The Arts

Cascade Symphony holding concertmaster auditions

The Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO), now in its 61st season of performing classical music concerts, will be holding auditions for its concertmaster position, which will begin with the 2023-24 concert season starting in the fall. Auditions for concertmaster candidates will take place Saturday, April 22. Applicants are required to send a musical resume via email…

Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation offering $35,000 in scholarships to arts students

The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation is offering $35,000 in scholarships to students who will be pursuing college work in the visual arts. To qualify, students must be 2023 graduates from Edmonds School District high schools or Edmonds College students enrolled in the visual arts curriculum with clear intent to utilize their art in their work…

Please touch the art: Tactile Vision exhibit invites everyone to experience artwork

  Most art galleries do not allow visitors to touch the artwork, but an upcoming show on March 25 at Graphite Art Center in Edmonds encourages everyone to do the opposite. The interactive exhibit, called “Tactile Vision,” will showcase mostly sculptures and embossed drawings,which will be set up with text and braille side by side….

Sno-King Community Chorale presents ‘The Open Road’ March 11

The Sno-King Community Chorale will perform The Open Road at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. S.W., Lynnwood. The performance will be centered around the natural beauty of the U.S. and of exploration. Tickets are available here.

Edmonds Arts Festival selects Bear Carpenter for 2023 poster art

A vibrant original acrylic painting titled Main Street View by Edmonds artist Bear Carpenter has been chosen to represent the 2023 Edmonds Arts Festival. The painting is an iconic Edmonds viewpoint that reflects his expression of Edmonds from the spectacular view at the crest of the hill. The scene showcases downtown Edmonds, Puget Sound and…

Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation funds 19 visual arts instruction grants at local schools

The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation has announced the names of Edmonds School District schools that are receivin art instruction grant awards. These annual grants fund many visual arts-related projects and curriculum-based programming in the school district. They include museum field trips, visiting artists, art supplies and equipment, and continuing education for instructors. Each fall, any…

AAUW chapter hosting Feb. 11 program on art of Madhubani painting

AAUW Edmonds Sno-King chapter is sponsoring a Washington Humanities program: The Ancient Art of Madhubani Painting by Deepti Agrawal. The free talk and demonstration will be given in Edmonds College Snohomish Hall, Room 338, on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 10 a.m. to noon.  For generations, women of a small region in Northeast India have been using Madhubani…

Edmonds College faculty member shining a light on unrest in Iran with her artwork

Edmonds College faculty member Audineh Asaf will have her artwork, Woman.Life.Freedom. displayed through several outlets over the next several weeks, including at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery on the campus of the University of Washington in February. Asaf, the chair of the art department at Edmonds, created her body of work to amplify the voice and visibility…

Snohomish County Arts and Culture grant applications now open

The Snohomish County Arts and Culture Grant is now open for applications and closes on March 3, 2023. Grant winners will be reimbursed for up to $2,000 in eligible expenses for projects completed by Dec. 31, 2023.   The Snohomish County Arts Commission conducts the competitive review process and recommends funding allocations from the $36,000 of funds allocated for projects that advance arts education, performance, and artist fellowship opportunities.  Eligible applicants include government agencies and 501(c)(3) non-profits, who…

Submissions open Feb. 1 for EPIC Writing Contest

The Edmonds-based 10th annual EPIC Group Writers Writing Contest will be open for submissions Feb. 1 through midnight on Saturday, April 8. Submissions are welcome in the following categories: Prose (fiction or non-fiction) – adults and students grades 8-12 Poetry – Adults and students grades 8-12 Portions of larger works are acceptable if under 1,500…

Art Gallery’s winter exhibit features the work of three Edmonds College instructors

The Edmonds College Art Gallery’s winter exhibition Conversations showcases the work of three Edmonds College instructors. The art exhibition will be displayed until March 20 at Lynnwood Hall. The exhibition features the photography of Michael Wewer, the drawings of Ayad Almissouri and the mixed media (sculptures and paintings) of Timothy Cross. The exhibit showcases three distinct…

Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation elects new board members

The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation has elected three new board officers: Beth Sanger, vice president, Kirsten Paust, secretary and Kim Palmer, board member. Jennie de Mello e Souza remains the president, and Tim Jones the treasurer. Beth Sanger, owner of Ombu Salon and Spa, moved to Edmonds 14 years ago. Sanger grew up with art…

Reminder: Cascade Symphony’s ‘Holiday Pops’ concerts in Edmonds Dec. 11-12

The musical works of Johann Strauss II, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, George Gershwin and other legendary composers will be featured when the Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO) — under the direction of maestro Michael Miropolsky — presents its two annual “Holiday Pops” concerts on Sunday, Dec. 11 and Monday, Dec. 12. Both performances will begin at 7:30…

Edmonds theater company, Lynnwood business receive Ready for Business grants

Ballyhoo Theatre in Edmonds and South 2 West Boiled Peanuts LLC in Lynnwood have been selected to receive a $2,500 microgrant from the Ready for Business Fund, a relief program launched by GSBA, Washington State’s LGBTQ and allied chamber of commerce, and Comcast. The fund was created to support small businesses in Washington, especially those owned by…

Application deadline Dec. 2 for Cascadia Art Museum teen ambassadors program

Cascadia Art Museum has extended the deadline to apply for its Cascadia Teen Ambassadors program to Dec. 2, 2022. Cascadia Teen Ambassadors (CTA) is a group of high school students in grades 9-12 from Snohomish and North King counties who provide insight on Cascadia programming, help create and facilitate new initiatives, and raise awareness for Cascadia….

Artists sought for large-scale work near MLT light rail station

The City of Mountlake Terrace has issued a Call for Artists to produce an installation for a new pedestrian plaza. Proposed artwork should be relevant to the community, site-specific and long lasting. “We’re especially interested in creators from the Pacific Northwest,” said Renee Norton, a recreation supervisor who is the city staff liaison to the…

EPIC Group Writers sponsoring open mic nite for teens Sept. 21

Edmonds-based EPIC Group Writers is hosting an open mic nite for teens on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Café Louvre, 210 5th Ave. S., Edmonds. Area teens are welcome to share poetry, prose  and songs. Sign-ups are at the door. Limit five minutes per person. Complimentary light refreshments. Beverages available for purchase.