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Snohomish and Island counties

Arts of Snohomish Gallery seeks new artist members: All categories; get applications from 360-568-8648 or at www.artsofsnohomish.org.

Arts Council of Snohomish County classes in the Art Annex: 2919 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-257-8380, www.artscouncilofsnoco.org. Topics include calligraphy, drawing, painting, watercolor, knitting and crocheting, silversmithing; most for ages 13 and older; costs vary.

Art studio seeks works: For ongoing displays, Mukilteo Art &Frame, 11700 Mukilteo Speedway #408; 425-315-8506, e-mail mukilteoartandframe@verizon.net.

The Art Workshop classes: Details and registration at 425-355-2069. All take place at Rosehilll Community Center, lower floor, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. Mom &Me art, 11 a.m. to noon Fridays, choose Sept. 12 through Oct. 17 or Oct. 24 through Nov. 21; $68 for five-week session, $80 for six-week session; classes for ages 3 to 6 plus a parent or caregiver; focus on painting, drawing, sculpting. Cartooning and animation classes, 4 to 5 p.m. Fridays, choose Sept. 12 through Oct. 17 or Oct. 24 through Nov. 21; $68 for five-week session, $80 for six-week session; classes for kindergarteners through fifth graders.

Downtown Merchants Association of Edmonds: Monthly art walk; accepting submissions from artists in all media; 425-776-3778, Manya@kindredcircle.com.

Holiday crafters’ work wanted: Spaces available at the Camano Senior and Community Center holiday craft and gift bazaar Nov. 15 and 16; Nov. 1 deadline to reserve a space; 360-387-0222.

Irina’s Art Studio &Gallery: 2804 Grand Ave., #302, Everett; 425-308-8184, www.irinamilton.com. Painting and drawing classes, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, $120 for four sessions or $40 per individual session. Drawing sessions with models, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. first and third Saturdays, $15 per session, RSVP requested.

Greater Marysville Artists Guild: 6915 Armar Road, Marysville; 425-377-9671. Monthly meetings, interested artists always welcome, 6:30 p.m. first Wednesdays, the Barn in Jennings Park.

Mukilteo Arts Guild writers group: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, upper level in The Art Workshop Studio, 724 First St., Mukilteo; free; 425-423-0450.

Skagit County and north

Fall Harvest Festival volunteers: Artists, food vendors and other skilled people sought for Sept. 27 Fall Harvest Festival in downtown Mount Vernon; for application, call 360-336-5087, ext. 136 or e-mail jodie@skagitfoodcoop.com. Sept. 14 application deadline; vendors must supply a UBI number and some work samples.

Visual arts

Snohomish and Island counties

Alderwood Manor Heritage Cottage: Heritage Park, 19903 Poplar Way, Lynnwood; 425-775-4694. Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, tours by appointment; free admission, donations welcome. “Remembering Alderwood Manor Wheels” photo exhibit, now through Nov. 15.

Anabel’s Framing &Gallery: 2531 Broadway, Everett; 425-258-6402, www.anabelsgallery.com. Oils, acrylics and watercolors by local and international artists, ongoing. 4 to 7 p.m. third Saturday art walks, www.everettartwalk.org.

Art Merchant International: 17161 Beaton Road SE, Monroe; 360-794-7844, www.art-merchant-intl.com. Pacific Rim work, various artists, ongoing. “Clay, Copper and Coffee,” primitive-fired pottery by Wayne Kilburn.

Arts Council of Snohomish County: Monte Cristo Hotel, 1507 Wall St., Everett; 425-257-8380, www.artscouncilofsnoco.org. “Song of the Siren,” through Oct. 23, reception 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 11.

Artworks Gallery: 765 Wonn Road, Suite C102, Greenbank; 360-222-3010. Woodworking and photography, ongoing.

Autumn’s Framing and Gallery: 537 Main St., Edmonds; 425-778-5150, www.autumnsframing.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Eugene Erickson’s watercolor paintings, through Sept. 16.

Bayview Corner Cash Store, Open Door Gallery + Coffee: 5603 Bayview Road, Langley; 360-321-4232. Display featuring Whidbey Island artists; works include fine contemporary art, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics and handmade gifts, ongoing.

Edmonds Art Commission: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-771-0228. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Wendy Thon’s sculptural paintings, through Sept. 29.

Edmonds Conference Center: 201 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds; 425-640-1243. “Bird Fest Exhibit, On Wing,” Sept. 8 through Oct. 3, reception 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 12 during the Edmonds Third Thursday Art Walk.

Edmonds Library: 650 Main St., Edmonds; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays; 425-771-0228.

Edmonds Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds; 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays; 425-774-0900. “Button Blast” exhibit, through Sept. 28.

