Stillwaters' annual Yuletide Auction!

Come celebrate the season in scenic Port Gamble. Please join us for Stillwaters' annual Yuletide Auction! Great silent and live auction items:a week's stay at a beachside home in Mexico, local wine tastings, kayak trip, local art, museum passes, art classes, green living and Earth-friendly gift items.We will be serving delicious and elegant hors d'hoeurves, local wines and microbrews and desserts by Sweets and Savories.Entertainment too! Caroling and holiday music, Jon Rose on piano, Hank Veenstra on fiddle, nature photography and a film by Stan Tzonev.Tickets include food and non-alcoholic beverages and are available at Sack's Feed and Garden or Stillwaters Environmental Center for $15 each or $20 each at the door.


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Collective Visions Gallery – December Featured Artists

COLLECTIVE VISIONS GALLERY
showcasing professional West Sound artists
331 Pacific Ave. Bremerton
360-377-8327
Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm
www.collectivevisions.com

Collective Visions Gallery – December Featured Artists
Main Gallery; Jackie Bush-Turner, Pastel Artist: ”Impressions of Places – Landscapes 2008”
Jackie new images range from the subject she is best known for, the wetlands, to new horizons from Kauai, and a totally new subject for her, cows! While exploring new subjects, Jackie has also explored new surfaces. Her new work is on pastel board, sealed and coated with a clay mixture that allows her to build color layers and still maintain the integrity of the surface. Jackie explores a range of “Impressions of Places” – capturing the mood and essence with color and light.

Boardroom Gallery:
Michael Kilgore's steel and ceramic sculpture, 2D work and American shibui ceramics. The forge-formed welded sculptures are set within an individual aesthetic direction, grounded in the traditions of contemporary/modern steel spatial expression. Aesthetic studies and working in shipyards, sheet metal shops, ironworks (connector), refractory plants, machine shops, and foundries have contributed to the visual experience of these forms. The Ceramic works employ a broad range of direct forming and altering clay techniques and salt/wood firing processes toward a rustic aesthetic that compliments folk craft traditions. These works are contemporary American interpretations of forms stemming from an honest appreciation of Japanese aesthetic philosophies of wabi sabi and shibui. The 2D works thread personal spatial aesthetic exploration and thought processes that factor the conceptual cross roads to taken. These works are an effort to produce works exhibiting the physical embodiment and dynamics of visual-tactile humanistic experience. Perhaps American Shibui could be a term applied to all of these works.Free Concert:
Leilani Kilgore will be performing a free concert of classic, folk, rock and singing christmas music on the guitar for the first Friday Artwalk at Collective Visions Gallery.

Please come and enjoy the holiday Artwalk.Reception Dec. 5, 5-8 pm

Shows run concurrently through Jan. 22, at which time the Gallery will close in preparation for the annual CVG juried show in February.

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND STUDIO TOUR

PRESS RELEASE
November 15, 2008

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND STUDIO TOUR
P.O. Box 10623, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

MANAGER: Dinah Satterwhite
(206) 842-0504bistudiotour@earthlink.net
www.bistudiotour.com

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND WINTER STUDIO TOUR – 25th ANNIVERSARY

The 3-day Winter Studio Tour on Bainbridge Island takes place from December 5 to 7, and marks the 25th Anniversary for the Studio Tour. Sixty-nine artists will be on hand to share their artwork and creative vision with you. The self-guided art tour is located in five studios and four historic Bainbridge community halls, and there is no admission fee.
The Winter Tour is always a popular event, complete with festive holiday lights and décor, cookies and hot cider, and some strolling carolers. Check out the great selection of art and talk to the artists. Be sure to visit the artist’s studios to see some works in progress, equipment, tools, and perhaps some inspiration mixed in with a little sawdust. The studios are open 10am to 6pm all three days.
To celebrate their 25th Anniversary, each of the studios will be giving away a basket full of art and treats from the Studio Tour artists. Just sign the guest books to enter the drawings, which will take place after the Tour.
This year’s event features a wide selection of artistic mediums, including ceramics, jewelry, fairy art, oils, fiber art, photography, mosaics, metal work, glass art, wood, and whimsical items. Bring a friend and spend the day. You’re sure to find some gems!
For complete details including a list of studios, artists, photos, and a map, go to the Studio Tour website: www.bistudiotour.com. The website also has links to local restaurants and lodging. During the tour, brochures will be available at each of the studios, as well as the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce located at the corner of Highway 205 and Winslow Way. For more information please call Tour Manager Dinah Satterwhite at 206-842-0504.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING - Kitsap County Historical Society Museum

Media Release November 14, 2008

Kitsap County Historical Society Museum
280 Fourth Street
Bremerton, WA 98337
(360) 479-6226
Contact: Prudence McCabe
Executive Manager
khsinfo@kitsaphistory.org




NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

DATE: Friday, December 5, 2008
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.
EVENT: ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
PLACE: Kitsap County Historical Society Museum, 280 Fourth Street, Bremerton
ADMISSION: Free

All members are invited. We will announce the ballot results, the Board Member of the Year and, Volunteer of the Year. There will be a potluck dinner, a grab bag of mysterious gifts, Christmas music entertainment and a good time had by all.

