Get Involved with Anchor Access!

Anchor is moving forward with our commitment to providing quality contemporary art, education, and opportunity to the community and the region, but we can't do it alone!  In order to support our exhibitions, workshops, and other events, we rely primarily on donation and membership dues.

Supporting Anchor Access through membership benefits us all, as thriving arts groups help cultivate vital cultural and business communities.  Additionally, each annual membership will receive:

Friend ($30)
Artist/Student ($25)
Attend member openings, tax deductible

Anchor Enthusiast ($200)
Invitation to attend special member events, "Meet the Artist" receptions, donor recognition, tax deductible

Anchor Patron ($500)
Special member events, "Meet the Artist" receptions, donor recognition, art consultation, annual patron dinner, tax deductible

If you are interested in donating to the project, but membership isn't right for you at the moment, you can donate directly on our website, here!

We appreciate your help and look forward to a continued positive relationship with the community and the region.

Thank you!
Please let us know if you have any questions:
info@anchorartspace.org

The Wildness Within

Reception: February 3rd, 6-9pm


February marks the official start of Anchor Access' 2012 calendar.  Hopefully you have all had a chance to stop by in the past month to check out the work of our first artist in resident, Aaron Haba.  Looking forward, Anchor is proud to welcome multi-disciplinary artist Scott Shuldt.  The work includes video, photography, hand surveyed and drawn maps, bead work, as well as a growing installation of hand-carved functional canoe paddles.  This is an open-ended and ongoing project running at Anchor through March 24th.

Anchor Access, in conjunction with Schuldt will be offering two workshops and an artist talk.  A Beading Bee on February 11th and Mapping on March 3rd.  Both workshops will go from 1-4pm.  Interested? Need more information? Sign up on our website (HERE), or contact us at info@anchorartspace.org.  The artist talk (free to attend) will be on March 17th, also at 1pm.

For more from the artist himself, be sure to visit his sites:

 http://canoepost.blogspot.com/

 http://notesfromsmokefarm.blogspot.com/

http://scottschuldt.com/

Anchor AIR

As we move forward into 2012 Anchor Access welcomes our very first Artist In Residence (AIR), Aaron Haba.  Although Anchor is closed to the public during his residency, Aaron will be working in the space through January 21st and will be open this Friday, January 6th for the Anacortes Art Walk.  Visitors will have the opportunity during that time to talk with the artist and experience the installation while inside the gallery.  This is a great chance to take in some color during our notoriously bleak Northwest winter.

Though Anchor may not be open to the public the rest of January, don't forget to occasionally make your way in that direction as the installation is constantly evolving.

After January, Anchor will be going back to our regular hours and kicking off the new year of shows with Scott Schuldt.  Stay tuned for more information on that, as well as the upcoming workshops scheduled in conjunction with Scott's show.

Thank you for all your support!

Anchor Auction!

On Friday, December 2nd, Anchor Art Space is having an auction to fund the launch of our new project, Anchor Access.  This project is being created to further the kind of programs that Anchor Art Space has pursued for the past several years as we move forward with a new format.  Anchor Access was created by a group of artists interested in bringing interactive and dynamic multidisciplinary exhibitions, events and education to the community as well as the region.

  

Join us December 2nd (conveniently the same night as the Holiday Art Walk in Anacortes) as we kick off Anchor Access.  Auction preview will occur from 11-4pm and bidding begins at 5:30pm. The event is free to attend and donations in all forms are welcome. Money raised during the auction will go directly towards the operating costs of Anchor Access.  Thank you to everyone who has generously donated already!

The deadline for donation has been extended to November 20, 21, 22 from 1-4pm, at Anchor Art Space.  We are seeking works of art as well as other items/experiences of interest.  There is also a online submission form available on our website.




For more information on how to donate please call 206-919-3893
or contact info@anchorartspace.org

See you all there!

The Way Things Are

John Feodorov
October 7- November 19
Artist talk November 5th 4:00pm

This marks Anchor's 2011 schedule wrap up with John Feodorov's, The Way Things Are.  The exhibition has a mix of painting, prints, installation, video, music, a little bit of everything really.  In Feodorov's own words,

"My work meanders around meaning and identity as well as the ways we seek to locate them within our lives. Sometimes this search can seem like an act of desperation—a longing for a Something, an Other, that may or may not exist. Intentionally ambiguous and dreamlike, they imply a meaningful narrative that often does not exist outside the mind of the viewer."

Feodorov, besides his various accolades, has also been featured in the well known PBS series art:21 in the Spirituality episode.  Be sure to stop in sometime before November 19th to experience this powerful show.

http://www.johnfeodorov.com

http://anchorartspace.org



Glowen/Davidson at Anchor

Coming up this Friday, September 30th at 6:30pm, Margaret Davidson will present a slide talk on her new book Contemporary Drawing: Key Concepts and Techniques.  The book discusses the surge of drawing in the art world as something that exists separate and unique from painting.  It also discusses a number of artists who have chosen to break the traditional boundaries separating artistic styles.  Books will be available for purchase and Margaret will be available for signing. Read the full synopsis here.

After Margaret's talk, Ron Glowen will give a short presentation on his installation currently up through October 1st.  During that time, he will discuss how Como Orchards/Montana came to fruition.  Including how the idea began and its evolution to the installation at Anchor.  Heavily layered, if this piece has drawn you in as it has so many others, you won't want to miss this opportunity.  Ron will also be available to answer any questions.  

We are extremely lucky to have the opportunity to listen to both these wonderful artists speak on their work and we look forward to seeing you all there!

Margaret Davidson/Ron Glowen
September 30th, 6:30 pm

http://www.margaretdavidson.com/book/book.html

Save the Date!

Jane Alynn Reading and Reception

On Sunday, September 18th, 4:30pm, Jane Alynn will be holding the launch of her first full-length poetry book, Necessity of Flight at Anchor Art Space.  Poet Susan Rich describes Alynn's poems as transforming "lived experience into the natural realm of wonder."  Alynn is also the author of Threads & Dust, a chapbook published in 2005, by Finishing Line Press.  Recently, she has recieved a William Stafford Arard from the Washington Poets Association.  Following the reading will be a reception and book signing. 

Jane Alynn Official Website

We are looking forward to the event.  Hope to see everyone there!