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Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial in LaConner,   hosts Todd J. Horton and Peregrine O’Gormley from April 5th – May 19th. The artists’ reception is Saturday, April 6 from 3 – 5pm.

Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Avenue in Edison, is featuring artwork by Francis X Donovan and Bill Snow. This exhibition will feature selections from their shared studio space, informally named “Studio X”, in ranging media including painting and carving.

Ron Ward presents his new encaustic work, “Waxed Paper” at the Whidbey Art Gallery, 220 Second Street in Langley, with an opening on April 6, 5-7 pm. The work will be on view through April 30.  For more information visit www.whidbeyartists.com

Second Thursday

Blitz, Capitol Hill’s Art Walk from 5-8pm. More information and maps: www.blitzcapitolhill.com

West Seattle Art Walk, 6pm-9pm, Visit www.westseattleartwalk.blogspot.com.

Third Friday

Port Orchard Art Walk from 4-7pm. May through October

Third Saturday

Everett Art Walk, 4pm-7pm. Visit www.everettartwalk.org.

LaConner Art Walk, 4pm-8pm. www.laconnerchamber.com/

March 16

Splash: Art at the Museum, Harbor History Museum in Gig Harbor will showcase art available

for sale via live and silent auctions. Visit www.harborhistorymuseum.org.

Wearable Art at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner from 10am-5pm.  The Museum has been totally given over to 40 hand-picked artists from the Northwest. All of their unique, handmade creations are for sale and part of each sale goes to support the Museum.  This is the 29th year of MoNA Style, one of the Museum’s most popular annual events.  Free entry is made possible by Key Bank, La Conner. All-day modeling at participating restaurants in La Conner. For more detailed information on all of the participating artists, please visit the website at www.museumofnwart.org/mona-style.

Tacoma Art Museum community symposium, “The Art of reconciliation and the Holocaust” at 12pm. Visitors can also see “Memories and Meditations: A Retrospective of Michael Kenna’s Photography,”  that includes photographs from the concentration camps taken in the 1990s by Michael Kenna.

The exhibition at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner offers an atypical look at the Northwest palette from the diversity of artworks in the collection.  Plus, excerpts from studies that tackle the question, “Are black and white colors?,” with the science and history behind black and white. Artwork in the exhibit features:  Guy Anderson, Jim Ball, Harold Balazs, Kenneth Callahan, Doris Chase, William Ivey, Clayton James, John-Franklin Koenig, Verne Mittelstadt, Ann Morris, Mark Mueller, Virginia Paquette, Tracy Powell, Kathleen Rabel, Mark Tobey, Dale Travous, Gerard Tsutakawa, and Thomas T. Wilson.  Also showing is an exhibition of photographic portraits of 20 Northwest artists by Eduardo Calderón, audio and transcribed interviews conducted by Calderón, and works by the artists. Shown: Jim Ball, Silver Days.

Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Avenue, La Conner, is showing, “Deep  Listening,”  the  contemplative work of seven artists through August 26. Participating artists include Heidi Epstein, Jules Faye, Marilyn Frasca, Theodora Jonsson, Natalie Niblack, Elizabeth Tapper and Maggie Wilder.  A reception for the artists takes place July 14 from 3-5pm.

Celebrating the centenary of sculptor Everett DuPen (1912-2005), the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner has produced a survey of his work in stone, terra cotta, wood, and metal, ranging from small to large scale and from intimate portraits of his children to maquettes for large scale commissions. From a child prodigy in sculpture, through his years at Yale University, to his long career teaching at the University of Washington, DuPen’s impact on our region has been lasting and significant. The exhibition runs through June 10. Shown: Everett DuPen, Nirvana.

Fine Impressions Gallery, 8300 Fifth Avenue NE, honors Valentine’s Day in February with a special collection of fine prints that depict caring. The Chinese watercolor at the right is one in the selection.

Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial in La Conner, is featuring the work of Peter Boome, Kevin Paul and Peter Dunthorne in a show called “Natural & Supernatural: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art.” The opening reception for the artists is February 4 from 3-7pm. The show is on view through March 25.

Local Color, 1606 Pike Place, opens February 4 from 6-8pm with a group show featuring Diana Grant, George Jennings, Sarah Forbes, Dena Henry and Isabela Gabrielson. Also on view is a jewelry trunk show showcasing the work of Lois Mintzer.

The grand re-opening celebration of the Northwest Woodworker’s Gallery (formerly known as Northwest Fine Woodworking) is scheduled for February 4 from 12-5pm in their new location at 2111 First Avenue at Lenora in Seattle. The gallery is inviting the public to the unveiling of the new space in Belltown and to meet the woodworkers who keep the gallery supplied with art.  Enthusiastic woodworkers are shown at the left.

Plasteel Gallery, 3300 First Avenue S, presents Kimberly Cole Trowbridge in "Dystopia". The opening reception is February 4 from 5-8pm. The show is a selection of paintings that explore the loss of innocence through gesture and geometry, figuration and abstraction.

Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial in LaConner, is showing “Natural and Supernatural: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art” through February 26. The show is part of the ever-evolving tradition of representing the history, mythology, identity and ownership for the people of the coast. Individual artists in this show work within this context, but they also exhibit a wide range of style and expression. Shown at the left: one of the pieces from the show.

On view through February 11, Seattle artist Neal Fryett presents new photographic, video, and sculptural work in the Kirkland Arts Center Gallery’s first exhibition of 2012. The tangram, a dissection puzzle comprised of seven parts, serves as the foundation for Fryett’s studio compositions, basic geometric shapes crafted from walnut that when arranged and rearranged become a study in still life, balance, and history. The gallery is located at 620 Market Street in Kirkland.

The Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, N. 15th St. at N. Lawrence St. in Tacoma, showcases contemporary works in tempera by Nathan DiPietro through February 11. DiPietro works in egg tempera, a centuries-old painting medium created by mixing powdered pigments with egg yolk and water. The resulting paints dry quickly to a matte finish and allow for thin, smooth layers of color and tight control of details. DiPietro will offer a demonstration of this technique following a gallery talk on his work on Feb. 2, at 4 p.m.. An opening reception will be January 25 from 5-7pm at the gallery. Concurrently showing is the work of photographer Eirik Johnson.

The SAM Gallery Art Sales and Rental, 1220 Third Avenue in Seattle, is featuring a group of artists whose work has been impacted by relocation or travel. In connection with the show, which is influenced by the upcoming SAM exhibit, “Gauguin & Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise,” is an installation in the gallery’s University Street window by Dan Hawkins. The show is on view through February `11.

The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way on Bainbridge Island, is showcasing a special collection of Lynn Mizono’s wearable art through February 15.

New work by Kathleen McCarty, Glass sculpture by Steve Immerman, recently featured artist in the Benaroya Glass Gallery at Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner, is on view at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Street in La Conner through August 28. The artists’ reception is July 2 from 3-5pm.

The Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner opens a new exhibition on March 12 from 2-5pm titled, “Act 2: The Next Track .”  The group show features kiln-glass work by twenty artists from all over North America who attended residencies at Pilchuck Glass School (2009-2010) led by artists Steve Klein and Richard Parrish. The exhibition got its name from the fact that the participating artists came to glass later in life. Each brought to Pilchuck his or her own wealth of diverse experience and unique knowledge that not only informed the works they themselves made, but also influenced their fellows in residence. The result is an exhibition of works as varied, colorful, and detailed as the stories of the lives that produced them. Participating artists: Valerie Adams, Lisa Allen, Gloria Badiner, Karen Bexfield, Kim Brill, Carol Carson, Judith Conway, Susan Cox, Steve Immerman, Steve Klein, Robert Leatherbarrow, Ursula Marcum, Sarah Nelson, Catharine Newell, Lesley Nolan, Richard Parrish, Paul Tarlow, Els VandenEnde, Flo Vazquez, and Robert Wiener.

