It’s time to go green for First Friday Art Walk Sequim
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 2, 2022
On March 4, reveal an invigorating evening filled with green apparel and hints of promising starts, spring sprouting, motivated anticipation and revitalized good fortune during March’s First Friday Art Walk Sequim, complete with a “green” color theme.
Discover newfangled art and imaginative folks supporting the option to decorate and dress in all shades of green while on a stroll on the town with friends. Look for glowing luminaries, as event organizers are also celebrating the Sequim Sunshine Festival.
First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun, free, self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim 5-8 p.m. the first Friday of every month. Visit SequimArtWalk.com to download and print your own map, find special events, links and how to be part of art.
Initiated in 2006, the Art Walk is an encouraging and educational arts event sponsored and produced by Renne Emiko Brock with a mission to create approachable, accessible art and cultural venues that encourage the community to connect and celebrate expression and diversity.
Enjoy the arts and culture of Sequim safely: not all venues are open fully with the slow start of the return of the evening activities of Sequim Art Walk, so please visit them when they are open.
Special events
The Sequim Sunshine Festival encourages people to get out, have some fun, explore our beautiful town and discover something new. Details for this two day event at visitsunnysequim.com/263/Sequim-Sunshine-Festival and in this edition of the Gazette.
Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures, 121 W Washington St., is showcasing joyfully talented artist Sarah Necco. A professional artist and photographer local to the Olympic Peninsula, Necco says she has been creating art her whole life and enjoy working in a variety of mediums, as well as photography and making jewelry. “Most of my work is inspired by my love for flowers, nature, and landscapes,” Necco says.
Pacific Mist — Books, Cards & Gifts, 122 W. Washington St., hosts tumble and tide artist Pam Bauer and author Bertha Cooper during the art walk. Cooper’s most recent book, “Women, We Are Only Old Once,” offers “the wisdom below the years we’ve lived and the power that comes with making our own choices about our aging selves.” Cooper will be available to chat about the books and her experiences in writing, and books will be available for sale and personalized autograph. Bauer is a Port Townsend artist who works with the stones and shells she finds on the beach to make one-of-a-kind jewelry and accessories.
Locally created gifts don Cedarbrook Lavender Gift Shop, 120 W. Washington St., has delightful farm fresh lavender creations, treats and inspired vintage décor items.
The City Arts Advisory Commission hosts the High Schools of the Olympic Peninsula Creative Crafts & Art Exhibit at the Sequim Civic Center at 152 W. Cedar St.
Blue Whole Gallery at 129 W Washington St. features the exhibition “Welcome Spring!” featured artists of March are driftwood artist John Bertholl and the late Karen Rozbicki Stringer (1957-2021), a fine art photographer. Members of the artist co-op gallery invite the community to the new exhibit in welcoming the arrival of spring. Bertholl creates expressive sculptures that converse directly with viewers. Because of his love for driftwood, he applies techniques that revive the essence of the wood. A gallery member for eight years, Stringer died last year after a prolonged illness. As a fine art photographer, Stringer sought to convey in her work “a sense of calm, tranquility, melancholy, rapture, or humor.” Mary Franchini and Lynne Armstrong, veteran member artists will curate her exhibit.
Sequim Museum & Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave., features artists Sherrie Cerutti and Ken Kennedy in the Judith McInnes Tozzer Gallery. Cerutti has been a photographer her whole life, starting out with 35 mm and eventually moving to video. She retired from broadcast news after 30 years and now lives in Port Angeles. She joined the Olympic Peaks Camera Club two years ago and has returned to her true passion, “still” photography. Kennedy, who retired to Sequim in 2017, noted, “[my] interests in photography are varied as I enjoy many different types of photography. I like hiking in Olympic National Park and the National Forest taking landscape and nature images.”
Sequim Spice and Tea, 139 W. Washington St., has heart-filled unique art including glass, pottery, illustration and photography of local artists. You can also find artful, creative tea blends, colorful and fun tea pots and cups, and cheerful culinary gifts.
From 6-8 p.m., Rainshadow Café, 157 W. Cedar St., has live music with Dawn & Steve. Come sing your favorite songs with a full menu and drinks to enjoy. Some dancing is encouraged too. Rainshadow Café is also hosting Mike Biskup’s art for March (see mikebiskup.com).
From 5-7:30 p.m., Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County’s Sequim Habitat Boutique Store, 213 E. Washington St., has a local artist and live music by The OG.
For more
To participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim map, listing and website, contact Brock at 360-460-3023 or renne@uniqueasyou.com. Artists of any media are encouraged to get information to her for publicity and opportunities.
To create inclusion between venues, artists and audience, everyone is encouraged to participate in the Art Walk’s monthly themes as a fun community activity in any creative form they wish to express it. January is silver, February is red, March is green, April is pink, May is aqua, June is white, July is purple, August is yellow, September is blue, October is orange, November is brown and December is gold.
Join the Art Walk Facebook page at facebook.com/sequimartwalk.
First Friday Art Walk Sequim
When: 5-8 p.m. March 4
Location: Various venues near downtown Sequim
On the web: SequimArtWalk.com
