While Jerry was making his entrance into the arts community back in the 1980’ s he met an art collector by the name of Jim Harken( coincidentally also a dentist). Jim took a liking to Jerry’ s works and became a client and the two began their long-standing relationship that has lasted to this day. It was that relationship with his friend Jim Harken— who was to become the founding board chair of the Spokane Valley Arts Council and that initial project working with Jerry— that has led to a series of events that has enriched the city of Spokane Valley with a growing arts presence.
AUCTIONS, AUCTIONS, AND MORE AUCTIONS
Dance of Sun & Moon Medium: Bronze Size: 16’ x 4’ x 5’
This sculpture is my interpretation of a Native
American legend:
Sun made a daily journey across the horizon to the west where he entered his lodge to pass the night. Moon, his wife, also dwelt in the Sun’ s lodge, but they would only see each other in passing each morning and evening.
“ Although our time together is fleeting, our love is deep and everlasting”
Ever since that very first project, to install Working the Line, the Spokane Valley Arts Council has held an annual Art Auction.. This year will mark the 11th Annual Spokane Valley Arts Auction. These auctions are volunteer-run and all the profits have gone to public art in the Spokane Valley. To date, there have been the following installations bought and paid for through past auctions: Working the Line by Jerry McKellar, Berry Picker by the late Nancy McLaughlin, and another Jerry McKellar bronze, Dance of Sun and Moon.
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