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Jen DePesa's art is on exhibit in March at Grace Ridge Brewing Co. (Photo provided)

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First Friday shows include painting, textile art and architecture

As the snow begins to thaw and daylight increases, more shows and First Friday receptions return to local…

Art by Sarah Banks.

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Winners announced in writers’ contest

Twenty-fourth annual Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest features literary artists from around peninsula.

A corner of Don Decker's exhibit, Thin Ice, showing through February at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Decker’s ‘Thin Ice’ looks at expanse of Alaska and ground beneath

Artist’s talk includes Decker’s poetry.

Annie Boocheever. (Photo provided)

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Arts Briefs: Poetry contest ends Friday; writer offers workshop

Arts Briefs

Julianne Tomich uses coffee to create art in her new exhibit “COFFEE MI AMORE!” at Homer Council on the Arts. (Photo provided)

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First Friday art exhibit openings

While many galleries have opted out of hosting First Friday art shows in January and February, a few…

The newly renovated historic Kenai Jail is seen at the Kenai Art Center on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Beer, bars and ink

Kenai Art Center debuts renovated jail with printmaking show and custom ale

Laura Dewey’s art is on display at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Art of the wild

New Kenai visitor center show features the vivid colors of nature

Zirrus VanDevere’s pieces are displayed at the Kenai Art Center on Jan. 4, 2022. (Courtesy Alex Rydlinski)

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A journey of healing

VanDevere mixes shape, color and dimension in emotional show

A display at the Homer Bookstore on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, features the top-20 best-selling books for 2021. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Local books dominate best-seller list

‘Homestead Kitchen’ tops Homer Bookstore’s annual best-seller list.

Two paintings in in Dr. Sami Ali's exhibit, "The Mind of a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic," showing in January 2022 at the Homer Council on the Arts in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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ER doctor’s paintings follow passage of pandemic

Dr. Sami Ali made 2019 resolution to paint every day — and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Dr. Sami Ali's painting of two healthcare workers is part of her show, "The Mind of A Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic," opening Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at the Homer Council on the Arts. (Photo by Amber Johnson)

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HCOA presents pandemic art show by ER doctor

Dr. Sami Ali uses unique perspective to look at last two years of COVID-19 pandemic.

Artist Asia Freeman, third from left, speaks to visitors at a First Friday art exhibit opening featuring pieces by students in a college class she teaches, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Freeman wins Governor’s Arts Humanities Award

Bunnell Street Arts Center artistic director is one of nine honored.

Kim McNett's exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center includes images from her nature journals. The show continues through Dec. 24, 2021, at the gallery in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Artist, naturalist finishes Bunnell residency

Homer artist and naturalist Kim McNett has become known in Homer and Alaska for her finely detailed, well…