First Friday Art Walk Sequim
When: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 1
Location: Various venues near downtown Sequim
On the web: SequimArtWalk.com
The Nov. 1 First Friday Art Walk color theme is brown — the color of fall harvest and abundance, turning of the leaves, sweet chocolate and seasonal spicy treats. Find works of art and folks supporting the option to dress in shades of bountiful brown or representations of hearth and harvest as they enjoy an evening on the town with down to earth friends and family.
First Friday Art Walk Sequim is a fun, free, self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim from 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.
Special events
Indulge in “A Sweet Evening of Chocolate” at Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures at 121 W. Washington St. with local flavors from WeDo Fudge, Yvonne’s Chocolates, Seattle Chocolates, Harvey’s Hot Butter Rum Popcorn & Hot Chocolate, Sugar Hill Farms Caramels, Chukar Cherries and much more. Test out chocolates and other sweets to consider for giving delicious gifts of Sequim and Washington state.
The fiber arts exhibition “Irresistible Aesthetics – Beauty, Absorption, & Ideology” along with fiber artists demonstrating their creative techniques and selling their wears at the Sequim Museum & Arts at 544 N Sequim Ave. Fiber vendors include Renne Emiko Brock, Lisa Gilbert, Kathy Martin and Jan Tatom. Artists include Carolyn Abbott, Judy Anderson, Lora Armstrong, Lynn Baritelle, Catherine Bilyard-Eagle, Renne Emiko Brock, Mary Ann Clayton, Betty Cook, Anne Davies, Lauralee DeLuca, Liisa Fagerlund, MarySue French, Nona Giersch, Lisa Gilbert, Janet Green, Stan Green, Marilyn Hiestand, Leslie Hoex, Erica Iseminger, Estelle Jackson, Susan Kroll, Gladis C. Marr, Kathy Martin, Donna McMillen, Brianne Moores, Sherry Nagel, Sue Nylander, Ilse Osier-Forrest, Patti Pattison, Jolene Sanborn, Pauline Schultz, Gloria Skovronsky, Peggy St. George, Jan Tatom, Gail Van Horsen, Marla Varner, Linda Wesseler, Nancy K. Wilcox and Jean Wyatt.
Rainshadow Cafe at 157 W. Cedar St. showcases artist Rachel Knapp with live music with Dawn Martin from 6-8 p.m. “These paintings are a part of my healing process, the beginning of an ongoing journey of self-discovery,” Knapp says. Martin, who studied classical piano and competed in concerto competitions, recently relocated to Sequim from Vail, Colo., where she has been playing regularly as a soloist and with duos, trios and full bands.
At 129 W. Washington St, the Blue Whole Gallery’s exhibition “Emotional Reality and Fantasy” is inspired by the beauty of the surroundings by two Sequim artists: digital artist Marilynn Evans and water media painter Ryoko Toyama. The annual artists’ co-op Gift Gallery for holiday shoppers will also open.
A new venue on the Art Walk, Harbor Audiology and Hearing Center, 538 N. Fifth Ave., hosts members of NOW (North Olympic Watercolorists). In addition to original art hanging, there will be also small prints, miniatures, greeting cards, Christmas ornaments and more.
Wind Rose Cellars, at 143 W. Washington St,. hosts live music with Vinyl Tap. Jay Henry of Diamond Point plays a mixture of songs from the 1960s and 70s. Partner live music and award-winning artfully crafted wines with appetizing tidbits.
The City of Sequim and the City Arts Advisory Commission invite the public to the Sequim Civic Center for the “Tie One On” exhibit at 152 W. Cedar St. Artists represented include Lora Armstrong, Nancy Booth, Jane Burkey, Jeannine Chappell, Patrick Clark, Sharon DelaBarre, Leslie Dickson, Penny Dorothy, Marilynn Evans, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Cindy Fullwiler, Fumie Gage, Anne Grasteit, Eva Kozun, Ernie Kozun, Allyne Lawson, Melissa Mann, Bob Martinson, Debra Olson, Priscilla Patterson, Marcedes Perry-Baar, Susan Schneider, Gloria Skovronsky, Ryoko Toyama and Sandy Wolf.
Also at the Sequim Civic Center at 152 W Cedar Street, treat yourself to the Olympic Peninsula Art Association Fundraiser “Small Wonders” Art Show and Sale in the City of Sequim Council Chambers.
Design2Scan3D and Dungeness Chestnuts team up at the Spruce Building, 207 W. Spruce St., who Art Walk attendees can help the farm celebrate the harvest with Sequim’s first Chestnut Roast at the Design2Scan3D Studio. Try fresh roasted chestnuts and enjoy live music.
Olympic Theatre Arts, at 414 N. Sequim Ave., hosts live music with Sicilian-born concert pianist Giovanni Andolina, who will be performing his own work, “Eleonora della Baronia Concerto” in the OTA Gathering Hall at 5:30 p.m. The performance weaves an original piano concerto together with the prose of a classic Sicilian love story. First Friday at OTA is always free to the public, where the snack and beverage bar will be open.
Decorate with Panache, at 154 W Washington St., is showcasing fine art photographer Jan Kepley. Jan says this about his creative process, “I have been dabbling in the arts all my life, working in many directions: music, writing, painting, photography, recording and food creation,” Kepley says.
For more
To participate as a venue or artist on the Official First Friday Art Walk Sequim map, listing and website, contact Renne Emiko 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.
“Golden Unicorns” by Marilynn Evans, a featured artist at the Blue Whole Gallery in November. Submitted art
“A Walk in the Woods” by Stan Green, a featured artist at the fiber arts exhibition “Irresistible Aesthetics – Beauty, Absorption, & Ideology” at Sequim Museum & Arts. Submitted art
Design2Scan3D and Dungeness Chestnuts celebrate the owners’ first Chestnut Roast on Nov. 1. Submitted photo
“Crossing Clay” by Erica Iseminger, a featured artist at the fiber arts exhibition “Irresistible Aesthetics – Beauty, Absorption, & Ideology” at Sequim Museum & Arts. Submitted art
“King Boletus” by Nona Giersch, a featured artist at the fiber arts exhibition “Irresistible Aesthetics – Beauty, Absorption, & Ideology” at Sequim Museum & Arts. Submitted art
“Night Wave” by Estelle Jackson, a featured artist at the fiber arts exhibition “Irresistible Aesthetics – Beauty, Absorption, & Ideology” at Sequim Museum & Arts. Submitted art
“Steampunk Cat Over London” by Marilynn Evans, a featured artist at the Blue Whole Gallery in November. Submitted art
A painting by Rachel Knapp, the featured artist at Rainshadow Cafe during the Nov. 1 First Friday Art Walk. Submitted art
“Raven’s Gold” by Mary Hughes of NOW (North Olympic Watercolorists), featured artists at Harbor Audiology and Hearing Center during the Nov. 1 First Friday Art Walk. Submitted art
“Tacoma” by Jan Kepley, a featured artist at Decorate with Panache during the Nov. 1 First Friday Art Walk. Submitted photo
The fiber arts exhibition “Irresistible Aesthetics – Beauty, Absorption, & Ideology” comes to the Sequim Museum & Arts for the First Friday Art Walk on Nov. 1. Photo by Marla Varner
