Don't forget, this Wednesday (October 3), Wallingford will host its last Art Walk for 2012. Wednesday should be a fine, Autumnal evening to enjoy "Night of 1,000 Unicorns -- A Night of Art, Music & Magic" which takes place all around the neighborhood between 6-9pm. Here are the deets from the organizers: Come out to the final Wallingford Art Walk of the year and celebrate Art, Music & Magic with us! The October Art Walk is the final Art Walk of…
Reader Dan writes: I came across this great mural done by Henry at 3648 Ashworth, I think its really cool! Sure looks better than a drab cement wall. The artist, "Henry", is Ryan Henry Ward whose art appears on various walls in Ballard, SoDo, Capitol Hill, and on a few here in Wallingford. In fact, Henry's "Deep Blue Sea" is one of six designs voters can choose for the top of the Space Needle. You can vote here once a…
Wallingford Chamber of Commerce pres Colleen Kurke let us know that artists Andrew Morrison and Kathy Liao are starting on the WUMP! mural painting project this Saturday: The first a many murals is getting started this Sat on the side wall of Tully's on 45th and Meridian. WUMP! (Wallingford Urban Mural Project ) will be under way starting that day. We have Artist Andrew Morrison and Kathy Liao who will lead this project. We would like to invite other artist to participate. Please…
Wallingford Mom and playwright, Lauren Goldman Marshall, founded the Theatre of Possibility (TOP), an acting and creativity class for young people who have a lot to express and who want to be more effective in their relationships with peers and adults. Some may have Aspergers or ADHD, while others may be trying to figure out peer relationships. A new class session begins on October 2 (information for registration and scholarship information appear below). Guest writer Shannon Hobbs visited TOP recently and wrote…
The final Art Walk of the season approaches, this Wednesday, October 3rd, from 6-9PM. Art Walk organizers plan to close with a "big, magical, fun send-off!" Victoria writes: Our 'Street Team' will be out and about over the next couple of weeks to decorate the storefronts and streets of the neighborhood with glittering stars to create a magical feel. Come out in costumes if you like – unicorns, dragons, faeries, magicians and more are welcome! Featured artists and musicians include: Tom Talbott's…
Katie over at Present Sense tells us about a beautiful bird photography exhibit called "Wings in My World" by Tom Talbott, opening this Friday night (September 7): Local photographer Tom Talbott has spent the past year photographing birds from Northern California to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. To mark the end of this project, you are invited to view a selection of works at Windows Art Gallery during the month of September. Some of the stars of the show are from our…
You may remember back in the beginning of August, we mentioned a mural that Chamber of Commerce President Colleen Kurke was having painted on her salon, Cutz Salon and Gallery on Meridian (see our post, "Mural, Mural on the wall"). The mural is actually a part of a much larger neighborhood project called WUMP! (the Wallingford Urban Mural Project). Here's what WUMP! is all about, from Colleen: The Wallingford Urban Mural Project aka WUMP! is a vehicle for bringing artistic talent,…