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Event:  Prosperity of the Sea opens at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center (PMHC), Newport, Oregon Event Date & Time: Thursday, January 25, 2024 4-6 PM free opening reception
Exhibition run dates: January 26 – June 16, 2024.

January 25 Exhibit Opening at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

The public is invited to the January 25, 4-6 PM opening of the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center’s newest exhibition Prosperity of the Sea: Maritime Wishes, Belief, and Lore which explores our communities’ wish for prosperity and safety for the people who make their livelihood on the sea. Hopes for a successful catch and safety are basic global desires that transcend location, time, and culture. To illustrate this rich culture, the exhibit shares stories collected during interviews with more than 30 people working in various maritime industries. Some stories are specific to an individual while some are shared sentiments of a bigger group.

Stories are shared through networks of peers, families, and friends. When they are told in a community, these stories become part of the local lore. These shared oral stories such as myths, legends, and poems are passed down through generations to become folklore. Along with the stories, the exhibit displays historical photographic images and artifacts from the Lincoln County Historical Society’s collections.

To explore the universal wishes for maritime good luck, this exhibit also introduces Japanese customs including examples from the fishing industry in Mombetsu, Japan, Newport’s sister city. Displayed are Tairyōbata flags used to wish good luck to the fishing industry and for launching ceremonies and special occasions in Mombetsu. Also, included in this exhibit are Ema, which are offering paintings used to make wishes and are found at shrines and temples.

The public is invited to attend the 4-6 PM opening reception on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Light refreshments will be provided. Museum admission fees are waived for exhibit openings. The exhibit runs through July 16, 2024 in the museum’s Mezzanine Gallery. For more information visit, oregoncoasthistory.org or call 541-265-7509.

About the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, located at 333 SE Bay Blvd in Newport’s Historic Bayfront, is one of two historic properties operated by the nonprofit Lincoln County Historical Society. The 30,000 sq ft flagship site, features panoramic views of Yaquina Bay, two changing exhibit galleries, three permanent galleries, the 121 seat Doerfler Family Theater and a Museum Store. The theater includes an 18 ft screen and a self-serve menu of 18 custom made short historic films for the museum visitor to select from. Hours of operation are Tuesday – Sunday 11 am – 4 PM. Onsite parking is available. Admission rates apply. Admission is free to LCHS Members, Active-Duty military, and children 12 & under. Family and group rates available.

Serving the public since 1948, the LCHS preserves the collective memory of Lincoln County and includes the Log Cabin Research Library Archive and 1895 Burrows House located at 545 SW 9^th St., Newport. A sampling of historic images from the LCHS collection can be seen at: oregondigital.org. For more information visit: oregoncoasthistory.org or call 541-265-7509. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @lincolnco.historicalsociety or Twitter @maritime_center.

Press: Pacific Heritage Center opening new exhibit (Lincoln County Leader, Jan. 22, 2024)

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Event: 2023 Moving Image Show at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, 333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport, Oregon
Exhibition Run Dates: Now thru Spring (Days with Long Evening Hours) projected onto the front of the museum building.

From now thru the Spring season, the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center (PMHC) invites the public to come down to the Newport Bayfront after dark and enjoy the 2023 version of their evening Moving Image Show, now showing, after dark, on the exterior side of the Doerfler Family Theater windows at the PMHC. This special video installation features numerous photographs from the historical image collection of the Lincoln County Historical Society’s (LCHS) Log Cabin Research Library. The program loops every twelve minutes, opening with an invitation and information about visiting the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center. The production will run evenings Tuesday-Sunday from 4 PM until 10 PM (except the first Thursday of each month). This is a free opportunity for the public to enjoy some of the images from the Lincoln County Historical Society’s collection. This special image show is viewed after dark on the Newport Bayfront standing on the sidewalk in front of the museum or across the street on the boardwalk near Port Dock 5. The show will cease in the spring when the days grow longer, and we return to long hours of daylight.

