EAFA Gallery – Opening Reception on July 19
“Queen of Moonlight” by Gordana Curgus
Eastside Association of Fine Arts GALLERY
You and your friends are invited to our exhibition “Anything Goes” June 25 – August 24, 2012
Grand Opening Reception
July 19, 12:30 – 8:00pm
following SDC’s 3rd Thursday lecture
EAFA Gallery, Suite P292, Seattle Design Center,
5701 6th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98107
Free and open to the public. Free parking.
Mon. – Fri.. 9:00am – 5:00pm
The Long Walk – July 26-29, 2012
4Culture and King County Parks are pleased to present The Long Walk, 2012.
Artist Susan Robb and 50 self-selecting participants will walk the Regional Trails System (RTS) over the course of four days – July 26th through 29th – from Golden Gardens Park to Snoqualmie Falls. Along the route they will experience a shift in their sense of time, a new understanding of the local geography, and the creation of an interstitial culture.
Reservations for this time-based, open-source, and socially engaged art event are available to the public starting Wednesday, June 20th at 1pm via Brown Paper Tickets.
Participation is free and open to anyone 21+ who can hike an average of 18 miles/day! Limited to 50 people on a first-come, first-served basis, spots will fill quickly.
The 5th Annual Bellevue Jazz Festival kicks off May 30, 2012, with a powerhouse lineup of international jazz icons, regional artists and top student talent. With more than 40 shows, the 2012 festival runs May 30 to June 3. Tickets and full details at bellevuejazz.com
Headliner acts featuring the Clayton Brothers Quintet, Booker T. Jones and the Hubert Laws Quintet will perform at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center. Festival goers can also take in free concerts by an array of local jazz artists and student musicians in restaurants, bars, and cultural venues throughout downtown Bellevue.
The Bellevue Jazz Festival is produced by the Bellevue Downtown Association, in collaboration with Earshot Jazz Executive Director John Gilbreath on this year’s artist selection. Sponsors include the City of Bellevue, Microsoft, Washington Federal, 4Culture, KING 5, KPLU 88.5, KBCS 91.3, Bellevue Reporter, 425 Magazine, Smooth In Seattle, Gravity Design and Bake’s Place.
The 2012 Special Projects funding guidelines are now available here: http://www.bellevuewa.gov/arts_special_projects_funding.htm
Applications are due May 21st at 5:00 p.m.
There’s a workshop on April 23rd at City Hall at 3:30 in room 1E-112. This will be a good time to get questions answered about the program and application in general and your project in particular.
Questions and more info: contact Mary Pat Byrne, mpbyrne@bellevuewa.gov , 425-452-4105.
Mary Pat writes: Unfortunately, our total Eastside Arts Partnerships and Special Projects funding for 2012 was reduced by 25% in order to help balance a $6 million shortfall in the City’s general operating budget. The Arts Commission will make its recommendations on how to apply the reduction after they’ve reviewed both the EAP and Special Projects applications. The intention is to make this a one-year-only reduction.
5 more days to apply for Bellwether 2012
The Bellevue Arts Program is extending the call for entries to April 16th for Bellwether 2012: reGeneration.
Bellwether is a 3-month sculpture and installation exhibition with over 40 indoor and outdoor venues in downtown Bellevue. Artists receive an honorarium, reimbursement allowance, insurance, free professional installation, and more.
Details and application at: http://www.bellevuewa.gov/bellwether2012.htm . Questions and more info: contact Mary Pat Byrne, mpbyrne@bellevuewa.gov , 425-452-4105.
Here we go! Applications are open for the Sound & Movement Stage at the BAM ARTSfair:
The 66th annual Bellevue ARTSfair is seeking unique local dance, music, and theater performers to showcase their talent on the Sound and Movement Stage July 27-29, 2012. You don’t want to miss your opportunity to be a part of this year’s exciting line-up!
Here’s a link to the application form, and here are the FAQs.
Or visit BAM’s website.
All submissions are due April 15
Participating artists will be paid a stipend thanks to support from 4Culture.
For additional information, please contact:
Torie Long, BAM ARTSfair Programming Lead - toriel@bellevuearts.org
Sound & Movement Stage at BAM artsfair July 2012
Applications and more information about the Sound & Movement Stage at the BAM artsfair will be available in March (great that people are asking about this already 
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The BAM artsfair will run from Friday July 27 to Sunday July 29, 2012, and there will be performances on the Stage all 3 days. Over the last two years, the Stage has become an established and exciting part of artsfair’s offerings, and we look forward to an even bigger and better line-up of local artists this year.
Check back soon for an update on applications, or email stage at eastsidearts dot org if you would like us to send you an application form as soon as it’s available (replace at with @ and dot with . to send your email).
Follow the links to see some pictures from the Stage in 2011 or more from the 2010 gallery
