Homer’s galleries and public art spaces look to the New Year. Several are celebrating with new and ongoing exhibits, and others are taking a winter break.
Art Shop Gallery
202 W. Pioneer Ave.
Gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays, no First Friday exhibit
Art Shop Gallery will be open their normal winter hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays. Watch for their next First Friday exhibit in March. Visit the gallery online at artshopgallery.com.
Bunnell Street Arts Center
106 W. Bunnell Ave.
Closed January
Bunnell Street Arts Center will be closed for the month of January, except for January 13-17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. when they are hosting Art Photography services by Rafael de la Uz by appointment. During this time frame, artists are invited to bring work to the gallery for professional art photography. Details available at bunnellarts.org or email info@bunnellarts.org. Register at forms.gle/v4CnFXxjuyKnfne98. Visit the gallery at bunnellarts.org.
Fireweed Gallery
475 E. Pioneer Ave.
Closed Jan. 5 to Feb. 12
Fireweed Gallery is closed for winter break beginning Jan. 4, reopening Feb. 12 just in time for Valentine’s Day. Visit the gallery online at fireweedgallery.com.
Grace Ridge Brewing
870 Smoky Bay Way
Photography by Kathy Cross
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m.
Grace Ridge Brewing hosts an exhibit of landscape and wildlife photography by Soldotna photographer Kathy Cross. Trained at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Cross’s photography has been featured in publications, including The Drift Travel Magazine and received recognition in the Fur Rondy Photo Contest in Anchorage and Valdez Alaska community contests. Visit the brewery online at graceridgebrewing.com.
Homer Council on the Arts
355 W. Pioneer Ave.
Gallery hours, Monday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m., no First Friday exhibit
Homer Council on the Arts resumes winter hours, Mondays through Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. They will host their next First Friday in February. Visit HCOA online at homerart.org.
Pratt Museum
3779 Bartlett Street
“Rarefied Light 2023”
Open 4:30-6:30 p.m. on First Friday. Curator talk at 5 p.m.
The Pratt Museum presents the last opportunity for community members to view their ongoing exhibit, “Rarefied Light 2023.” Join Maghan Monnig, Curator of Education & Public Programs with Alaska Photographic Center and Liv Wisnewski, Curator of Collections & Exhibitions to learn more about the submission process for Rarefied Light. Sponsored annually by Alaska Photographic Center, this is the state’s largest annual juried photographic exhibition. Museum galleries will also be open during this time frame. Visit the Museum online at prattmuseum.org.
Ptarmigan Arts
471 E. Pioneer Ave.
Gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. No First Friday exhibit.
Ptarmigan Arts continues their winter hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. Their next special exhibit will take place in February. Visit the gallery online at ptarmiganarts.com.
The Dean Gallery
40374 Waterman Rd.
Open Studio
Open 5-7 p.m. First Friday
The Dean Gallery is family-owned and features contemporary art by M’fanwy, Ranja, and Jeff Dean. In the gallery are also intricately carved wood panels, bronze sculptures, metal and wood wall art, seed bead jewelry and specialty prints on metal, wood, and paper. They will be hosting an Open Studio for January First Friday, featuring Jeff’s completed 11.5’ long “Ice Whale” as well as his other work-in-progress commissions. Visit them online at deangallery.com.
“Ice Whale” is a. 11.5-foot long heat-colored steel engraving by Jeff Dean, on display in The Dean Gallery during Open Studio January First Friday, on Jan. 3, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Jeff Dean
“Coffee House” is a photograph by Soldotna photographer Kathy Cross, on display in her solo exhibit at Grace Ridge Brewing through January 2025. Photo provided by Grace Ridge Brewery