This fun outdoor slide show showcases images from the LCHS archives and is the creation of Newport artist, author and museum volunteer, Carol Shenk. The Moving Image Show is now in its second year with the projection being revised to include new images and animations. Carol Shenk describes the video installation as, “a sort of visual poem about our coastal home and our histories,” using images from the collection, some of which she made into playful animations, as well as text prompting viewers to think about your relationship to the ocean and the past. The projection also serves as an invitation to folks to visit the PMHC and enjoy its quality exhibits.

In this year’s sequence, many figures first appear in silhouette, some animated, which then resolve into the original photos. These initial shadows of people and things from the past are meant to draw viewers into the images with a questioning mindset. They were inspired by a historical form of home entertainment from American folk culture—the “crankie”— in which a scroll of paper illustrated with painted backgrounds and shadow-puppet-like figures is pulled across a light box to create a moving image that tells a story.

Carol Shenk volunteered her time to create the slideshow. “It’s been exciting to be able to share some of LCHS’s wonderful photo collection in this way–to make historical images accessible as public art in a dynamic format. Hopefully the installation will help people place our contemporary lives into context: what our region has been like in past eras, and how individuals have shaped our community over time,” stated Shenk.

“We are overjoyed by Carol’s enthusiasm for our image collection and greatly appreciate her support and willingness to lend her talents to help the museum create engaging and fun programs for the public,” stated Susan Tissot, Executive Director of the Lincoln County Historical Society. “We hope the public will take advantage of this free evening show and maybe also support our local Bayfront restaurants before or after viewing the show.

About the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, located at 333 SE Bay Blvd in Newport’s Historic Bayfront, is one of two historic properties operated by the nonprofit Lincoln County Historical Society.

The 30,000 sq ft flagship site, features panoramic views of Yaquina Bay, two changing exhibit galleries, three permanent galleries, the 121seat Doerfler Family Theater, the seasonal evening Moving Image Show and a Museum Store. The theater includes an 18 ft screen and a self-serve menu of 18 short historic films for the museum visitor to select from. Regular hours of operation are Tuesday – Sunday 11 am – 4 PM. Onsite parking is available. Admission rates apply. Admission is free to LCHS Members, Active-Duty military, and children 12 & under.

Family and group rates available. Thru January 14, veterans and their spouses/partners also receive free museum admission.

Serving the public since 1948, the LCHS preserves the collective memory of Lincoln County and includes the Log Cabin Research Library Archive and 1895 Burrows House located at 545 SW 9th St., Newport. A sampling of historic images from the LCHS collection can be seen online at: oregondigital.org. For more information visit: oregoncoasthistory.org or call 541-265-7509.

Follow the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on Facebook, Instagram @lincolnco.historicalsociety or Twitter @maritime_center.

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Press:

A Window of Opportunity (Oregon Coast Today)

Moving Image Show at Pacific Maritime Heritage Center (News Times)

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Event: The Veterans Quilt Project Exhibit Opening, Thursday, October 12, 2023, 4-6 PM at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, Newport, Oregon

Exhibition Run Dates: October 13, 2023 – January 14, 2024

The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center (PMHC) in partnership with the Lincoln County Veterans Resource Center, the Oregon Coast Quilters Guild and the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs is proud to announce the opening reception for the PMHC’s newest exhibition, The Veterans Quilt Project. The exhibit is a two-part exhibition, featured on the Mezzanine Gallery at the PMHC, and includes 20 quilts made for veterans by members of the Oregon Coast Quilters Guild and a digital version of the I Am Not Invisible (IANI) exhibition from the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans Quilt Project exhibition opens on October 12, 2023, with a 4-6 PM reception. Light refreshments will be provided, and the reception is free and open to the public. Some on-site parking is available.

