Celebrate the explosion of skateboarding during an exhibit of abstract digital photographs by Perri Lynch.
The exhibit is on view through July in the Edmonds Arts Commission display case at Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.
Lynch provides three large digital images derived from scanned skateboard decks of a professional skater. Colors, textures, scrapes and gouges capture the essence of the board. Lynch is now working on an installation at the new Seattle Center Skate Park using these kinds of images in a glass fence.
Lynch received her master’s of fine arts degree in printmaking from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2001. She also performs with the Seattle Phonographers Union and is an emerging public artist. In 2005, she completed her first permanent public work, “Imbrication,” located at the Lake City Library. Her second commission, “Straight Shot,” was installed last winter in Seattle’s Magnuson Park. She leads undergraduate study programs on sustainable design in Southern India and is a lecturer at the University of Washington.
… And a side of art: Enjoy a selection of mosaics and other art works, about 100 in all, with your lunch as artist Shannon Danks displays her stuff at Sisters restaurant, 2804 Grand Ave., Everett.
The Art of Handmade Paper: Artist Colette Laico once worked as a visiting papermaker in a small Japanese village where she created papers from natural plants and fibers native to that region. Laico’s work is on display starting today and through Aug. 14 at the Lynnwood Library Gallery, 19200 44th Avenue W., Lynnwood. An artist reception is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 9.
Laico has been fascinated with papermaking since she discovered that the Mayflower colonists had to make their own paper from tattered fabrics and rags. In 1976, she studied papermaking at the Oxbow Art School in Michigan. Today, Laico creates abstract collages and paper sculpture that have been exhibited nationally.
It happens once a year: That’s the annual Whidbey Allied Artists Show and Sale, which is going on 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday at the Coupeville Recreation Center, 901 NW Alexander, Coupeville.
This fine arts show features original works by numerous Whidbey Island artists that includes watercolors, oils, collages, sculpture, basketry, photography, mixed media, ceramics and stained glass. An opening reception is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. today. Refreshments will be served.
Happy Birthday, SAM: Seattle Art Museum is cutting the cake and celebrating its 75th anniversary with a free community birthday bash complete with roaming artists and performers, live dance and music, children’s art activities and lively artist’s discussions and demonstrations.
The party is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Seattle. Seattle Asian Art Museum opened in 1933 as the original home of Seattle Art Museum.
The birthday bash will spill out of SAAM’s art-deco style building into the lawns of Volunteer Park. SAAM will be open and free to the public during the entire day of the event, and all programs and activities will be free.
Visitors will get a first view of the new exhibition, “Inspired Simplicity: Contemporary Art from Korea,” which features art from the Choson period (1392–1910), when Neo-Confucianism was regarded as a touchstone of intellectual life.
Another free offering will be a 2:30 p.m. screening of Bruce Lee’s film “Enter the Dragon,” at the Stimson Auditorium. The film combines martial arts showmanship with James Bondlike intrigue as Lee stars as a British agent sent to infiltrate the opium empire of the evil crime lord Han. This was Lee’s last film before his death and is often considered the vehicle that launched the kung-fu craze of the 1970s.
Other free events include a special birthday ceremony and cake at noon and appearances by Sammy the Camel. For more information, go to the SAM Web site at www.seattleartmuseum.org or call 206-654-3100.
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