Visual arts calendar

Published 9:00 pm Thursday, December 14, 2006

Art/gift shows

Snohomish and Island counties

Holiday gift market: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 17, Greenbank Farm, corner of Highway 525 and Wonn Road, Santa’s workshop at the Jim Davis House annex, festive music, gift ideas and more; 360-678-7710, www.greenbankfarm.com.

Holiday gift shop: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 24, Camano Island Coffee, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Bldg. B; 360-387-7493, 866-833-0209, www.camanoislandcoffee.com.

Seattle and beyond

Makah and Friends gift sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 16, 1330 N. 90th St., Seattle; features Native American craft items, documentary films and speakers, raffle contests, ethnic food and more; free; 206-632-0500, www.afsc.org.

Visual arts

Snohomish and Island counties

Anabel’s Framing &Gallery: 2531 Broadway, Everett; 425-258-6402, www.anabelsgallery.com. Janet Hamilton and Cheryl Hufnagel, pastels, through January.

Art Merchant International: 17161 Beaton Road SE, Monroe; 360-794-7844, www.art-merchant-intl.com. Pacific Rim work, various artists.

Arts Council of Snohomish County: Historic Monte Cristo Hotel, 1507 Wall St., Everett; 425-257-8380, www.artscouncilofsnoco.org. Holiday art show with glass, pottery and more, through Jan. 4.

Artworks Gallery: 765 Wonn Road, Suite C102, Greenbank; 360-222-3010. Guest artist Jeff Bowman’s sculptures through December.

Bayview Front Room: 5603 Bayview Road, Langley; 360-579-1021. “Second annual XII x XII x XII,” various artists and media, through Dec.17.

Edmonds Community College: 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-640-1339 ext. 7299. “Art of Landscape Photography,” through Dec. 29.

Knight Visions Studio/Gallery: 19533 Filbert Drive, Bothell; 425-487-3408, www.knightvisions.com. Exhibit featuring several Northwest artists, through Dec. 31.

Lynnwood Library Gallery: 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-744-6459. www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us. “Purple Passion,” Jo Braun and Corrina Miller, glass mosaics and color photography, through Jan. 3.

Mukilteo Art Centre: 724 First St., Mukilteo; 425-423-0450. Student show through Jan. 15; free.

Solovei Art Gallery: 2804 Grand Ave. (in Everett Public Market), Everett; 425-501-2448. “Inner Space,” Gale Johansen, through Dec. 29.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts: 565 Camano Ave., Langley; 360-221-8268, www.wicaonline.com. “On the Walls,” local teen artists’ work, through Dec. 16.

Skagit County and north

Friends of Skagit County: 110 N. First St., Suite C; Mount Vernon; 360-419-0988. 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 15, holiday celebration show featuring various artists’ landscapes and crafts.

Gretchen’s Cafe Culture: 109 E. Commercial, La Conner; 360-421-0985. Various artists’ “Wood Wall Art,” teapots and scarves, through Dec. 23.

Insights Gallery: 516 Commercial Ave., Anacortes; 360-588-8044, www.insightsgallery.com. “Petite Pieces,” through Dec. 23.

Seattle and beyond

Art/Not Terminal Gallery: 2045 Westlake Ave., Seattle; 206-233-0680, www.antgallery.org. Rob Clarke’s paintings, through Jan. 4.

ArtsWest: 4711 California Ave. SW, Seattle; 206-938-0963, ext. 107, www.artswest.org. “Voices of Christmas,” through Dec. 24, classic holidays songs and stories, no Monday or Tuesday shows, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, $32.

Frye Art Museum: 704 Terry Ave., Seattle; 206-622-9250, www.fryeart.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, free admission/parking. Trimpin’s “Klompen and Selected Scores,” through Jan. 21, auditorium lobby. “I Love My Time, I Don’t Like My Time,” mixed media, through Jan. 28, at Greathouse Galleries, Graphics Gallery. Through Feb. 4, “Little Women, Little Men: Folk Art Portraits of Children from the Fenimore Art Museum.” “Spectatorship and Desire: Love,” paintings through March 4, Gallery A.

Gallery4Culture: 101 Prefontaine Place S., Seattle; 206-296-7580. “The History of Television,” mixed media, through Dec. 29.

Glenn Richards Gallery: 964 Denny Way, Seattle; 206-287-1877, www.glennrichards.com. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. “Mingei Tradition in the Northwest,” through Dec. 30.

Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery: 127 Lake St. S., Kirkland; 425-827-2822, www.gunnarnordstromgallery.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Holiday group exhibit and birthday celebration, through Jan. 7.

Henry Art Gallery: 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street, UW campus, Seattle; 206-543-2281, www.henryart.org. “Beyond Territory” and “New Works Laboratory,” through Dec. 31. “The Biographical Landscape” and other photo collections, through Dec. 31. “We Are Convinced,” through Feb. 4.

Kirkland Arts Center: 620 Market St., Kirkland; 425-822-7161, www.kirklandartscenter.org. 6 to 10 p.m. Holiday arts sale, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 21; free.

Microsoft Art Collection: Building 33, Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond; 425-706-0033, 425-722-6591. “Artist Spotlight: Michael Wolf,” through Jan. 31. “Patterns and Grids,” through Feb. 28.

Museum of Glass: 1801 E. Dock St., Tacoma; www.museumofglass.org; 866-468-7386. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, to 8 p.m. third Thursdays. $10, $8 seniors/students/military, $4 ages 6-12 “Fresh! Contemporary Takes on Nature and Allegory” display through Dec. 31. “Transparently Built” glasswork, through May 27.

Northwest Craft Center &Gallery: Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; 206-728-1555, www.wa.vsarts.org. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Various artists and media, through Dec. 31.

Seattle Art Museum’s Rental/Sales Gallery: 1334 First Ave., Suite 140, Seattle; 206-634-3183.

Seattle Asian Art Museum: 1400 E. Prospect, Volunteer Park; 206-654-3100. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays. $6, $4 students/seniors, first Thursdays and first Saturdays free to all, first Fridays free, seniors. “Explore Korea: A Visit to Grandfather’s House,” “Signs of Fortune: Symbols of Immortality,” “A Thousand Years of Beauty: Japanese Art in Seattle,” “Tangible Grace: Chinese Furniture From the Museum Collection” and “Wonders of Clay and Fire: Chinese Ceramics Through the Ages,” ongoing.

Shoreline Community College: 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle; 206-546-4101 ext. 4433. “Broken,” Beth Halfacre’s portraits, through Dec. 18.

The Salvage Studio: 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, www.thesalvagestudio.com. Crafting classes, various times and costs, call to register.

Vetri International Glass: 1404 First Ave., Seattle; 206-667-9608, www.vetriglass.com. Glass jewelry, James Minson and Renata Crowe, through Dec. 31.

William Traver Gallery – Tacoma: 1821 E. Dock St., Suite 100, Tacoma; 253-383-3685, www.travergallery.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, closed Mondays. Danny Perkins, “Friends,” blown glass with oil paint, through Jan. 28.