Category archives for: Arts

An Odd New Gallery

by Sara Liner

Tucked away, up a narrow staircase above Tangents–on the corner of Main and Laurel in Fort Bragg–sits Odd Hours, an art gallery and studio space run by local artists Jason Cowan and Inga Petersen. “How refreshing, “ said one attendee at Studio Odd’s recent Friday night invitational showing. “I don’t see a single sunset or [...]

Gluten-free, Loves Rabbits, Plays with Knives.

by Nicholas Heller

Jacob Hewko is gluten-free–but he’s also one of the Mendocino Coast’s most talented and provocative young artists, breathing fresh life into the local art scene and creating images on paper that rival your most bizarre dreams.
After a few years working as a bike messenger in Portland and San Francisco, the corn chip-munching minimalist recently moved [...]

The Exhilaration of Being Shot At Unsuccessfully

by Zack Anderson

The famous and also infamous director Werner Herzog is giving seminars for aspiring filmmakers (which the Rand Corp. pegs at 75% of the U.S. popu lation). Included in the curriculum is: “…the art of lockpicking. Traveling on foot. The exhilaration of being shot at unsuccessfully. The athletic side of filmmaking. The creation of your own [...]

Taking Back the Mendocino Arts Center

by Margaret Paul

Taking Back the Mendocino Arts Center

The good news: Attorney Brandt Stickel has been removed as President of the Board of Directors of the Mendocino Art Center (subsequently resigning) and a new slate of officers have been elected. The new officers are: Tom Becker, President and Treasurer, Dr. Richard Miller, 1st Vice-President, Dr. Don Paglia, 2nd Vice-President, and Leona Walden, Secretary. [...]

Art Center Board Stonewalls Critics

by AVA News Service

Art Center Board Stonewalls Critics

An overflow crowd packed the main gallery of the Mendocino Art Center for last Wednesday after­noon’s highly anticipated Board meeting. Board President Brandt Stickel said that each speaker would have four minutes each to address the board. He explained that there would be no board response — this was simply the community’s chance to be [...]

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