Sun shines on Toledo’s First Weekend
As summer beckons, so too do the studios and galleries of Toledo, where artists will throw open their doors to celebrate First Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8.
The Yaquina River Museum of Art will be displaying its Collections exhibit, featuring original works by local artists known for their art in the region. The museum's mission of preserving, making public and promote an appreciation of the artistic expressions of the dedicated accomplished artists who have drawn their inspiration from the land and people of the Yaquina River watershed is one supported by many local organizations through the years.
Located at 151 NE Alder Street, the museum is open from noon to 4 pm on both days of First Weekend. For more information, go to yaquinarivermuseumofart.com.
Across the street at Michael Gibbons’ Signature Gallery there will be a special spotlight on "Labor Day Relaxation on the Metolius River," a languid summer scene of a fisherman along the Metolius casting a line as the sun glitters across the rushing water and through the leaves of the surrounding forest. Although uncommon for the late artist to include human subjects in his works, Gibbons preferred to capture moments of candid contemplation when he did so.
Michael Gibbons’ Signature Gallery is located at 140 NE Alder Street and open from noon to 4 pm both days.
Just around the corner, Ivan Kelly Studio & Gallery will be welcoming visitors to view the artist's landscape, big-game and maritime works. Included in the studio space is the verdant "Haystack Rock," an iconic scene from Cannon Beach. Kelly captures the rock formation from an uncommon perspective, framed by shore pines through a hazy coastal fog on a hot summer day, making the viewer feel as though they are on their way to discover Haystack Rock for the first time. Kelly loves to paint on location and his artwork has been juried into many national juried shows throughout the past 30 years. Light refreshments will be available during First Weekend.
Ivan Kellys Studio & Gallery is located at 207 East Graham Street, open from noon to 4 pm both days.
And on Main Street, Crow’s Nest Gallery & Studio will feature the works of more than 15 artists. The gallery-space run by assemblage artist Janet Runger always features new and exciting works for viewers to see. Runger's work sets the tone for the space, leading gallery-goers into microcosms of fantasy. Also shown in the gallery are the works of Alice Haga, fused glass; Paula Teplitz, sculptural jellyfish mobiles; Jeff Gibford, digitally manipulated photographs; Veta Bakhtina, oil paintings; Sylvia Hosie, wildlife photography; Val Bolen, ceramics and glass mosaics; Tish Epperson, watercolors; and Susan Jones, woven fiber jellyfish.
Crow’s Nest Gallery & Studio is located at 305 N. Main Street and is open from 10 am to 5 pm during First Weekend.