Annual FOSL Art Exhibit underway

On a recent Monday morning - when the Sisters Library was closed - the Community Room was the scene of a continual flow of artists, spouses of artists, and even small children of artists. They were all involved in delivering pieces of art for the annual Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL) Art Exhibit, which will be on display throughout the library for the rest of January and most of February.

Paintings, pastels, landscape and wildlife photographs, sculptures, pottery, scratchboard art, jewelry, exquisite wooden boxes, quilts and other fiber arts, wood cuts, and many other mixed media pieces - including a raven designed as an airplane, with landing gear - kept coming through the door all day long.

A total of 171 pieces was submitted for this year's exhibit, 39 more than last year. Each one had to be checked in, labeled, and then either hung on the walls or artfully displayed in the glass cases in the library entry. These tasks were all accomplished by a very small but dedicated committee, which also organizes the artist reception and silent auction.

The free public reception and auction of donated art is scheduled for Friday, January 22, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Participating artists will be on hand to meet the public. Most of their work is available for sale.

There will be beverages and hors d'oeuvres served for guests to enjoy as they browse the artwork, greet friends, and vote for the three Peoples' Choice awards, which will be announced that evening.

The event, in its 11th year, is a highly anticipated social event that is a lot of fun for residents of Sisters Country. The annual art exhibit is just one of many activities and events sponsored by FOSL for the community, to aid in raising supplementary funds for library programs.