Second Story Gallery will invite
back some favorite artists in May as it helps the Camas Public Library celebrate the
10th anniversary of its renovation. Returning artists will bring 30 new works
to a show titled 30 Into
10.
The reunion is
meant to showcase the high caliber of art seen in the gallery since its
inception. At the same time, it will bring patrons up to date with what some of
their favorite local artists are currently creating as part of the 10th
anniversary festivities.
The Gallery was created in the
library shortly after the doors were opened on the expanded building that is
known as the heart of the community. The upstairs space was specifically
designed to serve as an art gallery and has been outfitted with a professional
hanging system and lighting that is similar to world-class museums. It serves
as a foyer for two community meeting rooms with monthly exhibits produced by an
all-volunteer Board of Governors.
The May show will offer a wide
range of art, from nature photography to abstract work, watercolors, oil
painting, and pottery. Photographers who will bring new pieces are Sandy
Caldwell, Mari Coryell, Joel Emanuel, Ray Klein, Kirsten Muskat, Reinhold
Schable and Lois Settlemeyer. Painters are Carol Bietsch, Sally Lemon, Linda
McCulloch, Corinne McWilliams, Judith Sanders-Wood, Katey Sandy, Barbara
VanNostern and Tom Wheeler.
Also represented will be Dave and
Boni Deal, Camas potters who have had a raku triptych permanently installed on
the main floor of the library building since the doors opened to the new
addition in 2003.
The show will continue through
May 31 at 625 NE 4th Avenue in Camas. The gallery is open during regular
library hours, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday.
