Coast Highway Artists Collective

06/03/2026

Coast Highway Art Collective
Opening reception for paintings and woodwork

The members of CHAC welcome the community to an opening reception on Friday, June 5, from 3 to 7pm. The featured artists are Jim Docker, woodwork, and Jennifer Whitfield, acrylic, mixed media, and pastel paintings.

06/03/2026

Chicago to California (or bust)!
Tasked with picking up Waveflowers art from a gallery in Fort Bragg, California, we embarked on a 6,600-mile journey across 11 states in 17 days—from coastal highways and towering redwoods to dusty desert stretches along historic Route 66. Along the way, I was fortunate to spend extra time photographing treasures at the famed Glass Beach in Mendocino County, California.

New Gallery Membership
We have joined the Coast Highway Art Collective (CHAC), an artist-run gallery and creative community located along California's Mendocino Coast in Point Arena. Waveflowers artwork is now featured through the collective's gallery space.

"I'm thrilled to feature my work alongside the talented artists at CHAC—and to expand awareness of the human impact on our waterways through art," said Stephanie.

05/29/2026

Introducing our newest member at CHAC.
Here work is coming soon.
We are excited to have her join our collective.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chicago Artist Stephanie N. Blahut Joins Coast Highway Art Collective and Announces Summer Festival Appearances
CHICAGO, IL —June 2026 — Waveflowers, the mixed media art brand founded by Chicago artist Stephanie N. Blahut, is announcing its membership with Coast Highway Art Collective (CHAC) in Point Arena, California, along with upcoming appearances at two juried Chicagoland art festivals this summer.

Located along California’s Mendocino Coast, Coast Highway Art Collective is an artist-run gallery and creative community dedicated to showcasing regional and contemporary artists working across a range of mediums. Waveflowers pieces are now featured through the collective’s gallery space.

"I'm thrilled to feature my work alongside the talented artists at CHAC—and to help expand awareness of the human impact on our waterways through art,” said Blahut.

The announcement follows Waveflowers’ recent California exhibition presence through Edgewater Gallery in Fort Bragg and reflects the brand’s growing connection to coastal art communities inspired by environmental stewardship, coastal protection, and renewal.
Founded in 2025, Waveflowers creates dimensional, light-reactive mixed media art using reclaimed shoreline materials and found objects from beach cleanup efforts. Inspired by the Great Lakes and coastal environments, the work explores themes of reuse, resilience, and environmental appreciation.
“Coastlines hold memory—good and bad,” said Blahut. “Whether along the Great Lakes or the Pacific Coast, there’s something deeply grounding about collecting and reusing fragments shaped by time and the elements. Point Arena, which is very close to my heart and mind, immediately felt connected to that same emotional and environmental language.”
In addition to the new gallery membership, Waveflowers will appear at the following juried summer festivals in Illinois:
Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival (Rogers Park, Chicago) from August 15–16, 2026
Evanston Art & Big Fork Festival (Evanston, Illinois) from August 22–23, 2026
These events will feature Blahut’s evolving collection of resin-based sculptural and wall-mounted works, including illuminated and light-reactive pieces created from reclaimed and organic materials.
The evolving Waveflowers portfolio can be viewed at mywaveflowers.com. CHAC can be explored online at coast-highway-artists.com.
Media Contact:
Stephanie N. Blahut
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mywaveflowers.com
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About Waveflowers:
Founded by southside Chicago artist Stephanie N. Blahut, Waveflowers is a resin and reuse art brand inspired by the Great Lakes and coastal waterways. Each piece merges found materials, pigmented resin, and light-reactive design to explore transformation, resilience, and renewal. Through reclaimed shoreline fragments and sculptural mixed media, Waveflowers reflects a mission to repurpose discarded materials into meaningful, sustainable art.

05/07/2026

We are excited to have Blake, Emily, Rudy, and Russell as the featured artists for the month of May. Come by and see their exhibit, and on Saturday, May 9, from 3-6:30 pm, come to say hello to each of them. Go to the Point Arena Theater Talent Show at 7 pm. A lot to do this weekend, plan to participate with us.

04/28/2026

On May 1, we will not be open in observance of National Strike Day. And the gallery will be open April 30 and May 2-3.
The Almost Fringe and Small Wonders exhibits were enjoyed by all our musical guests, Bards of a Feather and HeartStrings were enjoyed.
Thank you, community, for your support.
Come in, we are preparing for our next exhibition, Campo Amore Oborus with Blake More, Emily Tam, Rudy Gallager, and Russel Weiland. Opening is on Saturday, May 9th, from 3-6:30 pm. Yes, and we will also go to the Arena Theater Talent Show on May 9 from 7-9 pm.
One of our honored artists, Blake More, will be the Master of Ceremonies that night. A lot to do and see. smiles.Ling-Yen, CHAC Thank you, Coast Highway Art Collective, open April 30-May 2-3

04/21/2026

At last the opening and festival for Almost Fringe event on April 25,2026.
Come see what we are all about and enjoy the events and happenings.
For more details see www.pointarena.net.
smiles.
LIng-Yen, CHAC

Mark your calendar for our next Point Arena wide event — the Point Arena Almost Fringe Festival! 10am-7pm, downtown Point Arena, the Cove, the Lighthouse, and beyond. Offerings include the Berkeley Kite Wranglers at the Lighthouse, live music, street performers, special events, entertainment, food...

04/07/2026

04/05/2026

The Coast Highway Art Collective now had the Almost Fringe and Small Wonders Exhibition up.
Please come in Thursday-Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm to see it, and remember that the opening is on Sat. April 25, when the Point Arena Merchant Association and Point Arena have the Almost Fringe Festival and events. www.pointarena.net

03/19/2026

Hey all,
Come out and see Vineeta Chand, mosaic and Gabriella Lotan's, storyteller and photography.
See you tomorrow Friday, March 20 at The Coast Highway ARt Collective.
The community is invited to the March opening exhibit at the Coast Highway Art Collective, Friday, March 20 from 3-7 pm. Featured artists this month are Vineeta Chand, 2D and 3D stained glass mosaics and Gabriella Lotan, storyteller and collaborative photographer.

Chand explores native California lived flora, fauna and beasties. Her work embraces the contemporary native California landscape. In this show, she spotlights perspectives of fungi, quirky wildfowl and related backstory landscapes.

Her stained-glass mosaic work spotlights the natural world. In this CHAC duet show, she leans into the earthy woodland setting, with her 2D outdoor friendly mushrooms (wall hangings), her 3D outdoor friendly concrete-based and stained-glass mosaic mushroom tops, and 3D birds, caught in flights of fancy, accompanying her well known framed glass landscape suncatchers of California.

Lotan is a storyteller, collaborative photographer, and medicine woman whose work explores the deep interconnection between beings and the living planet. Rooted in the cycles of nature, her art offers a perspective that “honors both the seen and unseen forces that shape existence” she explains. Through her photography and storytelling, she seeks to reclaim a habitat beyond imposed structures. Her work is an invitation to remember, to feel, and to embrace the raw intelligence of the body and earth.

Coast Highway Art Collective opening Friday, March 20th, 3-7 pm Lotan/Chand

LIng-Yen, CHAC

03/05/2026

The Coast Highway Art Collective open this weekend with a new exhibit, Vineeta Chand, glass mosaics, and Gabriella Lotan, storyteller and photography.
Come in and see it.