The Eureka Street Art Festival is back Aug. 7-14 for round four of beautifying the city with large, colorful murals and other vibrant art. The annual event, whose mission is “to create intentional, accessible art that enlivens public spaces” as well as revitalize parts of the city, focuses on a different areas each year. Its inaugural year […]
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Art Share April Activities with CNPS
The North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society’s 2021 Wildflower Show goes virtual this year, hosting creative, interactive and informational opportunities to appreciate wildflowers all month long during April. On now, enjoy activities such as viewing Little Free Wildflower Art Galleries that will pop up at businesses and homes around the county, leaving […]
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Last Look at Outer Space’s BIPOC Art Show
If you’re in Old Town today, swing by Studio 424 and peer through the windows for a last look at the Outer Space Arcata’ Phantom Gallery Exhibit “All Colors Are Beautiful,” an assemblage of work by 18 local BIPOC artists curated by Taylor Snowberger and Julio Cesar Torres. The window gallery space was donated for the […]
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Zero to Fierce Womxn’s Festival
Playhouse Arts presents the 5th annual Zero to Fierce Womxn’s Festival 2021, happening Monday, March 8 – Sunday, March 14. The festival is chock full of (mostly) Zoom events showcasing local and out of the area performing and visual artists, scholars, chefs, faith leaders, and social activists. As with years past, the festival will break […]
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Artists Dismantling Capitalism Moves Online
Cooperation Humboldt and The Ink People have partnered this year to bring you the fourth Artists Dismantling Capitalism Symposium, taking place online from Feb. 26-28. The symposium features 17 sessions covering a variety of topics from theater to music cooperatives to solidarity economics, spirituality and more. It also marks the virtual launch of the public art […]
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Another Kinetic Cancelation
In an open letter, the folks behind the annual Kinetic Grand Championship, the three-day wild and wooly wheeled adventure across the land and sea of our county, have announced the canceling of this year’s in-person Memorial Day weekend event. “The threat of harm from COVID-19 is all too clear,” the statement reads, and organizers are […]
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North Coast Night Lights: 2020 A New Light Review
The year 2020 was something of an off year. I, for one, took fewer photographs; I simply had less creative energy this year. There was the never-ending pandemic, followed by the raging, record-setting wild fires of summer and fall. On top of that, with very little time to prepare I was asked to teach a […]
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Ink People’s Annual Color Show: Metallic
Blingity bling. Don’t miss the newest online exhibit at www.InkPeople.org: The Ink People’s Annual Color Show: Metallic, now through Jan. 30, online. And by metallic, they mean, “Copper and pewter. Steel and chrome. Traps and grills. Silver and gold. The bling and the mirage. The platinum level. The shiny crayons. It’s industry and androids. It’s […]
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Art & Music – A Weekend Thing
Local musician James Zeller and local artist Emily Reinhart have been keeping the arts alive while hunkering down going all the way back to March when the lockdown went into effect. He’s at the Sanctuary making music and she’s at home in her studio creating art. Together they present Art & Music – A Weekend […]
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North Coast Night Lights: Conjunction – Saturn Overtakes Jupiter
Racing around the sun like slot cars on an elliptical track, Earth was on an inside line and coming around fast. Jupiter and Saturn were in view ahead. Jupiter was taking a much wider line and Saturn was lazily rounding the bend still farther out. Earth would overtake them. Again. The race has been on […]
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Over the Rainbow: A North Coast Fantasy
I’ve been tripping around in the night light of California’s far North Coast for some time now. A lot of nighttime visions have piled up from many late outings, cold nights and wee early mornings. Yet for all of that, this week I had nothing brand new. So the other night I found myself shuffling […]
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Students Share Their Shots of Pandemic Life
The Humboldt County Office of Education announced the winners of the Pandemic Photojournalism Contest, which saw more than 40 local students participate. The winners are: College: Tehila Horowitz Grades 9-12: Ari Alter Grades 6-8: Avery Packer Grades 3-5: Amaya Teraoka Grades Preschool-2: Indiana Jensen Special award from Ellis Art: Stella Saba View all of the […]