Homer potter Lisa Wood and Anchorage landscape painter Steven Gordon exhibit together at Bunnell Street Arts Center for the month of July. Their exhibit will open Friday, July 1st from 5-7pm, with artist talks at 6pm at Bunnell Street Arts Center.

“Gathering”

“The last two years have made me long for gatherings. These pots celebrate getting back together. They are for large gatherings, the ones we’ve missed and the ones to come. The pots are fired in a kiln using two cords of wood. The kiln gets stoked for thirty hours to 2300 degrees Fahrenheit, and takes four days to cool.” – Lisa Wood

“Restoration”

“Walking through the wilderness in south central Alaska is a spiritual- and soul- supporting experience. It both grounds one’s life in the present as well as lifts one’s soul in the transcendent. Modern living can cause a person to rush through life at a multi-task pace, and the driving pressure of modern living is not sustainable. Slowing down life to see the world at a walking pace allows time for my soul to catch up with my body.” – Steven Gordon

The Bunnell Arts by Air radio series features Alaska and visiting musicians in all genres and is co-produced by Bunnell Street Arts Center and KBBI to support local artists and musicians and celebrate our community. Initial funding came from a Coronavirus Non-Profit Relief grant from the Alaska Community Foundation, and continues with support from the Alaska Community Foundation’s AKCanDo grant and a Quick Response grant from the Homer Foundation. Audience is limited to 20 and must be seated at 6:45pm to be ready for radio broadcast promptly at 7pm.

Friday, July 15th, Broadcast at 7pm Louise Bichan and Ethan Setiawan: Steeped in the fiddle traditions from their respective sides of the Atlantic, Orkney fiddler Louise Bichan and American mandolinist Ethan Setiawan present a collaboration and meeting of musical worlds. They weave Scottish, oldtime, and Swedish inspired music with contemporary compositions, with Bichan’s fiddle as a melodic foil to Setiawan’s counterpoint and harmonic depth.