ADVISORY/Historic Astoria to Host Journey's End National Art Exhibition; Diverse Juried Art Inspired By Lewis And Clark Expedition.Feature Editors/Calendar Editors/Travel Writers ADVISORY...for Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant (Oct. 1) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT: Both history buffs and art lovers alike will enjoy viewing
this fall's Journey's End National Art Exhibition, a
national juried art show in Astoria, Ore. This year it will
feature as many as 50 distinct art pieces inspired by the
theme, "the country through which you shall pass," the
famous quote taken from President Thomas Jefferson's
instructions to Lewis and Clark. All pieces will be for
sale.
If last year's inaugural exhibition is any indication,
viewers can expect a range of highly skilled work on
display, from whimsical carvings, hand-made baskets and
abstract art, to traditional oil paintings, bronze
sculpture and photography. Entries will be judged by
internationally known sculptor and painter, Stanley Wanlass.
Cash awards total $10,000 including a $5,000 best of show.
VISUAL: Winning art from last year's exhibit is featured on the
event Web site at www.jsend.org.
WHO: Last year more than 250 artists submitted 400 art pieces of
which 42 were selected for the exhibition. This year's
Journey's End National Art Exhibition is expected to show
up to 50 entries. 2004 Judge Stanley Wanlass is best known
for his bronze sculptures and most recently a 20-foot tall
bronze tree installed in Long Beach, Wash., representing
Clark's carving of his initial into a coastal tree to mark
the furthest location traveled by the expedition. Wanlass,
of Sandy, Utah, is a former resident of Astoria, Ore., and
has long studied the historic Lewis and Clark expedition.
WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, Oct. 1-Nov. 14, 2004
COST: Admission to the Heritage Museum is $3.
WHERE: Heritage Museum, 1816 Exchange Street in Astoria, Ore.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the
Heritage Museum was originally built in 1904 as Astoria's
city hall and now is home to art displays featuring
maritime history, Native American artifacts, and early
immigrants and settlers.
BACKGROUND Historic Astoria Astoria (ăstôr`ēə). 1 Commercial, industrial, and residential section of NW Queens borough of New York City, SE N.Y.; settled in the 17th cent. as Hallet's Cove. It was renamed for John Jacob Astor in 1839. , Ore., just 90 miles west of Portland Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore., on Oregon's North Coast, is the oldest American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of settlement west of the Rockies. The area has a rich connection with the Lewis and Clark commemoration. In nearby Warrenton Warrenton is the name of several places worldwide: South Africa
intr.v. thrived or throve , thrived or thriv·en , thriv·ing, thrives 1. To make steady progress; prosper. 2. art community that shows at local galleries, as well as a working waterfront, restaurants, shops, Victorian Victorian one reflecting an unshaken confidence in piety and temperance, as during Queen Victoria’s reign. [Am. and Br. Usage: Misc.] See : Prudery homes and numerous museums. Visitors can contact the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce at 800-875-6807 or visit www.jsend.org for more information. |
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