03/12/10 Art

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ART WALKS

 

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS. Visit participating galleries the first Friday of each month.

* Downtown Ellensburg: 5-7 p.m. Info/list: www.ellensburgarts.com.

 

SIP N STROLL WINE AND ART WALK. 5:30-8 p.m. the third Thursday of each month. Visit with the wineries' featured artists. Locations: Cascade Wine Co., Donitelia Winery, Gilbert Cellars, Kana Winery, Tim's Downtown Tasting Room and The Tasting Room Yakima (in Naches Heights).

 

OPENINGS

 

MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART. Opens Monday. Washington Scenic Route 14, just west of U.S. Highway 97 near Goldendale. 509-773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.org.

* Ongoing exhibits: Auguste Rodin sculptures, international chess sets, Orthodox icons, Native American artifacts, Théâtre de la Mode, others.

* Monday-May 31: "70: Seven Decades of Collecting." Seventy prime objects highlighting legacy of collecting.

* March 20: Season opening. Curatorial walk, family fun, create an art assemblage, reception.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

 

46th ANNUAL SPILYAY SHOW. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 20-21. Yakama Nation Cultural Center, Highway 97 and Buster Road, Toppenish. Exhibits of old and new Indian and Western arts and crafts. Admission: $1. 509-469-7532 or 509-877-3505 or www.yakamamuseum.com.

 

WORKSHOPS/CLASSES

 

GALLERY ONE WINTER CLASSES. 408 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. Cost and registration: 509-925-2670 or www.gallery-one.net.

* Clay Power: Ends Wednesday.

* Art After Work: Tuesdays from 6-8 p.m.

* After School Art Classes: For kids of all ages. Schedule varies.

* Art Exploration: Wednesdays from 3-5 p.m.

 

GOLDEN ART GALLERY. 103 E. Main St., Goldendale. Cost and registration: 509-773-5100 or www.thegoldenartgallery.com.

* 4 p.m. First Fridays: Open Studio for Kids.

* 1 p.m. Tuesdays: Drawing Series.

 

WATERCOLOR. 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, Lewis and Clark Middle School art room, 1114 W. Pierce St. Cost: $15 per class. Taught by Steven Larson. Info: Joyce, 509-877-2801 or 509-728-0063.

 

ALLIED ARTS OF YAKIMA VALLEY. Ongoing classes include watercolor, tiny artists, doll making, collage, printmaking, beginning ceramics, texture painting, panty hose sculpture. Full schedules and details at www.alliedartsyakima.org or 509-966-0930.

 

ONGOING

Galleries

GALLERY ONE. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 408 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. 509-925-2670, www.gallery-one.org.

 

THE GOLDEN ART GALLERY. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and noon-4 p.m. Sundays. 103 E. Main St., Goldendale. 509-773-5100, www.thegoldenartgallery.com.

* Works by Joan Crice. Through March.

* 4-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month: Reception of the gallery's featured artist, local wines and live music.

 

D. HEILMAN ART STUDIO. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays or by appointment. 7 N. 11th Ave., upstairs in Rex Marble CPA office building. 509-453-7234 or 509-965-4333.

* Oil paintings featuring Yakima Valley orchards, fields and harvest and other familiar landscapes by Duane Heilman.

 

LaKAT GALLERY. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 10201 Highway 12, Naches. 509-653-1350, www.nachesvalleychamber.com.

* Fine art photography, wood handicrafts.

 

LARSON GALLERY. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays. YVCC campus, South 16th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard. 509-574-4875, www.larsongallery.org.

* "Charles A. Smith's Journey: Painting from Within." Works from local painter and teacher. Held in conjunction with a show at Allied Arts featuring work made by Smith's students. Through March 26.

 

OAK HOLLOW GALLERY. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Chalet Place, 5631 Summitview Ave. 509-965-3846.

* "Panorama Perpective." New paintings from Jack Roberts. Through April 6.

 

PEGGY LEWIS GALLERY. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Allied ArtsCenter, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. 509-966-0930, www.alliedartsyakima.org.

* "Influenced by: Charles A. Smith." Dual exhibit with the Larson Gallery. Exhibiting artists: Leo Adams, Tina Anderson, Cee Scott Brown, Barbara Lee (Babcock) Buschini, Ben Dar, Wendy Devlin, Louise DiLenge, Jerry Freeman, Cheryl LaFlamme, Marguerite Olson Fletcher, Melanie Gilmore, Tony Marey, Richard Nicksic, Gar Olson, Susan Peltonen, Kay Boston Perrault, Chris Peters, Cynthia Peters, Chuck Roche, Pete Sotelo, Robert Sotelo, Rosalyn Strange, and Delma Tayer. Through March 26.