The Veterans Quilt Project exhibit commemorates the lives of veterans through quilts made for, presented to, and owned by veterans serving in all branches of the military. Behind every quilt is a unique human story and an opportunity to forge connections between civilians and veterans. Twenty veterans are represented in The Veterans Quilt Project exhibit which shares veteran’s quilts and personal stories of life after the military. The digital version of the IANI exhibit features stories of Oregon Women Veterans to raise awareness of the diverse women veteran community and their contributions to our military.

“To many times Veterans are boxed into only what they did while in the military.” Explained Keith Barnes (USAF Veteran) Lincoln County Veterans Service Officer. “We wanted to focus on what the veteran did outside of the military. Many forget that the time we spent in is very little compared to what we spend out. Many veterans go on to be leaders in our community, volunteer, become first responders, raise families, coach little league teams, and even write books. But sometimes when people hear we are veterans they only focus on what we did in the military.  I think these are important stories to tell.”

“Approximately 10% of Lincoln County residents are veterans. Veterans bring extraordinary backgrounds and skill sets to the communities they reside in and yet there is a lot of misinformation that circulates about veterans. We think it is important to share the stories of the people in our community and this exhibit is an excellent example of a safe and interesting way to do so.” Stated Susan Tissot, Executive Director, Lincoln County Historical Society.

The Veterans Quilt Project exhibit is featured at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center from October 12, 2023though January 14, 2024. Admission rates apply; LCHS members, children aged 12 and under and active-duty military get in free. During The Veterans Quilt Project exhibit run, museum admission is free for veterans and their spouses; sponsored by the Lincoln County Veterans Resource Center, the Lincoln County Historical Society, and the City of Toledo.

About the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, located at 333 SE Bay Blvd in Newport’s Historic Bayfront, is one of two historic properties operated by the nonprofit Lincoln County Historical Society. The 30,000 sq ft flagship site, features panoramic views of Yaquina Bay, two changing exhibit galleries, three permanent galleries, the 121seat Doerfler Family Theater and a Museum Store. The theater includes an 18 ft screen and a self-serve menu of 15 short historic films for the museum visitor to select from. Hours of operation are Tuesday – Sunday 11 am – 4 PM. Onsite parking is available. Admission rates apply. Admission is free to LCHS Members, Active-Duty military, and children 12 & under. Family and group rates available.

Serving the public since 1948, the LCHS preserves the collective memory of Lincoln County and includes the Log Cabin Research Library Archive and 1895 Burrows House located at 545 SW 9^th St., Newport. A sampling of historic images from the LCHS collection can be seen at: oregondigital.org. For more information visit: oregoncoasthistory.org or call 541-265-7509. Follow us on Instagram @lincolnco.historicalsociety or Twitter @maritime_center.

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Press: Oregon coast quilters honor veterans, wrapping them in red, white and blue works of art (Oregon Live), Nov. 2, 2023

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What: Plein Air Painting Opportunity
Where: Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, 333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport
When: Saturday August 12, 2023
Contact Persons: Catherine Hingson, 503-545-9339 or Susan Tissot, 541- 265-7509 PLEIN AIR PAINTERS GATHER AT PACIFIC MARITIME HERITAGE MUSEUM
A call to artists to paint Newport’s Historic Bayfront
Newport, Oregon, Sat Aug 12, 2023, Lincoln County artist Catherine Hingson is collaborating with the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center to invite artists to paint outside on the balcony at the museum which has a spectacular view of Newport’s Commercial Fishing Fleet at Port Dock 5, the Yaquina Bay Bridge, boardwalk, and a portion of the bayfront shopping area. Painters will bring their own supplies and easels for outdoor painting; folding chairs will be available. Participating painters will receive free admission to the PMHC on August 12 in exchange for conversing with museum guests about the painting process and taking photos. Set up begins at 10:30 with start time at 11 am and work continues util 4 PM which parallels the hours the museum is open to the public.
Painters will be encouraged to submit their paintings of the bayfront created Aug 2023 – Oct 2023 for possible inclusion in a later exhibit at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center depicting the bayfront “Now and Then”. The planned exhibit will include historic images from the Lincoln County Historical Society archives juxtaposed with the current paintings of the bayfront.
For more information about the August 12 event, painters (any medium) may contact Catherine Hingson, 503-545-9339 or playfulpaintbrush@gmail.com. For more information about the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center contact Susan Tissot, 541-265-7509 or director@oregoncoasthistory.org.

