Events for May 2016

Uncovered, Documented and Prepared by Jack Gunter

Special exhibit highlighting some of the amazing women who have call Skagit County home.
Including Nell Quackenbush Wheelock and her sister Kate Quackenbush Glover - Pioneer Telephone Company owners. Louisa Ann Conner - founder of La Conner and instrumental in helping establish the first Catholic Church in town. Vi Hilbert, Lucinda Davis, Harriet Wade Rowley and more...

Beyond Aztlán: Mexican & Chicana/o Artists in the Pacific Northwest
March 26- June 12, 2016

Spanning the last six decades, this exhibition assembles works by Chicana/o and Mexican artists that currently reside or formerly resided in the Northwest. Covering a wide spectrum of media—collage, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture—the 15 artists included epitomize the diversity of our community.

Robert Flynn: Art from the Permanent Collection is a celebration of the prolific career of this 

Pacific Northwest artist. Born in 1930, Flynn worked in the Seattle area for 17 years and then another 40 

years on the island of Kauai, where he still creates art today. A sculptor, painter, and printmaker, he is 

self-trained and taught art at both a junior college and at a night school. Originally employed as a sign 

painter with a pictorial style, Flynn decided to leave this profession in order to devote more time to his 

art, all with the tremendous support of his wife, Sharon. 

In letter to the curator for the exhibit, Flynn recounts how he “was blown away seeing Jackson 

Pollock’s work at Seattle Art Museum” sometime in the 1950s. He lists many international modern and 

contemporary artists and writers as inspiration for his work, but places a heavy emphasis on Pollock and 

the romantic and tonal painter Albert Pinkham Ryder. This exhibit will both sculpture and paintings, 

many of which are abstract. The viewer will be able to observe both the thick paint strokes of Ryder, 

drops reminiscent of Pollock, and many other Modern art techniques and styles that Flynn made his 

own throughout his career.

Work Featured by Kathy McNeil

Work Featured by Anita Luvera Mayer

Display from the permanent collection

You will be supplied with a wineglass, paint, supplies and a glass of fine vino for you to enjoy...

Featuring Bob Mierendorf...
Bob began directing excavation at Cascade Pass in the North Cascades in 2005.  He has made discoveries documenting over 9,000 years of human history at this site, deciphered through the artifacts, features, and geochronology.  This is the first documented well-stratified archeological site of its kind in the subalpine environment of the North Cascades.  Bob’s work at Cascade Pass is re-defining regional perceptions of human history.  When he began his career the general perception among anthropologists and archeologists was that indigenous people did not use the Cascade Mountains in prehistory but focused instead in riverine and coastal environments.  Bob has disproved those misperceptions over the past 20 years and his research at Cascade Pass provides the direct evidence to illustrate that people have been specifically drawn to subalpine environments of the North Cascades for at least 8 millennia.
 
 

Featuring Glenys Baker in the Landmark Gallery

We hope to delight all of your senses when you come to Christianson's Nursery during Mother's Day weekend, May 7th and 8th. The brilliant colors of blooms and sweet scents in the air invite you to join in this classic tradition. This year, in addition to our spectacular hanging baskets, we are creating darling tabletop containers and baskets with spring flowers, ferns, ivy and moss tucked in for an instant centerpiece for your table or porch. These tabletop baskets will be available all of April through Mother's Day. We also have a fine selection of gardening accessories, such as vintage or modern hand tools, containers and statuary. Bring a picnic if the weather is warm and enjoy our Schoolhouse Garden and the amusing antics of our llamas, sheep and chickens. And, as always, we will be serving complimentary homemade chocolate chip cookies and coffee.

The 7th Annual Have a Heart Run is a family-friendly event located at beautiful Edgewater Park, just west of the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Washington. This event features a timed 5K/ 10K Run, 2K walk (dogs & strollers permitted), and a 1/2 Mile Kid's Run. This year's run is professionally managed by Skagit Runners. All proceeds from this event will benefit Community Action of Skagit County who walks side by side with nearly one in five people in Skagit County on their path to stability and prosperity. Though they offer many different services which range from homeless prevention to nutrition support, the real produce that they offer is simple: hope.