Everett galleries’ art walks: 4 to 7 p.m. third Saturdays, www.everettartwalk.org. Includes Arts Council of Snohomish County, 1507 Wall St.; Anabel’s Framing and Gallery, 2531 Broadway; Covenant Art Glass, 3232 Broadway; exPressive Art Studio &Gallery &Pottery Loft, 3710 W. Mukilteo Blvd.; Greening Properties, 2817 Rucker Ave.; Lowell Art Works, 5205 S. Second Ave.; Martha’s Design Center, 1806 Hewitt Ave.; Solovei Art Gallery and Sound Holistic Health Center, both at 2804 Grand Ave., Everett; and WiseDesignz Custom Framing &Fine Art Gallery, 2908 Hewitt Ave.

exPressive Arts Studio &Gallery &the Pottery Loft: 3710 W. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett; 206-200-8258, www.karonleigh.com. By appointment and during Everett art walks, 4 to 7 p.m. third Saturdays. Gallery offers classes in various media for youth and adults.

Index Arts Gallery: 508 Ave. A, Index; 360-677-2269, www.indexarts.com. By appointment only; ongoing displays of fine Northwest arts, pottery, birdhouses.

Irina’s Art Studio &Gallery: 2804 Grand Ave., #302, Everett; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. first and third Saturdays, and by appointment; 425-308-8184, www.irinamilton.com. No summer classes.

Karlson/Gray Gallery: 302 First St., Langley; 360-221-2978, www.karlsongraygallery.com. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Various artists’ “At Home With Fine Craft” exhibit, Sept. 5 through Oct. 1.

Mountlake Terrace Library: 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-776-8722. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Roger Jones’ landscape paintings, through Sept. 21.

Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival art display: Art Annex next to Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-308-5503. Noon to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 through 7, Ukrainian children’s works; viewing free.

Museo: 215 First St., Langley; 360-221-7737, www.museo.cc. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except closed Tuesdays, January through March, also 5 to 8 p.m. first Saturdays, opening receptions. Kim Kelzer’s wood works, Lisa Snow Lady’s botanical paintings and Lisa Zerkowitz’s mixed media works, through September.

The Sisters Restaurant: 2804 Grand Ave., Everett; 425-259-4858. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Shannon Danks’ paintings and mosaics, through Sept. 5. “U.S. Citizenship: I Vote, Therefore I Am” group exhibit, Sept. 8 through Nov. 7.

Solovei Art Gallery: 2804 Grand Ave. (in Everett Public Market), Everett; 425-501-2448, www.soloveiartgallery.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Hong-Duan Yang’s sumi-e and watercolor paintings, through Sept. 27. Gale Johansen’s paintings, through Sept. 30.

Whidbey’s Coffee Co.: 619 Fourth St., Mukilteo; 425-348-4825. Hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Joe Lloyd’s landscape paintings in oil, through Sept. 30.

Wisedesignz: 2908 Wetmore Ave., Everett; 425-259-2361, www.wisedesgnz.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, by appointment Mondays. Store seeks photograph submissions of works customers have had framed; gift certificate for more framing will be awarded; jpg format required for submissions, no cropping, no flash reflection, Sept. 10 deadline. Dennis Bishop’s photography, through September.

Zippy’s Java Lounge: 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-258-4940. Third Saturday art walks. Monthly art opening and fundraising event, last Thursdays.

Skagit County and north

Adrift: 510 Commercial Ave., Anacortes; 360-588-0653. 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5, first Friday gallery walk.

Anne Martin McCool Gallery: 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes; 360-293-3577, www.mccoolart.com. 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5, first Friday gallery walk. Tom Pickett’s landscape and still life works, through September.

Deception Pass Visitors Center: 40751 Highway 20, Oak Harbor; 360-675-9438. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Whidbey Allied Arts members’ show, through Sept. 30; paintings, sculptures, jewelry, photography.

The Depot Arts Center, Gallery at the Depot: 611 R St., Anacortes; 360-293-3663. 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5, first Friday gallery walk.

Digital Art Moments: 512 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5, first Friday gallery walk.

Insights Gallery: 516 Commercial Ave., Anacortes; 360-588-8044, www.insightsgallery.com. 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5, first Friday gallery walk. Various artists’ new works, through Sept. 27.

La Conner Quilt Museum: 703 S. Second St., La Conner; 360-466-4288. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, $4. “Path to Edo: Quilts From Japan,” through Sept. 21.

Museum of Northwest Art: 121 S. First St., La Conner; 360-466-4446. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily during exhibitions. $5, $4 seniors, $2 students, free ages 12 and under. Ginny Ruffner’s glass, steel and bronze sculptures, through Oct. 12.

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center: 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles; 360-457-3532. David Eisenhours’ and Kristin Tollefson’s works, through Oct. 5.

