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Impressions – Paper & Stone – Artists Reception

Impressions – Paper & Stone – Artists Reception Thursday February 17, 2011

Patrons met artists Richard Hestekind and Jim Ballard, and shared Impressions of Paper and Stone.
February 17, Third Thursday Art Walk in Edmonds
Edmonds Arts Festival Museum and Edmonds Arts Commission Display Case at the Frances Anderson Center
The exhibit continues through March 14th.

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Sneak Peek pARTy! Save the Date!

The pARTy not to be missed!
Save the date – Wednesday June 15th!
Check back for more details, soon to come.

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Part II ArtMarks Workshops

Students work on exercise on dimension and proportion
Part II of the ArtMarks workshops with Lael Williams was held Saturday February 12, 2011 at Edmonds Community College.
The focus of the second workshop was the elements – Space and Drawing. Drawing basics were used to create a final composition using concepts from the element – [...]

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Puget Sound Bird Fest Call to Artists

Puget Sound area artists are invited to submit original artwork representative of Puget Sound birdlife to be used on the 2011 Puget Sound Bird Fest poster for promotion of the event taking place September 9-11. The poster format is 11” X 17”. A $200 prize, sponsored by Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation, will be [...]

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Artist Reception – Edmonds Third Thursday Art Walk

[ February 17, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_704" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Richard Hestekind and Jim Ballard put the finishing touches on their exhibit at Frances Anderson Center. "][/caption]Edmonds Arts Commission and Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation present Jim Ballard & Richard Hestekind, “Impressions – Paper & Stone”, open now through March 15, 2011.

There will be a reception during the Edmonds Third Thursday [...]

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Alexander Calder influences Wire Sculpture and Mobile Project

Susie Kominsky-Scott 4th Grade class at Westgate Elementary School4th grade students learned about symmetrical and asymmetrical balance. They measured and bent copper wire to create a symmetrical outline of a head and then created a fun mobile of the human face.
Response to this very successful project was shown in photos and these comments by Karen [...]

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1st ArtMarks Workshop with Lael Williams

Lael focuses on attendees at first workshop
In January, the first of three visual arts workshops for educators and parent volunteers was presented at Edmonds Community College.
Lael Williams, Arts Educator and one of the main authors of the ArtMarks curriculum discussed her series with a focus on the elements of PATTERN and SHAPE. Shape is an [...]

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“Impressions-Paper & Stone” at Frances Anderson Center

Impressions – Paper & StoneA joint exhibit entitled “Impressions – Paper & Stone” at the Frances Anderson Center (700 Main Street, Edmonds) is a collaboration between Jim Ballard and Richard Hestekind. The Edmonds Arts Commission and the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation are pleased to present this exhibit that may be viewed during building hours, Monday-Friday [...]

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Don’t miss “Impressions – Paper & Stone”

[ February 10, 2011 to March 14, 2011. February 10, 2011 to March 14, 2011. ] [caption id="attachment_613" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Tempera Painting (details) by Jim Ballard, “Chrysalis 5” by Richard Hestekind, Scorpion Embossing by Jim Ballard"][/caption]Edmonds Arts Commission and Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation present Jim Ballard & Richard Hestekind, “Impressions – Paper & Stone”, February 10 – March 14, 2011

Jim Ballard and Richard Hestekind created “Community”, an installation of carved granite [...]

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From the EAF Museum Collection

[ January 17, 2011 to February 4, 2011. ] Since 1970, work has been selected for the Edmonds Arts Festival Museum from the Juried galleries of the annual festival. In addition, several poster originals are now in the Museum Collection.

You are invited to view a selection of these works at the Frances Anderson Center.

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Patrons [...]

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