About the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, located at 333 SE Bay Blvd in Newport’s Bayfront, is one of two historic properties operated by the nonprofit Lincoln County Historical Society. The 30,000 sq ft flagship site, features panoramic views of Yaquina Bay, two changing exhibit galleries, three permanent galleries, the 121seat Doerfler Family Theater and a Museum Store. The theater includes an 18 ft screen and a self-serve menu of 17 short historic films for the museum visitor to select from. Hours of operation are Tuesday – Sunday 11 am – 4 PM. Onsite parking is available. Admission is $10 adults, $5 children 13 – 17, kids under 12 get in free. Admission is free to LCHS Members, Active-Duty military, and children 12 & under. Family and group rates available.
Serving the public since 1948, the LCHS preserves the collective memory of Lincoln County and includes the Log Cabin Research Library Archive and 1895 Burrows House located at 545 SW 9th St., Newport. A sampling of historic images from the LCHS collection can be seen at: oregondigital.org. For more information visit: oregoncoasthistory.org or call 541-265-7509. Follow us on Facebook/Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, Instagram/ @lincolnco.historicalsociety or Twitter/ @maritime_center.
About Catherine Hingson
Catherine Hingson, an artist from Depoe Bay, first moved to Lincoln County in 1992 and began teaching art locally the following year. She has worked with all ages from children to seniors and feels that her background in the teaching field has helped her become a good art teacher. Hingson displays her artwork in 7 Oregon galleries, participates in several local shows/ festivals, leads a plein air group, and teaches watercolor at 5 art studios. Her work can also be seen at: theplayfulpaintbrush.com.

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The Lincoln County Historical Society in collaboration with the Ernest Bloch Legacy Project announces an upcoming program at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on the life and times of Ernest Bloch. This creative spirit was a musician, composer, conductor, philosopher, and photographer. He was also known for his mushroom hunting forays and his penchant for finding and polishing agates.

The public is invited to learn more about the composer, his life in music, his impact on Newport and his photography. This free program series is scheduled for Friday, July 21 from 4 – 7 PM and Saturday, July 22 from 1 to 4 PM.

The public is encouraged to arrive early to view the exhibition, Composition of Senses: Ernest Bloch in Agate Beach featured in the PMHC Galley Gallery July 20 – November 12. For the one hour proceeding each of the July 21 & 22 programs, Eric Johnson, noted Bloch expert, photographer and Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Art & Design at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, will be in the gallery to talk one on one with interested parties. The exhibition includes Ernest Bloch’s photography, The Renaissance Christ that hung in the Bloch home, and video footage created by Eric Johnson pairing Bloch’s music to his photography.

The two-day program series will be held in the Doerfler Family Theater inside the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center at 333 SE Bay Boulevard in Newport, OR. No reservations are necessary. Museum admission fees are being waived; donations are appreciated. Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22 will feature two separate lectures by British Bloch expert, Dr. Alexander Knapp. Knapp’s Friday lecture is entitled, Musical Style in Bloch’s ‘Agate Beach’ Works. Saturday’s lecture is entitled, The Piano Music of Ernest Bloch. The program will also unveil the next in a long series of videos produced by the LCHS Ebb & Flow Series – The Ernest Bloch Legacy. Also featured will be a video created by our own Lincoln County Commissioner, Casey Miller, featuring the voice of David Ogden Stiers. Following the two-day event will be a “no host” Ernest Bloch Dinner at the Best Western Plus Agate Beach from 5 to 8 on Sunday, July 23. To reserve a place at the dinner please call 541-961-1482 or 719-310-6500.

