Exhibit: Woven from the Port (Rebecca Hooper)
Fri, Jun 12
|Newport Visual Arts Center
Rebecca Hooper (aka “Gypsea Weaver”) transforms maritime materials into stunning, contemporary tapestries.
Time & Location
Jun 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – Aug 30, 2026, 4:00 PM
Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Dr, Newport, OR 97365, USA
About the event
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 12th, 5-7pm
Artist talk @ 5:30pm.
All are welcome; admission is free; light refreshments will be served.
Free
My work begins at the dock. The retired fishing rope I weave with comes directly from Newport’s commercial fishing fleet – lines that have logged thousands of miles in the Pacific, hauled crab pots, and endured seasons of use before they were no longer viable for the job. This material does not come from beach cleanups. It is redirected from the landfill or donated by local commercial fishers who understand and support this work. That origin matters. The maritime history embedded in these lines is inseparable from the pieces they become.