Exhibits
Snohomish, Island counties
3231 Creatives Gallery: 3231 Broadway, Everett; noon to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays; www.3231creatives.com. Hosting Kevin Marshall’s multimedia exhibit, “Share, Remix, Reuse,” through Nov. 16.
All Aboard: 2507 Broadway, Everett
; www.aboardus.org; featuring Amanda Hernandez, Erin Green and Thy Chhoom from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 20.
Anabel’s Framing & Gallery: 2531 Broadway, Everett; 425-258-6402; www.anabelsgallery.com. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Loc
al artists’ etchings, watercolors, textiles and photographs.
Arts of Snohomish Gallery: 1024 First St., Snohomish; 360-568-8648; www.artsofsnohomish.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, by appointment Mondays. After more than seven years in the Carnegie L
ibrary building, Arts Of Snohomish has opened in a new home at 1024 First St., in downtown Snohomish.
Artworks Gallery at Greenbank Farm: 765 Wonn Road, C102, Greenbank; 360-222-3010; artworkswhidbey.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, closed Tuesdays. October’s featured artist is Maggie Lancaster who specializes in original silk paintings and braided rugs. Her newest series of silk banners feature stylized animal designs.
Autumn’s Framing & Gallery: 537 Main St., Edmonds; 425-778-5150; www.autumnsframing.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Cheryl Hufnagel “Shades of Hope,” original pastel paintings. Through October.
Blue Heart art gallery: 1319 Hewitt Ave, Everett; 425-789-1058; myblueheartart.weebly.com/index.html. “Dripps” featuring encaustics by Jackie Cort. Free.
Bookend Coffee Company: Inside Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-3492. Open daily. Michael T. Gardner’s colored pencil, ink, and acrylic drawings and mandalas until Nov.18.
Brackenwood Gallery of Fine Art: 302 First St., Langley; 360-221-2978; www.brackenwoodgallery.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays. A group show, “What is Art?” includes works by Robbie Cribbs, Sharon Shoemaker and Michel Tsouris who have been asking and answering that question in video, photography, drawings and etchings. Small video screens will play their various videos throughout the gallery. The show is up through Oct. 31.
Braeburn Restaurant: 197 D Second St., Langley; 360-221-3211; www.braeburnlangley.com; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; “Birds of Whidbey Art Show” has artist Craig Johnson showing some of his avian watercolors; several pieces are of birds paired with Whidbey Island scenes and others are closeups; up through Oct. 23.
Brushstrokes Art Supply: 5702 172nd St. NE, Arlington; 360-658-4044; www.brushstrokesartsupply.com; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Brushstrokes and their resident art teacher, Coleen Allen, are presenting a collaborative art show featuring Allen’s current and former students. Show runs through Oct. 31.
Citrine Health: 2817 Rockefeller Ave., Everett; 425-259-9899; www.citrinehealth.org. Featured fine artist for October is Josey Wise.
City Hall: 121 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds; 425-775-2525; www.ci.edmonds.wa.us. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Murphey Collection paintings in the third floor reception area’s permanent display.
Cole Gallery & Artist Supplies: 107 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 425-697-2787; www.colegallery.net. A mother/daughter show featuring Susan and Jennifer Diehl with Jennifer drawing from nostalgia and Susan from her travels abroad and from her own garden. Through Oct. 19.
Curious Glass: 724 First St., Suite 200, Mukilteo. Events will be held on the night of the full moon each month during 2011.
Edmonds Arts Festival Museum Gallery: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-771-1984. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Seattle artist Toshi Asai presents a two-part exhibit that blends visual and literary arts; part one (in the display case) contains “Sakka Series” a collection of famous, significant modern Japanese authors; part two (in the gallery) includes a form of collage-like drawing and painting done during an intensive 30-hour drawing-performance; the show is up through Oct. 29; meet the artist from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20.
Edmonds Community College Art Gallery: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays, 1 to 5 p.m. weekends, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. An exhibit by artist Evan Blackwell whose “Metropolis” reflects the planning for and response to his piece of the same title commissioned for the front of Meadowdale Hall; dedication planned for 3 p.m. Oct. 14. Through Dec. 9.