 

RED GALLERY AND STUDIOS. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. 30 N. Third St. 509-469-2766, redgalleryandstudios.blogspot.com.

* Works by local artists.

* Workshops, after-school and home-school art classes. Call for schedule.

 

SARAH SPURGEON GALLERY. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. (Closed university holidays.) CWU's Randall Hall, off Dean Nicholson Boulevard, Ellensburg. 509-963-2665, www.cwu.edu/~art/gallery.html.

* "In/Visible." Works by Seattle-based installation artists Shawn Patrick Landis, Jason Wood and Lead Pencil Studio. Through March 19.

 

WHITEFOOT STUDIO. Open by appointment or chance, 3902 Harrah Road, Harrah. 509-848-2539.

* "Simcoe Collection." Owners/artists Frank and Jan Whitefoot's watercolors and Northwest pictographs.

 

Showings

CAFÉ MELANGE. 5 p.m. to closing Tuesdays-Saturdays. 7 N. Front St. 509-453-0571.

* Mixed media art by Richard Nikfik and Cheryl LaFlamme.

 

CASCADE WINE CO. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 214 W. Yakima Ave. 509-972-2811, www.cwcwine.com.

* Watercolors by Janice Allen Johnson.

 

THE FRAMEMAKER. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. 910 Summitview Ave., Suite 5A. 509-457-8860.

 

GASPERETTI'S. 11 a.m.-midnight Mondays-Fridays, 4 p.m.-midnight Saturdays. 1013 N. First St. 509-248-0628.

* Works by Brian Holtzinger, Marcia Blevins and Delma Tayer.

 

GILBERT CELLARS. Noon-9 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, noon-11 p.m. Thursdays, noon-midnight Fridays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays. 5 N. Front St. 509-249-9049.

* "A Place to Hide," paintings by Joseph Hale.

 

GUERRA'S COFFEE CO. 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays. 1829 S. First St., Suite B, Sunnyside. 509-839-6101, www.guerras.com.

* "Reflections from Nature: An Inner Journey." Works by Rama Devagupta. Through March 26.

 

HELEN JEWETT STUDENT CENTER. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Heritage University's main campus, 3240 Fort Road, Toppenish. 509-865-8546.

 

KANA WINERY. Noon-6:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays. 10 S. Second St. 509-453-6611, www.kanawinery.com.

* Large format acrylic paintings by local artist Bill Brennan.

 

TIM'S DOWNTOWN TASTING ROOM. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, noon-5 pm. Sundays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays. 312 E. Yakima Ave. 509-248-5251.

* Artwork by Denise Risley.

 

YAKIMA VALLEY VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. 101 N. Fair Ave. 509-573-3388.

* "Ancient Rock Art." Petroglyph and nature photographs by local artist Jack Roberts.

 

MUSEUMS

 

ALDER CREEK PIONEER CAROUSEL MUSEUM. Closed for the season. Open by appointment for special tours. 509-896-2824 or 209-896-2565.

 

BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-3 p.m. Saturdays. Prosser City Park. Adults $3, 18 and younger $1. 509-786-3842.

 

CARPENTER HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY. Noon-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays. 302 W. Third St., Cle Elum. 509-674-9766.

 

CENTRAL WASHINGTON AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM. 4508 Main St., Union Gap. All museum buildings closed through March. Self-guided walking tours from dawn to dusk. 509-457-8735.

 

CLYMER MUSEUM OF ART. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. 416 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. Free. 509-962-6416, www.clymermuseum.com.

* "Unbroken Thread: Nature Paintings and the American Imagination," a national touring exhibit. Through March 27.

* "Creature Comforts" by artist Naomi Gray. Through March 27.

 

CWU MUSEUM OF CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT. 2-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. Dean Hall on CWU campus, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg. Free parking on campus after 4:30 p.m. weekdays and all day Saturdays. 509-963-2313, www.cwu.edu/~museum.

* "Beyond Black and White: The Stories Behind Our Masks." Includes masks from Latin America, Africa, Oceania and elsewhere, plus personal narratives of CWU students who have created masks, plus a video presentation. Through 2010.

