Homer’s galleries and public art spaces celebrate the holiday season with new and ongoing exhibits. Stroll the galleries, meet the artists and enjoy the variety of mediums on display of work by local and statewide artists.
Art Shop Gallery
202 W. Pioneer Ave.
“Echoes of Earth and Sky,” Pottery by Chris Story, Photography by Garrett Story, Paintings by Ashley Story
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m.
Art Shop Gallery hosts “Echoes of Earth and Sky,” an exhibit of work by the Story family. Chris Story has been creating raku pottery since 1988 and will showcase a selection of hand-built, Japanese-style tea bowl succulent pots. Garrett Story will feature his landscape photography intended to capture the raw beauty of Alaska’s vistas. Ashley Story will show her acrylic and watercolor paintings where she weaves color and emotion into the scenes she depicts. Visit the gallery online at artshopgallery.com.
Bunnell Street Arts Center
106 W. Bunnell Ave.
Mixed media and textile art by Abigail Kokai
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m. Artist’s talk, 6 p.m.
Bunnell Street Arts Center presents mixed media and textile work by artist Abigail Kokai. This exhibit features a fictional space character, Aelon Funk, and his travels along an extraterrestrial installation. From a previous exhibit, the “Panda Mick’s” universe, a family of small, plush, Muppet-like characters Kokai created during the pandemic, viewers follow the new adventures of the recent jackpot lottery winner, 97-year-old Aelon Funk, the self-proclaimed billionaire space boi. Breaking in his new-to-him spaceship while he embarks into outer space, Funk hopes to find the fountain of youth. Visit the gallery at bunnellarts.org.
Fireweed Gallery
475 E. Pioneer Ave.
“Study in Portraiture,” Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society paintings
Open regular gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fireweed Gallery continues its exhibit, “Study in Portraiture,” with watercolor paintings by several members of the Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society. Each fall, the society offers members a workshop to challenge their artistic skills and provide an opportunity to learn new techniques. This fall’s workshop was portrait painting, instructed by guest watercolor artist Faelin Linn from California. Work on display is by artists from Homer and Soldotna. Visit the gallery online at fireweedgallery.com.
Grace Ridge Brewing
870 Smoky Bay Way
Mixed media paintings by Megan Frost
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m.
Grace Ridge Brewing showcases work by Megan Frost. Incorporating numerous elements into her pieces, her mixed media paintings combine styles, materials and themes, explore cyclical nature and observe minute as well as overarching patterns and use music and movement to achieve compositions. Multiple painting techniques are employed, including Naturalistic Realism, Portraiture, Surrealistic Abstraction, Pointillism and Impressionism. Frost’s designs often feature symbolic imposed ornamentation and colors are intuitively selected and distributed to create a sense of atmosphere and are composed of layers of combinations of different kinds of paints to create color and texture. Visit the brewery online at graceridgebrewing.com.
Homer Council on the Arts
355 W. Pioneer Ave.
“Fun With 5×7” Community Art Exhibit
Open regular gallery hours, 1-5 p.m.
Homer Council on the Arts continues their exhibit, “Fun with 5×7,” a small works show that challenged artists to think inside the box, experiment and try something new. An open call for art from all ages, abilities, mediums and subjects, the exhibit features a wide variety of work by a myriad of artists and creators. Nominations for a People’s Choice Award are now open through Dec. 14. Everyone is invited to nominate one piece of artwork. Stop by the gallery and fill out a paper slip with the title and artist. Visit HCOA online at homerart.org.
Kindred Spirits Weaving Studio
Wildberry Homestead Cabin on Pioneer Ave., between Cosmic Thai and AC/DC Electric
Weavings by Lisa Talbott and Bonita Banks
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m. Artist Talk, 6 p.m.
Kindred Spirits Weaving Studio is the creative space of local weavers Lisa Talbott of Raven Fed Designs and Bonita Banks of sit.breathe.weave. Community members are invited to step inside their working studio to find works-in-progress on multiple looms, along with a variety of handwoven and mixed media products for sale. During this month’s opening, the weavers will discuss heritage textiles like quilts and tablecloths, christening gowns and baby blankets, and the stories they tell. They will share stories of their own vintage items passed down through their families and invite community members to bring their own heritage textile and share the associated story. Visit the weavers’ online at ravenfeddesigns.company.site and sbwhandwovens.com.
Pratt Museum
3779 Bartlett St.
“Rarefied Light 2023,” an exhibit of photography by Alaska Photographic Center
Gallery Reception, 4-6 p.m. Artist talk, 5 p.m.
Pratt Museum hosts Anchorage photographer Kevin G. Smith, who will discuss his submissions to the show Rarefied Light 2023, currently on display in the museum’s main gallery. The state’s largest annual juried photographic exhibition by Alaska Photographic Center, Smith has three images in the show. Visit the Museum online at prattmuseum.org.
Ptarmigan Arts
471 E. Pioneer Ave.
Work by new member, Michelle Michaud
First Friday hours, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Regular hours, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ptarmigan Arts presents a pop-up show on Friday, Dec. 6 of work by one of their newest members, Michelle Michaud. The artist will exhibit her watercolor, acrylic, oil and cold wax paintings that depict a variety of themes, including florals, landscapes and birds as well as abstract imagery. She will also have a selection of handmade greeting cards available, including Christmas cards. Visit the gallery online at ptarmiganarts.com.
“Tardipuss Reading the Times” is a mixed media sculpture by Abigail Kokai on display through December in her solo exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Bunnell Street Arts Center
”Self Portrait” by Megan Frost is made from acrylic paint, inkjet ink and foil tape and is on display in her solo exhibit through December at Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Grace Ridge Brewing
An untitled painting by Michelle Michaud in watercolor, acrylics, oil and cold wax, is on display in Ptarmigan Arts’ First Friday pop-up exhibit on Dec. 6, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Ptarmigan Arts
“Gabe,” a watercolor painting by Nina Burkholder, is on display through December in Fireweed Gallery’s Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society exhibit, “A Study in Portraiture.” Photo by Christina Whiting
“Sun Dappled Start,” a photograph by Susan Johnson, is on display in Homer Council on the Arts’ community art display, “Fun with 5×7,” through December in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Homer Council on the Arts
