The Arts of the Pacific Northwest
PORTLAND & SEATTLE
September 24- 29, 2010
Sponsored by The Newark Museum




The Newark Museum’s fall tour to the scenic Pacific Northwest, as always, focuses on the distinctive art and crafts of the region.  Travel on Continental Airlines from Newark, stay in the 4 star hotels in the heart of  Portland and Seattle, tour museums and galleries, and a winery in these dynamic cities.



The thriving and innovative Pacific Northwest Arts are on display on our tour to Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington.  We'll explore the arts in these vibrant cities with a "small town flavor" and discover the unique Northwest influence in their museums, galleries, extensive public art, and local food.  In Portland we tour the Portland Art Museum and the new Museum of Contemporary Crafts.  In Seattle we tour the Seattle Art Museum, the Asian Art Museum, and visit the exciting Tacoma Glass Museum with its famous Dale Chihuly glass bridge. Other treats await you in public art sculptures spread throughout these cities, and in the innovative galleries focusing on emerging and established Pacific Northwest artists and artisans.  The striking physical settings of these cities will impress you.  






1.  Friday , September 24     Portland
We depart Newark airport at 9:00am, and fly non-stop on Continental Airlines to  
Portland, Oregon, arriving at noon. After lunch we explore this charming city and savor  
its natural beauty, bustling local scene, and beautiful setting between the sparkling waters  
of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, with snowcapped Mt. Hood in the distance. Our  
hotel, The Paramount Hotel, is in the historic heart of Portland, with galleries and  
museums nearby. The public art and old fashioned statuary, fountains, bridges and park  
are part of the delights in downtown. Tonight we have a Welcome Dinner. (L/D)  



2.  Saturday, September 25     Portland
Today we visit the Portland Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Crafts and  
stunning art galleries. The Portland Art Museum is the seventh oldest museum in the  
United States and the oldest on the West Coast. The Museum is internationally  
recognized for its permanent collection and ambitious special exhibitions, drawn from the  
Museum’s holdings and the world’s finest public and private collections. The Museum of  
Contemporary Crafts has a permanent collection which encompasses more than 1,000  
objects that reflect a strong regional focus, highlighting many of the area’s most  
important artists working in craft. With an emphasis on modest works – many created at  
the beginning of artists’ careers – the collection reflects the Museum’s role in the  
Northwest’s rich craft heritage. We visit two leading galleries featuring the works of  
emerging and prominent Pacific Northwest artists. Tonight we have tickets for a concert  
of the Oregon Symphony at the beautifully restored Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall,  
opened in 1984. The Italian Rococo Revival theatre was originally the Portland Public  
Theatre, built in 1928. (B/L/D)  



3.  Sunday, September 26     Seattle
We check out of the hotel and travel directly by motor coach to Seattle, Washington  
where we tour the major Seattle Museums. We visit the Seattle Art Museum, a striking,  
post-modern structure designed by famed architect Robert Venturi. A dramatic, grand  
staircase leads to the noteworthy permanent exhibits of Native American to Northwest  
art, as well as to traveling exhibits from around the globe. The Seattle Asian Art  
Museum is housed in a jewel-like historic Art Deco building in Volunteer Park. The  
museum’s collection places an emphasis on Chinese and Japanese art, but also includes  
works from Korea, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Himalayas. Entire rooms are  
devoted to Japanese and Chinese ceramics. The central hall contains stone religious  
sculptures from South Asia (primarily India). We check into the Crowne Plaza Hotel,  
located in the heart of the city. We have dinner together tonight. (B/L/D)  



4.  Monday, September 27     Seattle
Enjoy the magic of "The Emerald City," replete with the sparkling water of beautiful  
Puget Sound and snow-capped Mount Rainier in the background as we tour the sights of  
this dynamic city. Seattle's waterfront was once known as Skid Row, but the historic  
district has burst to life with gorgeously restored buildings. The newest addition is Seattle  
Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, which features Alexander Calder's spiderlike  
sculpture, "Eagle". The waterfront Sculpture Park transformed a nine-acre industrial site  
into open and vibrant green space for art, giving Seattle residents and visitors the  
opportunity to experience a variety of sculpture in an outdoor setting, while enjoying the  
incredible views and beauty of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. We stroll down  
the Harbor Steps, Seattle’s version of Rome’s Spanish Steps, for a visit to the Pike Place  
Market, the soul of Seattle and the oldest continually operating farmers market in the  
country. After lunch we focus on glass art. The Pacific Northwest has gained  
international recognition as the leading center for the design and creation of hand crafted  
glass. The rise of the Studio Glass Movement in America is represented here by a large  
community of artists working individually or in the hundreds of studios found in the  
region. We will observe and reflect upon their work, on a tour of several galleries.  
Tonight the evening is on your own to explore this glorious city. (B/L)  



5.  Tuesday, September 28     Seattle
We visit the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The remains of the  
futuristic enclave of exhibition halls, arenas and public spaces have been preserved and  
new buildings creatively added to the Center. The Space Needle, Monorail and  
numerous arts institutions such as the Seattle Repertory and Pacific Northwest Ballet are  
located here. We visit the Experience Music Project (EMP), a one-of-a-kind music  
museum combining interactive and interpretive exhibits. These tell the story of  
American popular music, from its roots in jazz, soul, gospel, country and the blues, to its  
influence on hip-hop, punk and other more recent genres. Renowned American architect  



6.  Wednesday, September 29     Seattle
We complete our tour of the Pacific Northwest arts with a visit to the innovative Tacoma  
Museum of Glass. The 75,000-square-foot museum, features large glass installations.  
The centerpiece is Studio Glass pioneer Dale Chihuly’s dramatic and colorful Bridge of  
Glass, a 500-foot-long pedestrian bridge linking downtown Tacoma, to the city's  
waterfront. Conceived by Chihuly, artist and native of Tacoma, it is a display of color  
and form soaring seventy feet into the air. After lunch we check in for our Continental  
Airlines flight, departing at 3:45pm, and arriving in Newark at 11:40pm. (B/L)  





This engaging experience includes:

  • Airfare: Round trip air Newark/Portland/Seattle/Newark (Continental Airlines)
  • Accommodations: 2 nights Portland (Paramount Hotel),
  • 3 nights Seattle (Crowne Plaza) (share) inclusive of tax
  • Transportation: Coach for 6 days as per itinerary, including pick up at Portland
  • Airport and drop off at Seattle airport.
  • Meals: Breakfast daily; 4 dinners; 6 lunches
  • Performances: 2 evenings
  • Admissions as per itinerary
  • Porterage of 1 bag per person at the hotel and airport
  • Tips & Gratuities to Guide and Coach Driver
PROGRAM PRICES  
Per person (double occupancy) from New York: $2499  
Single Supplement: $425