The Palette is Humboldt County’s premier art and culture magazine and published in cooperation with the Humboldt Arts Council. 20,000 copies are printed annually, and distributed throughout the year to over 300 locations in Humboldt County.
You might not expect to find a world-class music venue in the tiny town of Ferndale (population 1,370), but The Old Steeple is full of surprises. Located in a magnificent former church abounding with ambiance thanks to Italian tin ceilings, stained glass and...
We last visited Humboldt County’s glorious kinetic sculptures in 2014, in the article “In Search of a Home for Humboldt’s Kinetic Sculptures.” We reported that sculptures and related memorabilia had lost their home at Kinetic Universe’s museum in Ferndale, and were...
From the love of printmaking, the Ink People came into being. Two local printmakers, Libby Maynard and Brenda Tuxford, wanted to create a peer support group for artists. The collective quickly came to use providing education about the value of the arts to the...
Every summer since 1996, Friends of the Dunes has sponsored the thoroughly enjoyable Sand Sculpture Festival, one of Humboldt County’s signature events, at the Manila Dunes Recreation Area. The festival is many things in one. It’s a contest with real (although...
Here’s a good magic trick: how do you turn a painting of a house into a real house? The answer: when local residents commission members of the Arcata House Artists Guild to paint portraits of their homes, half the money goes to the Arcata House Partnership, where it...
An exhibit for the Morris Graves Museum of Art Childhood friends Mike and Doug began a blog after Mike saw an awkward vacation photo hung in his parents’ house. Realizing there were probably plenty of other people out there with their own awkward family images, the...
In 1993, with an 18% vacancy rate in Downtown and Old Town Eureka, the first Phantom Gallery was born. The idea was to turn vacant storefronts into temporary art galleries, benefitting both property owners and artists. While an empty shell of a building looks cold and...
For more than 50 years, Wayne Thiebaud was the undisputed king of art that looks good enough to eat. He’d best watch out, though, because there are some new gunslingers in town. McKinleyville’s Hulet sisters, Dinah and Patty, have been making lampwork chocolates from...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Anna Sofia AmezcuaMedium: Abstract Paintings in Acrylic and Oil Through my paintings I’m interested in conveying and evoking what it feels like to be alive – deep emotionality and the complexities of lived, moment to...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Mary Louise AndersonMedium: Oil, Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Ceramic Sculpture I welcome commissions and really enjoy teaching art classes and workshops. Life within the arts is inspiring and very rewarding. Contact: PO Box 1132,...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Julie BednarMy paintings are inspired by nature — from the beauty of a flower or landscape, to the power and majesty of a rock formation or the charm and mystery of a cat. Contact: P.O. Box 9023, Eureka, CA 95502...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Erica BrooksMy works are mainly representational oil paintings and drawings. My typical commission is either a pet portrait or traditional portrait. I also enjoy painting landscapes and still lifes. P.O. Box 4726, Arcata, CA...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Pat CahillMedium: Watercolor Landscapes, flowers, animals and birds are subjects that grasp my interest. Using vibrant and intense watercolors as my medium, I enjoy capturing a moment in time. Showing at Ferndale Arts Gallery 580...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Sherri CarterBlu Horse Studios: The creative World of Sherri Carter. Her collection of work includes vibrant, contemporary equine paintings & prints, woodcuts, her wine brand Ruby Kurant, and book Daily Decadence, the Art of...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Robin FriedmanMedium: Glass Mosaics and Dichroic Fused Glass Jewelry Mosaics opened my life in a most rewarding way. I love playing with color and glass. In addition to creating my own art and commissioned work, I love to teach...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Janet FrostMedium: Watercolor and Oil I focus on representational landscape and still life paintings in watercolor and oil. I am especially interested in using light and texture to draw attention to the beauty of everyday subject...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Shawn GouldMedium: Paintings Realistic paintings of nature Contact: 3960 D St., Eureka, CA 95503 707-476-8197 shawn@shawngould.com...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Beverly HarperMy work can be viewed on my website. Contact: 707-442-8929 b.harper35@yahoo.com...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Nila KaftalMedium: Pastels, Prismacolors, Acrylic Paints Wildlife art, landscapes, portraits of people and pets. Affordable giclée prints of wildlife. Art celebrates life! Beauty heals. Contact: 707-617-2008...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Yvonne KernMedium: Oil A locally recognized, nationally collected artist, Yvonne Kern creates luscious, representational paintings using photographic images.. “My goal is to reflect a landscape that the viewer wishes to step...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Henry KrugerTattoos are a lifelong commitment, and I’ve dedicated my life to tattooing. As a Custom Tattoo Artist, I enjoy taking a person’s ideas and creating a one-of-a-kind piece of art, that we both can be happy with for...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Mimi LaPlantMedium: Mixed Media on Paper & Canvas Abstraction offers endless possibilities. I hope that the desire for a free and exuberant expression is evident in my work. I feel that something delicious, albeit not...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Jim LowryMedium: Limited Edition Archival Digital Prints My work can be seen locally at the Arcata Artisans Co-op, the Morris Graves Museum of Art and the Trinidad Art Gallery. Studio visits by appointment. Contact: 320 Park...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Kathe LythI direct the Redwood Coast Children’s Chorus and the Redwood Coast Adult Chorus, perform on the Celtic harp, and compose for chorus and Celtic harp. I also present workshops locally and nationally and perform at special...
