By Oregon Coast TODAY
The hand-painted banners that have graced light poles throughout Nye Beach area of Newport are being auctioned off, as is tradition, to raise money for kids’ arts programs.
A kick-off party will take place Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Newport Visual Arts Center where guests can view the banners while enjoying light refreshments.
Bidding opens at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 and closes at 5 p.m. Nov. 1. All bidding takes place online here.
Banners will be available to view at the gallery during regular open hours until bidding closes.
Founded and coordinated by Veronica Lundell, the banner project is a program of the Nye Beach Merchants Association. Each year, both seasoned artists and first-time art makers donate their time and talents to create original works of art on canvas banners.
The association provides blank canvas banners for the artists, who are encouraged to depict some element of Nye Beach — be it music, dance, acting, writing, art, architectural elements or natural elements — on one side and on the other side, a quote that is thought-provoking, smile-inducing or simply “Nye Beach.” Each year artists are also welcome to create their banner based on an additional, timely theme. This year, the project’s additional theme celebrated pollinators.
Saturday’s kick-off party runs from noon to 5 p.m. at the Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 N.W. Beach Drive and is open noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For more information, go to coastarts.org or call 541-265-6540.
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