35th Annual Stormy Weather Arts Festival November 4-6 2022
For 35 years, the Stormy Weather Arts Festival on the first weekend in November has been one of Cannon Beach’s most popular events . You can immerse yourself in the creative culture that has long been a part of this community recognized as one of the 100 best art towns in America. The weekend offers musical performances and gallery events with the opportunity to meet renowned artists, see their latest works or watch them demonstrate their techniques.
Enjoy a variety of gallery receptions, artist demonstrations, and paint classes, and catch free live musical performances with regional musicians at outdoor venues throughout the town. Cannon Beach is home to more than a dozen art galleries. Many of their most successful national and regional artists and prominent local artists will be showcased during the festival.
Here is a gallery by gallery rundown of featured artists and events:
Bronze Coast Gallery
This year Bronze Coast Gallery is honored to be hosting five of our remarkably talented artists, which include:
Dan Chen, from Eugene, Oregon, has drawn on his experiences with the eastern and western disciplines of art to create sculptures that are both pleasing and dramatic.
David Crawford, from Halfway, Oregon, takes inspiration from people and things both in and outside of the ‘fine arts’ disciplines while drawing on his rural upbringing to create stunning sculptures.
Jim Eppler, from Lubbock, Texas, known for his incredible life-size sculpted ravens, in addition to many others of the wild animal residents of Texas.
Robert Rogers, also from Lubbock, a master jeweler who infuses enormous respect for the mysticism and traditions of the Southwest in his bronze and silver creations.
Hans Schiebold, from Tigard, Oregon, who has perfected his work over more than sixty years as an artist. His richly textured mixed-media paintings have been collected all over the country.
Gallery Hours:
11/4/22 Gallery open 10am-6pm
11/5/22 Gallery open 10am-5pm; Artists’ reception 5-8pm
11/6/22 Gallery open 10am-5pm
Cannon Beach Gallery
During the Stormy Weather Arts Festival the Cannon Beach Gallery will be featuring our annual Miniature Exhibition. This show features work by local and regional artists that measures 6×6” inches or less and will run from Nov 2 – Dec 31, 2022.
The gallery reception for this event will take place Saturday, November 5 from 4:30 – 6:30 PM during our “Tailgating for the Arts” fundraiser.
“Tailgating for the Arts” details; Imagine Arts and Sports meeting in a fun-filled weekend of art themed games, raffles and a silent auction! Our Ref will blow the whistle to announce Flash raffles! Halftime music will inspire Beavers and Ducks.Winners of beautiful Silent Auction art will be announced on Sunday at 1pm. Concessions will be available! Come often and play often! Purchase Raffle Tickets: $1 or 6/$5.
DragonFire Gallery
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Gallery doors open from 10am-6pm with a dynamic exhibition of acrylic and mixed media from our three featured festival artists. Painters Leon Lowman, Theresa Andreas-O’Leary, and Virginia Leonnig all bring highly original inspirations and techniques to their art. Come be inspired!
4-6pm: Meet the Artists at a wine & chocolate reception and enjoy the depth and variety of their festival work. Live music provided by Portland guitarist Jason Okamoto. A self-taught musician and composer, he combines elements of bossa nova, flamenco, and French gypsy jazz.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Gallery doors open from 10am – 7pm. The featured artists will be in the gallery to talk about their work and conduct demonstrations from 11am-3pm.
4-7pm Festival Reception with gallery artists, great conversation, and food & wine. Enjoy guitar and vocals from local favorite Bucky Pottschmidt. A talented songwriter, Bucky presents his own original pieces as well as established favorites.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Gallery doors open from 10am-5pm.11am-2pm Mingle with artists in the gallery and enjoy coffee, tea, and lite bites. Live guitar music provided by Portland composer and songwriter John Silliman Dodge.
Icefire Glassworks
Friday Nov. 4
10:00 am to 6:00 pm: Our doors open to showcase work by our featured artists: Mark Gordon, Jeff & Heather Thompson, Laura Bowker and David Haberer.
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Artists’ reception, conversations and demonstrations, featuring bead maker/glass texturizer Laura Bowker and glass fuser David Haberer.
Saturday Nov. 5
9:00 am to 10:30 am: Breakfast reception
10:30 am to 4:00 pm: Artists’ demonstrations featuring glass blower Mark Gordon, and hot-sculptors Jeff and Heather Thompson
Sunday Nov. 6
10:00 am: Artists’ reception featuring a demonstration by Laura Bowker.
Images of the West
Randall Hodges Photography
World Renown Photographer Randall J Hodges will be in the Images of the West Gallery All three days of the Stormy Weather Arts Festival. He will be sharing his latest work and telling stories of his latest adventures. He will also be showing the back of his camera and giving talks on photography techniques.
Jeffrey Hull Gallery
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 The Jeffrey Hull Gallery will be releasing new original artwork and a new Giclee print and will also have an artist reception from 5 to 7 PM.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Open house reception from 4 to 7 PM.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Coffee with the artist 10 AM.
Miksa
Friday Opening Reception from 3 to 6 pm , wine and appetizers and a first look at the Stormy Weather collections by over a dozen Northwest artists.
Saturday wine tasting by Roshni vineyards of McMinnville, Oregon from 2 to 6 PM
Sunday “Embrace the Storm” yoga class with local yogi Kathleen Callan, 8:30 to 9:30 AM.
Northwest By Northwest Gallery
Northwest By Northwest Gallery Celebrates their 35th Stormy Weather Arts Festival
*In the gallery masks are required for Public Safety* THANK YOU (masks are available at entrance)
Friday November 4th 2 to 5pm
• Ann Fleming. Bronze Sculptor Public Artist. “Midori” signature work.
• Don Stastny. Bronze Sculptor & Architect. “Warm Springs Museum”.
• Hazel Schlesinger. Contemporary & Plein Air Paintings. People’s ChoiceWinner.
• ”HARRO”. Mixed Media
Saturday November 5th 1 to 5pm
• Ann Fleming. Figurative & Narrative Bronze.
• Hazel Schlesinger. Plein Air & Contemporary Paintings.
• “HARRO”. Mixed Media
• Laura O’Brien. Contemporary Paintings.
New Work by NW By NW GALLERY Artists
• Kiln Formed Glass Paintings of Angelita Surmon.
• Earth & Ocean Ceramics.
• Christopher Burkett. Master of Fine Art Film Photography.
• New Collection of Bronze Sculpture by Georgia Gerber.• Ivan McLean “Sphere” & “Re-Invention” in our Sculpture Garden
White Bird Gallery
November 4th 4:00 – 6:00 pm: Opening of New Exhibition celebrating paper and mixed media artist who use innovative techniques in their creations.
November 5th 11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Altered Book Gallery Demo with Valerie Savarie. Valerie creates one of a kind sculpture from vintage books by cutting pages one at a time to reveal shapes, imagery and new narratives. 2:30pm – 4:30pm: Live music with Local Guitarist Wes Wahrmund. 5:00pm – 7:00pm: Gallery Reception with Mixed Media Artists.
November 6th 11:00 am – 5:00pm: New Mixed Media Exhibition continues through December 20. Featuring Altered Book Sculpture by Valerie Savarie, New Assemblage sculpture by local artist Dmitri Swain, recent work on paper by Robert Schlegel (1947-2021), Encaustic Collage with Handmade paper by Barb Campbell, Ceramic & Steel sculptures by Robin & John Gumaelius, and Paper, Fabric and mixed media artworks by Helga Winter.
