02/23/12 Art

SPECIAL EVENTS

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today-Friday at OIC's Excel High School gymnasium, 1206 Fruitvale Boulevard. Public-hosted African-American ethnic lunch will be served at noon today. 509-457-2905.

MUSEUM BUS TRIP. March 31. Bus trip sponsored by the Larson Gallery to the Bellevue Arts Museum and the Frye Art Museum, in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference. Departing from YVCC parking lot at 7 a.m., returning at 7 p.m. Cost: $45, includes admission to the museums, snacks and driver tip. To sign up and for details, 509-574-4875.

OPENINGS

ESD 105 STUDENT ART SHOW. Opens with a reception from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Peggy Lewis Gallery, Allied Arts Center, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. Central Washington high school students will show their work to be juried for a chance to participate in the state's annual art show. Through March 11. 509-966-0930, www.alliedartsyakima.org.

WORKSHOPS/CLASSES

MAXIN ART STUDIO. 106 S. Third St. in Yakima. For cost and to register, call 509-833-4649 or go to www.maxinartstudio.com.

* 4-6 p.m. March 6: Comic Strip Studio.

* Other classes include: fashion, artcheology, drawing and design.

ONGOING

Galleries

GALLERY ONE. "A Moment of Forever." 408 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. Works by Jane Orleman. Ends Saturday. 509-925-2670, www.gallery-one.org.

GOLDEN ART GALLERY. 103 E. Main St., Goldendale. 4-8 p.m. the second Thursday of each month: reception for the gallery's featured artist, local wines and live music. 509-773-5100, www.thegoldenartgallery.com.

THE FRAMEMAKER. 901 Summitview Ave., Suite 4A. Local artists, woodworking and photography. 509-457-8860.

FIRE AND FORM GLASS. 3506 W. Nob Hill Boulevard. Hand-blown glass by Darin Steen. Painting collaborations, wine glass art, jewelry and stained-glass. 509-307-3603 or www.fireandformglass.com.

D. HEILMAN ART STUDIO. 7 N. 11th Ave., upstairs in Rex Marble CPA office building. Duane Heilman oil paintings. 509-453-7234 or 509-965-4333.

LaKAT GALLERY. 10201 Highway 12, Naches. Fine art photography, wood handicrafts. 509-653-1350, www.nachesvalleychamber.com.

LARSON GALLERY. "From the Ground Up." Larson Gallery, YVCC campus, South 16th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard. Clay and mixed media works by various artists. Through March 31. 509-574-4875, www.larsongallery.org.

* March 10: Slide lecture and panel discussion by Renee Adams, Rachel Dorn, Carolyn Neslon, Greg Pierce and Stephen Robinson; live demonstrations by Mike Hiler and Eunsil Kim.

MAXIN ART STUDIO. "Art of Jazz." 106 S. Third St. Works by Robbie Bustos, Lynn Opiela, Eunsil Kim, Hayden Singleton, Ashleigh Rice and Charles Hickle. Through March 3. www.maxinartstudio.com or 509-833-4649.

OAK HOLLOW GALLERY. Wood creations by John Barany; paintings and glass art by Sharon Strong and wood/glass collaborative pieces at 5631 Summitview Ave., Chalet Place. Through April 7. 509-965-9256 or www.oakhollowframes.blogspot.com.

PEGGY LEWIS GALLERY. Allied ArtsCenter, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. 509-966-0930, www.alliedartsyakima.org.

RED ARTS STUDIOS. Nob Hill Plaza breezeway. Workshops, after-school and home-school art classes. Call for schedule. 509-469-2766, redgalleryyakima.com.

SARAH SPURGEON GALLERY. "Black & Jones: Please Call Stella," at CWU's Randall Hall, off Dean Nicholson Boulevard, Ellensburg. This is a video installation that uses the speech accent archive at George Mason University to explore how cinema, the Internet, language and music intersect and interact to create new languages expressive of the time. Ends Sunday. 509-963-2665, www.cwu.edu/~art/spurgeon.html.

