SalmonChanted Harbor Returns

Heron Debut in Historic Downtown Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor welcomes the return of SalmonChanted Harbor! But this year there is a new twist…those salmon look suspiciously like heron and they are now on display at 15 locations around historic downtown Gig Harbor.

Organizers of the third annual art event decided to shake it up in 2010, with heron sculptures instead of salmon.  The heron is a bird frequently seen in and around the waters of Gig Harbor bay and other bays and estuaries in the area. 

Each artist has created a different themed heron (see list below) and each piece of art is displayed at a different location throughout historic Gig Harbor now through early September.  The heron will then be auctioned at the SalmonChanted Evening event, scheduled for September 18^th at the Gig Harbor Yacht Club.

This year’s artists and locations are;

1.  Nancy Fiala presents “Mardi Gras Heron” at The Green Turtle Restaurant
2. Nancy Keck Harris presents “The Ghost” at Simply Charmed
3. Nancy Corey presents “Stepping Out in Gig Harbor” at Gallery Row
4. Alexis St. John presents “Life Force” at Kit Kuhn, A Jeweler Designed for You
5. Kathleen Casteel & Brad Dinsmore present “Eyes of Action” at Threshold Building
6. Joan Sain presents “The Gambler” at Ebb Tide Gallery
7. Jody L. Whalen presents “Patchwork Heron” at Timberland Bank
8. Harvey D. Kolln presents “Canary in the Estuary” at Columbia Bank
9. Giorgina C. Wells presents “A Latin Heron” at Birdnest Gallery
10. Charles A. Anderson presents “Gogh Heron Gogh” at Wild Birds Unlimited
11. Laura Jacobson presents “Penny Land the Crane” at Harbor Gallery
12. Delaine Gately presents “Gig Harbor’s Peacock” at The Maritime Inn
13. Christina Hella Thompson presents “The Glass Heron” at For Arts Sake
14. Loretta J. Anderson presents “An Attitude of Patience” at Anthony’s Restaurant
15. Christina Burris & A/P Art Class Students present “Recycle for the Environment” at Water to Wine

SalmonChanted Harbor 2010 is dedicated to the memory of Pauline Winchell, founder of the event and long time Ebb Tide Gallery artist. 

This year’s SalmonChanted sponsors are;

The City of Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor Kiwanis Club

 Willis Marketing, Inc.

The Russell Family Foundation

Threshold Group

MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical Park

Timberland Bank

Columbia Bank

Lloyd M. Silver Harbor Center

Wild Birds Unlimited

St. Anthony Hospital, a part of Franciscan Health System

Anthony’s Restaurant

Walt’s Auto Care Centers

Fosberg Media Group

Eric Peavy

The Green Turtle Restaurant

The Maritime Inn

Neurosurgery Northwest

Water to Wine

Bruce and Carol Murdock

SalmonChanted Harbor is produced by the Gig Harbor Gallery Association in support of the Peninsula Hands On Art program.  Learn more at www.salmonchantedharbor.org