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Pier One Theatre and Johnny B. present

Johnny B's Rhythm of the North

The Rhythm of the North is a celebration of our mountains, waterways and wildlife. The live performance includes a segment about the life cycle of salmon and a visual and musical reminder of the grandeur of our ice fields and glaciers.

As guide, Johnny B. takes the audience on a tour of his home and wild lands of Alaska… through stories, original music, and awesome images.

You can catch John at Pier One Theatre on Sunday, June 22, and Saturday July 5 at 7:30 PM.

Tickets are $25

Homer, Alaska - Encaustic painter Antoinette Walker and ceramist Carla Potter exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center from June 5 - July 2, 2025. The exhibit opening is First Friday, June 6, 5-7pm with artist talks (and in-person ASL accessibility) at 6pm.

Antoinette Walker - Artist statement:

“My creativity and life stories are expressed with coastal marine themes that capture the wild beauty of my home, Alaska. Encaustic is my material of choice – a blend of beeswax, damar crystals and pigment – often using charts, scraps of paper and found objects that are embedded in the wax medium. I draw upon first-hand experiences of fishing, its dangers and excitement. Eroding river banks, weathered canneries, set net sites, surfaces beaten by heavy winds and torrential seas and rustic landscapes tell a compelling story. With every year there are subtle changes and inspirations for a fresh perspective. I’m drawn to these surfaces with textural layers that disclose a story. Using encaustic, painting, scraping, and scratching, I seek to reveal pieces that speak of the past and present. For me, inspiration is often a mystery. In painting, one thing inspires while another fades away. As in the landscape, changes are absorbed and reconfigured.”

Carla Potter - Artist Statement

“Every time I pick up a limpet shell I marvel at its compact form with its subtle shifting curves and endless variety of striations and ribs. Their color, pattern and textures layered in an inimitable way that strains my greedy eyes. I love to pinch them out of clay and this activity brings me great pleasure. The barnacle on the other hand populates surfaces with a multitude of jagged and clustered forms. Duplex, quadraplex, high rise insanity their variation of sizes clustered together suggest family or village. These toothy forms offer me the opportunity to recklessly claw and scrape the clay surface into a satisfying jumble of planes.”

Homer Council on the Arts confers its Arts Awards annually to individuals and businesses who have contributed significantly to the arts in our community. Winners will be announced at the HCOA Annual Meeting on Saturday, July 19th. Please nominate your favorite artists & community members and join us to honor the Arts Awards recipients!

Fill out the nomination form online at https://homerart.org/event/homer-council-on-the-arts-annual-awards/ or stop by the HCOA office and fill out a physical form.

HCOA's Annual meeting will be held on Saturday, July 19th. We will talk about HCOA's past year and our upcoming goals. We invite our community to join us for the meeting and help celebrate the winners of our annual awards.

Stop by the HCOA Gallery Monday - Saturday from 1-5pm to view Color-Texture-Shape-Lines, abstractions by Michelle Michaud. Her works will be on display in the gallery through June 30th!

"Abstract painting gives me the freedom to just paint, without the expectation that the painting should turn out to look a certain way or look like a certain object or scene. For me, abstract art evokes emotion. I love playing with colors, textures, shapes, and lines. The possibilities are endless. Paint what you feel, enjoy what you paint." -Michelle Michaud

Homer, Alaska - Encaustic painter Antoinette Walker and ceramist Carla Potter exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center from June 5 - July 2, 2025. The exhibit opening is First Friday, June 6, 5-7pm with artist talks (and in-person ASL accessibility) at 6pm.

Antoinette Walker - Artist statement:

“My creativity and life stories are expressed with coastal marine themes that capture the wild beauty of my home, Alaska. Encaustic is my material of choice – a blend of beeswax, damar crystals and pigment – often using charts, scraps of paper and found objects that are embedded in the wax medium. I draw upon first-hand experiences of fishing, its dangers and excitement. Eroding river banks, weathered canneries, set net sites, surfaces beaten by heavy winds and torrential seas and rustic landscapes tell a compelling story. With every year there are subtle changes and inspirations for a fresh perspective. I’m drawn to these surfaces with textural layers that disclose a story. Using encaustic, painting, scraping, and scratching, I seek to reveal pieces that speak of the past and present. For me, inspiration is often a mystery. In painting, one thing inspires while another fades away. As in the landscape, changes are absorbed and reconfigured.”

