Lifestyle
Winter Art Walk
By Marie L Monyak
December 05, 2005
Monday
Ketchikan, Alaska - Parking in the downtown area was scarce on
the evening of Friday, December 2nd for the annual Winter Art
Walk, which was coordinated by the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities
Council. Difficulty in finding a parking space proved to
be an indicator of a very successful event. Local men and
women, bundled in layers of wool, fur and down, didn't appear
bothered by the frigid cold nor the parking challenges.
Ray Troll: "The
man of mystery behind the art" was a direct quote from him.
Photograph by Marie L. Monyak
Over thirteen galleries, museums and shops stayed open late to
accommodate the cheerful holiday shoppers. Hot beverages
to ward off the chill flowed freely, accompanied by hors d'oeuvres
and a wide variety of homemade, mouthwatering desserts.
The Mainstay Gallery is sponsoring "Art Feeds the Spirit
of the Holidays", a food drive to benefit several local
charities. Eric Sivertsen utilized some of the boxed and
canned goods to create an artful display of a bridge. Could
it have been the Golden Gate Bridge, or perhaps one more recently
in the news?
Girls shopping in front
of the Wishing Whale are: Charlotte Glover, Jeanne Sande,
Nancy Tietje, Judy Shoup, Andrea Rusch and Biz Robins.
Photograph by Marie L. Monyak
Lou Anechiarico, the operations manager for Mainstay Gallery
said; "The Art Walk is a celebration of community, it gives
people something to do at a time when it's mostly dark and raining."
Anechiarico also stated; "It's a wonderful opportunity for
the local artists to have their work seen, as well as a chance
for people to do their holiday shopping after work when stores
would normally be closed."
Dick and Margo Miller
at Scanlon's standing next to his painting "Old Friends".
Photograph by Marie L. Monyak
Many of the shops had one or more featured artists present to
answer questions or sign autographs. Just to mention a
few; artist Dick Miller and his lovely wife Margo graced Scanlon
Gallery with a showing of his work. The man of mystery
behind the art; Ray Troll, was busy autographing books at the
Soho Coho. And at the Tongass Historical Museum, Evon Zerbetz
was available to discuss her exhibit; Raucous! Everything
Raven.
Every shop along the way had
their own unique agenda, but you could find one thing in common
no matter where you stopped; local folks being themselves, chatting,
visiting, renewing old friendships and enjoying a night out on
the town.
Marie Monyak
is a freelance writer living in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Contact Marie at mlmx1@hotmail.com
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