NEWS & EVENTS
JANUARY 2020 CALL TO ARTISTS
The 2020 Ocean Shores Wearable Art Show is underway! Entry forms are available to download here and on the Home page. Each year new creations continue to impress the crowds. The show has been featured in articles in the Ocean Shores Observer, Grays Harbor Talk and the Senior Sunset Times.
The theme this year is "Flashback", so create a piece inspired by something in your past or someone else's past. Perhaps it's something "flashy" or based on a historical design. Maybe even part of Ocean Shores history! Don't miss the action this year, download an entry form, design and make your piece and then show it off on the runway!
OSWA Now Produced by Stage West Community Theatre
In 2018 the Producers of the Ocean Shores Wearable Art Show chose to support Stage West Community Theatre (SWCT) by pledging the proceeds of that show to support the first Summer Theatre youth program. The summer program was a success as was this new partnership. The SWCT Board has adopted the WA Show and will act as the production team for future shows. Show proceeds will continue to support theatre programs for North Beach area youth. In addition, SWCT is a 501c3 organization which allows the addition of show sponsors to increase the annual revenue possibilities and will handle the accounting and ticket sales for the show. Tricia Funk and Eric Bjella will continue on as Artistic Directors and look forward to working with SWCT and whole-heartedly support their theatre projects. Learn more about SWCT by clicking the button below.
Washington Coast Magazine Schedule
March 2, 2019
The latest issue of WA Coast Magazine featured model Tiffany Skrie showing Diane Solem's "Glass Float" from the 2018 Wearable Art Show. Photo credit goes to Ken Ham.
Eric Bjella and Tricia Funk Combine Talents to Create the Unexpected
March 2016
Tricia ,born in South London, was trained at the Royal Academy of Dance. From there, she started her dance career with various shows in London and travelled through Scotland and Spain, while earning her Equity card, allowing her to be a professional performer. Working for “The Talk of the Town,” Tricia began backing acts like Tom Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Greco, and Liza Minelli.
Behind the Banker - Oregon Bankers Association Magazine
May 2017
Eric Bjella grew up in the port town of Silver Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. Following college, a former roommate convinced Eric to join him in Alaska to seek employment. Open to some adventure, he packed his bags, sold his truck, and bought a one-way ticket to Juneau.
Wearable Art Show at OS Convention Center is a party with a purpose!
May 2018
The theme is almost a literal description of “wearable art.” The runway-style fashion production — to be staged Saturday at the Ocean Shores Convention Center — is a fun, fast-paced celebration of creativity gone crazy with hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind artwork designed to be worn.
Travel Ocean Shores
January 2019
All types of artists come to the runway to showcase their functional, and not so functional, pieces of wearable art.
Each year the Wearable Art Show has a theme. Artists are encouraged to create their pieces in line with this theme, but they are not required to do so. All pieces are unique, one-of-a-kind, creations for the show.