Gathering of Native Artists on January 21 at County Museum.

La Conner – Award-winning Pacific Northwest artists will be featured at “A Gathering of Native Artists 2010” to show and sell a variety of fine Native art on Saturday, January 23, from 11 am to 4 pm at Skagit County Historical Museum in La Conner.

Participating in this popular annual event are noted artists Sharon Akers (Omaha), Leslie Eastwood (Samish), Bill James (Lummi), Fran James (Lummi), Michelle Jefferson (Lummi), Barbara McCoy (Swinomish), Betty Pasco (Suquamish), Kevin Paul (Swinomish), Lillian Pitt (Wasco), Mary Snowden & Robert Eagle Bear (Lummi), Felix Solomon (Lummi), Lisa Telford (Haida) and Lois Chichinoff Thadei (Aleut). Visitors are invited to gather around, watch and learn as the artists carve, weave, make baskets or hats, knit and make sculptures. Visitors can also participate in a first-time-ever silent auction of the artists’ works.

The Museum is located at 501 S. 4th Street, at the top of the hill in La Conner. Admission: Adults $4, Seniors $3, Families $8. For more information call 360.466.3365 or visit www.skagitcounty.net/museum

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