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More information on Ernest and Marguerite Bloch Ernest and Marguerite Bloch lived in Agate Beach from 1941 to 1963. Ernest died in 1959, Marguerite in 1963. In 1976 the Governor of Oregon accompanied by Bloch’s three children dedicated the Ernest Bloch Memorial in a wayside in Agate Beach near the home in which the Bloch’s lived. Later, in 2009, fifty years after Bloch’s passing, the Newport City Council dedicated Ernest Bloch Place at 49^th Street. In 2017 the State of Oregon named the wayside near the Bloch home the Ernest Bloch Memorial Wayside. In July 2018 Ernest Bloch Place was expanded and dedicated along with the Ernest Bloch Memorial Wayside. Ernest Bloch Place now features an Ernest Bloch Monument, five benches, an Interpretive Sign, and a marker.

Much has been written about composer Ernest Bloch over the past century, beginning with his move to the United States in 1916 from his home in Geneva, Switzerland. Fast forward to the summer of 1941 when he found himself stranded on Highway 101 as he was returning from teaching music theory at UC Berkeley. Finding himself in Agate Beach he wandered the area and came upon a house for sale on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

In the gap between 1916 and 1942 Bloch had taken a path from New York’s Mannes School of Music, London Chamber Orchestra, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, a sabbatical in his native land, UC Berkeley, and Agate Beach. His was a storied history filled with organizations (Library of Congress, London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Juilliard School of Music and numerous others) world centers (New York, London, Tel Aviv, Chicago, Philadelphia) and giants of the 20^th century, including Albert Einstein, Rafael Kubelik, Leonard Bernstein, Claude Debussy, Jascha Heifetz, Diego Rivera, Georges Szell, Serge Koussevitzky, Frida Kahlo, Griller Quartet, Zara Nelsova, Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, Igor Stravinsky, Sir Adrian Boult, and Ansel Adams.

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About our Program Speakers

Alexander Knapp is a freelance musicologist, ethnomusicologist, lecturer, consultant, teacher, composer, and pianist. From the late 1960s to the present day, Alex has researched, published, and lectured extensively in the UK, USA, many parts of Western and Eastern Europe, Israel, Western Russia, Eastern Siberia, and China, about Jewish music, and especially on the life and works of composer Ernest Bloch. He contributed substantially to a volume entitled Ernest Bloch Studies (2016) that he co- edited for Cambridge University Press. Among numerous other articles, he has written entries on aspects of Jewish art music for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Second Edition). He organized and directed the First International Ernest Bloch Conference in Cambridge in 2007 and lectured at the First Beijing International Ernest Bloch Conference in 2010.

Eric Johnson, in 1972 wrote “Ernest Bloch: A Composer’s Vision” for Aperture Magazine on his discovery, printing and research of Ernest Bloch’s photography. The story of photographer Ernest Bloch includes W. Eugene Smith, who listened to Bloch’s music and said “somebody needs to find out about his photographs;” Alfred Stieglitz, who in 1922 was very pleased that Bloch saw music in his photographs of clouds; and Bloch’s children, Suzanne, Ivan and Lucienne Bloch-Dimitroff, and Ansel Adams who made it possible for the Ernest Bloch photo collection to be archived at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. Joining Dr. Knapp and Eric Johnson for a Q&A discussion will be Dr. Frank Geltner, of the Ernest Bloch Legacy Project; Greg Steinke, founder of the 1990 – 2005 Ernest Bloch Music Festival; Eric Johnson, author of “Ernest Bloch: A Composer’s Vision;” and Suzanne Bloch Boyer, Ernest Bloch’s Great Granddaughter.

About the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center is located on Newport’s Historic Bayfront, directly across the street from Newport’s Commercial Fishing Fleet at Port Dock 5. The PMHC is one of two historic sites operated by the Lincoln County Historical Society. Museum hours are Tuesday – Sunday, 11 – 4 PM. Admission rates apply. For more information call 541-265-7509 or visit oregoncoasthistory.org.