SEQUIM — Your eyes have an appetite for art, but you’re not inclined to spend too much time inside a gallery while the sun’s out.
Instead, you might like a walk in the woods over a big river.
For this, there is Art in the Park, an annual convergence of art and the natural world, at Railroad Bridge Park.
The five-day event takes place at the park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, this Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 5.
An article in Friday’s Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly arts and entertainment guide, erroneously said the festival was scheduled this past weekend.
Starting Wednesday, the park’s Dungeness River Audubon Center will host the free festival of displays, demonstrations and make-and-take crafts.
Art show
The Art in the Park show is the first facet, with 29 works from local artists, from Dave Shreffler’s “Dungeness Homecoming” and Angelina Reese’s “Into Silence” photographs to a raft of watercolors, driftwood sculpture and basketry.
The art display is open during river center hours from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; and since this Friday is the evening of Sequim’s art walk, the show will stay open from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Demonstrations
Next comes many of the local artists giving demonstrations during Art in the Park from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
Children and grown-ups are invited to join in the art-making, as tables will be set up for make-and-take projects, river center volunteers noted.
“It’s fabulous to see how nature and art thrive,” added Gretha Davis, an Art in the Park organizer.
Alongside the demos — Kathy Bachman will show how she makes jewelry, for example, while Judy Priest shows her watercolors, pen and ink and collage art — Lou Peterson will have his Adirondack chairs for sale, with proceeds to benefit the river center.
Verna Parker will blow big, iridescent soap bubbles as she has done at past Railroad Bridge Park parties — plus she’ll show her multihued origami.
In the Art in the Park show, every piece is for sale, and the artists giving demos also have creations to sell — 25 percent of proceeds will benefit the Dungeness River Audubon Center.
The center offers bird walks, field trips and other activities year-round. Many are free thanks to community support.
To learn more about the center and Railroad Bridge Park, phone 360-681-4076 or visit www.DungenessRiverCenter.org.
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Features Editor Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5062, or at diane.urbani@peninsuladailynews.com.
