TRANSLATION: The American artist Molly Yergens went back to Hamarøy this summer to paint. Thursday will open the exhibition on Oppeid.
art exhibition Thursday
The artist Molly Yergens from Minnesota was an exchange student at Hamarøy twelve years ago. This summer she returned - to paint.
Yergens has been in Hamarøy since 7 July to create images inspired by the beautiful landscape.
The result is shown in an exhibition that opens on Hamarøy Gallery on Thursday 11 August.
Collected money online
Molly Yergens comes from Minnesota, USA. There, she used an internet site called kickstarter.com to collect money for a "painting expedition in northern Norway."
It went so well that she was able to finance a stay of five weeks.
23 photos
It has resulted in 23 paintings on display at Hamarøy Gallery. The art exhibition opens Thursday at 19.00.
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ReplyDeleteThe American artist Molly Yergens went back to Hamarøy this summer to paint. Thursday will open the exhibition on Oppeid.
art exhibition Thursday
The artist Molly Yergens from Minnesota was an exchange student at Hamarøy twelve years ago. This summer she returned - to paint.
Yergens has been in Hamarøy since 7 July to create images inspired by the beautiful landscape.
The result is shown in an exhibition that opens on Hamarøy Gallery on Thursday 11 August.
Collected money online
Molly Yergens comes from Minnesota, USA. There, she used an internet site called kickstarter.com to collect money for a "painting expedition in northern Norway."
It went so well that she was able to finance a stay of five weeks.
23 photos
It has resulted in 23 paintings on display at Hamarøy Gallery. The art exhibition opens Thursday at 19.00.
by Øyvind A. Olsen