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February 1, 2016
How time flies! Our 2016 Benefit Art Auction is right around the corner - on February 27 - just a few weeks away! Check out our auction website for art previews and tickets. We've just added some fantastic art experiences as well!
Please consider joining us for our Benefactor Party, which will be taking place February 17 at Pivot Art + Culture in Seattle.
And we're also seeking volunteers for the auction too, so if you're interested in finding out more click here.
We've got some great (free!) events coming up in Bremerton and Tacoma, as well as a special auction edition of our art walk happy hour at our offices in Capitol Hill - read on to find out more!
The deadline for our Twining Humber Award is coming up soon - February 8! It's a special award for a self-identified woman visual artist, age 60 or over, who has dedicated 25 years or more of her life to making art. Check it out here.
Have a great week!
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The 2016 Benefit Art Auction is February 27
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It's happening! The 2016 Benefit Art Auction is here!
Artist Trust invites you to join us to kick off Artist Trust's 30th year of supporting artists!
Music, performances, oodles of original artworks by Washington State artists, rare and exceptional art experiences, plenty of bubbly and delectable dinner fare await you.
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Capitol Hill Art Walk Happy Hour February 11
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Artist Trust's Capitol Hill Art Walk
February 11 / 4:30-6pm
Artist Trust
1835 12th Ave
Seattle, WA
Join Artist Trust to celebrate the amazing Washington State artists who have donated their work to our 2016 Benefit Art Auction!
Raise a glass to these generous artists, meet Artist Trust staff, and network with your peers before heading off to enjoy the rest of Capitol Hill Art Walk.
Hope to see you there!
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 Become a member today and help your artistic career thrive -- and support and encourage fellow artists throughout Washington State. Benefits include (re)Members, a quarterly e-newsletter exclusively for members; discounts at arts businesses; reduced pricing for Artist Trust programs, and invitations to special events. Top Image: Robb Kunz, Andromeda Strained, floating sound sculpture, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, 2012. photo: Steve Arntson. |
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Artist Trust At Large / Bremerton
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Lisa Myers Bulmash: mixed media artist gives you the scoop on how Artist Trust can help. You'll learn how Artist Trust serves Washington State Artists of all disciplines and how you can use these programs and resources to advance your arts business.
Presentation at 6:30pm.
FREE!
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Tacoma Pop-Up Studio at FEAST Arts Center February 18
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Event artwork by Rebecca Chernow, photographed by Ian Lewis.
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Artist Trust invites you to a pop-up studio to create art and imagine the future with a local artist and Tacoma's arts community.
Thursday February 18, 5-7:30pm
Feast Art Center
1402 S. 11th St.
Tacoma, WA
Facilitated by Frances McCue from Creative Ground, and in creative collaboration with a local artist, this workshop is the third in a series of Pop-up Studios where we'll engage through creative activities with artists and arts supporters to imagine a vibrant future in Washington State alive with happy, productive, supported artists.
Help influence the future of Artist Trust and the Washington State arts community! And enjoy free snacks! Space is limited so please RSVP to this free event today.
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Pivot Art + Culture. Photo: Robert Wade
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Artist Trust Benefactor Party
Wednesday, February 17
6-9pm
Join Artist Trust's Board of Directors and major supporters for an insider's view of the beautiful exhibition, The Figure in Process with Pivot Director Ben Heywood. The Figure in Process presents seldom-seen paintings by modern masters such as Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney and Willem de Kooning, as well as sculptures by Barry X Ball, Alberto Giacometti and Anish Kapoor.
The evening will include a performance by Artist Trust grant recipient Bill Horist: composer, instrumentalist, and noted improviser and performer. Horist has performed in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Japan, performing and/or recording with such noted artists as Bill Frisell, KK Null, Matt Chamberlain, Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Shazaad Ismaily, Eyvind Kang, Jeff Grienke, and Tucker Martine, among others.
Catering generously provided by Art Marble 21.
*Admission to event is for auction ticket holders at the Benefactor level and above, and donors to Artist Trust at $350 and above. See ticket information here: bit.ly/1PxlPmY.
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Boeing Partnership To Expand EDGE Program!
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This two-year grant from The Boeing Company will help us find ways to reach college-level arts students and give them the information and tools they need to begin their creative careers after graduation. Thank you so much, Boeing!
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Twining Humber Award Applications Close 2/8
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| | Anne Hirondelle, Tumble 6, stoneware, paint, 10" x 9.25" x 8", 2007. photo_ Frank Ross. |
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Applications for the Irving and Yvonne Twining Humber Award are closing soon - the deadline is February 8, so get your application in today!
The Irving and Yvonne Twining Humber Award is an unrestricted award given annually to a Washington State self-identified woman visual artist, age 60 or over, who has dedicated 25 or more years of her life to creating art. The award recognizes creative excellence, professional accomplishment and dedication to the arts. This award is made possible by a generous gift to the Artist Trust Endowment Fund from the late Yvonne Twining Humber.
To find more information on the life of Twining Humber and the award, click here. Application information can be found here. Information on past recipients can be found here.
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Artist Trust Featured Artists
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| | Aaron Haba's Sanctuary at the Bellevue Art Museum. |
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Catching up with Artist Trust grant recipients and grads!
- 2015 Grants for Artist Projects recipient Veronica Lee-Baik will be performing in a multidisciplinary dance work, "Her Name Is Isaac," at Cornish Playhouse in Seattle on February 11 & 12.
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2014 EDGE grad Jean Behnke's work is featured along with eighteen artists who live throughout the Skagit Valley in Skagit Women Print at Schack Art Center in Everett.
- Artist Trust At Large speaker and EDGE grad Lisa Myers Bulmash will display her pieces Exposure and the triptych Bought and Paid For as part of the Onyx Fine Arts exhibit at the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, OR.
Are you an Artist Trust grant recipient or EDGE grad? Send us your news!
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Statewide Arts Events Calendar
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Our massive online calendar lists events across the state for artists and arts lovers; post your own for free and it might get highlighted here! Here's just a sampling:
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- February 6-28: Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend / táʔkʷt, (To Shine a Light on Something): táʔkʷt, or "To Shine a Light on Something" in the language of the S'Klallam, honors the life and work of Blyn historian Mary Ann Lambert (1879 - 1966). A complex figure in Northwest history, this exhibition presents new scholarship and personal reflections on Mary Ann Lambert's legacy. táʔkʷt also debuts the literary work, Dungeness, written by Karen Polinsky and designed by Cara Thompson.
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February 6: Shoreline Community College / YouTube MeTube WeTube: An evening of humor, art...and maybe even some cats. Showcasing community submitted videos curated by storyteller, comedian, and artist extraordinaire Emmett Montgomery, who will also share a few picks of his own.
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Opportunities for Artists
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Browse our Opportunities webpage for hundreds of calls for art of all disciplines, funding, residencies, jobs, work space and housing listings, and post your own. New listings include:
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Join Our Team!
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We are looking for volunteers for our 2016 Benefit Art Auction! Volunteers are an integral part of Artist Trust's annual Benefit Art Auction - and we would love to have you join our team! Help us raise funds to directly support Artist Trust's grant programs and professional resources.
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Be in Touch
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Our Seattle office hours are Monday-Friday, 9:30am-5:30pm. Our office will be closed on January 18, 2016 for Martin Luther King Day.
Have a new email or snail-mail address? Please let us know!
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Take care, and keep in touch!
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Shannon Halberstadt
Executive Director
shannon@artisttrust.org
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Artist Trust
206/467-8734
866/21-TRUST (toll free)
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