October 4-5, 2008

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Current Art Exhibits  Historical Displays    Past Exhibits

Art Exhibits at Harrison Street Gallery
Seattle Center House, 3rd Floor
October 2 - October 11, 2007

Special exhibits featuring sketches of fish boats, types of nets and art will carry out the maritime theme in the Harrison Street Art Gallery from October 2 through October 11th and during CroatiaFest 2007. 

On display will be two panels featuring “Puget Sound Croatians in the Salmon Industry” now the property of CFU Lodge #439.  The panels were part of the Washington Stories program which opened at the Museum of History and Industry’s McCurdy Gallery in January and then toured Washington State museums and other sites through September.

Emerging artists Gloria Barello and Sam Mirkovich will exhibit new art created especially for CroatiaFest. Guest artist Ivo Raic (www.raicart.com) will be exhibiting his oil paintings, water colors and art photos.

An educational exhibit features the ancient and current alphabets and language of Croatians by artist Ante Sardelic.  A history of the Grb and other coats of arms will complete the art show. 

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Historical Displays
Seattle Center House, Main Floor
Come enjoy the historical displays of selected Croatian communities in Washington State: 1870-2006:

  • Aberdeen-Grays Harbor
  • Anacortes
  • Bellingham
  • Cle Elum-Roslyn-Ronald
  • Everett
  • Riverside (Seattle)
  • SABS (Slavonian American Benevolent Society - Tacoma)

Special this year!

Maritime Displays - learn about the lives of Croatian American fishermen through photos and histrical artifacts.

Fish Tales - a group of Croatian fishemen will share their tales of life at the sea.

Fish Net Mending and Boat Caulking - watch as local fishermen share their expertise passed on from generations.

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Past CroatiaFest Art Exhibits

2006
Featured Artist: Miho Šimunovic Internationally acclaimed watercolor artist, from Zagreb, residing in California, with a career spanning over forty-five years.

The Oblak Family
Mario A. Oblak, Croatian sculptor living in Seattle, will exhibit several of his sculptures.   Oblak’s works are in numerous private collections and public works of art are at Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, Washington and at King County’s North District Multi Service Center.

Mara K. Oblak will exhibit photographs from her trip to Croatia and will have her photo greeting cards available for sale. Marko A. Oblak, student in Landscape Architecture at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, California, will exhibit his sketches.

Other exhibiting artists: Marius Hibbard, CroatiaFest 2005 Featured Photographer; Gloria Barello; Ante Sardelić,  CroatiaFest 2004 featured artist.

2005
 Beverly Prkacin Read, volunteer curator. 
Featured Photographer: Marius Hibbard, owner of Bowman Gallery in Anacortes, was the featured photographer showcasing his artistic and creative photographs of Croatia taken during a tour with the Vela Luka Croatian Dancers.

Gloria Barello, Bellevue, exhibited her paintings of Croatians in every day village life. She particularly enjoys painting people and credits her inspiration from the discovery of wonderful black and white photos in an old Croatian song book. Sam Evich, local Croatian architect, displayed his photos of Croatia highlighting the architectural styles of the country. Milena Soree, local Croatian photographer, displayed “Croatian Rose,” her  award winning photograph. Bob and Peggy Gunovick, active members of the Croatian community, displayed artifacts of  Croatian villages.  Peggy  and her son, Paul Elkins both displayed their artwork.

2004
Featured Artist: Ante Sardelic From Toronto, Canada, Croatian painter, sculptor, printmaker and poet Ante Sardelic exhibited paintings from his “Eternal Homeland” series, a touring tribute to his native land. Originally from Blato, island of Korcula, Sardelic’s abstract images draw from symbolism and modern Cubist styles – brightly colored, intertwined figurative shapes with symbolic landscapes. Andrea Mohorovicic, from Zagreb’s Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences, wrote of Sardelic’s work, “…a profound symphony of shapes, words and music."

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