EVERETT – A new exhibit opened this week at the city’s most prominent art gallery – its downtown streets.
For three years, a rotating exhibit of sculptures from Pacific Northwest artists has presided over downtown, city cultural arts coordinator Wendy Becker said. The exhibit changes yearly.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, seven sculptures selected from more than a dozen submissions were installed for the year’s display. Each sculpture is for sale.
The sculptures include “Caught” by Bruce Anderson, “The Stepdad” by Sarah Ohman, “Transformation of a Sea Wolf,” by James Madison, “Knot in Time” by Verena Schwippert, “Parental Response” by Shirley Erickson and “Braeburn Pear” by Mary Keubelbeck.
In the breezeway between Everpark Garage and Colby Avenue, “Struggle” by Pamela Horn, valued at $15,000, is to be installed in November and will replace “Totems” by Brandon Zebold.
Other sculptures on loan to the city and their locations include:
* In the breezeway between Everpark Garage and Colby Avenue is “Chrysalis” by Richard Hestenkind. Made of sandstone and basalt, it is valued at $18,000. It was installed in November 2004 and is on display indefinitely.
* On the corner of Hewitt and Wetmore avenues is “Together” by Joseph Rossano. Made of salvaged cedar and composite material, it is valued at $30,000 and was installed in March. It’s on display until December.
In Everett’s permanent collection are:
* “Temptation” by Pasha Stinson, on the southwest corner of Wetmore Avenue and California Street.
* “Balancing Big” by Joseph Kinnebrew, on the northeast corner of Wall Street and Hoyt Avenue.
* “Trivergence” by Ulrich Pakker, in front of the Everett Events Center on Hewitt Avenue.
* “Confluence” by William Robinson, on the northeast corner of Hewitt and Colby avenues.
* “Along Colby” by Georgia Gerber, a series of bronze sculptures including three dancing girls, a young boy with his dog, and a squirrel, at 2817 Colby Ave.
* “Hide and Seek” by Hai Ying Wu, a series of bronze sculptures that show a grandfather with a small girl and a boy with his dog. It’s owned by and displayed at the Imagine Children’s Museum at 1502 Wall St.
Sculptures also are on display until June at the Evergreen Arboretum at Legion Park in north Everett. Works include:
* “The Shield” by Steve Sandy. Cascade basalt, valued at $4,500.
* “Buffalo Sunset” by Peter Welty. Marble, granite and basalt, valued at $4,500.
* “Big Red” by Arnie Garborg. Stainless steel, valued at $3,000.
* “Neck Fragment” by Kevin Pettelle. Bronze, valued at $26,000.
* “Occupation of Desire” by Mary Kuebelbeck. Steel and paint, valued at $3,600.
* “Split Personality” by James Madison. Two pieces, aluminum, values at $8,000 and $4,000.
* “Big Oyo” by Ken Barnes. Basalt, valued at $3,500.
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