Learn traditional embroidery stitches and then explore contemporary ways to use them on clothing and accessories.

Make a personal gift for Mom.

Your photo on mug or tile trivet

Special today $14.99

Finished while you wait or come back in 30 minutes to pick up your item.

Join us for our final concert of the season: Effervescent and sparkling music from Richard Strauss' Horn Concerto No.1 featuring our own Jim Gaudette on French horn, Britten's Courtly Dances from Gloriana, Mozart's Idomeneo Overture, and Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorposis. Tickets available through McIntyre Hall Box Office (360) 416-7727

For children 2-4 and their parents/caregivers. Participate in a fun morning of art, stories and sensory experiences.

Sharks! Part II
w. Alice Fulton, appetizers and wine to follow presentation       

Art and Design is an exciting field to explore. The is no prerequisite for this 1 day course Join Gail to create designs and patters using textural media for a collective of effects in a small sketchbook. Spend the day painting, playing and getting a taste of Art &Design.

An introduction to the ancient art of Sashiko hand embroidery. History and hands on stitching with supplied kit materials. For more information read the course brochure at www.gailcreativestudies.com.

"I Got Rhythm"
The Cole Porter and Gershwin Brothers Songbook
Directed by Lyle Forde

Expand your stitch repertoire in this one day class. You will review basic stitch families and explore eays to combine simple stitches with other stitches to create unique stitch combinations that will personalize your own work. For more information read the course brochure at www.gailcreativestudies.com.

THis class focuses on using small pieces for different fabric types o paint 25+ colorful effects on fabric. The completed fabric samples may be used as a library o inspirational effects.   

A sharing of how to prioritize the events in your life! Followed by a museum visit.

Interactive Art Display by Betty Bastai

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Our Mission is to support lifelong literacy and cultural diversity through the writing, reading, performing,
and teaching of poetry in Northwest Washington schools and communities.
1998 – Today

Use a contemporary artistic approach adding stitch to patterned floral fabrics. This curse is for anyone who thinks they might like to try hand stitching with a fun interesting flair. No experience necessary

American Folk with Lee Lock!   

Kevin Ebi from Living Wilderness Photography will be presenting Year of the Eagle!

This workshop provides the tools and methods for creating one's own designs and use  of color. The Instructor's design books and fiber projects will illustrate how to photograph, and magazine illustration.

Bears 'N Friends will be hosting their annual Spring Steiff Trunk Show Saturday, May 21, 2016, 11-4. We will have samples of the new 2016 line along with 2016 Steiff product for sale. We have a vast selection of Steiff pieces from other years and have pieces signed by Claire Steiff Meisel and Susanna Steiff Pinyuh, granddaughters of Richard Steiff, creator of the Teddy Bear. Check out our new website: www.bearsnfriends.com. We are currently open 10-5 daily. Many of you may have heard I am closing my store front. This decision was not made lightly but due to on going health issues it is in my best interest to close the store front. I will be continuing to sell Steiff online and will be working out of my current location. For those who would like to come in I will be making appointments. It's been a great 22 years and I thank all of those who have supported me all' these years. I hope you will continue to follow us as we start the next chapter in the history of Bears 'N Friends. Visit the website at: www.bearsnfriends.com, e-mail info@bearsnfriends.com or call 360-466-3528. The phone will forward to me once we are closed. Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 22, 2016 for the Fall Steiff Event. Come in and says "Hello". Thank you for 22 great years, Lisa Wooding, Owner Bears 'N Friends.

Giras gratis en Español y bilingües   
Nuestras visitas guiadas son profamiliares y ajustadas no solo a hablantes nativos, sino también a estudiantes de idioma. Estén bienvenidos a participar en conversación vibrante sobre nuestra exposición verano, guiada por la educadora local Señora Melody Young. El Museo de Arte del Noroeste hace conexiones entre el arte, las diversas culturas y los ambientes del Noroeste.

Free Bilingual Spanish Tour
Tours are family-friendly and geared for native speakers as well as students of the language. Please join local educator Melody Young for an engaging discussion of the Summer exhibits. The Museum of Northwest Art (MoNA) connects people with the art, diverse cultures and environments of the Northwest.