VISUAL ARTS REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Salon Refu owner Susan Christion posted this on Facebook: “I have an art gallery, Salon Refu. This evening we finished installing a quiet, enticing, initially mysterious show of works by Shaw Osha, my friend and an important artist. Sometimes I don’t understand what Shaw is doing …
by Christian Carvajal for OLY ARTS The Terry Twins, Lesa and Mona, will play music for stringed instruments at Salon Refu. The gallery is displaying landscapes by Olympia-based artist Barlow Palminteri as well as sculptural works in progress by textile artist and sculptor Lucy Gentry. Refreshments will be served, and the twins’ music CDs will …
by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS EDITOR’S NOTE: This event was cancelled by the venue on Aug. 4. — Olympia painter Barlow Palminteri graces the walls of Salon Refu with a series of paintings of his backyard. “Everything was within 500 feet of the house,” Palminteri says. The gallery will be filled with paintings and …
Tuesday, July 5 marks the opening of South Puget Sound Community College’s 2016 Juried Exhibition, with opening reception and awards presentation July 7. The Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition is organized by the college’s gallery, located in the Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts. Artists who reside in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, …