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Central
Maryhill Museum of Art Maryhill Museum
of Art is proud to
announce an upcoming exhibition, Percy
L. Manser: Grandeur and Light, which will
open on March 15th and run through
July 6th. Percy Manser (1886-1973), an
outstanding regionalist of his day, lived
and worked in Hood River, Oregon between
1917 and his death in 1973. Born
and educated in England, he moved to
the Hood River Valley by way of Canada
to become a fruit farmer. Inspired by the
grandeur of the mountains and valleys of
the region, he began to paint landscapes
that quickly became widely popular with
residents throughout the Columbia River
Gorge. The year 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the first solo exhibition of
his work at Maryhill and the museum is
commemorating it with a retrospective
of the artist's work that includes more
than 40 paintings, photographs and documents.
For more information visit www.maryhillmuseum.org.
Yakima Valley Museum Western movie posters and artifacts from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. This exhibit will also feature local stories connected with Hollywood westerns such as The Hanging Tree, Yakima Canutt and Nipo Strongheart. This exhibit is made possible through the generous support of Yakima Theatres, Inc.
Northwest
Whatcom Museum of History & Art Whatcom Museum of History & Art celebrates the 35th year of the Jacobs Research Fund with a special exhibition, The Melville Jacobs Legacy. This exhibition provides insight into the life and work of Melville Jacobs and his many contributions to the fields of linguistics and folklore, plus some of the unique artifacts collected during his research, as well as highlights of various projects funded over the years by the Jacobs Research Fund. Melville Jacobs began his field research on the Yakima Reservation in 1926, under the direction of famed anthropologist Franz Boaz. His goal was to document the Sahaptin language and to prepare a translation of its grammar, a life-long quest that involved finding and recording the last surviving speakers of native languages of the Northwest Coast. This exhibit will run through August 16, 2008.
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center Port Angeles Fine Arts Center will feature ArtPaths: Portfolio, now in its third year, has established itself as an opportunity that young Peninsula artists eagerly look forward to each spring. Coming on the heels of Strait Art, PAFAC's adult portfolio exhibition, it rounds out the picture of the Peninsula art scene with a glimpse of the future. Curated by PAFAC education director Barbara Slavik, the show features a small ensemble of works by each of 22 of the region's most promising student artists from the Port Angeles, Sequim, Crescent, Quillayute Valley and Cape Flattery school districts. The aim of the show is to instill a sense of professionalism in ambitious students and to stimulate the production of a coherent portfolio that will demonstrate their talents and hopefully launch them along future art paths. Slavik works closely with the art teachers and students in weekly sessions from February up to the show's opening, helping the young artists develop their work and prepare for an effective and professional display. The exhibit will open on May 18th and will run through July 6th.
Olympic Peninsula & San Juan Islands
Clallam County Historical Society Clallam County Historical Society has opened a major new photographic exhibit in the lower gallery of the Museum at the Carnegie in Port Angeles, titled A Walk in the Woods, 80 Years of Rayonier, coordinated by Michelle Verlander of Rayonier Industries. This exhibit may be seen until the middle of September 2008 when it will be replaced by a Fiber Arts collection that is in the planning stages. The Society is celebrating its 60th Anniversary since its founding in 1948 and several events are scheduled throughout this year, under the leadership of long-time member Virginia Fitzpatrick. A summer picnic to honor past and present volunteers and a reception at the Carnegie honoring authors who have written books about Clallam County are two of the events members can look forward to attending. New computers have recently been added to our administrative office as we begin a major effort to enter our collections into the Museum Software database under the guidance of Rowann Osborne, our newest Board member and volunteer. We hope to benefit from the many things we learned at the WMA meeting in Wenatchee last June.