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 and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Edmonds Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds; 425-774-0900. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. The Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild will display more than 40 works of needlecraft during their 2011 Fiber Show through Dec. 31, featuring techniques such as embroidery, quilting, felting, crocheting, knitting, basketry and cross-stitching. Also, a model train exhibit with layout is on permanent display downstairs.
Everett Community College: The Russell Day Gallery, 2000 Tower St.; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays; closed Saturdays and Sundays. www.everettcc.edu/gallery. Sandra Lepper’s drawings and paintings in the exhibit “Atmospheres” through Oct. 21.
Fogdog Gallery: 318 North Olympic Ave., Arlington; 505-660-6825; www.fogdoggallery.com; acrylic artist Marvin Lilley featured 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28.
Gallery by the Bay: 8700 271st NW, Stanwood. 360-629-4297. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; www.gallerybythebay.com; the juried art show, “Embracing Mother Earth” is up through Nov. 20.
The Loft at Terry’s Corner: 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island, 360-654-6547. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Dorothy Faydo fused glass jewelry acrylic paintings.
Lowell Art Works: 5205 S. Second Ave., Everett; 425-923-3635; www.lowellartworks.com. Open 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays and by appointment weekdays. “Ursula Stocke: New Work in Oil” opens with a reception during this special Halloween party, with live music from Jim Marcotte, from 4 to 9 p.m. Oct. 15. An accomplished oil painter and watercolorist, Stocke’s newest work in oil is colorful. Through October.
Lynnwood Library Gallery: 19200 44th Ave. W, Lynnwood; Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. 425-670-5518; http://tinyurl.com/3g2z24y; “In The Red” is an annual juried themed exhibit with more than 40 Washington artists of all ages showing artwork that explores either the color red or the play on the meaning of the phrase. Through Nov. 17.
Marysville Floral: 1512 Third St., Marysville; 360-659-7651; www.marysvillefloral.com. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Presenting original art work by local artists in watercolors, acrylics, oils, pottery, blown glass and photography.
Matzke Fine Art Gallery: 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island; 360-387-2759; www.matzkefineart.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, by appointment weekdays; “The Show Must Go On” features 16 artists’ works in painting, glass and scuplture, including Debbi Rhodes lifesize whimsical circus sculptures; show continues through Nov. 13.
Meyer’s Cafe: 1700 W Marine View Drive, Everett; 425-259-3875. weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; featuring artist Marc Bergsmen through October.
Mountlake Terrace Library Gallery: 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-776-8722; www.sno-isle.org. 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. “Kim Lindsey/Judy Ryan Mixed Media Exhibit” presents two friends and artists who have diverse backgrounds but who share a common love of mixed media and collage art; up through Oct. 31.
Mukilteo Art & Frame: 11700 Mukilteo Speedway, No. 408, Mukilteo; 425-315-8506. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Encaustic paintings by Jackie Cort and mixed media by Jody Cain; handmade jewelry by Mariah Batterman, Nancie Melde, and Rosalie Melde; October through December.
Neil’s Clover Patch Cafe: 14485 Highway 525, Ste. 3, Langley; 360-321-4120; artists of South Whidbey will be rotating their art exhibit with all new paintings shown.
Raven Rocks Gallery: 765 Wonn Road, C101, Greenbank, 360-222-0102, www.ravenrocksstudio.com. “The Fabric of Imagination” includes the Artwork of Anne Niles Davenport and Richard Engstrom. Engstrom uses acrylic paint to build images that invite the viewer into a rich world of light, texture and imagery; Davenport is a fiber artist who uses large computer-assisted production looms with specialized software to integrate her complex patterns into an assortment of hand woven scarves and shawls; show runs through Nov. 2.
Rob Schouten Gallery: Greenbank Farm, C-103, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank; 360-222-3070; www.robschoutengallery.com.
The Schack Art Center: 2919 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050; www.schack.org; “This Fragile Skin” exhibit explores the human form in kilnformed glass. Artist Silvia Levenson comments on the fragility of our bodies by the number of bottles in our medicine cabinets; artists Mel Douglas and Jessica Loughlin use sumptuous surfaces, like our own skin, that are tactile, yet not to be touched; there will also be anthropomorphic cast works by Richard Whiteley and Alicia Lomne, along with the protective works of Steve Klein and haunting pieces by Clifford Rainey. Through Oct. 15.
