is presented by members of the Fortuna business community and is open for all Fortuna businesses to display the work of local artists. Receptions for artists, exhibits and/or performances are from 5-8 p.m. BODY WORKS FITNESS CENTER 1156 Main St. Free fitness day. CORNERSTONE REALTY 1131 Main St. Elaine Gredassoff, watercolors. DAKOTA’S DESIGNS 1040 Main […]
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Attention Starving Artists
Just because van Gogh died in penury and obscurity doesn’t mean you have to. For one thing, Fortuna First Friday is looking for more artists to show at a number of local businesses. Email fortunadowntown@sbcglobal.net and find a home for your masterpieces. Already got a show booked? The Humboldt Arts Council is taking grant applications […]
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Jack Mays
The ghouls, scalpels clutched in their gnarl-boned fists, hover over the operating table upon which Jack Mays, chest rent open, twists in torture. “After this procedure,” the ghouls gloat, “you’ll live another day and a half!” That’s one imaginary scene for a cartoon that Mays, the revered and feared longtime Ferndale artist and editorial cartoonist, […]
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I’m Vic James!
On a wall in a gallery, there’s no safety net. It’s not like the front of a refrigerator — mom’s soothing words making you feel good about your finger painting. No, no. Once that painting is hung on a white wall, the artist is exposed and vulnerable. Maybe that’s why Jim McVicker, one of Humboldt’s […]
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Done Fishing
While you’re out at Arts Alive in Eureka tonight, look up. Turns out those Escher-esque fish on the side of Scrapper’s Edge weren’t all there before. Kati Texas, Director of the Rural Burl Mural Bureau (like a mouthful of marshmallows) and her team of teen artists have completed the “Fishstellation” on the side of Scrapper’s […]
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Multiplicity in a Post-singularity World
Some artists work in fastidious repetition, creating works that rarely deviate from whatever prescribed formula they’ve set for themselves. Ananda Oliveri is not one of those artists. He freely admits that his work is all over the place, recklessly mixing materials and wrestling with different formats. It’s no surprise then that his new show, “The […]
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive!
Presented by the Humboldt Arts Council and Eureka Main Street. Opening receptions for artists, exhibits and/or performances are held the first Saturday of each month. Phone (707) 442-9054 or go to www.eurekamainstreet.org for more information or to have an exhibit or performance included. 2. HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL at the Morris Graves Museum of Art 636 […]
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Blue Lake’s Rise Continues
Fantastic news from Blue Lake – Dell’Arte gave out 10 Blue Lake Rising grants last night following the inaugural Mad River Alliance Steelhead Days event. Blue Lake resident and musician Claire Reynolds shared an overview of the awards, including one bestowed on her band, Patronus. “The projects ranged from the Old Crows’ plan to put […]
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Third Friday McKinleyville Arts Night
A celebration of local art and artists, music, food and fun. McKinleyville Art Night is open for all McKinleyville businesses to display work from local artists on the third Friday of each month. For more information, call 834-6460 or visit www.mckinleyvilleartsnight.com. 1. SILVER LINING 3561 Boeing Ave. #D (at the California Redwood Coast Airport). Landscapes […]
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Local Color
Arts! Arcata is … Well, it just always is. Arcata has talented artists, supportive businesses and even a fine symbiosis of both in the Arcata Artisans cooperative. HSU’s art major is historically popular, and live music offers cheer in several stores. Despite all this, the event remains Jan Brady to Eureka’s Marsha. Which is all […]
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Second Friday Arts! Arcata
Arts! Arcata is Arcata Main Street’s monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, held at more than 30 participating locations in Arcata. Visit www.artsarcata.com for even more information about the event or call (707) 822-4500. ARCATA ARTISANS 883 H St. Betsy Roberts, metalwork; Jim Lowry, photography; John Wesa, paintings and prints; Patricia Sennott, paintings and […]
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#BlueLakeRising aka Artists, Get Your Grant On!
Are you an artist? Are you good with more mundane forms of paperwork, such as grant applications? Do you love Blue Lake? Are you part of Blue Lake? If you answered “yes,” to most of the above questions, then has Dell’Arte got an opportunity for you! Check it: Blue Lake Rising Grant Program Dell’Arte International […]