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Visual Arts Tour Venues

The Spokesman-Review

Here’s the full schedule for this weekend’s Visual Arts Tour. Events run Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (unless otherwise noted).

American Fine Art Co., Montvale Hotel, 1005 W. First Ave.: Abstract paintings by Marcella Rose, water media landscapes by de l’Aigle, photographs by Rodger Hartman. Music by “Gimme the Mike” winner Kenny Andrews. (Friday, 6-10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.)

Area 58, 3036 N. Monroe St.: Group show with the ceramic “Headscapes” by Lee Ayars, paintings by Tom Gribble, landscapes by John Thamm and graphite drawings by Marilyn Jackson Runyan. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.)

Artisans’ Wares, 1009 W. First Ave.: “Turning Point,” fine wood-turned objects by Charlie Benson, Dan Chadwick, Jim Christiansen, Ed Krumpe and Sterling Sanders. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.)

The Artist’s Tree, 828 W. Sprague Ave.: Melissa Carpenter’s acrylic paintings, “Musing at the Zoo du Jour”; Sandra Hilson’s “Thought Process,” a collection of glossy acrylic abstract paintings. Caricaturist Bill Edge will do portraits on Friday and Saturday; call (509) 456-2300 for appointments. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, noon-6 p.m.)

Auntie’s Bookstore and Liberty Cafe, 402 W. Main Ave.: “Spokane Watercolor Society Exhibit,” work by scores of painters in water-based media on paper. Most are representational with several abstract compositions. Live music in the cafe. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.)

Avenue West Gallery, 1023 W. First Ave.: “Keiko Von Holt and Conrad Bagley,” watercolors, sumi-e painting and fluidity of glass. Guitar music by Tracy Carr on Friday. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11-6 p.m.)

Brooklyn Nights, 122 S. Monroe St.: Visual arts by Stephanie Hill and Chandra Dee. Live music by Ben Mancke and The Shook Twins on Friday.

Chase Gallery, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.: “All Media Juried Show” features 29 local and regional artists selected by juror Esther Luttikhuizen, director of Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. An awards ceremony takes place at 6 p.m. (Friday only, 5-9 p.m.)

Empyrean Coffee House, 154 S. Madison St.: Local artists; poetry reading “Voice Over” by students in EWU’s Master in Fine Arts program begins at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Escent Lighting Gallery, 605 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.: Figurative and botanical paintings by Jennifer Zurlini. Zurlini will paint in the gallery on Saturday and Sunday. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Express Personnel, 331 W. Main Ave.: Windows painted by Jennifer Zurlini with scenes from stories by Hans Christian Andersen. Best viewed at night with special lighting by Escent Lighting.

Far West Billiards, 1001 W. First Ave.: Artwork by local and emerging artists.

Freeman Center, 170 S. Lincoln St.: Peters and Sons Flowers, Gifts and Gallery, “Expressions of Spring,” paintings by Dian Zahner and Keiko Von Holt. (Friday, 5-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.). Grand Ronde Wine Cellar, marble sculptures by Russian sculptor Alexei Kazantsev and other work by local artists including Marsha Marcusson, Louise Saylor, Shirley Hackett and Betty Eaton-Rhea. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, noon-6 p.m.)

Gallery of Thum’, 106 S. Madison St.: “Carla Hoch: Fire from Stone,” artworks in crystal and granite. Work by Angelica de Chiara-Hardin, Emma Randolph, Cecile Charles, Shelly Haas, Kim Saenz, Sally Yorke and Ricardo Meza.

GoodWorks Gallery, 1019 W. First Ave.: “The Art of Jewelry,” 25th anniversary show with work by 35 Jewelry Guild artists. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.)

Jacob’s Well, 3016 E. Fifth Ave.: Figurative paintings by Seattle artist Matt Whitney. Live folk/acoustic music by local musician Mark Ward. (Friday only, 5-9 p.m.)

Interplayers Gellhorn Gallery, 174 S. Howard St.: “Jamey Cunningham: Digital Media on Canvas,” large-format digitized and colorized drawings printed on canvas. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 3-7 p.m.; Sunday 2-5 p.m.)

Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, 212 E. Cataldo Ave.: “Faith Ringgold,” internationally known African American artist, writer and educator exhibits paintings, drawings, prints, story quilts and soft sculpture. “Sports of all Sorts,” prints from the permanent collection in the Arcade Gallery. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m.)

Lorinda Knight Gallery, 523 W. Sprague Ave.: Stephen Rue’s “Saints and Sinners” paintings of religious and literary subjects from a contemporary view. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.)

Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, 115 S. Adams St.: “Keith Simpson: Stuff & Things,” sculptural ceramic forms including a series of “Carnival Heads.”

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave.: “Romey Stuckart: Energy, Change, Movement,” including large, vivid interpretations of natural landscapes. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Namaska, 421 W. First Ave.: “The Great Goddess of the Ancient Greeks,” paintings by Jan Hess. (Friday only, 5-9 p.m.)

Pigeon Hole Gallery, 620 W. Washington St.: Paintings by Santa Fe, N.M., artist Kelly Moore. Art Corcoran plays classical guitar. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Pottery Place Plus, Liberty Building, 203 N. Washington St.: “Toni Spencer: Batiks,” images from animals to household scenes to architecture. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.)

Prago Argentine Cafe, 201 W. Riverside Ave.: “Cash” includes Ty “Gravedigger” Goodwin’s vinyl collection of albums by Johnny Cash. DJ Crow will spin the “Man in Black,” with special guest Jeff Johnson playing an acoustic set of Cash tunes. (Friday, 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m.)

Print House Gallery, 409 S. Dishman-Mica Road: Craig Shillam’s oil paintings and colored pencil drawings portraying Northwest places and themes. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.)

Raw Space, 1011 W. First Ave.: Works in all media by emerging and established artists. Live music Friday only by Canned Music with Kathy Sackett.

Ren Corp Showroom, 1023 W. First Ave.: “One of a Kind, Not One of a Lot,” Inland Crafts fine contemporary crafts including work in clay, glass, fiber, wood, metal, paper, photographs, stone, leather, fine metals and precious stones.

River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave.: Kress Gallery, third level, “Storytelling,” paintings by Melissa Cole, Ric Gendron and Kay O’Rourke. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, third level, figurative and landscape paintings by E.L. Stewart. (Friday, 5-10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, 12 noon-5 p.m.)

Steam Plant Grill, 159 S. Lincoln St.: Works by Matthew Waite and multimedia artist Jamie Nadherny. (Friday, 5-11 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.)

Spokane Art School, Huneke Gallery, 920 N. Howard St.: “Fables and Facts,” painter Amanda Blake and sculptor Stan Peterson perceive the human condition through a whimsical kaleidoscope of narrative works; “Be Mine: Valentine’s Day Jewelry Exhibit.” (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Thomas Hammer Coffee Co., 210 W. Pacific Ave.: “Another Dimension,” Linda Christine’s sculpted and textured mixed media paintings. Live music. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10-4 p.m.)

Tinman Gallery, 811 W. Garland Ave.: “Treesia Oosting: Seen and Unseen,” fetish-like and frequently bizarre mixed-media sculptures. Live music Friday only with Steve Simmons and Rick Singer. (Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.)

Trackside Studio, 115 S. Adams St.: New sculptural and functional ceramics by Chris Kelsey and Mark Moore.

Women’s Hearth Transitions, 920 W. Second Ave.: “The Masks We Wear,” photos, sculpture imprints and traditional depictions of art masks. Live piano music. (Friday only, 5-9 p.m.)