Color plays a Key role in quilts
Chloe Ann Key’s playful quilts are “Dancing with Color” in the Gold Mountains Gallery in Republic, Wash.
“Color is the most important aspect to my work,” says Key in a news release. “I’ll use bought fabric, as well as fabric that I dye myself. My search is to find how best to show the colors.”
Her grandmother began teaching Key at an early age. “I’ve always done one sort of needle art or another,” she says.
Key’s contemporary designs often incorporate quilting styles dating back to the 18th century. She also takes inspiration from painters Gustav Klimt, Henri Matisse, Emily Carr and Vincent Van Gogh.
An artist’s reception is Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. in the gallery, 852 S. Clark Ave., next to the Northern Inn hotel in Republic. The free gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
‘Through My Lens’ opens today
A photography exhibit that helps celebrate the Jundt Art Museum’s 10th anniversary opens today in the Jundt Galleries at Gonzaga University.
“Through My Lens: Spokane 1995-2005” features hundreds of original black-and-white and color photographs in an almost floor-to-ceiling, salon-style exhibition.
The 8 1/2 -by-11-inch images were submitted by people living within a 50-mile radius of Spokane and highlight some aspect of the Inland Northwest.
View the work today during a public reception from 7 to 9 p.m. It remains up through Dec. 14.
Next Thursday, photographer Rev. Brad Reynolds, S. J., an artist-in-residence at the Jesuit House Community, will present a slide lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Jundt Lecture Hall. “The Privilege of Persons: Photographing the Human Form” includes images from Reynolds’ portfolio. He will talk about the social and ethical implications of photographing people and why it is a privilege.
More than 500 of Reynolds’ photographs have appeared in print, including National Geographic magazine. He has photographed President Ronald Reagan and Mother Teresa, among others.
The Jundt Art Museum is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. For information call (509) 323-6611.
Sandpoint area shows
The Pend Oreille Arts Council coordinates a number of free venues in the Sandpoint area. All of the following shows are up through Nov. 14.
“”POAC’s Own,” an exhibit featuring a variety of objects by more than 50 artists, is showing at the Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery, in the Power House building, 120 E. Lake St., Sandpoint (open daily, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.).
The show includes sculpture by Mark Heisel and Barry Barush; paintings by Michael Pinchera, Katherine Haynes, Catherine Earle, Barbara Field, Karoli Carhart and Catherine Clark; and photography, jewelry, woodworking, dolls, quilts and ceramics.
“View watercolors by Dorothy Modafferi in the Sandpoint mayor’s office in City Hall, 1123 Lake St., weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Modafferi has exhibited works throughout the United States, England, France and Japan.
“Genre photographs by Jacqueline Charlebois of Sagle, Idaho, are lining the walls of the Bonner County Commissioners’ Office in the Courthouse Building, 215 S. First Ave. Charlebois gives her unique perspective to photographs of children and daily life. View the work between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
“Wildlife and wilderness paintings by Douglas Roe are on view at the US Bank, on the corner of Second and Main streets in Sandpoint. Roe has been painting for more than 30 years. View the work weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 6 p.m. on Friday).
“Gretchen Albrecht-Hellar’s watercolors are on display at the University of Idaho Bonner County Extension Office at the Fairgrounds, 4205 N. Boyer Ave. The office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
“Ivano’s Caffe and Ristorante, 102 S. First Ave., is showing the graphite drawings of Doug Fluckiger. The Caffe is open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; the Ristorante is open daily from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
“Valerie Woelk’s watercolor and oil paintings are up in Swan’s, 41 Lakeshore Drive in Sagle. Woelk’s “bright colors reflect her upbringing in Colorado and Hawaii, and her subject matter launches your imagination into stories,” says POAC executive director Lizzy Hughes in a news release.
“Karoli Carhart’s watercolors and Whitney Davison’s wood and pottery objects are showing a few miles south of Sandpoint at the Northern Lights office, 321 Chevy St., in Sagle.
Art a la Carte returns to WSU
The popular and lively brown bag lunch lecture series, “Art a la Carte,” returns today at noon in the Compton Union Building Cascade Room 123 on Washington State University’s Pullman campus. Admission is free.
Kicking off the fall season is “Adorning Adornment: Jewelry as Wearable Art,” featuring jewelry maker Anna-Maria Shannon and documentary filmmaker Brenda Congdon-Power.
Shannon, whose work is on view in “The Brilliant Body: Jewelry as Adornment” at the Compton Union Gallery, will talk about the inspirations and processes behind her work. Congdon-Power will discuss her experience working with the artists in the show.
Other galleries
“The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture is opening its doors free to college students and staff today from 5 to 8 p.m. The museum is at 2316 W. First Ave. in Spokane’s Browne’s Addition neighborhood. For more information call 363-5328.
“Stained glass artist Isaac Smith is having an open studio at 3716 E. 17th Ave. on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Smith creates custom stained glass windows and oil paintings. More information about his work is available at www.stained-glass-creations.com.
“”Autumn Odyssey,” an evening of visual arts and live music, is Friday at the Unity Church, 2900 S. Bernard St. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 and $10.
“”The Holiday Festival of Fair Trade” is Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the historic Oden Hall, 143 Sunnyside Road in Oden Bay, Sandpoint.
“Artisans’ Wares, a new craft gallery, is open in the Montvale Hotel building, 1009 W. First Ave.
“I have fine craft artists from around the country and Canada,” says owner Debra Brown in an e-mail. “I am also showing the work of local artists Sheila Evans, Gay Waldman, Art ‘Slimm’ Jacobs and Jill Smith.”
“Global Credit Union Gallery’s October artist is Spokane watercolorist Erin Griffin. The works can be seen on the walls of the credit union at Riverside and Post.
“”East Meets West” is up through October in the Flour Mill Gallery, 621 W. Mallon Ave. Look for pottery by Kristy McCoy along with paintings by Marsha Marcuson, Shirley Hackett, Emma Randolph, Dennis Smith and Susie Snider.
“While at the Flour Mill stop by Pottery Place Plus, which is having a special “moving sale” prior to its relocation to the historic Liberty Building in November.