Ryan & Friends Fine Art in Coupeville started SATURDAY SALONS. From 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 6, author and artist Susan Zwinger, of Langley, will share her process of illustrated journaling.
In celebration of Sno-Isle Libraries’ 50th anniversary, Oak Harbor Library displays artwork by textile artists ARLENE ANDERSON, MARY BURKS, PAT MORSE, DIANE REARDON and LARKIN JEAN VAN HORN.
“A Healing Response to Addiction” will be the topic of the next audio chat hosted by the Christian Science Reading Room in Oak Harbor at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Bible Baptist Church will present an evening of Christian music with Abigail Miller and her family at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. There is no charge to attend. Learn more about Miller and her music at abigailmiller.com.
The following are some events happening on Whidbey. Here is your chance to learn a new skill, meet new people or just have fun!
It takes a village to support art education.
That’s what the founders of Pacific Northwest Art School in Coupeville believed when they started the school in 1986.
Their backgrounds in art were diverse but they had a common goal: an art school that embraced multiple disciplines and brought students of all ages, respected instructors and masters together in an atmosphere of collaboration and learning.
As a documentary filmmaker, Kathleen Jo Ryan has braved the rapids of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon several times to tell the stories of people facing that life-changing experience.
Now she’s staying closer to home, and using her gifts to tell a new story about herself and her art.
She’s enlisted the help of family and friends to launch a new venture, Kathleen Jo Ryan and Friends Studio/Gallery in the former location of artist Ann Wilson’s Coupe d’Art at 902 N.E. Center St. in Coupeville.
Harvest Happening, this year’s annual fundraiser for the Pacific NorthWest Art School, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Coupeville Recreation Hall.
’Tis the season for silly scarecrows.
Celebrate autumn and the approach of Halloween and Thanksgiving by handcrafting a unique scarecrow at the Island County Fairgrounds in Langley. The second annual Scarecrow Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4.
It’s time for an annual Coupeville spooky tradition: Scarecrow Corridor 2012. The theme for this year’s event is “Old Sea Captains.” Anyone can enter the contest.
The Rob Schouten Gallery will hold an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at its Greenbank Farm location.
Featured will be the work of respected sumi artist Angie Dixon, with her first exhibition of new work following a 10-year hiatus. This show combines the traditional expression of Asian brush and ink painting, also known as sumi painting, with Dixon’s own expression that uses traditional materials in non-traditional ways.
Beginning in October, Whidbey Art Gallery will begin featuring some of its artists’ work at the USELESS BAY TASTING ROOM.
The WHIDBEY OPEN STUDIO TOUR is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6 and 7. Visit artists’ studios all over Whidbey Island. For a map and details, visit www.islandartscouncil.org.
