Spring Unveiling-Cannon Beach Gallery Group-Cannon Beach Oregon

Welcome to the 10th Annual
Spring Unveiling Art Festival Weekend
April 30, May 1, & 2, 2010

The members of the Cannon Beach Gallery Group invite you to play along the shores of Cannon Beach and in the varied and beautiful galleries of our town. Nestled between the wild ocean and the coastal mountains Cannon Beach offers art and craft ranging from the playful to the sublime.

On April 30, May 1st, and 2nd, 2010 each gallery will spotlight new work by their chosen artists. Unveilings demos and receptions take place all weekend long, making this event an unparalleled experience for the art lover.

Below is our weekend schedule of events.

Hope to see you here!

10th Annual Spring Unveiling
Weekend Schedule

Friday, April 30

Time	Location	Artists/Event
3:30pm	Northwest By Northwest Gallery	Lillian Pitt
4:00pm	Haystack Gallery	Mike Smith Unveiling
4:00-6:00pm	DragonFire Gallery	Collectors Preview
4:30-5:30pm	Icefire Glassworks	Sneak Peek
5:00pm	Northwest By Northwest Gallery	Christopher Burkett
5:30pm	Jeffrey Hull Gallery	Jeffrey Hull unveils new work
6:00pm	George Vetter FotoArt	George Vetter unveiling & drawing
7:00pm	Bronze Coast Gallery	Matthew Gray Palmer

Saturday, May 1
10:00am	Sculpture Without Walls	Voting Begins at the Outdoor Sculpture Sites around town.
11:00am	Bronze Coast Gallery	Sally Kimp
11:30am	Modern Villa Gallery	David Wight
Noon	Lunch Break
1:00pm	Haystack Gallery	Eric Langeliers, Huibert VanDrimmelen
1:30pm	Jeffrey Hull Gallery	Jeffrey Hull
2:00pm	DragonFire Gallery	Chuck Gumpert, Mandy Main, Catherine Foster
2:30pm	IceFire Glassworks	James Kingwell & Suzanne Kindland
3:00pm	Cannon Beach Gallery	Carol Riley, R. Keaney Rathbun
3:30pm	Northwest By Northwest Gallery	Eric Jacobsen, Nelson Davis
4:00pm	George Vetter FotoArt	George Vetter
4:30pm	White Bird Gallery	Randall Tipton, Christopher Mathie
6:00pm	All Galleries	Receptions -

Sunday May 2
10:00am	Haystack Gallery	Sue Howells
11-1:00pm	George Vetter FotoArt	Croissants and orange juice, Noon unveiling and drawing
11-1:00pm	DragonFire Gallery	Light Brunch
12:30pm 1:30pm	Northwest By Northwest Gallery	Georgia Gerber Rob Wurzer

	Bronze Coast Gallery 224 N. Hemlock # 2, Tel:800-430-1055 www.bronzecoastgallery.com email:info@bronzecoastgallery.com We begin the weekend on Friday evening with a presentation by Northwest sculptor Matthew Gray Palmer. Matthew will take us through the major projects of his sculpture career from 7pm-8pm, followed by unveiling of new work. Saturday morning brings a sculpture demonstration by Sally Kimp, followed by unveiling of her new bronze sculptures at 11am. Reception beginning at 6pm Saturday

	Cannon Beach Arts Assoc. 1064 S. Hemlock, Tel:503-436-0744 www.cannonbeacharts.org email:info@cannonbeacharts.org "Birds of a Feather," features new work by Carol Riley, a watercolor painter living on the North Coast and her long time friend, R. Keaney Rathbun, who is a print maker and sculptor from Portland. There will also be performances of the Tom Stoppard play, After Magritte, staged in the gallery throughout the weekend.

	DragonFire Interactive 123 S. Hemlock St., Tel:503-436-1533 DragonFireStudio.com email:dinteractives@qwestoffice.net New work abounds at DragonFire Gallery, led by our three featured artists. Chuck Gumpert’s abstract and figurative mixed media canvases present a dialogue between color and light. Mandy Main’s oils on canvas landscapes are luminous studies of place. Catherine Foster’s molded, embossed and painted copper kimonos glow with inner and reflected light. All three artists will conduct weekend demonstrations.

