Dragon
Dragon’s Head: A piece of driftwood found in Nehalem Bay.
Dragon’s Body: Sticks and branches curving all the way to the tail. Legs and toes made of sticks and rocks. Scales made of bark
Participate in the Ephemeral Arts Festival
Open call to the community to come together to create, build, install sculptural elements made from found objects and materials from the site (and from the pile of things harvested from around the area). In the spirit of Andy Goldsworthy, our hope is to engage all of you, the amazing creators in our community, to build incredible sculptures on the site…subtle works of art that speak from the heart and disappear with the elements.
Free and open access to the site 24-7 from October 6th to November 5th 2024. Located on the southeast corner of Division and Manzanita in Manzanita across from the new City Hall project under construction.
Join us on November 5th for a Celebration and Community Gathering 5-11pm
Fire + Music + Dance + Movie Screening (River’s and Tides)
Ephemeral Art: A collaboration between nature and humans
Seemly dead and dying objects are filled with life and expression. As humans, we recognize the beauty in the dead and dying objects around us and are called to work with them in ways that draw attention to them. We linger, we look, we ask the question: is this natural or man made? We quickly discover the subtle touch of a human hand. An attempt to show others what it is we see. Below are some examples of ephemeral art, and even some, where simply natural processes have created a sculptural display of beauty.
The Dead and Dying
How do we as humans consider dead and dying things. A nuisance to be cleaned up and sanitized? Something to be thrown away to keep our surroundings clean and pure and rid of any signs of death. Is our aversion to dead and dying things, a commentary on our fear of death? Here on the Oregon Coast we are surrounded by dead and dying things. They are part of the beauty of this place we call home.
Life Death Life. Examples of the circle of life, death, life are all around us. The nurse log that nurtures new life including mosses, ferns, lichen, trees, shrubs, insects, and fungi. The green shoots emerging from the stalks of what looks like a dead and dying plant. Death and its nutrients create the raw material for new life.