GREENBANK FARM will celebrate the red, white and blues from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2 at the farm. Enjoy wine tasting at the wine shop and listen to the bluesy music of Steve DeHaven in the main barn. All shops and galleries will be open. Visit www.facebook.com/GreenbankFarm for more information.
Marcy Johnson is featured artist at ARTWORKS GALLERY during July. A First Friday reception is 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, July 1 at the gallery. In the past few years Johnson has focused on a line of hand-woven scarves and rag rugs; but she also created a line of hand-pounded, ethnic-inspired jewelry. Artworks Gallery is at Greenbank Farm and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For information, call 360-222-3010.
The multi-media artwork of Mary Goolsby will be featured in the foyer ART GALLERY AT UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF WHIDBEY ISLAND during the months of July and August. An opening reception will be from 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 3. UUCWI is located at 20103 State Route 525. Call 360-321-8656 for more information.
The GARRY OAK GALLERY will be celebrating July 4th and Race Week by featuring nautical-themed artworks throughout the month of July. The gallery is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (6:30pm Friday and Saturday) and is located at 830 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor. www.GarryOakGallery.com
The WHIDBEY ART GALLERY featured artists for July are Dale Reiger and Molly Heuffed. Reiger is a painter and kiln-formed glass artist. Heuffed loves to carve clay (sgraffitto) making each ceramic piece unique. Barbara Mearing, featured gallery member, does pastel and acrylics paintings of subjects that celebrate the simple pleasures of everyday life. www.WhidbeyArtists.com
Richard Nash is PENN COVE GALLERY’s featured artist for July. Nash will attend the gallery from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 6 and 7 to discuss the methods and motivations behind his works. Nash finds inspiration for his abstracts in the play of light and shadows from and on architectural forms in relationship to natural forms. www.rjnashart.com
The works of Sharon Spencer and Keiichi Nishimura will be featured at ROB SCHOUTEN GALLERY during the month of July. Nishimura is known for his graceful, one-of-a-kind paintings on silk, while Spencer is known for her evocative sculptures. A reception to welcome both artists will take place during First Friday at Greenbank Farm from 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 1.