“Three Trees” is among the works of art by Tami Walker displayed currently at The Sisters restaurant in Everett.

“Three Trees” is among the works of art by Tami Walker displayed currently at The Sisters restaurant in Everett.

Where to see art around Snohomish County and beyond

Snohomish County

Museums/Events

Cama Beach Quilters: The group’s seventh annual quilt show is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 30 at Cama Beach State Park. The show is free, but a Discover Pass is required for parking. More than 50 quilts will be displayed. The park is located at 1880 S. West Camano Drive, Camano Island.

Cascadia Art Museum: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. On third Thursdays, the museum is open until 8 p.m. and is free during Edmonds Art Walk hours, 5 to 8 p.m. Located at 190 Sunset Ave., Edmonds. Admission is $10, discounts for seniors and students; 425-336-4809; www.cascadiaartmuseum.org. “Northwest Photography at Mid-Century” and “Against the Moon: The Art of John Matsudaira” are exhibited through Aug. 28. The museum’s first anniversary gala fundraiser is Aug. 27. Tickets must be purchased by Aug. 12. Information on the website.

Museum of Special Art: Noon to 4 p.m.Wednesday through Saturday, 720 238th St. SE, in Country Village, Bothell. More at www.museumofspecialart.org. Current show, “Heartfelt Possibilities,” continues through Oct. 24.

Edmonds Historical Museum: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday in the old Carnegie Library, 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds; $5 for adults $2 for students; 425-774-0900; www.historicedmonds.org. The new exhibit “Hook, Line and Sinker” is about commercial fishing, and draws from Hibulb Cultural Center, Nordic Heritage Museum and private collections. Photos, models, artifacts. Through Nov. 6.

Schack Art Center: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050; www.schack.org. Schack classes include drawing, printmaking, basketry, jewelry and metalsmithing, encaustic, painting, fused glass, blown glass. The Chuck Close print exhibition is displayed through Sept. 5. Admission is $10. Also “Seeing Ourselves,” featuring a Close-inspired reimagining 0f historic portraits of local people from the Everett Museum of History collection, is displayed through Aug. 28. Through Sept. 11, see Everett Community College student work. The Fresh Paint Festival of Artists at Work is Aug. 20 and 21 at the Everett Marina.

County Arts Commission: Six new pieces of art are on view through December at the Snohomish County government campus, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, as part of the 2016 Sculpture Exhibition sponsored by the Snohomish County Arts Commission. The sculptors each bring their own approaches to the craft. In the Bob Drewel Building until Aug. 31, the commission has displayed paintings by J Reynolds Dail. Her oils feature people and animals in their environments.

Word on the Street: The city of Everett has its vintage typewriters out on the downtown streets through Aug. 2. Look for them on Wetmore, Colby and Hoyt avenues. The typing tables have been embellished with art from local artists Amber Forrest, Lyussy Hyder, Roxann Jaross, Jesse James Jeter, Erin Mee, Dawn Westmoreland and Josey Wise. Type a poem, enjoy the art.

Index Arts Festival: The 13th annual fest starts at 10 a.m. Aug. 6 in Doolittle Park, a mile off U.S. 2 in Index. Along with arts and crafts, enjoy music, poetry and food. More at www.indexartsfestival.org.

Galleries

Art Loft Sisters at Fisherman’s Market and Grill: Regular business hours at 1032 W. Marine View Dr., Everett. Through August, see Dorinda Carlson’s abstract acrylic and oil pastel paintings, Inger Hutton’s watercolor paintings of fishing flies and butterflies, Sandra Kramer’s color compositions and Drew Carlson’s wearable art.

Arts of Snohomish Gallery: Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday at 1024 First St., No. 104, Snohomish; 360-568-8648; www.artsofsnohomish.com. July’s featured artists are Sakae Ouchi, Bob Giadrosich and Billy Barkley.

Black Lab Gallery: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 1618 Hewitt Ave., Everett; www.facebook.com/Black-Lab-Gallery and blacklabonlinegallery.com. “Here &Now” is the current show, featuring artists Andrew Heller, Sarah Eileen Oberlin and Alexander Vincini.

Citrine Health Gallery: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 2940 W. Marine View Dr., Everett; 425-259-9899; www.citrinehealth.org. Ru Otto, who follows in the steps of Pollock and DeKooning, exhibits acrylic abstracts through July 30. More at www.ruotto.com.

Cole Gallery: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. Sundays at 107 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 425-697-2787; www.colegallery.net. “Nocturne: Paintings of the Night” is displayed through Aug. 15 and features the work of Ron Stocke and Angela Bandurka. Edmonds Wine Walk is 5 to 8 p.m. June 23, including at Cole Gallery.

Edmonds Library Gallery: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at 650 Main St., Edmonds. Janci Mannington’s portrait paintings are displayed through July 30.