WHITEFOOT STUDIO. 3902 Harrah Road, Harrah. "Simcoe Collection." Frank and Jan Whitefoot's watercolors and Northwest pictographs. 509-848-2539.

Showings

ESSENCIA ARTISAN BAKERY. 4 N. Third St. Paintings by Jill Ross. Through March. 509-575-5570.

GUERRA'S COFFEE CO. "No Reservations: A Native Perspective," at 1829 S. First St., Suite B, Sunnyside. A photography exhibit by Tiffany Fawn Walker. Through March 8. 509-839-6101, www.guerras.com/coffee.html.

MUSEUMS

BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. Prosser City Park. Adults $3, 18 and younger $1. 509-786-3842.

CARPENTER HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY. 302 W. Third St., Cle Elum. 509-674-9766.

CLYMER MUSEUM OF ART. 416 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg. 509-962-6416, www.clymermuseum.com.

CWU MUSEUM OF CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT. Dean Hall on CWU campus, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg. 509-963-2313, www.cwu.edu/~museum.

* "Wenas Creek Mammoth." Features mammoth bones and a full-size mammoth. Through 2012.

* A Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Exhibit. "Journey Stories." Through March 11.

* Cruisin' The Washington State Fossil Freeway." Through April 15.

FORT SIMCOE STATE PARK. At the end of State Route 220, 45 minutes south of Yakima. Interpretative center open by appointment only. 509-874-2372 or www.parks.wa.gov.

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

KITTITAS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. 114 E. Third Ave., Ellensburg. Exhibit includes historic postcard collection, Rollinger Rock collection, Howard Sorensen historic car collection, Mary Cheska doll collection, Native American beaded bags and basketry. Admission: donation. 509-925-3778 or www.kchm.org.

* "The Ellensburgh Aflame! Who Dun It." Through July.

McALLISTER MUSEUM OF AVIATION. 2008 S. 16th Ave. 509-457-4933 or www.mcallistermuseum.org.

SUNNYSIDE MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. Corner of Fourth Street and Grant Avenue, Sunnyside. Admission: donation. 509-837-6010.

YAKAMA NATION CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER MUSEUM. U.S. Highway 97 and Buster Road, Toppenish. $6 adults, $4 students and seniors, $2 ages 10 and younger, $12 families. 509-865-2800, ext. 1, www.yakamamuseum.com.

YAKIMA AREA ARBORETUM. 1401 Arboretum Drive. 509-248-7337 or www.ahtrees.org.

* 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 10: "Pruning Essentials for Trees and Shrubs." Cost: $20 members, $25 nonmembers. Portion of workshop will be hands-on pruning demonstrations and practice on the arboretum grounds.

* 7-9 p.m. March 14: "City Chickens." Cost: $15 members, $18 nonmembers. Land O'Lakes, The Yakima Co-Op and 4-H will share information on backyard chickens.

* 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 17: "Pullin' of the Greens." Volunteers needed to help with spring cleaning.

YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM. 2105 Tieton Drive. $5 adults, $3 students and seniors, free for ages 5 and younger. 509-248-0747, www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.

* "Land of Joy and Sorrow," Japanese pioneers of the Yakima Valley. Through December 2013.

* "Head Over Heels Over Heels: One Collector's Love Affair With Shoes." Over 600 pairs of high-heeled shoes from David Childs' collection from the 1800s to the present. Through summer.

CALL TO ARTISTS

"FIBER & JEWELRY BIENNIAL: ADORN THE FORM." Deadline for entry is Saturday. Fee: $20 per submission, limit four. Juror is artist Jana Brevick. Exhibit dates: April 13-May 12. Prospectus: www.larsongallery.org. 509-574-4875 or email gallery@yvcc.edu.

JURIED ART EXHIBIT: "SKATEBOARDS EXPLORED!" Deadline for entry: 5 p.m. April 2. All works must be completed using a skateboard as canvas. Blank skateboards available for sale at Allied Arts Center. Exhibit dates: May 3-June 1 at the Allied Arts Center's Peggy Lewis Gallery. Downloadable prospectus available at www.alliedartsyakima.org.