Arts center to host series of exhibits

Sisters Art Works will be hosting a series of art shows this summer to highlight some local (and not-so-local) talent.

From July 1 through 13, the feature will be fabric postcards created to benefit the "Wendy's Wish" fund.

Over 1,000 fabric postcards have been made for silent auction to benefit the fund, and 50 of them (framed by Myrna Dow of High Desert Gallery) will be on display in the entry to Sisters Art Works.

"Wendy's Wish" is a fund set up - under the umbrella of the St. Charles Foundation - by the husband and friends of Wendy S. Huntley, who died of colorectal cancer in 2006. The fund works closely with the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, among others, to create and collect fabric postcards from all over the world. The proceeds from the sale of the postcards are used to educate the public about colorectal cancer, promote its early detection and to offer support to individuals and families dealing with the disease.

Find out more about Wendy's Wish at http://www.wendyswish.org.

Also on display during the Fiber Arts Stroll, July 5, will be glass pieces by Jenelle Kathan, of Moonbeam Glassworks in Portland.

While not exactly in the realm of "Fiber", many of her creations bring to mind quilts and woven fabrics.

Moonbeam Glassworks can be found online at http://www.moonbeamglassworks.com.

Other exhibits this summer will include local recycled glass artist Nancy Becker, July 14 to Aug. 14; Bob Newhart, Innovative Art, Aug. 15 to Sept. 30; and more.

To find out more about Sisters Art Works and what's happening there, call Kathy Deggendorfer at 541-549-8115 or visit http://www.sistersartworks.com.