A young woman pays a backward glance over her right shoulder in Tonya Smithburg’s portrait entitled Graceful. Behind her trails a dirt road into the countryside, along the darkness of a fenced-in woodland. The woman appears to be at a crossroads – she is looking back, but she is not turning back.
Many people think of art as expensive and dismiss the idea that they could own some of their own. Lunaria Gallery is out to disprove that – right in the middle of the holiday gift-buying season.
When Megan Deede quit fighting the inevitable, her dreams and goals began to fall into place.0
Lunaria Gallery has added seven new member artists to the cooperative gallery in Silverton.
Lunaria, owned and operated by 27 local artists, has evolved into a successful 14-year-old business.
Silverton Farmers’ Market is holding an art contest to obtain an image to be featured on a reusable canvas market bag available next season.
“Many of our customers already use cloth bags. We want to offer an attractive bag that features the work of a local artist,” Market Manager Courtney Basile said. “I think our customers will appreciate having something unique that represents Silverton’s art and agriculture, while lessening the impact on the environment.”