	George Vetter FotoArt 231 N. Hemlock #113, Tel:503-739-1415 GeorgeVetterFotoArt.com email:george@cannon-beach.net Don’t miss George Vetter’s color-and-texture-rich photography capturing the awesome beauty of Cannon Beach, the Oregon Coast and points beyond. Giclee prints on canvas up to 3’x 4’ for your building, business, office or home. Also at Arriba Gallery. Downtown in Village Centre next to the fountain between Pizza a Fetta and Bella Espresso.

	Haystack Gallery 183 N. Hemlock, Tel:503-436-2547 www.haystackgallery.com email:info@haystackgallery.com Spring arrives Friday afternoon. Celebrate the unveiling of new work by renowned Washington artist Mike Smith. Saturday, Oregon artist Eric Langeliers will be outside the gallery with a demo of his steel sculptures while inside the gallery will be Canadian artist Huibert VanDrimmelen with new work. Sunday, new erergetic and vibrant work by English watercolor artist Sue Howells will be unveiled.

	Icefire Glassworks NE Corner of Hemlock and Gower Streets Tel:503-436-2359 email:icefire@theoregonshore.com Fine blown glass since 1971. Jim Kingwell will show new pieces in his Naissance series, a concept that celebrates new life. Suzanne Kindland’s Brocade Vessels are inspired by complex metallic fabrics. We’ll host our Breakfast Reception Saturday, May 1st at 9:00 A.M., catered by Waves of Grain. Jim and Suzanne will blow glass all weekend.

	Jeffrey Hull Gallery 172 N. Hemlock St, Tel:503.436.2600 www.hullgallery.com email:info@hullgallery.com Cannon Beach Artist Jeffrey Hull has been painting our beautiful coast since 1972. This year he will unveil a large body of NEW Oils and Watercolors and our next Giclèe Print. Jeff will start a Demonstration Painting on Friday and will be in the gallery talking technique & answering questions all weekend.

	Modern Villa Gallery 224 N. Hemlock, Tel:503-436-2428 www.modernvillagallery.com email:info@modernvillagallery.com "Awaken Your Imagination" in our unique and exciting art gallery. Our weekend event will feature artist David Wight with his latest glass wave sculptures in a variety of colors and sizes. David will be demonstrating by help of video his glass blowing techniques. Artists David and Sarah Goodnough will also be on hand to meet and answer questions about their latest creations.

	Northwest By Northwest Gallery 232 N. Spruce Tel:503-436-0741 NWBYNWGALLERY.com email: info@nwbynwgallery.com 3:30 Friday, Lillian Pitt Iconic Native American Sculptor. Petroglyph motif in glass , bronze & ceramic. 5:00 Christopher Burkett. Fine Art Color Landscape Photography. "Luminous Landscapes". Saturday 3:30 Eric Jacobsen. Plein Air Oils. 4:00 Nelson Davis .Assemblage sculptor. Saturday .6:00. Reception. Food Bank Donation $5. Sineann Winery & Bobcat Bob Sunday 12:30 Georgia Gerber. Bronze sculptor. 1:30 Rob Wurzer. Global Folk Art.

	White Bird Gallery 251 N. Hemlock Tel:503.436.2681 www.whitebirdgallery.com email:info@whitebirdgallery.com Randall Tipton’s landscape-based paintings allude to dreamlike states, as complex elements of light and depth are reduced to create a degree of abstraction amongst his recognizable scenes, suggesting something fundamental about nature. Christopher Mathie captures the essence of things by deconstructing images to their most important lines and organic forms - stylizing shapes, energetic movement and emotion into poetic impressions.

Spring Unveiling Weekend April 30, May 1,&2 2010
Stormy Weather Weekend November 5,6,7 2010
Our 2010 Sponsors
Bank of Astoria, Bruce's Candy Kitchen, Coaster Construction, Dena's Shop on the Corner,
JP's Restaurant, Land's End Motel, Martin Hospitality, Mariner Market, The Ocean Lodge,
Pearl Publishing, Pizza a feta, Puppy Love By The Sea,
Purple Moon, Rare Discovery, Sea Ranch Resort, The Waves, The Wine Shack.

Arbor Care, The Bistro Restaurant, The Driftwood Inn, Morris' Fireside Restaurant, Ter Hars,