SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
See what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
Pat Hull : Presented by Sou’wester Arts
Pat Hull is a singer-songwriter from Connecticut currently based out of Chico, CA. His music
intertwines a melodic, soulful, counter-tenor vocal range with a unique finger picking style,
creating a dreamy landscape with unpredictable hooks and turns. Pat’s newest release ‘St. Clare’
showcases his delicate yet raw ability to compose, sing, write, and perform. Prior recordings
include ‘Light’ and ‘Shed Skin,‘ recorded and produced in Bennington, VT with engineer, JJ
Beck and vocalist, Michael Chinworth. This collaborative effort brought a vocally and lyrically
charged center to Pat’s songwriting, and displayed a collection of songs with a detailed and
complex configuration of supporting instrumentation.
In this workshop we will turn unwanted garments into new fabulous creations! Bring in any piece of clothing you no longer want and we’ll make it into something completely new and unique! Learn to apply basic sewing skills to reimagine new styles. Materials fee for this workshop is $20
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools
Belgian filmmaker Anouk De Clercq is our featured Artist-In-Residence in the lead up to Sou’wester Arts Week 2022. Anouk’s residency will culminate in daily screenings of One (2020), OK (2021) and We’ll find you when the sun goes black (2021); on rotation beginning Thursday, March 24th in the Sou’wester’s red bus micro cinema. Free and open to the public 5-9 p.m. daily.
Belgian filmmaker Anouk De Clercq is our featured Artist-In-Residence in the lead up to Sou’wester Arts Week 2022. Anouk’s residency will culminate in daily screenings of One (2020), OK (2021) and We’ll find you when the sun goes black (2021); on rotation beginning Thursday, March 24th in the Sou’wester’s red bus micro cinema. Free and open to the public 5-9 p.m. daily.
In this workshop we will turn unwanted garments into new fabulous creations! Bring in any piece of clothing you no longer want and we’ll make it into something completely new and unique! Learn to apply basic sewing skills to reimagine new styles. Materials fee for this workshop is $20
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Adult/Youth Saturday Workshop (under 12 accompanied by an adult)
- $50 + materials fee
- Scholarships Available
Belgian filmmaker Anouk De Clercq is our featured Artist-In-Residence in the lead up to Sou’wester Arts Week 2022. Anouk’s residency will culminate in daily screenings of One (2020), OK (2021) and We’ll find you when the sun goes black (2021); on rotation beginning Thursday, March 24th in the Sou’wester’s red bus micro cinema. Free and open to the public 5-9 p.m. daily.
Blair Borax is a Portland, Oregon based singer-songwriter, who writes raw and honest lyrically-driven folk songs that are as powerful as they are vulnerable; songs that make you think and feel and laugh and cry; songs that make you feel a little less alone. Blair Borax released her debut EP ‘everything is light work’ in May 2021 and is working on her next. You can find Blair writing in her bedroom, recording at Groundswell Studios, and performing on stages across Portland and beyond.
With rich lyrics and a voice like molasses, Blair Borax makes music that moves you to the heart of being human, offers you a warm cup of tea, and invites you to stay a while.
Immerse yourself in a sense of place and explore the ecology of the Long Beach Peninsula through an artistic and scientific lense. This unique series of workshops is led by one of our internal staff members and is offered every other week on T, W, and Th from Jan 18th – March 31st. Registration for the other Arts & Ecology staff-led workshops is recommended but not required.
Register here then follow the link in the registration confirmation to submit payment.
- Youth After-School Program Ages 7-11
- T, W, Th 3:30-5:30
- $75/week + materials fee
- 20% off when you sign up for all After-school Workshops!
- Sibling discount an additional 10% off
- Scholarships Available
- Transportation available from OB Schools
The Sou’wester Lodge is hosting a full weekend of in-person performances, music and installations, free and open to the public*, on Friday 5-10pm and Saturday 12-10pm April 1st and 2nd as part of the 3rd Annual Sou’wester ARTS WEEK.
Over the past 9 years we have held an event around this time of year to highlight the creative process and the experiential nature of the Sou’wester Residency Program. Each year this event brings amazing artists to this neck of the woods and shines creative light into the darkest heart of winter.
Performances, Installations and Events
Free and Open to the Public*
Friday April 1st
5:00pm – 10:00pm
and
Saturday April 2nd
12:00pm – 10:00pm
All are invited to pick up map and schedule at The Sou’wester and tour the grounds, experiencing in-person what 33+ artists and artist collectives have created after their week-long Sou’wester Artist Residency.
*The entirety of this event will be held in a manner that meets all state mandates and Covid-19 precautions. This event is free and open to the public within safety guidelines.
book a stay at The Adrift or Salt Hotel using promo code “artsweek”
Arts Week 2022 Artists and Art Collectives
Anthony Alvarado & Jason Walker
Kaitlyn Nelson / The Gyer V Project
Bobbie Robinson & Jordan Badger
Fox Whitney / The Gender Tender Experiment
Join us as we celebrate our newest art installation.
WHAT? Ancestral Threads – an installation
WHO? Artist and Naturalist Dyer Iris Sullivan Daire, with soundscape by Tyler Little
WHERE? Sou’Wester Lodge Gallery Trailer – Seaview Washington
WHEN? Opens April 8, 2022 runs through June 2022
Artist Statement:
Ancestral Threads is a handwoven and hand dyed installation by artist Iris Sullivan Daire, with a soundscape by musician Tyler Little.
The threads of the Dead are buried, though not gone. A powerful dream showed me the emergence of the ancestors, connected by these threads.
Its is an unraveling and reweaving of the dreams and stories that tie us to the well Ancestors. Woven threads of natural color that twine through lineage and land. Flowers, leaves, roots and bugs, salt of the earth and water of the spring – of these things our ancestors color
A place of contemplation that supports the acknowledgement of those who have come before, so that we might reach a hand towards the benevolent ones of the unseen realms. To ask for their help untangling the challenges inherent in lovingly acknowledging the shadows of our past and present, and reimagining our world into greater balance.
(Installation includes a rug woven from repurposed sheets from the Sou’wester Lodge- bringing cloth that once held dreaming guests into the space.)
Bio:
Iris Sullivan Daire is an installation artist and naturalist dyer who uses site specific pigments and dyes to add new layers of meaning to the narrative of her work. She has been a hand weaver since she was seven, and has partnered with plants for color since the early 1990’s.
Iris lives with her family next to the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon. She grows traditional dye plants and has been quietly cataloging the hidden colors contained within the native and invasive plants of the North Oregon Coast. She holds a BFA in fiber arts from University of Oregon.
https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/dream-bird-studio-journal/2022/3/22/ancestral-threads