BAKER CITY — New art shows open on Friday, June 7, at galleries and shops around Baker City. Here’s a look at the artists.

Crossroads Carnegie Art Center

2020 Auburn Ave.

Crossroads Carnegie Art Center continues “Towards Home: The Art of Gary Ernest Smith” on First Friday starting at 5 p.m. with live music by Chris Johnson.

“Towards Home” is a retrospective of Smith’s work that was inspired by Eastern Oregon — Baker County, the fields, the ranches, the livestock, the mountains, and the people.

Smith grew up on a ranch in Medical Springs, graduated from Baker High School, and went on to develop a career as a premier contemporary western artist.

During this show, Crossroads is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information, email angela@crossroads-arts.org or call 541-523-5369.

Baker Food Co-op

2008 Broadway St.

For June’s First Friday, the co-op will feature batik and tie-dye wearable art by Ramona Webb from 4-7 p.m.

Royal Artisan

1912 Main St.

Blake Musselman is the featured artist for June at Royal Artisan, and he’ll also provide live music for the opening that starts at 5:30 p.m.

Sweet Wife Baking

2028 Main St.

Mary Davies Kerns and Tory Schmidt will display paintings during June at the bake shop, starting on First Friday.

Schmidt, a watercolorist from Harney County, recently started painting with acrylics. Kerns will show new pieces from her “Animal Menagerie” collection.

Churchill Hall Pass Gallery

3651 Broadway St.

Churchill will feature the work of Paul Hoelscher, a Baker City artist who, in addition to his own work, leads several workshops at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center for children and adults.

Hoelscher has a bachelor’s degree in studio art from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He has been a professional artist since 2002 when he moved with his family to Baker City, and also an art instructor at the Crossroads Carnegie Art Center and an artist in residence in Eastern Oregon for 20 years.

He records visual inspirations in his sketchbooks and creates finished art in many media including acrylic, watercolor and oil paint. Most of his inspiration comes from his daily experiences in Eastern Oregon. The Churchill show will be new works titled “Notes From Home.”

These are multimedia portrait sketches of birds he encounters in Baker County, presented on large repurposed mailing envelopes that “have been waiting in my studio for a special project for a few years. This is an exhibit inspired by finding opportunities to share and communicate humble, beautiful, and important gifts.”

Copy, Ship and Mail

2101 Main St.

This shop will stay open late on Friday and feature Andee Simmons, who lives near Richland. She grew up in Central Oregon, and “was always drawing, doodling or just scribbling something.” Now retired, she has more time to draw. Her current subjects are adding animals, old vehicles and other elements to her designs.