Ben Soeby’s “New and Recent Works.”
Fri, Aug 02
|Newport Visual Arts Center
Using house paint, acrylic, and paint pens on repurposed wood, the Lincoln City artist creates intricate and wild pieces inspired by a lifetime spent on the river and in the woods.
Time & Location
Aug 02, 2024, 12:00 PM – Sep 29, 2024, 5:00 PM
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Dr, Newport, OR 97365, USA
About the event
Newport Visual Arts Center to debut three new exhibits on Friday, August 2nd
Newport, Oregon: Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is excited to announce three new exhibitions coming to Newport Visual Arts Center galleries August 2nd – September 29th, 2024. Gallery admission is free to the public.
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