Friday Reception News Today

Untitled at the Denver Art Museum, Lonnie Hanson at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, spirit guides at the Denver Botanic Gardens and more.

Abstract Art Collective will hold the Surviving to Thriving Art Sale Fundraiser, a month-long exhibit to benefit the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF).

The new year starts with new artistic directions — many headed West, since this is Stock Show season.

Local galleries celebrate the season, showcasing new work by established and emerging artists

Spring is in the air, and soon all the snow and mud will be replaced by splashes of color. Stop by Homer’s art galleries and take in First Friday Opening Receptions to see what artists have been up to this winter.

‘Tis the season to enjoy holiday traditions, like skating on Beluga Lake, taking in the Christmas tree lighting events, preparing your favorite cookie recipe, writing cards, getting tickets to the Nutcracker Ballet, and making plans to attend Homer’s Nutcracker Faire. Between the Faire and December’s Art Gallery First Friday, you are sure to find something for all the loved ones on your holiday shopping list.

First Friday for November shows that as the season grows colder, Homer’s art scene continues to warm with the fire of creativity. New exhibits this month includes an exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center of sculptures created using computer technology as well as woodworking made in the old school method by master artists in shows at the Art Shop Gallery, Grace Ridge Brewing and Ptarmigan Arts.

Homer’s art scene delivers

Although school is back in session, the fireweed has gone to fluff and the Labor Day weekend heralds the traditional end of the summer season, First Friday still thrives in September. Galleries feature shows by new and returning artists. Bunnell Street Arts Center has a solo-show by Indigenous artist Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich that looks at “the transformative power of adaptation to one’s environment,” she writes.

August First Friday shows feature an artist new to the Homer art scene among a solid collection of well-known southern Kenai Peninsula and Alaska artists. Ptarmigan Arts, an artists co-op, features the photography of its newest member, Blaine Wright. At the Art Shop Gallery, veteran photographer and author Taz Tally has five new black-and-white photos taken on his many hiking and skiing trips around Alaska.