December Exhibition at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts

PRESS RELEASE
Bainbridge Arts and Crafts
151 Winslow Way E.
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

For more information and high-res images, contact Victoria Josslin, Director of Education and Information, 206.842.3132 or Victoria@bacart.org.
The BAC Gallery is open Monday – Saturday, 10-6; Sunday, 11-5.

December Exhibition at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts
Function and Form: Art That Works
December 5-29
Artists’ reception Friday, December 5, 6-8 p.m.

Contemporary art, craft, and design come together beautifully in this last exhibition of BAC’s 60th birthday year. We’ll have artfully designed and artfully made functional work in wood, ceramics, textiles, glass, baskets, rugs, as well as unique, artist-made mirrors. Will we stretch “function” to the limit? You can count on it!
Artists include Nick Ashman, Caroline Cooley Browne, Deborah Collins, Diana Cronin, Garth Edwards, John Ellefson, Bill Fleming, Julie Hews-Everett, Ernie Hilsenberg, Mark Horiuchi, Linda Jarvis, Lowell Martin, Steve Maslach, Dorothy McGuinness, Julie Milazzo, Kimberly Morris, Shane Miller, Merrilee Moore, Joe and Elida O’Brien, Reid Ozaki, Ann Reynolds-Pearl, Dennis Rogers, Seth Rolland, Dave Schweitzer, Morgan Seeley, Terry Siebert, Devin Sjodin, Rick Stafford, Melinda West, and Barbara Zander.



IMAGES: Barbara Zander, Handwoven Silk Scarf, 2008. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Caroline Cooley Browne, Handwoven Cotton Containers, 2008. Photo credit: Art Grice.
Deborah Collins, Toy-Frame Mirror, 2008. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The Gallery (BAC), a nonprofit visual arts organization, exists to advance creative achievement, to provide educational opportunities and to exhibit fine arts and crafts of regional artists for the community.

December Exhibition at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts

PRESS RELEASE
Bainbridge Arts and Crafts
151 Winslow Way E.
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

For more information and high-res images, contact Victoria Josslin, Director of Education and Information, 206.842.3132 or Victoria@bacart.org.
The BAC Gallery is open Monday – Saturday, 10-6; Sunday, 11-5.

December Exhibition at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts
Function and Form: Art That Works
December 5-29
Artists’ reception Friday, December 5, 6-8 p.m.

Contemporary art, craft, and design come together beautifully in this last exhibition of BAC’s 60th birthday year. We’ll have artfully designed and artfully made functional work in wood, ceramics, textiles, glass, baskets, rugs, as well as unique, artist-made mirrors. Will we stretch “function” to the limit? You can count on it!
Artists include Nick Ashman, Caroline Cooley Browne, Deborah Collins, Diana Cronin, Garth Edwards, John Ellefson, Bill Fleming, Julie Hews-Everett, Ernie Hilsenberg, Mark Horiuchi, Linda Jarvis, Lowell Martin, Steve Maslach, Dorothy McGuinness, Julie Milazzo, Kimberly Morris, Shane Miller, Merrilee Moore, Joe and Elida O’Brien, Reid Ozaki, Ann Reynolds-Pearl, Dennis Rogers, Seth Rolland, Dave Schweitzer, Morgan Seeley, Terry Siebert, Devin Sjodin, Rick Stafford, Melinda West, and Barbara Zander.



IMAGES: Barbara Zander, Handwoven Silk Scarf, 2008. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Caroline Cooley Browne, Handwoven Cotton Containers, 2008. Photo credit: Art Grice.
Deborah Collins, Toy-Frame Mirror, 2008. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The Gallery (BAC), a nonprofit visual arts organization, exists to advance creative achievement, to provide educational opportunities and to exhibit fine arts and crafts of regional artists for the community.

Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Calls for Artists, K-12

PRESS RELEASE
Bainbridge Arts and Crafts
151 Winslow Way E.
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

For more information and high-res images, contact Victoria Josslin, Director of Education and Information, 206.842.3132 or Victoria@bacart.org.
The BAC Gallery is open Monday – Saturday, 10-6; Sunday, 11-5.

Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Calls for Artists, K-12

WE NEED ARTISTS!
Mixed Nuts: An Art Exhibition by Kids
February 6 – March 3

Mixed Nuts is a special exhibition that gives kids a chance to learn about how art galleries work and what it’s like to be a professional artist. Kids will also have a chance to sell their work! They’ll sign a contract, write an artist statement, exhibit their work in the gallery for a month, and it will be for sale. If the work sells, the student keeps 50% of the selling price just like all our artists and the gallery gets a 50% commission. BAC’s entire commission will go to the Bainbridge Island public schools as part of our annual grants to the art departments.

On two Saturdays, December 6 and January 3, the Gallery’s Education Director, Victoria Josslin, will be at the Gallery from 10:30 to 4:30 to talk with kids about art and to answer questions about how galleries work. Drop in and say hi! Or call Victoria at 842.3132 and make an appointment.

For more information and for an entry form, come into the Gallery, visit our website, http://www.bacart.org/education.html, or see BAC’s pages in the December issue of Currents.

IMAGE: Lizzie Sivitz, Mixed Nuts. From the collection of Susan Jackson.

The Gallery (BAC), a nonprofit visual arts organization, exists to advance creative achievement, to provide educational opportunities and to exhibit fine arts and crafts of regional artists for the community.