Gallery North: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at 401 Main St., Edmonds; 425-774-0946; gallerynorthedmonds.com. Lonni Flowers is the featured artist in July, with a show titled “Colorful Imagingings.” The seventh annual “Beauty of the Northwest” exhibit is Aug. 1-31, featuring 45 artists. Receptions are 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 7, 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 18 and 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 27.

A Guilded Gallery:10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-2787; www.stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

Heritage Gallery: 11 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday; Country Village, 720 238th St. SE, Suite F, off Bothell-Everett Highway; heritagegalleryart.com. In July and August see works by Fatima Young, www.fatimayoungart.com.

Hibulb Cultural Center: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. Free first Thursdays until 8 p.m.; 6410 23rd Ave. NE, Tulalip; 360-716-2635; www.hibulbculturalcenter.org. “Vibrant Beauty: Colors of our Collection” is displayed until spring. The interactive exhibit allows visitors to explore how color has influenced Coast Salish people and how it is used today.

Lynnwood Library Gallery: 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. Sunday at 19200 44th Ave. W.; 425-670-5518. See Suze Woolf’s Book Art through July.

Lynnwood City Hall gallery: 19100 44th Ave. W. Weekdays during business hours. Through July, see an exhibit of work by Lynnwood Arts Commission members.

Lynnwood Convention Center: Works by the late Northwest painter Guy Anderson are displayed through a partnership with the Schack Art Center and Gallery Dei Gratia. A reception is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 20.

Mongrain Glass Studio: James Mongrain, glass artist; 6 to 9 p.m. daily; 724 First St., Mukilteo; 206-229-5170; www.mongrainglass.com.

Mountlake Terrace Library Gallery: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. Sunday at 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-776-8722; www.sno-isle.org. In August, see expressionistic acrylic paintings by Christina Harvey

Rosehill Community Center: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, a bit later on weekends, at 304 Lincoln, Mukilteo. Through Sept. 22, see oil paintings by Dale Reiger.

The Sisters: During regular business hours at 2804 Grand Ave., Everett; 425-252-0480; www.thesistersrestaurant.com. Through Sept. 2, see eclectic work by artist Tami Walker.

ZINC: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at 102 Third Ave. S., Suite B, Edmonds; zincartinteriors.com. California sculptor Angela Schwer makes her Northwest debut with “Designed Chaos” through Aug. 15.

Skagit County

Museum of Northwest Art: Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 121 First St., La Conner; www.monamuseum.org. Free. The museum celebrates its 35th anniversary with a special exhibit from July 2 to Sept. 11 featuring artists Guy Anderson, William Cumming, Charles Laurens (Larry) Heald, Helmi Juvonen, Neil Meitzler, Viola Patterson and Barbara Straker James.

Plein Air Washington: Juried art show, “Little Gems,” through July 30, Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Regular hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; www.scottmilo.com. See work by artists from throughout the state.

Island County

Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday and by appointment at 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island; 360-387-2759; www.matzkefineart.com. The “Summer Moments” show continues through Aug. 21. Featuring Ruth Hesse, Sharon Kingston, Anne Martin McCool, Dinah Snipes Steveni, Brian Somers, Annette Tamm, Hiroshi Yamano and new sculptures in the 10-acre park by Reg Akright, Mary Coss, Rob Gigliotti, Knut Huneke, Denise Snyder and Bill Wentworth.

Museo: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday, 215 First St., Langley. More at www.museo.cc

Seagrass Gallery: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, Camano Island Marketplace, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Unit C; 360 631-0688. Offers the work of 35 local artists. Through August, see photo encaustic images by Kathy Hastings.

Jill Whitmore Gallery: Noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Labor Day at Terry’s Corner on Camano Island; www.windsingers.com.

Whidbey Art Gallery: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 220 Second St., Langley; www.whidbeyartists.com. In July, see work by Dale Reiger and Molly Heuffed.

Seattle

Seattle Art Museum: “Graphic Masters — Durer, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Goya, Picasso and R. Crumb, Through Aug. 29 at SAM downtown; “Mood Indigo, Textiles from Around the World” at the Asian Art Museum on Capital Hill; Olympic Sculpture Park on the waterfront; www.seattleartmuseum.org.

Women Painters of Washington: Including those from Snohomish County, the women exhibit “The Big Show” through Sept. 30, Suite 310 Columbia Center Building, 701 Fifth Ave., Seattle; womenpainters.com.

Call for art

Mountlake Terrace Arts Advisory Commission: The commission is seeking paintings, prints, drawings, miniatures, calligraphy, photographs, 3-dimensional and artisans’ works for its 38th annual Juried Art Show in September. Prize money is available. Deadline for entries is Aug. 30. Go to www.cityofmlt.com and search for Arts of the Terrace Prospectus.

To submit news for the arts calendar, contact Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427; gfiege@heraldnet.com.

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