Enjoy a stroll downtown and into Homer’s galleries and public art spaces during First Friday where you can meet the artists and enjoy the wide variety of mediums on display.
Art Shop Gallery
202 W. Pioneer Ave.
Color and black-and-white photography by Taz Tally
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m.
Art Shop Gallery hosts an exhibit of black-and-white and color photography by Homer photographer Taz Tally. Well-known for his black and white landscape images, Tally has expanded the scope of his gallery display pieces to include a new series of color photographs that showcase the beauty of the seasonal transition from summer to fall. Visit the gallery online at artshopgallery.com.
Bunnell Street Arts Center
106 W. Bunnell Ave.
Prints by Ethan Kayaaní Lauesen and weavings by Laine Rinehart
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m. Artist talks, 6 p.m.
Bunnell Street Arts Center presents its annual 10×10 Members Exhibit featuring work by new and renewing gallery members that measures 10 inches in any direction. This exhibit provides artists with an opportunity to exhibit in the gallery space and explore new artistic directions. Bunnell’s 10×10 Exhibit typically showcases more than 60 artists and over 100 individual works. Visit Bunnell Street Arts Center at bunnellarts.org.
Fireweed Gallery
475 E. Pioneer Ave.
“Stories of Alaska,” watercolor paintings by Bruce Sink
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m.
Fireweed Gallery hosts an exhibit of watercolor paintings by members of the Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society that were created during or inspired by the group’s September workshop instructed by Gayle Weisfield. Visit the gallery online at fireweedgallery.com.
Grace Ridge Brewing
870 Smoky Bay Way
Acrylic paintings by Tracy Hansen
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m.
Grace Ridge Brewing presents acrylic paintings by Tracy Hansen. The artist behind 59 North Creations and a Homer resident for the past 15 years, Hansen grew up in Idaho, studied art and design, and uses her creativity as a way to express herself and show others how she views the world. Hansen works in many mediums, with acrylic painting being one of her favorites, and she enjoys the use of color and texture to create movement.
Homer Council on the Arts
355 W. Pioneer Ave.
“Fun With 5x6x7”
Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m.
Homer Council on the Arts presents “Fun with 5x6x7.” Started in 2018 as “Fun with 5×7”, the community call for art was created to challenge artists to experiment or try something new. This year, HCOA has added a third dimension to encourage further experimentation and the same freedom to create with more variety in shape and size.
This exhibit had no prompts or subjects and was open to all mediums. Stop by and see what community members were inspired to create. Visit HCOA online at homerart.org.
Pratt Museum
3779 Bartlett St.
“World on Fire,” oil paintings and driftwood sculptures by American artist Geoffrey C. Smith
Opening Reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m. with free admission to all galleries
Pratt Museum continues “World on Fire,” a special exhibition of oil paintings and driftwood sculptures by American artist Geoffrey C. Smith. Mixing fine wax and oil paint, Smith then uses a palette knife to sculpt the painting and give his work a distinctive, deeply dimensional feeling displaying large strokes and layers of texture. Painted over the course of three summers spent in some of Alaska’s most remote and majestic landscapes, this exhibit captures the awe-inspiring beauty of the state’s wildlife and the subtle, sometimes startling signs of a world in flux. Intended to speak to both climate change and the deep, enduring beauty of the natural world, “World on Fire” is an act of bearing witness to Alaska’s wild spaces, as well as an elegy, celebration and call to see more clearly, feel more deeply and protect more fiercely. Visit the museum online at prattmuseum.org.
Ptarmigan Arts
471 E. Pioneer Ave.
Work by newest member, Meriam Linder
Gallery hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. on First Friday
Ptarmigan Arts welcomes their newest member, Meriam Linder, a prolific and well-known local artist who creates in multiple mediums including collage, carving, beadwork and a variety of painting and drawing styles. Stop by and see her new offerings. Visit the gallery online at ptarmiganarts.com.
South Peninsula Hospital
4300 Bartlett St.
“Scattering of Light,” oil paintings by Kayla McGrath
On display at South Peninsula Hospital’s gallery continues “Scattering of Light,” a series of oil paintings by Kayla McGrath that explore Alaskan landscapes and the atmospheric phenomena that create the most dramatic light within these landscapes. Using color and value to define space, McGrath strives to capture the essence of the Alaskan landscape. This body of work showcases moments in time that seem most fleeting — last light on the mountains or reflections on a ripple in the water. Whether working with oil paints, watercolor, pen and ink or handcrafting birch bark jewelry, McGrath is influenced by her artistic family, continually connected to her environment and uses her art as a form of communication. After graduating from the Delaware College of Art and Design in 2006, McGrath joined the Peace Corps, traveled the world and settled in New Orleans for a time where she developed her paintings as an abstract artist before moving to Alaska’s Wrangell St Elias National Park and Preserve area, where she lives with her family and where her work has evolved into more realistic portrayals. Find the gallery wall through the Main Entrance and on display in the hallway by the lab.
The Dean Gallery
40374 Waterman Road
“Open Studio”
Open 5-7 p.m.
The Dean Gallery is family-owned and features contemporary art by M’fanwy, Ranja and Jeff Dean. On First Friday, the gallery will host an open studio where visitors can see M’fanwy’s intricately carved wood panels, Ranja’s bronze sculptures and drawings and Jeff’s metal and wood wall art and bronze sculptures. There will also be an opportunity to see progress of Jeff’s metal art commission for a home in South Carolina. Visit them online at deangallery.com.
“Leaving the Harbor” is a double-sided acrylic work on framed glass by Jammie Smith and is on display through November in Homer Council on the Arts’ “Fun with 5x6x7” exhibit. Photo provided by Homer Council on the Arts
“Reflections” is a watercolor painting by Michael Murray, one of several paintings by members of the Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society on display through November at Fireweed Gallery. Photo provided by Fireweed Gallery
Miscellaneous bone and ivory carvings by Meriam Linder, Ptarmigan Arts’ newest member, are featured during November First Friday on Nov. 7, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Ptarmigan Arts
The family-owned Dean Gallery hosts an open studio during November First Friday on Nov. 7, 2025. Photo provided by Jeff Dean
“Wooded Bouquet” is a photograph by Taz Tally on display through November in his solo exhibit at the Art Shop Gallery. Photo provided by the Art Shop Gallery
For the month of November, Bunnell Street Arts Center hosts its annual 10×10 Members’ Show. Photo collage provided by Bunnell Street Arts Center
