The Edmonds Arts Commission and the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation are presenting a joint exhibit of mixed media work by Tina Hoggatt and Virginia Paquette through October at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.
Longtime friends Hoggatt and Paquette teach visual arts and generate artwork in the studio and as public artists. Both have exhibited nationally and have their work represented in collections at King County, Safeco, Microsoft and the city of Seattle. This is their first formal collaboration.
In the Edmonds exhibit, the artists have collaborated on several large pieces inspired by the rich visual history of Rome.
Gallery opening: Hidden Hill Art Gallery will have its grand opening celebration from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 20 at the new gallery, 819 Sunnyside Blvd., Everett.
The gallery features a unique collection of original paintings, sculptures and mixed media, as well as limited-edition serigraphs, lithographs, etchings, metal works, photographs and acrylics.
The collection comes from Northwest, American and internationally recognized artists including Guillaume Azoulay and Mihail Chemiakin. The gallery is located on a 10-acre estate of rolling hills, countryside gardens and views, and is also the location of Hidden Hill Antiques and the Hidden Hill Tea Garden.
For more information, call 425-335-7404 or e-mail seattlek@startouch.net.
Still lifes and clocks: Solovei Art Gallery presents still-life paintings in oil by Ardeth Overbay and Amelia von Bargen, and sculptural clock designs by Carol Mosher.
The three-woman show will run through Oct. 28 at Solovei, 2804 Grand Ave., Everett.
Overbay, who received a fine arts degree from Western Washington University, uses panels of color to create a new way to look at one’s surroundings. She often chooses richly colored fabrics as a part of the background. Coordination of the color establishes accents in the composition and creates a playful multi-color scene over the entire painting’s surface.
Von Bargen, of Bellingham, also has a fine arts degree from WWU. She said she paints by building up the images “by applying many layers of paint to add depth of color and texture, an essential part in my paintings. In between I often let things happen, making changes as the images evolve.”
Mosher is the daughter of an artist and she grew up always knowing she would be one, too. After college, Mosher was employed in visual merchandising where she learned how to make do and reuse. “I delight in using objects in different ways – taking their shapes to form new entities,” she said.
At Meyer’s Cafe: Artist John Foley is showing his work at Meyer’s Cafe, 1700 W. Marine View Drive, Everett, through October.
Foley is an Everett artist and teacher. He taught in bush villages in Alaska for several years, and his memoir about those experiences, “Tundra Teacher,” was published by Epicenter Press in 2003.
The dramatic scenery in the Pacific Northwest has inspired his artwork. Foley’s been painting for 16 years and recently completed a drawing and certificate program at the University of Washington.
His Web site is at www.jfoleycreates.com.
Quarterly Celebration Party: Artworks Gallery at the Greenbank Farm is inviting the public to its Quarterly Celebration Party.
Visitors can view unique pottery, original jewelry, wearable hand-dyed silk pieces, wall art in many mediums, metal sculptures, and more.
A special opening is planned from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. For more information, call 360-222-3010 or 360-678-1871.
At Gretchen’s Cafe Culture: Mark Raphael is showing his collection of oil paintings at Gretchen’s Cafe Culture in La Conner.
An artists reception is planned from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the cafe, 109 E. Commercial St. The show runs through Oct. 29.
At Espresso Americano: Watercolors and collages by Joan Grout are on display this month at the Espresso Americano Cafe at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Everett. Flowers, landscapes and portrait paintings by one of the favorite local watercolorists are joined by abstract collages.
Glass auction: Pilchuck Glass School’s 28th annual auction starts at 5 p.m. today at The Westin Seattle, 1900 Fifth Ave., Seattle.
Hundreds of artists from around the world who have taught and studied at Pilchuck donate their best works to benefit the school’s future artistic and educational programs. More than 350 artworks will be available for auction, including 100 of the school’s centerpieces.
Tickets for the black-tie gala begin at $250. Call the school’s event reservation line at 206-621-8422, ext. 50 or e-mail reservations@pilchuck.com.
Telling Stories: Selections from the Permanent Collection: A new exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum explores how artists capture the spirit and essence of narrative tales.
The exhibition allows visitors to tell the story of the artwork by writing the wall-label text. Twelve community members – from teachers to health-care workers to teenagers – have been asked to kick off the project, answering “What part of the story does this image represent?” Every few months the wall labels will be replaced with new versions created from visitor submissions.
“Telling Stories” will include approximately 40 pieces, many of which are visitor favorites by artists such as Renoir and Everett Shinn. The exhibition will showcase Northwest art with works by Morris Graves, Mary Lee Hu, Jacob Lawrence, Joseph Park, Barbara Earl Thomas and others. Eight works by Claire Cowie, Steve Davis and Lucinda Parker are recent acquisitions that have never been on view.
The exhibit opens Saturday and is on view for 18 months. Information: 253-272.4258, www.tacomaartmuseum.org.
ABOVE: Mark Raphael’s “Tree Study” at Gretchen’s Cafe Culture in La Conner.
LEFT: Art by Joan Grout at Espresso Americano in Everett.
BELOW: John Foley’s paintings at Meyer’s Cafe in Everett.
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