Opening concurrently is “James B Thompson: The Vanishing Landscape,” on view through June 12. The exhibit features work that explores the transformation of the rural Western United States through abstraction. The exhibition is accompanied by a monograph featuring an essay by Henry Sayre, author, curator, and Distinguished Professor of Art at Oregon State University–Cascades.  Shown at the right: Thompson’s Meadow.

“James Steensma from the Permanent Collection” is also on view through June 12. He is known for his stark landscapes with isolated houses or figures, and his iconic imagery includes chalices, fish, birds, and snakes.

Third Thursday

Belltown Art Walk. For more information and maps: http://bedlamite.com/bawm/?page_id=144

Edmonds Art Walk, 5pm-8pm.  Visit www.manyaveeselects.com/artwalk/artwalk.htm

Tacoma Art Walk.  Tacoma’s galleries, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Washington State History Museum are open from 5pm-8pm.  All three museums are free.  Call 253.272.4258.

Upper Queen Anne Art Walk, 6pm-8pm.  E-mail info@bouncingwall.com.

Third Friday

Port Orchard Art Walk from 4-7pm.

Third Saturday

Everett Art Walk, 4pm-7pm.  Visit www.everettartwalk.org.

LaConner Art Walk, 4pm-8pm.

Last Thursday

Microsoft Art Collection Tours.  Open to the public, free.  RSVP two weeks in advance to artevent@microsoft.com.  Maximum of 40 can register.

September 16

Frye Art Museum presents art historian Rebecca Albiani who discusses Vermeer’s art-making at 7pm.

At 7pm the Henry Art Gallery, is sponsoring a discussion by the three artists comprising  SuttonBeresCuller about the development of their practice followed by a preview of their exhibit, “Panoptos” in the east gallery.

The Tacoma Art Museum is featuring and walk and talk with Victoria Adams from 5-7pm as she walks through her exhibition, “Where Sky Meets Earth: The Luminous Landscapes of Victoria Adams.”

September 18

Grand opening of the new Harbor History Museum at 4121 Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor.

SEEDArts features a taste of Mexican, Chinese, African-American cultures in “Arts Gumbo.” The three-part series starts with “The Spirit of Mexico” featuring traditional food, music and arts at 6pm. “Arts Gumbo” will take place at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S. Alaska St.

September 18-19

Edmonds Art Studio Tour.  Visit 21 art studios and interact with 42 artists from 10am-5pm. Information about this self-guided tour along with maps at www.edmondsartstudiotour.com.

September 19

“Magic Lantern:Talks  on Film and Art” at the Frye Art Museum at 2pm. Lectures with film clips from film critic Robert Horton.

Third Thursday

Belltown Art Walk. For more information and maps, click on the web site.

Edmonds Art Walk, 5pm-8pm.  Visit www.manyaveeselects.com/artwalk/artwalk.htm 

Tacoma Art Walk.  Tacoma’s galleries, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Washington State History Museum are open from 5pm-8pm.  All three museums are free.  Call 253.272.4258.

Upper Queen Anne Art Walk, 6pm-8pm.  E-mail info@bouncingwall.com.

Third Friday

Port Orchard Art Walk from 4-7pm.

Third Saturday

Everett Art Walk, 4pm-7pm.  Visit www.everettartwalk.org.

LaConner Art Walk, 4pm-8pm.

August 18

SAM Talks: Richard Meyer on Andy Warhol "A Reason to Get up in the Morning" .
Richard Meyer, USC professor of Art History, discusses Andy Warhol’s photographic practice as a poetics of everyday life when everyday consists of discotheques and dinner parties, flea markets and friends on the phone. Starts at 7pm.

August 19

SAM Performs with Kalup Linzy from 7-8pm in the Plestcheeff auditorium.

