Art

Oasis Art Gallery closing in July

Oasis Art Gallery (3644 Wallingford Avenue North) in lower Wallingford will close its doors in July. Owners Alex Strazzanti and Jeannie Trimarco-Strazzanti sent the following email to the gallery's newsletter subscribers: It's hard to find the right words ...but Jeannie and I had to make the difficult decision to close Oasis Art Gallery. The state of the economy over the last few years has significantly affected art sales and the last six months have been particular challenging.  Although our dedication to promoting…

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See ‘Now and Then’ at MOHAI free on Tuesday

Our favorite neighborhood historian, Paul Dorpat, wrote to tell us that the "Now and Then" repeat photography exhibit at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) is winding down and will close when the museum closes its McCurdy Park location in Montlake in June. If you haven't gone to it yet, you've got an opportunity to see it for free on Tuesday evening (April 24) from 5:30PM to 8:30PM.   The "Now and Then" exhibit features Paul's time lapse videos he took…

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Wallingford Art Walk

This Wednesday will once again test the wisdom of Wallingford's every-other-month Art Walk schedule. According the Wallingford Art Walk web site, there are 23 businesses participating from 6 - 9 pm, including Fuel Coffee, which will be featuring an artist reception for Kathy Liao (at right), Smash Wine Bar, which will be featuring the work of octogenarian Lorraine Fryett (below) and the Blue Star Cafe and Pub, which will be featuring the work of David Weiner as well as offering a food special…

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Wallingford Art Walk on Wednesday

The inaugural Wallingford Art Walk for 2012 kicks off this Wednesday night, February 1, from 6-9PM. You won't want to miss out since the next Art Walk won't be until April! "February’s theme is “Love” (of course!)" as posted on the Wallingford Art Walk's wall on Facebook. On Sunday night, they invited Wallingford neighbors to create ART HEARTS to show their love for Wallingford, the Arts and any other person, place or activity they wanted to send love to this year. You can find…

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Tinfoiler Zero Art Opening at Fuel

When we posted our list of Wallingford artists featured on Etsy, we included Greg Francke (aka "dobart"), who specializes in "divers artifacts of s scientifick and obscure character". The Tinfoiler Zero (featured on the right) is one such artifact you'll find on dobart's Etsy page. This handy helmet is guaranteed to "stop mind control dead," but you've got to see it first-hand to believe it. On Wednesday, February 1, you can do just that by stopping into Fuel Coffee (1705 N.…

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Oasis Art Gallery celebrates 7 years

On Sunday, January 22, Oasis Art Gallery (3644 Wallingford Avenue N.) will celebrate its 7th anniversary with a reception and unveiling of its new exhibition, "Explorations" (Travel to new places in artful ways. January 22 - April 7, 2012). The exhibit will feature photography, watercolor paintings, and objets d'art from around the world by local artists Beth Anderson, Diane Aurigemma, Leigh Pate, and more. Here are the details of Sunday's reception: Join us on Sunday, January 22nd from 3-6pm to: Meet the…

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Turtle and Ladybug receive props

Recently, Wallingford's street murals, Bubbles the Turtle, and the Ladybug on 49th and Burke, were included in a photo essay on intersection art. The post, titled "Coloring Inside the Lines", can be found on Sightline's blog, Sightline Daily. Writer Alyse Nelson explains the origins of intersection art which started in the mid-1990s in Portland and provides some colorful examples. You really should take a moment to read the article because are are some super cute ideas for communities beyond intersection art. I won't give…

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