The youngest arts scene on Oregon’s North Coast is in its old- est town. Astoria has exploded as an arts community in just the past 20 years. Ricciardi Gallery – Astoria’s first serious commercial gallery – opened in 1988. It is gone, but several galleries have succeeded it. You’ll find contemporary art by emerging and established artists at RiverSea Gallery and nationally eminent work at LightBox Photographic Gallery. Edgy alternative art, often with a touch of whimsy, is at Lunar Boy Gallery. The best op- portunity to see all galleries is the Second Saturday Art Walk, where residents and visitors throng the streets at twilight, meeting the artists, mingling with friends and enjoying the art, refreshments and music in the historic downtown core. Clatsop Community College boasts a world-class art faculty including mixed media artist Royal Nebeker, along with an annual student art show that may surprise you. The college’s annual international juried exhibibition, “Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century,” attracts hundreds of entries for artists all over the
world.For unique art and crafts, don’t miss the Astoria Sunday Market, running from May to October.
Cross the Astoria Bridge into Washington and you’ll enter the realm of artists’ studios throughout the towns of Chinook, Ilwaco, Long Beach and Ocean Park. If yours is a September jaunt, be on the lookout for the Chinook Arts Festival. In II- waco, galleries and studios including those of watercolorist Don Nisbett line the Port of Ilwaco’s picturesque mooring basin. The Saturday Market at the Port of Ilwaco runs from May through September and hosts a number of art and craft vendors. Award-winning watercolorist Eric Wiegardt makes his home in Ocean Park, and the Peninsula Arts Association mounts seasonal shows featuring the talents of dozens of the area’s most creative residents.
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