Also at Schack: “Make Your Own Glass Pumpkin” with a team of glassblowers who will help participants design and blow their own glass pumpkin. All supplies provided. Reservations recommended. All ages welcome; 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 15 at Schack. Cost: $45.
Seagrass Gallery at Islander’s Restaurant: 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island; www.seagrassgallery.com. Bev Paulson is a watercolor artist with a sense of humor, along with a keen sense of form and design. Through October.
The Sisters: 2804 Grand Ave., Everett; 425-252-0480; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Artist Janie Olsen’s voice is recognizable in every work whether whimsical or mystical and she has a versatile portfolio — fantasy, animals, illustrations, portraits, from large scale to miniatures. Up through Nov. 10.
Whidbey Art Gallery: 220 Second St., Langley; 360-221-7675; www.WhidbeyArtists.com; open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Painter and mixed media artist Shirley Ashenbrenner is the featured artist for October. Ashenbrenner’s abstract artwork ranges from paintings in oil, acrylic, mixed media to encaustic and assemblage.
Wicked Cellars: 2616 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-299-3360; www.wickedcellars.com. Melana Bontrager’s exhibit of India ink and acrylic on canvas “Earthscape V” through October.
Wisedesignz: 2908 Wetmore Ave., Everett; 425-259-2361; www.wisedesignz.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, by appointment Mondays. Karin Exter presents “Illume-Washi” figures in watercolor through October.
Skagit County
“Paint Me a River Too!”: Features the work of more than 100 local artists and reflects their personal view of Skagit history in all types of media at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S Fourth St., La Conner. For more information call 360-466-3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/museum. Through Dec. 31.
Museum of Northwest Art: 121 S. First St., La Conner; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 360-466-4446; www.museumofnwart.org; “The First 30 Years: MoNA Collects,” is a celebration of the museum’s first 30 years with an exhibition that fills every gallery on both floors. This comprehensive exhibit honors more than 200 donors to the permanent collection; on display through Jan. 1.
Events
“Faces — Art Inspired by Paul Klee”: The Schack Art Center features artwork by Sunnycrest Elementary students from the Lake Stevens School District. The exhibit, curated by the school’s art docent Rebecca DeFrag, was done by students in Chad Brandt’s fifth grade class who brought geometric faces to life after being inspired by Swiss artist Paul Klee. Using faces as subjects, students worked with artist grade paper and pastel sticks. The exhibit runs through Oct. 20 at the Emerging Young Artist Gallery in the Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Free. Go to www.schack.org.
Seattle
Seattle Art Museum: 1300 First Ave.; 206-654-3100; www.seattleartmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, closed on Tuesdays, open on Monday holidays. Admission $7 to $13, free ages 12 and under, first Thursdays free for all. “Picturing the Artist” with several photographic portraits of and by some of the 20th century’s most important artists through Nov. 6.
Also at SAM: “Luminous: The Art of Asia” on view through Jan. 8; art from 13 Asian nations, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam and India. Do Ho Suh’s thoughtful commentary illuminates these precious works and makes them relevant for today’s contemporary audience.
Seattle Art Museum Gallery: 1220 Third Ave.; 206-443-1101; www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/visitRSG.asp. 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and by appointment. “Earth Matters” features artists commenting on the fragile and imperiled state of the environment. Artists include Sally Ketcham, David Kroll, Anna McKee, Kelly Neidig, Eddy Radar, Tom Reese, Adam Sorensen and others. Opening reception at 5 p.m. Nov. 10; show up through Dec. 10.
Seattle Asian Art Museum: 1400 East Prospect St., Seattle. 206-654-3100; www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/visitsaam.asp. “Live Long and Prosper: Auspicious Motifs in East Asian Art”; ongoing.
Billboard
The 2012 Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival: Local artists are needed for the Seventh Annual Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival poster contest. Artists are asked to submit artwork featuring the snow goose delivered between 1:30 and 4 p.m. Oct. 20 to the Stanwood Chamber of Commerce office, 8725 271st St. NW, Stanwood. For questions about the poster contest call Pat Stolarski at 360-387-8844 or email pats@wavecable.com.
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