 

FORT SIMCOE STATE PARK. 8 a.m.-dusk weekends, holidays. At the end of State Route 220, 45 minutes south of Yakima. 509-874-2372 or www.parks.wa.gov.

 

GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY STATE PARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER. 2-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Fridays-Sundays. Guided programs at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. 1602 Observatory Drive, Goldendale. Admission: donation. 509-773-3141 or www.perr.com/gosp.html.

 

KITTITAS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of each month. 114 E. Third Ave., Ellensburg. Admission: donation. 509-925-3778 or www.kchm.org.

* Exhibit includes historic postcard collection, Rollinger Rock collection, Howard Sorensen historic car collection, Mary Cheska doll collection, Native American beaded bags and basketry.

 

MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily beginning Monday. Washington Scenic Route 14, just west of U.S. Highway 97 near Goldendale. $7 adults, $6 seniors, $2 ages 6-16, free for ages 5 and younger. 509-773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.org.

 

McALLISTER MUSEUM OF AVIATION. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. 2008 S. 16th Ave. 509-457-4933 or www.mcallistermuseum.org.

 

SUNNYSIDE MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. 1-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays. Corner of Fourth Street and Grant Avenue, Sunnyside. Admission: donation. 509-837-6010.

 

YAKAMA NATION CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER MUSEUM. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. U.S. Highway 97 and Buster Road, Toppenish. $5 adults, $3 students and seniors, $1 ages 10 and younger, $12 families. 509-865-2800, ext. 1, www.yakamamuseum.com.

 

YAKIMA AREA ARBORETUM. Dawn to dusk. 1401 Arboretum Drive. Jewett Visitor Center open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Admission: donation. 509-248-7337, www.ahtrees.org.

* "Pull'n of the Greens." 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers needed to prune, plant, trim, spread bark and repair garden beds.

 

YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. 2105 Tieton Drive. $5 adults, $3 students and seniors, free ages 5 and younger. 509-248-0747, www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.

* "Women's Votes, Women's Voices." Over 200 artifacts, interactive kiosks and oral histories on how women from various ethnic and economic groups achieved a voice in public life. Through June 20.

 

CALL TO ARTISTS

 

KITTITAS COUNTY TEENS. Gallery One will host a teen art exhibit in May. All mediums accepted; two-piece limit. No entry fee. Registration forms available at Gallery One, 408 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg, 509-925-2670, or call Laurie Hansen, 509-306-9172.

 

LA CASA HOGAR'S CONNECTING COMMUNITIES FIESTA AND SILENT AUCTION. Event scheduled for May 16 at Mighty Tieton Warehouse. Seeking artists to showcase their works during silent auction fundraising event. Deadline to submit: March 31. Info: Nora, 509-457-5058 or nora@lacasahogar.org.

 

PLAN AHEAD

 

COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW. Opens with a reception from 5-7 p.m. March 27. Guerra's Coffee Co., 1829 S. First St., Suite B, Sunnyside. Art from Sunnyside, Grandview, Sunnyside Christian and Toppenish high school students. Presented by Stephanie Morales. Through April 16. 509-839-6101, www.guerras.com.

 

CWU ALUMNI EXHIBITION: CROSSROADS AND CONNECTIONS II. Opens with a reception from 5-9 p.m. April 2. Runs through April 25. Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, at CWU's Randall Hall, off Dean Nicholson Boulevard in Ellensburg. Through April 25. 509-963-2665, www.cwu.edu/~art/gallery.html.

 

"ELLENSBURG NATIONAL ART SHOW AND SALE." Begins April 2. Clymer Museum of Art, 416 N. Pearl St. in Ellensburg. Variety of artists. Through May 19. 509-962-6416 or www.clymermuseum.com.

 

"NATURE BY DESIGN: NEW DIRECTIONS IN FIBER AND JEWELRY." Opens with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 9. Larson Gallery, YVCC campus, South 16th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard. New Biennial National Juried Exhibition in partnership with Allied Arts. Through May 5. 509-574-4875, www.larsongallery.org.

 

"NEW DIRECTIONS: FIBER AND JEWELRY." Opens with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 9. Peggy Lewis Gallery, Allied ArtsCenter, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. Dual exhibit with the Larson Gallery. Explore the intricate art behind textile, fiber and jewelry-based works. Through May 5. 509-966-0930, www.alliedartsyakima.org.

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