July First Friday at a Glance

LOCATIONS HOSTING A RECEPTION ON JULY 3RD

• Bemidji Community Art Center -The BCAC invites you to their First Friday Art Walk  Opening Reception on July 3rd from 5 to 7pm.  Join us for the CD Release Party for “The Kali Yuga Rag” a CD of recorded poetry by Anthony Swann, featuring a talk and partial reading by the author at 6pm.  In the Galleries: NEW WORK by Davidson, Holden, Jones, Kaul, Knudson and Morgan.
• Headwaters School of Music and the Arts invites you to their July First Friday Art Walk reception from 5 to 7pm featuring “Chasing the Wind” photographer, Brian Grund. 
• Cabin Coffeehouse and Café  featuring self taught artist Audrey Merschman.  Please come meet Audrey at the Cabin Coffeehouse July3rd from 4-6pm. 
• Gallery North presents their Showcase Artist for the month  Tom Hetznecker  and  Featured Artists Kathy Gustafson and Doug Zuehlsdorff, at a reception Friday, July 3rd from 2 to 5 pm.
• Mask & Rose Women’s Theater Collective and the Northwood’s Folk Collective invites you to their First Friday Coffeehouse on July 3rd at the Wild Rose Theater starting at 7:30 PM.  Performer sign-up begins at 6:30 PM, cost is $2.00 single – $5.00 family. 
• Bemidji Public Library Art Wallis pleased to announce that their featured artist for July is artist Janelle Christnesen.  Join us on July 3rd as a part of the First Friday Art Walk from 3 to 5pm. 

LOCATIONS WITH NEW EXHIBIT

• Wild Hare Bistro and Coffee Housepresents the photography of Tyson Kuznia July 3rd through the 29th. 
• Dunn Bros Coffeepresents the work of artist Pat Shough for the month of July. 

LOCATIONS WITH CONTINUING EXHIBITS

• Bad Cat Creations Gallery & Gifts – Bad Cat Creations is a boutique featuring Art & Fine Craft by over 35 different artists and an eclectic selection of fun gifts and contemporary accessories. 
• Beltrami County History Center   The Beltrami County Historical Society, in conjunction with Gallery North, presents “Summer Breeze” at the History Center now through the month of August. 
• Neilson Place – The North Country Health Services Art Committee is pleased to host Natalia Himmirska’s exhibit, titled, “Embrace” on display now through the month of August. 

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June First Friday reception and exhibit

The BCAC was proud to host an opening reception June 5th from 5pm to 7pm  for their latest Exhibit – NEW WORK – featuring new and recent works by Davidson, Holden, Jones, Kaul, Knudson and Morgan.  The exhibit came together as a collection showcasing only local artists in multiple mediums.  Each artists own work stands alone but the collection works together as a whole with recurring themes of color, content and expression.   Collaborative pieces by Marlon Davidson and Don Knudson bring together organic elements with design focused collage pieces.  Ceramic artist Butch Holden plays with the eye by placing geometric shapes on clay forms that he brings together as wall hangings that are decorative as they are functional forms.  Whether it is in 2-D or 3-D, multi media artist Jay B. Jones

"Entry Point" assemblage by J. Jones

work ”represents the many facets of color, pattern and repetition that can be both seen and felt whether actually or abstractly.”  Marley Kaul uses the “garden as methaphor and subject”  in somewhat autobiographical  paintings that reflect experiences in Northern and Southern Minnesota.  With a rich palette of color Kaul is able to ”blend personal symbolism with social and political issues, transforming  simple images into complex metaphors”.  

Marley Kaul visits with Guests at opening.

The duality of Vivienne Morgans life is reflected in large landscape photographs taken in her adopted home of Northern Minnesota.  Originally from England, Morgans roots are evident in her photos of American Landscapes.

NEW WORK can be seen now through August 1st, 2009.  Go  to all artists statements for more information about the work and the artists.

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Call for Artisan Guild Village

The Bemidji Community Art Center is looking for artists, organizations, clubs or guilds interested in participating in an Artisan Guild Village as a part of the 42^nd Annual Art in the Park Art Fair and Centennial Celebration featuring a Pageant Performance both days of the Festival by the “In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre.” 

If you are a weaver, spinner, blacksmith, wood worker, glass blower, do leather work, wheel thrown pottery or any other art and craft by hand that lends itself to a Guild Village setting and do demonstrations or allow hands on experiences for children and/or adults the BCAC would like you to consider participating in this two day event on JULY 18-19, 2009.  This event is made possible in part by the Bemidji Area Arts Endowment and the H.B. and Ina T. Roholt Family Fund.  For more information please contact the BCAC at 218-444-7570 bcac@paulbunyan.net

 BCAC GUILD VILLAGE 2009 APPLICATION FORM

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