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Lopez Artist Guild
Representing Artists of Lopez Island

The Lopez Artist Guild is a Washington state non-profit organization actively sponsoring Visual Arts in shows, events, workshops and scholarships.

NOW AVAILABLE On the ferries: You can now find our new rack card describing the schedule of Art happenings on Lopez Island this summer! Card is also available at nearby Chambers of Commerce, Tourist points of interest, & Convention Centers/Seattle area.


Upcoming Events and News
Lopez Artist Guild are featuring Art Shows at the Lopez Community Center for the Arts for 2007. Each show runs six weeks. Opening nights are on Friday Nights from 5-7pm on the following show opening dates.

A line is a dot that traveled, Show begins: March 30th
Opening Night: March 30th, 5-7 pm

Art and Textiles - Show begins: May 11
Opening Night: May 11th, 5-7 pm

Creatures - Show begins: June 22
Opening Night: June 23th, 5-7 pm

Void - Show begins: August 3
Opening Night: August 3rd 5-7 pm

Motion - Show begins: September 21
Opening Night: September 21st 5-7 pm

Anything goes - Show begins: November 16
Opening Night: November 16 5-7 pm

 
Special Event Dates & Items
Interactive Exhibit: March 3 - April 13th 2007

Orientation to Place: Literature, Landscape and Psyche an exploration through the art of landscape architectural sketches, paintings, photographs and works in glass. Works by Aurore Maren

At Lopez Library March 3 - April 13th 2007

Artist's Talk on themes behind work with short slide show. Wednesday March 21st in Lopez Library Conference Room 6:30- 7:00 Talk 7- 8 Q and R's and Reception


The First Annual LOPEZ ARTS FEST - June 30 - July 7, 2007

Event Schedule for Lopez Arts Fest MS Word document format

The Lopez Artist Guild will offer all comers a full palette of arts events around the big Fourth of July celebration on Lopez Island in 2007. The many events will include fine arts and crafts, textiles, music, dancing, live performances, writers' reads, kids' art and lots of public participation.

The festival will kick off Saturday June 30th with an exciting circus event in Lopez Center for Community and the Arts and finish the following Saturday July 7th with a Fine Arts Gala, including extraordinary Lopez cuisine and entertainment and a fine arts auction. A percentage of the proceeds from the festival will benefit the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.

Lopez Arts Fest 2007The icon of the Arts Fest will be that of a Salmon. Renditions will be created by local artists in a wide variety of media, displayed by local merchants and auctioned at the week's concluding Gala. Artists will also take part in the popular Lopez Island July 4th parade, which will be followed in the evening by the spectacular Lopez fireworks show.

The goal of the Lopez Artist Guild is to showcase to a wider public the artistic talent in the San Juan Islands.

For information contact Tim Maxson (360) 468-2498 or Lopez Island Chamber of Commerce website: www.lopezisland.com

Poster by Kate Scott

LOPEZ ARTS EXPERIENCE
Artistic Adventures In A Spectacular Setting

Realize your creative dream this Fall on Lopez Island, in the heart of the San Juan Islands in Washington State - Dates for 2007 are comng Soon!

"Currents" Book:

"Currents," a joint effort of LAG and the Lopez Writers Guild, is on sale at Chimera Gallery and Islehaven Books in Lopez Village, at Darvill’s Books in Eastsound and via the Lopez Writers Guild website (go to lopezwritersguild.org and click on SHARK REEF). The paperback book features fiction, memoir, poetry and essay from past issues of SHARK REEF, the Guild’s online literary magazine, and includes sixteen pages of art from LAG members, in both color and black and white.

 
Lopez Center for Community and the Arts Location

The Lopez artist Guild exhibits the artists works at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Monthly exibits are typically scheduled March through November.

Lopez Center for Community and the Arts The Center is located in Lopez Village.

Center hours:
Weekdays:
Tuesday - Friday
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


Photo: Gregg Blomberg.
 
Memberships

Memberships dues are annual and can be mailed to the address below.
Annual dues are due April 1st and can be sent to:

Lopez Artist Guild
P.O.Box 767
Lopez Island, WA 98261

Lopez Artists by Medium 2006:
Looking to contact a Lopez Artist Guild artist? We happen to have the most current list of Lopez artists for your refrence. This list is expected to be updated on a regular basis. Please contact Raiti Wearness to be added or removed from our list.

 
2007 Officer Contact List:

President: Raiti Waerness, Phone: 468-4868, raitiwae@aol.com

V.P.: Karen Hattmann, Phone: 468-2031, karenquacks@rockisland.com

Treasurer: Rod Duncan, Phone: 468-3588, karenrod@aol.com

Newsletter: Meg Singer, Phone: 468-4033, randm@rockisland.com

 


Lopez Artist Guild
Contact Information:

Phone: 360.468-4868
Address:
P.O.Box 767
Lopez Island
WA 98261
 

2007 Officers:

·President:
 Raiti Waerness

·Vice President:
 Karen Hattmann

·Treasurer:
 Rod Duncan

·Newsletter:
 Meg Singer



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