Connected Visions opened at the Siskiyou Arts Museum on July 12th, to a crowd of Dunsmuir 2nd Saturday arts enthusiasts. The show features the paintings of Chuck Prudhomme and Julie L. Long, both north state artists paint in the plein air style best known through the Impressionist era. The quest to capture light on canvas is a centuries old exploration of artists. Plein air literally translates to the act of painting outdoors. The pursuit of a plein air painter is to capture the light with paint on canvas of a moment in time when the light is constantly changing. 

Ode to the Wind  is a large-scale wall sculpture created by Sharon Swingle for the ABOUT, FACE exhibition at SAM, curated by Cynthia Henderson. At the opening reception several of us stood by Ode to the Wind pondering on who would buy this dynamic art piece. I visualized it hanging in a big city professional waiting room, bank or corporate building. In my opinion the piece needs space to fully appreciate the windiness of her. 

Ernie’s connection to Mount Shasta goes back to his days at Humboldt State University when he drove four times to Siskiyou County and tried to summit Mount Shasta.  “My two favorite local mountains are Mount Eddy and the Castle Crags.”

Cynthia got involved with the local art scene when she joined the "Art Roster" group. She was one of the artists in the first Forgery Shows and was one of the "founding members" of the Art Shasta First Friday Art Walk. After moving "down the road apiece" (her message from the mountain!) to Dunsmuir,  she volunteered in the Siskiyou Arts Museum (SAM), gift shop and later used her graphic arts talents as their Public Relations Coordinator. About, Face is her third curated show at SAM. 

SAM has been asking our patrons, visitors and artists over the past two years for donations to the Building Fund. Thanks to you we are very close to reaching our goal of $200,000. I want to tell you a little bit about how SAM came to be the ART in the heART of Dunsmuir.

Eve Syrkin Wurtele is one of three Ashland, Oregon artists who will be showing her work in the upcoming New Visions exhibition at the Siskiyou Arts Museum (SAM). Artists reception for Leif Trygg, Eve Syrkin Wurtele and Desmond Serratore coincide with Dunsmuir 2nd Saturday April 8, 2025 from 4-7 pm.  Eve uses traditional pencil, oil pastel, watercolor and gouache for her landscapes and figures. 

The 4th Annual Mount Shasta High School Art Show opened on March 8, 2024 and runs through May 3, 2025. These kinds of creative experiences can open the imaginations of students that will last a lifetime. 

Klev Hegdal is the photographer in the trio artists show, Interwoven, on display in the gallery at the Siskiyou Arts Museum. Klev’s photography, along with Trinity Holsworth’s paintings and Donna Winger’s basket weavings, will be on display through April 5, 2025. This exhibition is full of texture and colors connected by their friendship and their artworks.