Scott Milo Gallery: 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes; 360-293-6938, www.scottmilo.com. 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5, first Friday gallery walk. Sandra Westford’s oils, Sept. 5 through 30, reception during Sept. 5 art walk.

Smith Vallee Gallery: 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison; 360-305-4892. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. “Where Pigs Fly” exhibit, through Sept. 28.

Seattle and beyond

Columbia City Gallery: 4864 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; 206-760-9843, www.columbiacitygallery.com; noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. “Poetry Revealed,” Seward Park Clay Studio works and visiting artist Tendai Gumbo, through Sept. 14.

Davidson Contemporary: 310 S. Washington St., Seattle; 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. Mary Iverson’s oil and ink works, Sally Cleveland’s oil paintings, Sept. 5 through 27.

Davidson Galleries: 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; 206-624-7684; www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Sean Caulfield and Akiko Taniguchi’s “Return to the Surface” in the antique print department, Sept. 5 through 27.

Frye Art Museum: 704 Terry Ave., Seattle; 206-622-9250, www.fryeart.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, free admission and parking. “Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscover of Egypt” and “Gaze: Vision, Desire, and Difference in the Frye Collection,” through Jan. 4.

Gallery4Culture: 101 Prefontaine Place S., Seattle; 206-296-7580. Chauney Peck’s cut vinyl works, through Sept. 26.

Henry Art Gallery: 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street, UW campus, Seattle; 206-543-2281, www.henryart.org. Matthew Buckingham’s films, photographs and slides, through Sept. 21. “Roman Holiday,” through Nov. 30.

Jack Straw New Media Gallery: 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle; 206-634-0919. Byron Au Yong’s and Randy Moss’ installation featuring classical opera singers and water percussionists, Sept. 12 through Oct. 10.

Maryhill Museum of Art: 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale; 509-773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 15. $7, $6 seniors, $2 ages 6 to 16. “Famous Faces” portraiture exhibit, through Nov. 15.

Museum of Glass: 1801 Dock St., Tacoma; 253-284-4750, www.museumofglass.org. Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. third Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. $10, $8 seniors, military and students 13 and older with ID, $8 groups of 10 or more, $4 kids 6 to 12, free for kids under 6. 5 to 8 p.m. third Thursdays, free for all. Sixth annual visiting artists series and “Living Legacies — Homage to a Maestro,” both through Sept. 7. “Form, Color, Pattern,” Dante Marioni’s works, through Sept. 21. Joseph Gregory Rossano’s mirrored hot-sculpted glass, steel, mold-formed fiberglass, through December 2009.

National Parks Conservation Association Parks Information Center and Gallery: 313-A, First Ave. S., Seattle; 206-903-1444, www.npca.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, 6 to 8 p.m. first Thursday art walks. Molly Hashimoto’s paintings and journals. Art Wolfe’s wildlife photographs, through Sept. 27.

Northwind Arts Center: 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend; 360-379-1086, www.northwindarts.org. Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. “The Illustrator’s Art,” various artists, through Sept. 28, reception 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6.

Pratt Fine Arts Center: 1902 S. Main St., Seattle; 206-328-2200, www.pratt.org. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, lecture with exhibiting artists, free.

Pratt Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan Studios: 306 S. Washington St., Suite 102, Seattle; 206-328-2200, www.pratt.org. “Poncho &Pathways Scholars Exhibition,” through Sept. 26.

Seattle Art Museum Gallery: 1220 Third Ave., Seattle; 206-343-1101, www.seattleartmuseum.org. Kala Art Institute pieces, Sept. 11 through Oct. 11, reception 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 11.

Seattle Asian Art Museum: 1400 E. Prospect, Volunteer Park; 206-654-3100, www.seattleartmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays. $5, $3 students and seniors, first Thursdays and first Saturdays free to all, first Fridays free for seniors. Discovering Buddhist art and Pattern Richness in modern Japanese textiles, ongoing.

Tacoma Art Museum: 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 253-272-4258, www.tacomaartmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. third Thursdays. $7.50, $6.50 seniors, students, military. Free first Saturdays and Sundays through May 2009 for Bank of America cardholders. “Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible” exhibit and “The Forty Part Motet,” Janet Cardiff’s sound installation, both through Sept. 7. “Oasis: Western Dream of the Ottoman Empire” exhibit of works in various media, Sept. 20 through Jan. 4, 2009. “Telling Stories: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” through Sept. 21.

William Traver Gallery — Seattle: 110 Union St., Seattle; 206-587-6501, www.travergallery.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, closed Mondays. Various artists’ sculptures, Sept. 5 through 28.

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 through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, closed Mondays. World Glass Exhibition, through Sept. 7.

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