YAQUINA RIVER MUSEUM OF ART

“This exciting gift includes donor recognition and a tax deduction opportunity and to join YRMA in support of the arts for the wider community.” says Judy Gibbons, Chairwoman of the Museum’s Board. Contributing to this Capital Campaign helps ensure that the Yaquina River Museum of Art will continue its work to make public and promote the arts and artists of our region.

This month the Museum is happy to have Chairwoman of the Museum’s Board Judy Gibbons give a special art talk on Saturday July 1st at 1:30PM. Judy will be giving a presentation about the two impressive “Winter Surf” series seascapes on display by her late husband, Museum founder, and well-known regional artist, Michael Gibbons. The late artist was a writer as well as a painter. Recent discoveries of papers he had written in 1994 about his art will be read during her presentation along with a showing of Michael’s private sketchbooks detailing graphite and ink sketches he did of the Winter Surf paintings before they were committed to canvas as well as notes he took for his speech the first time the paintings were on display for the public. Judy’s art talk is a special event in which the public gets a glimpse into the intimate process of the late artist’s creation of his works. A complimentary wine and cheese reception is to follow.