Jessamine Anderson, a 2016 graduate of Snohomish High School, launched a “Humans of Snohomish” Facebook page. Her idea will be used in a summer program class in Snohomish.

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Summer school program: Photograph the ‘Humans of Snohomish’

It’s an idea borrowed from “Humans of New York” and transplanted to the more placid streets of Snohomish.

"Blue City" by Will Smith is displayed through July at the Arts of Snohomish Gallery.

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Where to see art around Snohomish County

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Claire Ridlon’s painting “Lemons” is displayed through June at the Arts of Snohomish Gallery.

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Where to see art around Snohomish County

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Michele Usibelli’s painting “Ferry Route” is the image on this year’s poster advertising the Edmonds Arts Festival.

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Poster artist personifies Edmonds Art Festival’s education focus

EDMONDS — After 59 years, the Edmonds Arts Festival — June 17 to 19 at the Frances Anderson…

“Joie de Vivre,” a bronze sculpture by David Varnau, is displayed at Cole Gallery in Edmonds.

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Where to see art around Snohomish County

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Where to see art around Snohomish County

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“Darkfeather, Bibiana and Eckos Acheta” of the Tulalip Tribal Confederation.

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Take in ‘Wanderment’ at Hibulb center

TULALIP — Swinomish and Tulalip tribal member Matika Wilbur is still on her Project 562 journey, hoping to…

Shortly after arriving at the Schack, artist Chuck Close tours the main floor.

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Artist Chuck Close returns to old friends and a show at The Schack

EVERETT — Chuck Close, wearing a colorful print suit, blue suede shoes and his trademark round-rim glasses, gazed…

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Senior Saudi cleric forbids selfies with cats

Cats may not quite have taken over the Internet and our smartphones, but they’re definitely starring characters. Apparently…

Street artist JR poses in front of the Louvre Pyramid in Paris on Tuesday. His latest project is an eye-tricking installation at the Louvre Museum that makes it seem as if the huge glass pyramid at the heart of the courtyard has disappeared.

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Artist’s illusion makes Louvre Pyramid disappear

PARIS — French street artist JR has made the famous Louvre Pyramid in Paris disappear in an optical…

Seattle “policeman Austin Seth made photographs on his beat. “Down With Everything“ was shot in the 1940s in downtown Seattle.

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View stunning photos at Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds

EDMONDS— Cascadia Art Museum’s summer exhibition is well worth a visit.

Artist Alfred Harris brings his work to ZINC in Edmonds through June 13.

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See Edmonds photographer Bruce Johnson’s “A Gondola Gathering” through June 15 at the Edmonds Library.

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“First Snow,” painted in 1959 by John Matsudaira, is part of the “Against the Moon” exhibit of his works at Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds.

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Midcentury Northwest artist gets his due at Cascadia museum

EDMONDS — The new Cascadia Art Museum — focused on Northwest regional art from the late 1890s through…

Escaping the heat of her studio kiln on a day already in the mid-80s, clay artist Marguerite Goff takes a prized work to a shady spot outdoors.

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Camano Island studio tour a chance for artists, art lovers to connect

Longtime Snohomish County potter Marguerite Goff started sculpting salmon back in the late 1990s after a central British…

“A Splendid Repast” by painter Angela Bandurka is displayed through May at the Citrine Gallery in Everett.

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Sky Valley Education Center junior Caleb Bowman knows his way around a camera. He is the grand prize winner for black-and-white photography in the Schack Art Center’s contest for high school students.

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Sky Valley junior Caleb Bowman isn’t shy around cameras

Caleb Bowman, 16, a junior at Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, was selected from among 180 entries…

Nature photographer Kevin Ebi, of Lynnwood, shot this image of Haleakala National Park in Hawaii that will be featured on a National Park postage stamp commemorating the parks’ 100th anniversary.

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Lynnwood photographer’s image to be used on postage stamps

LYNNWOOD — Last summer, out of the blue, Kevin Ebi received an email. A company that works with…

“Kiska,” a large acrylic painting by Janie Olsen, is displayed at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park on Camano Island.

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Getting down at eye level with your subjects is often the best perspective.

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Tips for taking great wildlife photos like these

When I retired from The Herald a few years ago, one of my immediate goals was to become…