Carla Potter - Artist Statement

“Every time I pick up a limpet shell I marvel at its compact form with its subtle shifting curves and endless variety of striations and ribs. Their color, pattern and textures layered in an inimitable way that strains my greedy eyes. I love to pinch them out of clay and this activity brings me great pleasure. The barnacle on the other hand populates surfaces with a multitude of jagged and clustered forms. Duplex, quadraplex, high rise insanity their variation of sizes clustered together suggest family or village. These toothy forms offer me the opportunity to recklessly claw and scrape the clay surface into a satisfying jumble of planes.”

Homer Council on the Arts confers its Arts Awards annually to individuals and businesses who have contributed significantly to the arts in our community. Winners will be announced at the HCOA Annual Meeting on Saturday, July 19th. Please nominate your favorite artists & community members and join us to honor the Arts Awards recipients!

Fill out the nomination form online at https://homerart.org/event/homer-council-on-the-arts-annual-awards/ or stop by the HCOA office and fill out a physical form.

HCOA's Annual meeting will be held on Saturday, July 19th. We will talk about HCOA's past year and our upcoming goals. We invite our community to join us for the meeting and help celebrate the winners of our annual awards.

Stop by the HCOA Gallery Monday - Saturday from 1-5pm to view Color-Texture-Shape-Lines, abstractions by Michelle Michaud. Her works will be on display in the gallery through June 30th!

"Abstract painting gives me the freedom to just paint, without the expectation that the painting should turn out to look a certain way or look like a certain object or scene. For me, abstract art evokes emotion. I love playing with colors, textures, shapes, and lines. The possibilities are endless. Paint what you feel, enjoy what you paint." -Michelle Michaud

Homer, Alaska - Encaustic painter Antoinette Walker and ceramist Carla Potter exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center from June 5 - July 2, 2025. The exhibit opening is First Friday, June 6, 5-7pm with artist talks (and in-person ASL accessibility) at 6pm.

Antoinette Walker - Artist statement:

“My creativity and life stories are expressed with coastal marine themes that capture the wild beauty of my home, Alaska. Encaustic is my material of choice – a blend of beeswax, damar crystals and pigment – often using charts, scraps of paper and found objects that are embedded in the wax medium. I draw upon first-hand experiences of fishing, its dangers and excitement. Eroding river banks, weathered canneries, set net sites, surfaces beaten by heavy winds and torrential seas and rustic landscapes tell a compelling story. With every year there are subtle changes and inspirations for a fresh perspective. I’m drawn to these surfaces with textural layers that disclose a story. Using encaustic, painting, scraping, and scratching, I seek to reveal pieces that speak of the past and present. For me, inspiration is often a mystery. In painting, one thing inspires while another fades away. As in the landscape, changes are absorbed and reconfigured.”

Carla Potter - Artist Statement

“Every time I pick up a limpet shell I marvel at its compact form with its subtle shifting curves and endless variety of striations and ribs. Their color, pattern and textures layered in an inimitable way that strains my greedy eyes. I love to pinch them out of clay and this activity brings me great pleasure. The barnacle on the other hand populates surfaces with a multitude of jagged and clustered forms. Duplex, quadraplex, high rise insanity their variation of sizes clustered together suggest family or village. These toothy forms offer me the opportunity to recklessly claw and scrape the clay surface into a satisfying jumble of planes.”

Homer Council on the Arts confers its Arts Awards annually to individuals and businesses who have contributed significantly to the arts in our community. Winners will be announced at the HCOA Annual Meeting on Saturday, July 19th. Please nominate your favorite artists & community members and join us to honor the Arts Awards recipients!

Fill out the nomination form online at https://homerart.org/event/homer-council-on-the-arts-annual-awards/ or stop by the HCOA office and fill out a physical form.

HCOA's Annual meeting will be held on Saturday, July 19th. We will talk about HCOA's past year and our upcoming goals. We invite our community to join us for the meeting and help celebrate the winners of our annual awards.

Stop by the HCOA Gallery Monday - Saturday from 1-5pm to view Color-Texture-Shape-Lines, abstractions by Michelle Michaud. Her works will be on display in the gallery through June 30th!

"Abstract painting gives me the freedom to just paint, without the expectation that the painting should turn out to look a certain way or look like a certain object or scene. For me, abstract art evokes emotion. I love playing with colors, textures, shapes, and lines. The possibilities are endless. Paint what you feel, enjoy what you paint." -Michelle Michaud