Reuben T. Mayes is an Abstract Expressionist. Although Reuben is in a wheelchair and uses an augmentative speech device to communicate, his vibrant and thought-provoking art is creating a stir in the local art community and elsewhere with a wide acceptance evident by...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Elsie MendesMedium: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor I do florals, landscapes, seascapes, often including birds and animals in their natural habitats. Contact: 707-443-5188...
lu•thi•er / loo-tee-er / n. / Origin: Fr., from luth (lute), from MF lut. 1. one who makes stringed musical instruments. 2. Steve Helgeson. Story and photo by David Kaftal When you walk into Steve Helgeson’s Moonstone Guitars studio, you are immediately struck by an...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Camille RegliMedium: Watercolor Landscapes, flowers, animals and birds are subjects that grasp my interest. Using vibrant and intense watercolors as my medium, I enjoy capturing a moment in time. Showing at Ferndale Arts Gallery...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Shirley Nan RuchongMedium: Oil and Alcohol Ink My oil painted florals are rendered in a high-contrast, photographic realism style. All of my designs come from my own photographs. I also paint landscapes depicting scenes of the...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Barbara Canepa SaulMedium: Oil, Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Ceramic Sculpture I welcome commissions and really enjoy teaching art classes and workshops. Life within the arts is inspiring and very rewarding. Contact: PO Box 1132,...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Bob & Donna SellarsWe create “Imaginal Story Art” often using backgrounds from the North Coast. A combination of painting techniques including acrylics, and short written stories, are used to explore metaphoric meanings and...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Jack SewellI generally work in figurative sculpture, often using traditional tools and materials and adapting them to fit my contemporary vision. I work in a wide range of materials in different scales from miniature to...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists ShoshannaMiddle Eastern Dance Artist As a performer, I strive to bring my audience with me on a journey into the heart of Arabic music, expressing celebration of life through dance. I teach locally and nationally, founded Ya...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Patricia Sundgren SmithI use a wide range of techniques – mezzotint, monotype, linocut, etching, collograph, drawing, collage, painting – in works both abstract and figurative. Still lifes, shorebirds, raptors, ravens, redwoods,...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Susan Mayclin StephensonMedium: Oil Paintings and Books Susan is an internationally known artist and writer. Her oil paintings hang in homes on six continents, and her books are translated into several languages. Her art and...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Susan StropeMedium: Oil paintings—Large Colorful Florals & Moody Seascapes Studio S 717 Third St., Eureka Contact:...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Dolores TerryMedium: Oil and Acrylic Painting Focusing primarily on local landscapes using oils or acrylics. Studio open by appointment. P.O. Box 423, Cutten, CA 95534...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Beti Webb TrauthMedium: Multi-Skilled Artist I’m a professional photographer and journalist specializing in creating photos, features and websites to promote the arts and artists of Humboldt County. My background includes...
Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Alicia TredwayMedium: Oil, Pastel and Watercolor I enjoy plein air painting as well as studio work. My focus and fascination with painting, be it landscape, figure or still life, is about how light is influencing the scene....
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Artists' ProfilesHumboldt Area Artists Ronald YeagerMedium: Watercolor My watercolor paintings span a wide range of subject areas. I prefer to work from photographs, most of which I have taken in travels around California or from studio still lifes that I find...
A community-supported grass roots organization offering a wide variety of programs that teach youth how to pursue their passions and follow their dreams. Provides a safe, drug-free environment with access to vocational and artistic resources. Address: 100 Country Club...
Presents exciting high quality music and theater in an intimate setting for young and old alike. Address: 1251 Ninth Street, Arcata (google map) More Info: 707-822-1575
Attractions include original buildings, historic garden and self-guided trails chronicling he history of Fort Humboldt. Address: 3431 Fort Ave., Eureka (google maps) More Info: 707-445-6547 Website
Located in the Northwestern Pacific Railroad depot used from 1893-1965, the museum features local history and railroad memorabilia. Address: 3 Park St., Fortuna (google maps) More Info: 707-725-7645 SunnyFortuna.com/museum
Part Kinetic hub, part gallery and part contemporary art studio cooperative. Address: 437 F St., Eureka (google maps) More Info: 707-444-3174 KineticSculptureRace.blogspot.com
Nautical items, ship models, ship building tools, artifacts related to shipwrecks and lighthouses, and information on the bay ferries. Address: 8 Samoa Rd., Eureka, next to the Samoa Cookhouse (google maps) More Info: 707-444-3174...
Museum is available for school visits, not open to the public. Interactive exhibits, fossils and displays on local animals, insects, marine life and birds Address: 1315 G ST., Arcata (google maps) More Info: 707-826-4479...
Former Carnegie Library is home to the Humboldt Arts Council, six galleries and a sculpture garden. Also offered are HAC’s Performing Arts Series, Arts Alive! receptions and performances (first Saturday every month). Address: 636 F St., Eureka (google maps) More...