August 20 – 22

Poulsbo Arts Festival. For over 21 years the festival brings together an array of handmade arts and crafts, accompanied by food booths and live music and dance. Included are a children’s arts corner, original design jewelry, metal, ceramic, wood, and fabric art, plus raffles, art demonstrations and much more.  For further information, call 360-697-6342. Hours: Friday, 12-6pm, Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday 11am-5pm.

SummerFest at Harmony Hill includes a farmer’s and artist’s market. Located on the south shore of Hood Canal off of State Route 106, Harmony Hill supports a center that provides free programs to cancer patients from all over the region.

August 20-29

Kenmore Annual Juried Art Show, 2:30pm-8:30pm.  Northlake Lutheran Church, 6620 NE 185th, Kenmore.  Call 425.486.6050.

August 21

Artists in action at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts feature Christopher Mathie and Barry McAlister between 1-3pm

August 21 – 22

Fresh Paint: Festival of Artists at Work, Everett’s waterfront art festival a the marina consists of 100 artists including painters, potters, jewelers, wood workers, photographers & much more! Remember every artist is in action, plus on-site glassblowing demonstrations at the mobile hot shop. Free admission and free parking or  park at the Everett Station and take Everett Transit Route #5 to the waterfront. Hours are 10am-5pm.

August 27

Tickets are on sale for the August 27 SAM Remix at the Olympic Sculpture Park from 8-12pm. See new installations and celebrate summer. Experience art, performances, artist talks, dancing and more at this late-night creative explosion! Stay tuned for a lineup of specific performers and special guests. Email info@seattleartmuseum.org

Running in conjunction with “Artists, Poets, Scholars:  Fishtown and the Skagit River” at the Museum of Northwest Art, is “School of Fish” opening at the Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Avenue in Edison, on July 3 in a reception from 5-8pm and continues until  July 25. The show features contemporary work by some of the artists from Fishtown’s legacy and shows the trajectory of that artists career. Artists include:  Michael Clough, Charles Krafft, Paul Hansen, Bo Miller, Allen Moe, Eric Nelsen, Hans Nelsen, Maggie Wilder, and photography by Julie Kerwin. Shown: image from Julie Kerwin of the boardwalk leading to Fishtown.

The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 South First Street in La Conner, honors the work of artists, poets, and scholars who occupied abandoned gillnetter fishermen’s shacks on the Skagit River in the exhibition, “Fishtown and the Skagit River,” on view from July 2 through October 3. Focusing on the years 1968 – 1980, the show features art, poetry, and objects from this unique northwest community. Also showing are the works of Max Benjamin, Helmi Juvonen and Louis Mideke from the permanent collection. Works featured include Benjamin’s abstract imagery; Juvonen prints and paintings from the permanent collection and a special viewing of personal correspondence with original drawings from Herb Bridge’s collection; and the entire "Museum Set" of ceramic vessels by Louis Mideke.   A reception is scheduled for July 10 from 3-7pm. Shown: Max Benjamin.

The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, is featuring two unique exhibits with guest curator, Miwako Kimura. “All That Blooms” is an exhibit focusing on the quilt makers’ use of blossoms, flowers, plants and other nature to create quilts. Pieces will include quilts by award-winning teacher, Sachiko Yoshida and her students. “Japanese Textiles” is an exhibition of fabrics and textiles showcasing the vast variety of colors, textures, and the process of dyeing, weaving and design and features kimonos, ornamental and utility textiles. Fourteen members of the Hanatsunagi-Kai Quilt Club of Japan will attend an artist reception, Wednesday, June 30, 11:00am. The exhibition runs through September 26.

“Summertime Dream,” featuring the artworks of Annette Tamm, David Nichols, Catherine Moffat, Mark Conley, Michael Lewis, Alex Kargopoltsev, and Mark Bistranin, opens tonight from 5-8pm in a reception at the La Conner Seaside Gallery, 112 Morris Street in La Conner. The show runs through July 11.