Russian Artist Featured In Workshop Promoting Understanding Of Cultures

“Understanding cultures through the medium of fine arts” is the theme of a free workshop for area teachers to be held Aug. 29-31 at East Valley High School.

Featured will be oil painter and mosaic artist Anatoliy Ivanovich Golubtsov, a graduate of the Moscow State Art Institute. Participants should bring oil painting supplies including canvases.

The workshop, sponsored by EWU’s International Field Study Program and the East Valley School District, will be held in the art room at EVHS, E15711 Wellesley, from 9 a.m.- noon. For information, call 927-3210 or 927-3221.

Other classes and workshops

Animal sculptor Gerald Balciar will teach a five-day workshop Sept. 13-17 at the Joseph Art School in northeast Oregon.

The hands-on workshop is one of series offered by the school for serious amateur and professional artists.

Workshops this season include pastel, woodcarving, photography and watercolor. For catalog, call (800) 459-3605.

Nationally known artist Carol Orr will present a workshop on Landscape Painting in Watercolor at Corbin Art Center Sept. 22-24.

Orr has studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy and has presented workshops throughout the West. Cost is $149; preregistration required.

For information, The Corbin Art Center, W507 Seventh, Spokane, WA 99204; 625-6677.

The Corbin Art Center will present “Hooked on Texture,” a fiber workshop with Gloria Crouse, Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

Crouse, whose work has been featured in national publications, will demonstrate new techniques and textures using both common and uncommon materials. Cost is $149 and preregistration is required. For information, contact The Corbin Art Center, W507 Seventh, Spokane, WA 99204; 625-6677.

Attention artists

A variety of art and folk art forms are being sought for the first Post Falls Arts Sampler sponsored by the Post Falls Arts Commission and area businesses. The community exhibit will feature examples of painting, sculpture, fiberart, quilting, ceramics, wood carving, basket weaving and silverwork. Entries are due Sept. 19-21 at the Post Falls Arts Commission, N419 Frederick, Post Falls, ID 83854. For information, 208 777-9278.

Artists interested in displaying two-dimensional artwork in solo or group shows at Valley Repertory Theater during the 1994-95 play season should call 926-6557.

On exhibit

The Momentum Gallery, N221 Post, features work by artists Virginia Carter, Margaret Gregg, Gina Greenwood, Wendy Franklund Miller, Michaelangeo Molea, Jennifer Rod and Greg Sheres through Sept. 10. A Reception for artists and public is Friday, 5-7:30 p.m. Exhibit hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m.5:30 p.m.

Among the local artists participating in the juried art show for the Eastern Washington Watercolor Society are Eleanor Marcus, Jo Simpson and Mona Blessum. Their work can be seen Sept. 6-29 at the Allied Arts Gallery, 89 Lee Blvd., in Richland.

Don’t miss the exciting new series of exhibits exploring Idaho’s past at Coeur d’Alene’s Museum of North Idaho. “Native American Experience and Early European Contact,” continues through Aug. 27.

Next up is an exhibit about early gold strikes and the Oregon trail.

The Museum of North Idaho is next to the park at 115 Northwest Blvd., Coeur d’Alene. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. For information, (208) 664-3448.

For poets

The second annual Festival of Washington Poets will be held Friday and Saturday at Four Seasons Books at Carnegies, E302 Seventh, Olympia.

Activities include poetry readings at 7 p.m. and a free children’s workshop from 4-6 on Saturday. The event is co-sponsored by the Washington State Historical Society and Capital Museum and costs $2, with children admitted free. For information, (206) 786-0952.

Auditions

Washington Idaho Symphony Auditions will be Aug. 28 at the WSU Kimbrough Music Building, Room 224, for the following positions: all section strings, flute 2 or flute 3/piccolo, 3rd clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, keyboard (all permanent positions); and temporary positions for horn and trumpet. For audition excerpts and other information, contact the symphony office at 882-6555 or (800) 949-ARTS.

“Missing Faces” Aug. 3l, Sept. 9-10 at WSU’s Daggy Hall in the Wadleigh Little Theater at 8 p.m. The combination mystery and mythic drama written by faculty member William Shephard is designed for a cast of 12-15 actors, most of whom will play multiple roles. Scripts available in WSU theater office, Room 320, Daggy Hall.

“Plaza Suite” Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. at West Central Community Center, N1603 Belt. Parts for seven men and five women. Scripts available from Dean Bethmann, N10 Post, Suite 645, MonThurs. 7 a.m.- 2 p.m. with $5 deposit. For information, 327-9907.

Bach Festival Singers Sept. 17, 1:30 p.m., and Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. in Room 109, Music Building, Whitworth College. Vocal sections for J.S. Bach’s “ St. Matthew Passion.” For audition material and to schedule audition, call 466-3780.