The Edmonds-based Asian Service Center is co-hosting a concert and art event with nonprofit Helping With Arts from 10:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at North Creek Presbyterian Church in Mill Creek. Proceeds from the event will benefit children living in poverty in China. An art exhibition will run from 10:30-11:15 a.m., followed by…
The Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show returns this fall, and a Call for Artists is open through Aug. 18. This is the 43rd year for the Mountlake Terrace tradition, which will run Sept. 23-30. The event is sponsored by the Arts Advisory Commission and Mountlake Terrace Friends of the Arts. Submissions can include…
Adrienne Benedict sketched and made notes in her drawing pad outside of Little Bipsy Collection by the downtown Edmonds fountain. Several sketchers sat near her — on a bench or folding stools on the sidewalk — quietly drawing what they saw in front of them as visitors and residents meandered past. Some paused for a…
In the mid-1980s, on a hot summer afternoon in Montemolin, Spain, a teenage Gabriel Campanario sat alone on a street with a pen and paper. While almost everyone in his neighborhood took shelter indoors to cool off, he sketched a castle that loomed over his hometown. It was so detailed that his family made photocopies…
Mountlake Terrace High School hosts its annual Art Walk, Hawks Nest, showcasing student artists, this Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The show is open to the public. Mountlake Terrace High School is located at 21801 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace
Artwork will be a key part of a pedestrian plaza at the southwest corner of 236th Street Southwest and Van Ry Boulevard, across from the Mountlake Terrace light rail station. Mountlake Terrace residents and city officials gathered recently to view presentations from four artist submissions for that artwork. The Mountlake Terrace Arts Advisory Commission selected the…
The Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Ensemble 2 won the AAA Division lSaturday, April 22 at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. They competed against 19 other high schools from around the U.S. Jazz 2 trumpeter Jesse Guasch was recognized for his solo performance. Jazz Ensemble 1 also performed earlier in the day, when musicians Gabriel…
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation on Thursday expressed its “deep disappointment” over the recent decision by the Edmonds School District to make cuts to the district’s arts budget. “This will have a significant impact on the arts education and programs for students in the district, as well as the broader community,” the foundation said. Here’s…
The odds for winning the top prize in the Washington State Lottery’s Lotto drawings is 1 in 6.99 million, a possibility that some say is greatly improbable. The odds of seeing two Mountlake Terrace High School graduates appear together in a television commercial about that same state lottery may seem just as far-fetched. But those…
A new art installation is coming to Mountlake Terrace, and the public is invited to review the proposals during a meeting Wednesday, April 19. Artwork will be a key part of a pedestrian plaza at the southwest corner of 236th Street Southwest and Van Ry Boulevard, across from future light rail. A public meeting is…
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The Cascade Symphony Orchestra will open its 2023-24 season of concerts at the Edmonds Center for the Arts on Monday, Oct. 23, when it hosts its “Opening Night and A Bit of Halloween” concert. Young pianist Jimmy Huang, winner of the 2023 Chopin Piano Competition, will be the featured soloist for that first concert of…
The Edmonds College Art Gallery’s spring exhibition is a Student Art Showcase featuring students’ drawings, paintings, designs, and photography. The exhibition will be displayed until June 16 at Lynnwood Hall. This year’s show is co-curated by Edmonds College’s faculty chair of the art department Audineh Asaf and drawing and painting instructor Tim Cross. While many…
Photographs by Edmonds School District students Liam Kennedy and Isabella Stokke qualified for a national art competition after earning top honors in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Competition last month. They are among 18 district students being honored for their art. Nearly 400,000 works of art and writing were entered into the competition…
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation has announced the names of Edmonds School District schools that are receivin art instruction grant awards. These annual grants fund many visual arts-related projects and curriculum-based programming in the school district. They include museum field trips, visiting artists, art supplies and equipment, and continuing education for instructors. Each fall, any…
The Elisabeth C. Miller Library at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture will display the artwork of Edmonds College lab manager Christina Hanson from now through Feb. 25. The exhibition, From a Paper Garden: Sculptures by Christina Hanson, features 23 botanically accurate wire and paper sculptures. Hanson painstakingly assembled the pieces by hand, using paper, glue, wire,…
The Snohomish County Arts and Culture Grant is now open for applications and closes on March 3, 2023. Grant winners will be reimbursed for up to $2,000 in eligible expenses for projects completed by Dec. 31, 2023. The Snohomish County Arts Commission conducts the competitive review process and recommends funding allocations from the $36,000 of funds allocated for projects that advance arts education, performance, and artist fellowship opportunities. Eligible applicants include government agencies and 501(c)(3) non-profits, who…
The City of Edmonds Arts Commission (EAC) seeks submissions of short poems to be displayed in temporary poetry poster installations at various city locations. According to the city’s announcement: The goal is to surprise and delight the public with thoughtful short pieces of poetry that create a literary link connecting the reader to a sense…
Attorney Sarah Jordan, owner of Edmonds-based Jordan Law Firm, will offer a free online course Art+Business: Business Basics to Keep You Creative, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. This session is for creatives in visual arts, performance, music, writing, illustration and photography who want plain-language basics about starting or thriving in business endeavors. The course will address…
Cascadia Art Museum has extended the deadline to apply for its Cascadia Teen Ambassadors program to Dec. 2, 2022. Cascadia Teen Ambassadors (CTA) is a group of high school students in grades 9-12 from Snohomish and North King counties who provide insight on Cascadia programming, help create and facilitate new initiatives, and raise awareness for Cascadia….
City of Mountlake Terrace Recreation and Parks is offering a drawing art class instructed by Jessica Carlson of Adventures in Art, starting Nov. 3. The class is for ages 7-11 years old and is held Thursdays from 4:30-6 p.m. Described as a drawing-based art education program, the instructor uses simple drawing methods and a weekly…
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation (EAFF) has opened applications for 2022-23 Art Instruction grants. Grants are available for single classroom projects, joint venture projects with other classrooms and school, or districtwide projects. Up to $1,500 is available for each request. Schools may request more than one grant. The deadline to apply is Nov. 1, 2022….
Edmonds-based Graphite Arts Center will host “NùD: art of the figure,” a juried exhibit celebrating figurative art, in early 2023. The deadline for artists interested in submitting their work is Nov. 1. The show will run from Jan. 16-March 18, 2023. An opening reception and awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, from…
Attorney Sarah Jordan, owner of Edmonds-based Jordan Law Firm pllc, is offering her Art+Business: Business Basics to Keep You Creative, on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. This session is for creatives in visual arts, performance, music, writing, illustration and photography who want plain-language basics about starting or thriving in business endeavors. The…
The Hazel Miller Foudation during its summer 2022 grant cycle is supporting 11 organizations thataddress wide range of community needs including diversity, poverty alleviation, civic and community services, youth and education, and the environment. Among them are Hand in Hand, which supports kids experiencing houselessness; Camp Korey, delivering a safe camp experience for children with life-altering…
The Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show returns this fall. This is the 42nd year for the Mountlake Terrace tradition, which is sponsored by the city’s Arts Advisory Commission and the Mountlake Terrace Friends of the Arts. It will run Sept. 24-Oct. 1. A call for artists is open through Aug. 12. Submissions can…
