For the Birds

Redmen Hall is celebrating the end of summer with a collection of art, crafts, and whimsey titled "For the Birds". We have been honored with a display of mounted birds from the Audubon Society titled 'the Lower Columbia River Wildlife Collection' (not for sale) around which pictures, paintings, quilts, carvings, prints and more will be shown that will before sale. These have been contributed by artists and crafts people along the Columbia River Estuary from Vancouver to Astoria and most of the points along the way. This exhibit is open ended and welcomes entries from artists and craft people during the weeks of the exhibit to replace what we sell. The exhibit  runs through September 30th.  Opening hours are Thursday through Sunday: 12 noon to 4 p.m.

The Columbian Artists Association

"Bud's Field" by Nancy Knowles

An exhibit of work by four members of the Columbian Artists Association: Mitzi Christensen, Alan Brunk, Nancy Knowles and Ramona Lauzon was recently shown at Redmen Hall.

"Art From a Northwest Life" featured artists' visions of the Pacific Northwest. 

Now on - Antiques from Wahkiakum County

New additions every day for the second annual antiques and collectibles sale, on two consecutive weeks, Thursday through Sunday, June 21 - 24 and June 28 - July1.
  

Coming soon..."Art from a Northwest Life"

Redmen Hall will be starting our summer season with an exhibit of work by four members of the Lower Columbian Artists' Association. The exhibit of paintings by these four is titled 'Art from a Northwest Life' featuring these artists' visions of our beautiful Pacific Northwest. They are Mitzi Christensen, Alan Brunk, Nancy Knowles, and Ramona Lauzon - all well known artists in this area. They are a lovely introduction to the season when we all start to look anew at the beauty around us and we are proud to have such excellent guides to our summer awakening. The exhibit runs from July 7th through
August 12 and there will be a reception for the artists on Sunday, July 8 from 1-3 p.m.
    Redmen Hall is located in beautiful downtown Skamokawa and you will all be pleased to see the renovation of much of this historic town. Our address is 1394 SR4 and the telephone # is (360) 795-3007 and the hours are Thursday - Sunday 12noon to 4 p.m..

New Exhibit opens Saturday, April 14th

The Friends of Skamokawa will open its new exhibit, Legacy of the Columbia River Fishery, Saturday April 14 at 1 p.m. at the River Life Interpretive Center, Redmen Hall, 1394 State Route 4, Skamokawa, WA. 98647. Funded by the Wahkiakum Marine Resources Committee, the exhibit examines the traditions of the Columbia River commercial fishery and Native American fisheries through photographs, salmon labels and text. Boatbuilding, traditional tools, fish processing, and ethnic traditions are all featured on colorful panels containing original art by Keith Hoofnagle and text by author Irene Martin.

“This exhibit was such a pleasure to work on,” stated Martin. “The vast archives of illustrative material contained in private collections and in museums such as the Columbia River Maritime Museum provided an incredible resource. We are also very grateful for the photographs of upriver treaty tribal fisheries that expanded the scope of the exhibit and demonstrated the rich cultural heritage of the fishing peoples of the Columbia River .”

"Since I only recently moved to Skamokawa," Keith Hoofnagle said, "working on this exhibit has been a superb introduction to the story of the vast fishery that has been central to the human history of the area. The vintage photos and other graphics that Irene Martin has assembled, many never published before, are gems that augment the text, and make this a dream project for any exhibit-designer." Hoofnagle worked on numerous exhibits during his career with the National Park Service. He is a well-known cartoonist and artist.

The exhibit will run through May 6 at Redmen Hall and will then travel to various other venues.

The Hall opens for 2012 with new show

Redmen Hall will be opening on February 4th with an exhibit by Wahkiakum County's talented craftspeople. A Kaleidoscope of Wahkiakum Crafts will cover the range from well known to new, from fabric arts to woodcarvings to tiles to ceramics and more. It will be a celebration of Wahkiakum talent and an opportunity to see some of what this tiny county has to show for itself. The Hall opens at 12 noon and visitors will have a chance to meet these 'crafters' on Saturday, February 4th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Redmen Hall has been restocked with new books and gifts and spruced up historical exhibits. Cookies and hot cider will be served.

Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Awards Grant to Friends of Skamokawa

Through the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund, the program assists preservation projects where they really happen – at the local level.

Recipients of the 2012 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund grant awards were announced at the Washington Trust Holiday Party. The Washington Trust was pleased to announce an award to the Friends of Skamokawa Foundation, among others.

The F.O.S. Foundation received $1,000 to rehabilitate the bell on the 1894 Redmen Hall, formerly the Central Skamokawa School. Part of the Skamokawa National Register Historic District, this building has been a community preservation effort since the Friends purchased it in 1985.