied in Colorado and received an MFA from the University of Illinois in 1954. He was a professor of art at the University of Puget Sound from 1956 to 1989 and a lecturer for the Washington State Commission for the Humanities on Chinese and Japanese printmaking. His work has been exhibited nationally from Seattle to New York and throughout Washington state.
Guy Anderson 1906 – 1998. Guy Anderson was already famous in 1964 when his painting “Swamp” entered the festival collection. Ten years earlier, he was singled out, along with Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, and Kenneth Callahan, as one of the four “mystic painters of the Northwest” in a LIFE magazine article. He continued his illustrious career, living in La Conner, until his death. Anderson’s work is much loved in this region and beyond. He is well-represented in private, public and museum collections.
Margie Lee
Bill Colby
Herb Parsons — 1967 and 1969
Since his Festival participation in the 1960s, Parsons left his perch above Rosario Beach and has lived on North Haven Island, Maine, — 12 miles from the mainland — almost exclusively. He has concentrated on trying to convey the essence of water, air, rock, trees and weather. Artist, teacher, musician, writer, distance runner and gallery owner, Parsons’ eclectic resume reveals wideranging interests and experiences. His fine arts education at Evergreen College in Olympia is listed alongside degrees from Harvard and Yale universities. He draws from a deep well of experiences to enrich artistic endeavors that have created a national reputation.
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Margie Lee — 1978
Bill Colby — 1965
Nature is a constant inspiration for Colby’s art. He uses texture, patterns and movement to capture a descriptive moment in his etchings and woodblocks. Themes like rain and forest create both peaceful and powerful images in his 2011 Anacortes
Lee describes winning the Purchase Award from the Festival as a pivotal moment in her artistic career. Not only did it boost her confidence as a painter, it also provided funds for her to travel to Europe to see paintings by the Old Masters. She studied both art and English (MA from Harvard University) and continues to divide her time between writing and painting. Born and raised in Bellingham, Lee describes herself as a figurative expressionist and works in oils and acrylics at her studio in Portland, Ore. She has had solo and group exhibitions around the country and is a published author of both children’s and adult literature.
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ARTS AT THE PORT demonstrates this active force. His sculpture and drawing have been commissioned and seen throughout the country. In 1997 Levine received the Washington State Governor’s Award for cultural achievement. He was the subject of a retrospective at MoNA in 2009.
Philip McCracken
Roger Shimomura
Roger Shimomura — 1966 and 1967
Philip McCracken — 1978
Guemes Island artist Philip McCracken is known internationally as a sculptor, yet his 1978 addition to the Permanent Collection is a print of one of his favorite subjects, a bird family. His career has been directed by his enchantment with the universe, its skies and species. He still works, each day, on his art. McCracken’s work is in important public and private collections in the United States and Canada. Locally, his sculpture can be seen outside the Post Office, at the Anacortes Public Library and at the top of Mount Erie. Phillip Levine
Mark Abrahamson
Roger Shimomura’s abstract Permanent Collection pieces are very different in style and content from the “Now” paintings in this year’s exhibition. Since the 1960s the artist has primarily documented sociopolitical issues of Asian America. Inspired by his grandmother’s diaries, written during her interment in the camps during World War II, he combines an ironic view of the injustices perpetuated by the U.S. government at that time with classical Japanese imagery and technique. Shimomura, an art professor at the University of Kansas, has works in the permanent collections of more than 80 museums nationwide. He is represented locally by Greg Kucera Gallery in Seattle.
Mark Abrahamson – 1998
Phillip Levine — 1967
Levine’s bronze Chicken has been a collection favorite since its acquisition in 1967. His career since then has been a continuous exploration of the human figure. Mostly created in cast bronze, his male and female figures are active, caught in movement: climbing, dancing, tumbling. His work for “Now” 20
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For 35 years, Mark Abrahamson practiced dentistry while simultaneously pursuing a career in photography. His subject was America’s urban and rural environments and he examined how man has altered the physical landscape. His Permanent Collection photograph, “Sweet Tea,” exemplifies this focus. His aerial photographs are exhibited and collected nationwide. Abrahamson’s current work still shows his concern for the environment but with a sociopolitical twist. He has strayed from photography and now uses assemblages to express his very personal perspective.
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Michael Dailey – 1966 and 1968
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ARTS AT THE PORT experience. Dailey taught at the University of Washington from 1963 to1998. His paintings are widely exhibited throughout the U.S. and in the collections of major museums. His work is available at Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle.
“Monument Landscape” and in his offering in Then/Now. Mason’s work is included the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Denver Art Gallery, the Milwaukee Art Museum, The Boise Museum of Art, the Portland Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum.
