||| FROM COLLEEN SMITH for ORCAS CENTER |||
The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center welcomes wall art, 3-dimensional work, and wearable fashion made from discarded or found materials for the community show “The Art of Recycling.” There will be a fashion show and artist talk on opening night on Friday, Oct. 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Madrona Room. The show will be up from Oct. 24 to Nov. 18.
Featured artist is Alexis Terry Bouchard, a professionally trained painter and Ikebana artist who grows her own flowers and creates clay vessels, sculptures, and paintings. Her work is inspired by the beauty and bounty of Orcas Island. Alexis offers one-of-a-kind floral arrangements, hand-formed ceramics, and colorful floral paintings, prints and cards for sale through her garden studio, Flower Moon Floral.
Community shows are open to ALL island artists, beginning and experienced alike. The purpose is to showcase island art and celebrate our creative neighbors! To exhibit in a community show, an artist needs to come on the Installation Day (for this show, Oct. 22 from 10:30 a.m. to noon) with their artwork ready to be displayed or hung.
On Installation Day, the artist will fill out two labels including title, artist name, the medium, and the price, (or denoted NFS). One label will be attached to the artwork, the second will be given to the committee. The artist will also fill out an Artist Agreement and Sales Information Sheet if she or he does not already have one on file. All placement and hanging of the art will be done by the VAC.
Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres for the Artist Reception.
To learn more about exhibiting your art, commission structures, and upcoming shows, visit: www.OrcasCenter.org/VAC.
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