First Friday in June around Puget Sound
Allied Arts of Whatcom County, 1418 Cornwall in Bellingham, kicks off the 2012 Juried Artist Series from 6-9pm during the Bellingham Art Walk. Showing is “Contrast & Harmony” featuring work from Deb Steinkamp, Richard Nevels, Chris Murphy, Jonelle Johnson and John D’OnofrioThe show runs through June 28.
Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Avenue in Anacortes, is showing “extended outlook” as a group of artists take on the weather locally and globally as they reveal how weather shapes the planet. The opening reception is from 6-9pm during the Anacortes Art Walk.
Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, 151 Winslow Way, opens during the Bainbridge Art Walk from 6-8pm with Tracy Lang’s digital images on fabrics and prints using giant-sized woodblocks. Also on view is “Island Garden,” an exhibit featuring artists who find inspiration in the patterns and palettes of the garden. Both shows run through July 1. Shown at the right: Terry Siebert, Lobelia Tupa Bowl.
Gasworks Gallery, 3815 4th. Avenue NE in Seattle, invites all to their summer gallery party to keep alive the awareness about art and MashedPotatoes.org. They like it if you bring canned goods and maybe a little party food too.
Abstract artist Christopher Murphy will be showing his reverse glass oil paintings at Honey Salon, 310 W. Holly in Bellingham from June 1 through July 3. The opening reception is from 6-9pm.
Ornamental Arts Gallery will be hosting an artist reception on Friday, June 1from 4-7 PM for Ginny Conrow and Anne Anderson. The gallery is located at 13805 Smokey Point Blvd. Suite 105 Marysville.
Roby King Galleries, 176 Winslow Way E. on Bainbridge Island, opens from 6-8pm with “Barrku!, Treasures from a Distant Land.” This this first-ever exhibit of art on bark is from a remote art center in the tiny township of Yirrkala in Northeast Arnhem Land in Australia.
The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way on Bainbridge Island, opens from 6-8pm with “Sculptural Illuminations, featuring art by L. Wendy Dunder. A professional watercolor and acrylic painter, Dunder has shifted her focus to sculptural lamps of bent wood and laminated paper.
“Piece Work,” a juried show of collage is on view at the Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson in Port Townsend, through July 1.