John White
John White — 1971
NIK Tongas
John White had no intention of entering the Festival fine art show in 1971 when a friend asked him to come along while the friend delivered his work for jurying. White decided to bring one of his own paintings. It was his work, “Self Portrait by a Cage,” chosen for the collection. Much of White’s art career has been in creating wildly colored, slightly surreal faces. Now retired in Richland, he paints tiny landscapes for his own pleasure.
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Nik Tongas — 2006
Tongas was born in Los Angeles and attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Washington state and New York. He is a symbolist sculptor working in metal, resin and plaster. Tongas explores the themes of time, history and ritual, often incorporating words into his work.
Alden Mason
Alden Mason —1969
Alden Mason is a native son. Growing up in the Skagit valley, his very early work was the landscape of this region. He soon moved to the abstract figuration for which he is best known. Mason was professor of art at the University of Washington from 1949 until 1981. In his painting, he uses both stick figures and thick strokes to convey aspects of nature and his life and experience. His forms are at once playful, primitive and mischievous, shown in his 1969 painting
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Anacortes Community and Youth Arts curates the youth art exhibit at Art at the Port. This is a non-juried exhibit of student artwork ranging from kindergarten through 12th grades and includes two- and three-dimensional art projects. The Youth Exhibit is always popular with Festival attendees and encompasses an amazing spectrum of creative expression. No young artist is singled out for an award, but the public is invited to leave encouraging written comments for these budding artists.
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JOHN L. SCOTT FOCUS GALLERY
Matt Sellars
Seattle artist Matt Sellars uses the medium of wood to create sculptural forms that reference the American landscape. After spending time exploring Anacortes and the lower Skagit Valley, he decided to create a body of work using familiar forms of barns and boats inspired by the oxidized beauty of our unique marine environment. Sellars work has been shown at museums and galleries throughout the West.
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Jasmine Valandani trained at the University of San Francisco and Cranbrook Academy of Art and relocated to Washington state in 1993. Her work ranges from subtle, delicate drawings and paintings to site-responsive installations engaging the viewer’s awareness of place and perception. Valandani works as an art educator at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner and lives on Samish Island.
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MARY Iverson
Mary Iverson uses paintings to present an environmental dialogue exploring the conflict between industry and the landscape. Her ongoing fascination with the shipping industry began with plein air studies of the orange container cranes at the Port of Seattle. Iverson received her training at Cornish College of the Arts and University of Washington. Since 2008 she has taught art at Skagit Valley College.
NEW ART GATE A new Art Gate will greet visitors as they enter the Port exhibition space. This special fabric creation includes the artwork of 13 Skagit Valley fiber artists. Each artist designed and created a panel displayed on a canvas background. The gate is designed to add additional panels each year. The Festival would like to thank Anita Mayer for her vision, The Quilt Shop in Anacortes, Diana Foss Custom Upholstery and Kerry Allen for her generous funding of the project — as well as the following artists: Jerlyn Caba, Faye Canfield, Ann Dunn, Barbara Eades, Linden Ellingson, Janet Foster, Anita Mayer, Ann Brooks Middleton, Leslie Rommann, Andi Shannon, Martha Tottenham, Sandi Vadset, Jo Bailey Vartanian and Maggie Wilder.
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YOUTH DISCOVERY AREA Seventh Street Friday noon–5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. With the help of organizational partners, the Discovery Area offers fun activities and crafts for our youngest visitors. This bright and busy area is a place to let the kids be themselves and get the creative juices flowing. Jennifer Spurling, a fourth-grader from Island View Elementary School, designed this year’s special youth button given to volunteers in the area. The Festival appreciates the partnership with the following organizations: Anacortes Community and Youth Arts
Children’s Museum of Skagit County Museum of Northwest Art Skagit County Public Works Anacortes Community Maritime Center Anacortes Public Library Anacortes High School Swim Team Anacortes Arts Commission Anacortes Sister Cities Organization Anacortes Boys & Girls Club Anacortes Parks & Recreation Skagit Valley YMCA Preschool 2011 Youth Button designed Zig Zag & Ragz by Jennifer Spurling Anacortes Early Learning Partners
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
KPLU STAGE
The KPLU Stage on Seventh Street offers a family venue featuring lively music, fiddling, drumming, ethnic dance, The Carter Family Puppets and youth performances. See the schedule in the entertainment lineup.
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EXPERIENCE ART
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The Festival gave a special grant this year for a steamroller block printing project. Coordinators Frank Orr and Candice Vitale will oversee the production of large-scale block prints using a steamroller as the printing process. This exciting demonstration will take place in the Experience Art Area on Saturday and Sunday. Artists creating linoleum prints to be reproduced are Margo Myers, Nicolette Harrington, Gary Cline, Theodora Jonsson, Rebecca Meloy, Jean Behnke, Janet Laurel, Jan Lor and Jaimie Harju. Also a huge thank you to Lake Erie Construction for donating the use of the steamroller.
