Looking for an arty weekend?
| Today through Aug. 7 at the Port of Anacortes warehouse at First Street and Commercial Avenue on the north end of town.
Opening reception: 7 to 9 tonight; $10 at the door; www.anacortesartsfestival.com. Hours: 2-7 p.m. Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, 3-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 5, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 7. Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair: 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in downtown Bellevue adjacent to Bellevue Square; www.bellevueart.org/craftsfair/ |
Go southeast for the Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair or northwest for something not nearly as crowded and more scenic.
NuArt 05: Juror’s Choice, a prelude to the annual Anacortes Arts Festival that runs Aug. 5-7, is a one-time-only exhibit that showcases the art of 22 noted artists, most with Pacific Northwest connections.
The show opens with a reception from 7 to 9 tonight ($10 at the door) and continues daily through Aug. 7 at the Port of Anacortes warehouse on the Anacortes waterfront.
Juror’s Choice was chosen by past Anacortes Arts Festival jurors including museum directors and curators, gallery owners and art educators.
Each of them was asked to recommend artists who they felt represent the new Northwest temperament in art.
Among the artists in the show are Portland artists Eric Franklin, who works in neon and glass, and Catharine Newell, who does figurative frit glass work, a process involving kiln-forming and dry glass powders applied to sheet glass layers. Both studied at Pilchuck Glass School.
Lucy Congdon Hanson is a Port Townsend artist whose contemporary abstract sculptural works range in size from life-size to tabletop dimensions and are made from a variety of materials including wood and steel, bronze, copper, aluminum or clay.
Lanny Bergner works in mixed media using natural and industrial materials including screen, wire, silicone, glass, sand and gourds in organic shapes and form.
Matthew Landkammer from Seattle is known for landscape-inspired geometric abstraction and a style influenced by the landscape and horizon line of his native Nebraska, represented by horizontal bands of color.
Tonight’s reception, which includes wine and refreshments, is a benefit for arts scholarships and grants. The show will be open daily through Aug. 7, the final day of the Anacortes Arts Festival.
Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair, the granddaddy of Pacific Northwest arts and crafts fairs, celebrates its 57th year this weekend.
The fair takes place today through Sunday in downtown Bellevue and includes a juried art exhibit featuring the work of more than 300 artists working in ceramics, mixed-media, drawings and pastels, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wearable art and wood.
Other events include Kidsfair with art activities, art booths, a food fair and entertainment on several stages. The newly reopened Bellevue Art Museum is a part of the mix, and visiting it is an opportunity to take a break from the crush of people.
Last year more than 300,000 people attended and artists sold more than $1.4 million in art, according to festival officials.
Bellevue Art Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE, is the site for several related events including art demonstrations, live music and the Kidsfair. The museum has returned to its original mission as an arts-and-crafts museum and is currently hosting a show of Pilchuck Glass School works plus an exhibit of ceramic teapots.
“Vanitas,” oil on canvas by Melville Holmes in NuArt 05: Juror’s Choice in Anacortes.
ABOVE: “CCC,” oil on canvas by Max Benjamin.
LEFT: “Wish Sandals,” installation by Seiko Atsuta Purdue.
“Thorax, Maintain,” flameworked luminous glass by Eric Franklin.
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