<p>'Faces,' a watercolor by Peter Greaver. Submitted photo</p>

CANNON BEACH – During March, the Cannon Beach Gallery will host an entire family of artists – three generations in all. The Greaver Family Exhibit is a celebration of this talented family’s 35th year in Cannon Beach. An artists’ reception will be held on from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and will feature live guitar music, drinks and appetizers. The exhibit will run until April 1.

Hanne and Harry Greaver have operated the Greaver Gallery since 1978. Their fine art graphics, drawings and paintings have been included in national juried exhibits in the United States and Canada with more than 30 two-person shows to their credit. Both Hanne and Harry are frequent contributors to the Cannon Beach Gallery, both to juried shows and as featured artists in invitational shows.

In addition to the senior Greavers, their son, Peter Greaver, will be exhibiting his detail-rich watercolors and their daughter, Lotte Greaver, a serial doodler, will be showing her original drawings. Connor Kealey, 13, will be one of the youngest artists to be showcased in an invitational group show at the Cannon Beach Gallery. Connor will be exhibiting his original jewelry designs, which he also sells at the Greaver Gallery.

In addition, Paul Greaver will be performing original compositions on guitar at the artist’s reception.

Hanne Greaver was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, where she attended Denmark’s School of Arts and Crafts. She also studied in France for a year on a French government scholarship. Since coming to the U.S. in 1955 to marry Harry, she has specialized in graphics and paintings.

Harry Greaver was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Kansas. He received his professional training at the University of Kansas (BFA and MFA) and at the Los Angeles County Art Institute. He taught in the Department of Art at the University of Maine, Orono, from 1955 to 1966. He was Director of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts in Michigan from 1966 to 1978.

The next show at the Cannon Beach Gallery will be “Verde: A Green Inspired Show,” featuring Ashley Mersereau and underwritten by Western Oregon Waste. This is a juried show; artists interested in submitting work can find more information about how to participate on the website at www.cannonbeacharts.org. The submission date is Thursday, April 4, with artworks being accepted between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

About the Cannon Beach Arts Association

Since 1986, the Cannon Beach Arts Association (CBAA) has provided programs and opportunities that enhance and support the arts in Cannon Beach and the surrounding community. The CBAA is a nonprofit multidisciplinary arts organization run almost entirely by volunteers, allowing more than 97 percent of its budget to go directly to a wide variety of programs. These programs include a children’s summer art camp, scholarships for high school seniors, a $3,000 individual artist grant and the Cannon Beach Gallery. The Cannon Beach Arts Association programs are all funded through member’s contributions, and grants from business, foundations and government agencies.

For more information, contact the Cannon Beach Arts Association at 503-436-0744, or P.O. Box 684, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, email cannonbeacharts@gmail.com or visit www.cannonbeacharts.org