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DEMONSTRATING ARTISTS Second Street to the Port warehouse Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The Festival invites the public to see artists Saturday and Sunday in the Experience Art Area north of the food court. This area features invited artists demonstrating a variety of disciplines.
Paul Thorne Hand-forged metalworking Katherine Lewis Traditional basket making Gustavo Vargas Large format painting Steve Baccus Chainsaw art Tracy Powell & Friends Stone sculpture
Cascade Clay Artists Pottery/ceramics Whidbey Weavers Guild Weaving and spinning Plein Air Washington Plein air painting Thor Myhre Found object assembly
Gustavo Vargas
Steve Baccus
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EXPERIENCE ART Skagit County
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Paint Me A River Too!
Art Meets History Again
gorilla/guerrilla area The Festival is excited to introduce a new Gorilla/Guerrilla Street Art Area north of the Food Court, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday. This area is open to any artists who wish to perform or demonstrate their art in an informal, public venue, using the street environment as a backdrop. There will be no jury process, no fees, no canopies allowed — and no restrictions of quality of work demonstrated. All participants will be required to check in with a Guerrilla Coordinator on site after 8 a.m. each day.
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FESTIVAL MURAL Included in the Experience Art Demonstration Area JOEL BROCK
Skagit artist Joel Brock is the 2011 Festival Mural Artist. He will be producing a mural depicting Anacortes scenes in the Experience Art Area on Saturday and Sunday. He is the sixth artist in the Tommy Thompson Mural Project, and his work will be displayed along the popular Anacortes waterfront walkway. Brock is a prominent Northwest painter known for his Skagit landscapes and masterful use of light. His work is in numerous public collections, including PACCAR, the city of Lynnwood and the University of Washington Medical Center. Brock lives and works in Bow. The mural project is funded by money from the Art Dash Run that takes place July 30.
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ART DASH Art Dash – Saturday, July 30
Starting at Anacortes City Hall parking lot, Tommy Thompson Parkway The sixth annual Art Dash half marathon, 10k and 5k will take place on Saturday, July 30. It starts at 9 a.m. at Anacortes City Hall and ends nearby at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center. The scenic route takes runners along the Tommy Thompson Parkway and across the trestle to March Point. It is a certified, fast run that draws participants from throughout the region. Shidaa, a local drum group, will set the beat as runners cross the finish line. The race is a partnership between the Festival and the Anacortes Parks & Recreation Department. Profits fund the Tommy Thompson Mural Project and support public art. Runners can register online at www.active.com, or through Anacortes Parks & Recreation. More information is available on the Festival Web site or Anacortes Parks & Recreation at 293-1918.
ISLAND EATERY FOOD COURT second to fourth streets Island Eatery is a great place to slow down and recharge while enjoying a wide variety of regional and ethnic foods. The Festival Beer Garden is located in front of Main Stage and features Northwest microbrews and wines (including Anacortes Brewing Festival Lager). The Festival is doing its part to become more environmentally responsible by continuing a recycling program for food waste and grease collection. Thanks to Waste Management, Skagit County Solid Waste Division and Standard BioDiesel who are helping with these efforts and to Wayne Olsen & Bill Tezak for helping meet food vendors’ power needs. Anacortes High School Key Club Sno-cones and popcorn Anacortes Kiwanis Sunrisers Hot hogs, nachos and sticky buns
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ISLAND EATERY FOOD COURT CONT. Kornman of Washington Vegetarian alternative snack food
Pioneer Popcorn Inc Kettle Korn and Karamel Kettle Korn
Washington’s Own Apple Dumpling Gang Fresh-baked apple and peach dumplings
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Lahaina Layers Layered smoothies Lopez Island Creamery Gourmet ice cream served in cones and dishes
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Top Chef Concessions Steak skewers and fish and chips
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FESTIVAL MAP
More than 180 trained volunteers help the Festival run smoothly and assist visitors. Look for their friendly faces and Festival T-shirts with name badges at the port warehouse, the stages, the beer garden and the information booths — and helping booth artisans.
CAROL
MASTERS
2011 volunteer of the year
Congratulations and many thanks to Carol Masters, the 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Carol is an important part of Arts at the Port team, helping both with exhibition of the work and docent coordination. She teamed up with the Anacortes Arts Festival shortly after she arrived in Anacortes in 2006 and continues to be vital to the success of the fine arts show. Her willingness to help with any aspect of the exhibition makes her indispensable. Carol volunteered as a docent (two years of training required) at the Seattle Art Museum. It gave her a “panoramic view of art,” she recalls. Art history and appreciation became a personal and professional focus as Carol launched an art tours business with a travel writer friend. The business grew to include in-depth national and international art tours that Carol researched, organized and led for 20 years. Thanks, Carol, for all the hard work nourishing and guiding art appreciation in so many ways for so many people.
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