Safekeeping: The Art of Val Polyanin

Safekeeping: The Art of Val Polyanin The City of Crescent City hosts an exhibition of the donated works of local artist, Val Polyanin. Polyanin was born in Ukraine and remained there until 1986.

For the first time ever, the doors to the former Bank of America building will be temporarily opened to display a retrospective exhibition of local artist, Val Polyanin. At this time, Soviet rule required artists to conform to socialist realism standards. Unwilling to be creatively stifled and feeling like he would rather die than not make art, he escaped his home country by jumping off a cargo bo

at and swimming to the Japanese island Honshu. All the artwork he left behind was destroyed by the government. Undeterred by this loss and his arduous journey, Polyanin resettled in Crescent City, California, where he has continued to prolifically create art for the last 35 years. Polyanin recently donated his collection of over 900 pieces of art to the City of Crescent City when he was no longer able to house the work himself. The City has accepted the gift and safely secured the art in a former Bank of America building, currently slated to be the next City Hall. The City has since decided to open the doors to the public, while the City Hall project remains in the design phase, for a timely, yet temporary exhibition of the work. The collection demonstrates a wide range of artistic ability and includes painting, sculpture, assemblage, and more created from an array of materials in sizes ranging from 2 to 10 feet tall. The work on view was created between 1988 and 2023, and much of it was displayed in Polyanin’s art gallery that he housed in shipping containers along US Highway 101 until 2022. Viewers will be invited into the former bank to share in our appreciation of Polyanin’s incredible creative practice and celebrate Crescent City’s safeguarding of his artwork – a powerful and articulate expression of freedom, as the war in Ukraine rages on.

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Take a cruise through the exhibit this Friday from 4-7:30 during the Sea Cruise Outdoor Car Show.

08/05/2025

It's Dog Days of Summer this Friday! The exhibit will be open from 5-7:30 for you and your pooch!

07/09/2025

Check out our hues at the Red, White, and Brews event this Friday!

05/27/2025

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Get ready for the 2025 exhibition season! The doors will be open from May through December, coinciding with the Friday N...
05/08/2025

Get ready for the 2025 exhibition season! The doors will be open from May through December, coinciding with the Friday Nights Downtown schedule. Check out our website for specific dates and times:

 For the first time ever, the doors to the former Bank of America building will be temporarily opened to display a retrospective exhibition of local artist, Val Polyanin. Polyanin was born in Ukraine and remained there until 1986. At this time, Soviet rule required artists to conform to socialist r...

TOMORROW! Come join us for a special Sea Cruise showing of "Safe Keeping" - The Art of Val Polyanin from 10:00am-2:00pm ...
10/04/2024

TOMORROW! Come join us for a special Sea Cruise showing of "Safe Keeping" - The Art of Val Polyanin from 10:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, October 5th.

TODAY! We hope you'll join us at the First Friday Farmer's Market on 3rd & H St, and a special showing of the art of Val...
09/06/2024

TODAY! We hope you'll join us at the First Friday Farmer's Market on 3rd & H St, and a special showing of the art of Val Polyanin. It's A Taste of Val with a side of carrots!
Friday, September 6th
Art Showing from 4:00-7:30pm at 240 H St.
Farmer's Market from 5:00-7:30pm at 3rd & H St.

CORRECTION: *This First Friday will be celebrating Local Food Month in conjunction with the Food Council, but it will no...
09/05/2024

CORRECTION:
*This First Friday will be celebrating Local Food Month in conjunction with the Food Council, but it will not include a Farmer's Market.*

Tomorrow! We hope you'll join us at First Friday to celebrate Local Food Month with the Food Council on 3rd & H St, PLUS a special showing of the art of Val Polyanin.
Friday, September 6th
Art Showing from 4:00-7:30pm at 240 H St.
First Friday from 5:00-7:30pm at 3rd & H St.

CORRECTION: *This First Friday will be celebrating Local Food Month in conjunction with the Food Council, but it will no...
09/05/2024

CORRECTION:
*This First Friday will be celebrating Local Food Month in conjunction with the Food Council, but it will not include a Farmer's Market.*

TOMORROW! We hope you'll join us at the First Friday Farmer's Market on 3rd & H St, and a special showing of the art of Val Polyanin. It's A Taste of Val with a side of carrots!
Friday, September 6th
Art Showing from 4:00-7:30pm at 240 H St.
Farmer's Market from 5:00-7:30pm at 3rd & H St.

CORRECTION: *This First Friday will be celebrating Local Food Month in conjunction with the Food Council, but it will no...
09/04/2024

CORRECTION:
*This First Friday will be celebrating Local Food Month in conjunction with the Food Council, but it will not include a Farmer's Market.*

THIS FRIDAY! We hope you'll join us at the First Friday Farmer's Market on 3rd & H St, and a special showing of the art of Val Polyanin. It's A Taste of Val with a side of carrots!

Friday, September 6th
Art Showing from 4:00-7:30pm at 240 H St.
Farmer's Market from 5:00-7:30pm at 3rd & H St.

TOMORROW! Don't miss this Friday's showing of "Safe Keeping" - The Art of Val Polyanin. Enjoy some new pieces on display...
08/01/2024

TOMORROW! Don't miss this Friday's showing of "Safe Keeping" - The Art of Val Polyanin. Enjoy some new pieces on display, or come experience for the first time! You'll be amazed at the wide variety of color, form, and media. See you there!

THIS Friday, August 2nd - 4:00pm-7:30pm
240 H St. in Crescent City, CA

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