Artwalks!
- Downtown Bellingham First Friday Art Walk: Each first Friday of the month from 6:00-9:00 p.m. downtown Bellingham celebrates the arts. Come join in the fun! Downtown Bellingham Partnership coordinates the event – to get involved as a business, artist or enthusiast, click here to visit their website!
- Fairhaven Fourth Thursday Art Walk: The fourth Thursday of each month, Fairhaven businesses celebrate the arts from 5:00-8:00 p.m. during the Fairhaven Art Walk. Fairhaven Association coordinates the event – to get involved as a business, artist or enthusiast, click here to visit their website!
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June 2022
Take a docent-led tour of Many Wests. Visitors can gain in-depth insights about the themes, artists, and works featured in this exhibition. Many Wests examines the perspectives of 48 modern and contemporary artists who offer a broader and more inclusive view of the West beyond how it is often narrowly represented in popular culture and through dominant historical narratives. Docent tours are on a walk-in basis and no longer require pre-registration. Tours begin in the lobby of the Lightcatcher and last one hour. Participants will need to wear face coverings while visiting the Museum and participating in the tour.
Find out moreJuly 2022
This spring, the Museum will debut a youth docent program involving high-school students who will build skills and confidence in discussing art, culture, and current events through tours of Many Wests. Tours will feature the unique perspectives of the youth docents, who will share about the artwork that inspires them in the exhibition. Tours begin in the lobby of the Lightcatcher and last one hour. Participants will need to wear face coverings while visiting the Museum and participating in the tour.
Find out moreConnect with community during our outdoor summer yoga series. Join certified yogi, Elizabeth Ruff of SomaYoga PNW (@somayogapnw), for three engaging, one-hour long yoga sessions in the Lightcatcher Courtyard. Ruff’s classes are a perfect way to de-stress and re-center after a long day. Each month’s session will focus on a different body part to stretch and relax. June 27: We’ll celebrate summer with an energizing yoga flow focusing on shoulders and heart openers. July 25: Beat the heat of the summer in this cool down yoga flow. Today’s class will include longer hip openers and forward folds. August 29: In today’s class, we’ll transition to school with a twist. We’ll focus on twists and breath work to keep steady focus as rhythms start to shift for fall. All levels welcome! Participants need to bring their own yoga mat and water bottle. $20 per class Non-Members/$15 per class Museum Members $50 For all three classes Non-Members/$35 For all three classes Museum Members
Find out moreAugust 2022
Enliven your photographs and try your hand at embroidery in this workshop inspired by artist Marie Watt’s artwork Witness (Quamichan Potlach 1913) on display in the exhibition Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea. To create Witness, Watt was inspired by a photograph of a potlach, embroidering the image onto a Hudson’s Bay blanket. For our workshop, use images that inspire you! Bring your own photographs or use one of ours and transform them into a one-of-a-kind keepsake through needlepoint and beading. Supplies provided. This workshop is designed for ages 13 and older. Registration is limited to 12 participants.
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