The Burien Arts Association is hosting another “Sing & Sketch” tonight (Thursday, Mar. 11th) at BTB Advertiser Burien Press.

According to Erin Williamson:

“Relax at the Burien Press while enjoying a terrific cup of joe & delectable pastries, pies and sandwiches.“

Here are the details:

WHAT: “Sing & Sketch” music/art party.

WHEN: Thursday, Mar. 11th, from 6pm–8pm.

WHERE: Burien Press, located at 423 SW 152nd Street in downtown Burien (across from the new City Hall/Library); phone: 206-453-5412.

COST: No cover, just bring your creativity or your interest in watching/listening.

INFO: From a poster:

Come enjoy a song and art circle!

For the Musicians: Share you latest songwriting creation or just play an old favorite while others join in.

For the Visual Artists: Enjoy the chance to do some figural drawing or painting while listening to live music.

For Everyone, art and music appreciators alike: Relax at the Burien Press while enjoying a terrific cup of joe & delectable pastries, pies and sandwiches.

Poster Art by John Unbehend

BROUGHT TO YOU BY BURIEN ARTS & Burien Press

For more Information contact: burienarts.org

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Burien Arts (BA) has been part of the area arts scene, community activities and has “lived” in the “Little Blue House” Art Gallery in Dottie Harper Park for nearly 50 years, since the early 1960s.

Sadly, its time in that house is reaching its end, as it will be closing shop the end of March.

According to a press release:

“The model the founders developed served the community and the organization well for many years. Changes in demographics, growth / development in the city and relocation of the key facilities that have drastically reduced gallery traffic has led us to examine how Burien Arts can better serve the community.”

“Because of all the changes that have and are taking place in Burien, the BA Board of Trustees is using this as an opportunity to really reexamine our role in the community,” said John Unbehend, President of the BA Board. “The repositioning will be both a physical (meaning we’ll eventually be moving to a more visible / accessible location) and a directional one (how we bring a sustainable set of visual arts / services to Burien).”

Some of Burien Arts past activities have included:

• Burien Art Gallery
• High School Art exhibitions
• Artist United partnership
• Strawberry Festival
• Shakespeare-in-the-Park
• Numerous musical events

Its current mission statement is as follows:

The Burien Arts Association Mission is to engage, enrich and entertain all the communities, generations and visitors to the Burien / greater Highline region through creative and innovative arts programming.

The press release goes on to say:

We anticipate that one out growth of the repositioning will be expanding to include arts educational and enrichment programs that compliment those offered by the area schools and the city of Burien.

The questions we have to ask the community and answer for the organization are the fundamental ones that journalist use when they develop a story:

• Who? Who are people we are serving in the Burien / Highline area (artistic, scholastic, ethnic and age groups in our area)?
• What? What are the artistic (visual, performing, literary) activities that the community wants and will support to allow BA to be a sustainable force in our area.
• Where? Where should BA be physically located to be accessible to the greatest number of people:
  • foot traffic, drop-ins and event participants for a new gallery
  • participation in community events (festivals, farmers market, Burien Days)
  • accessibility for people with disabilities
  • Students (elementary, middle school, high school and college).
• When? When is now! With the new town center, building projects, new restaurants and relocation of the Strawberry Festival we have to get a grip on our future now.
• How? How do we find a new gallery facility that meets the community needs? How to we provide a set of products (art shows, Shakespeare, poetry / literary experiences, educational opportunities) the community will eagerly provide support – attendance, participation and financial.

The first step will be to gather as much input from the community members as we can. This will take the form of:

• Discussions with art groups and individual artist in the community to learn how they want to participate.
• The individuals that we serve in the community through our web site, email burienarts@gmail.com and public meetings.
• Working with the merchants and Discover Burien to find how we can best support one another.
• Join in close discussions with the City of Burien (parks and rec., council, city management) to make sure we’re clear on how we can support and reinforce their activities in the arts so that BA is not duplicating their fine efforts.

This data will provide the foundation for decisions on how we reposition ourselves to better serve the Burien / Highline community!

- John Unbehend for the Burien Arts Board of Trustees
3/7/10

The current show at the Burien Arts Gallery is “Page Turner: Contemporary Artist Books,” a free exhibit of handmade artists books, which continues through March 19.

Hours are Thursday-Friday Noon – 5 pm, Saturday 11 am – 5 pm and Sunday 11 am-4 pm, and the gallery is located at 421 SW 146th Street.

This could be your last chance to set foot in this historic, quaint “Little Blue House,” as we’re not yet sure of what the future holds for it.

Our friends at White Center for the Arts are holding a very unique “Python-A-Thon” fundraiser this Sunday, March 7th, from Noon – 8pm at Big Al Brewing (in White Center), where episodes of the classic “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” TV show will be shown non-stop.

Participants are encouraged to bring potluck food items, dress in costume (lumberjack anyone?), bring penguins to put on the telly, and walk like you’re in the Ministry of Silly Walks, all while donating to a worthy local arts association.

Here are the details:

WHAT: “Python-A-Thon” viewing party of classic Monty Python TV episodes to help raise funds for White Center for the Arts.

WHEN: Sunday, March 7th from Noon – 8pm.

WHERE: Big Al Brewing, located at 9832 14th Ave SW; (206) 453-4487 (website here)

INFO: From a poster:

Big Al Brewing Presents Monty Python Video Festival

“Continuing Education”

Earn your letters in Pythonology

Finding it hard to get promoted even though you have a MM- Master of Monty?

Get your Doctor of Pythonology (DP), and silly walk your way to the top!

DP courses in:

• The Arts
  • -Why lumberjacks sing
• Optical Sciences
  • -How not to be seen
• Aeronautics
  • -What makes sheep fly
• Military History
  • -German humor and the demise of the Wehrmacht
• Veterinary Sciences
  • – Learn to determine the difference between “Dead” and “Resting”

And much much more!

If you’re silly enough, you too could become a fully accredited Doctor of Pythonology, capable of answering such puzzling questions as…

• “Why is there a penguin on the telly”?
• “If she’s a go’er why is she with him”?
• And, “Did the Vikings invent spam”?

Classes begin on Sunday, March 7th

First class of the day starts at 12 noon

Location: Go to www.bigalbrewing.com for directions

Extra credit will be given for bringing pot luck and coming to class as your favorite Monty Python character.

To get you in the mood, here’s the classic “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch:

Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year.

Congressman Adam Smith, who represents Washington’s 9th Congressional District (which includes Burien), is holding an annual judged art competition to select which local art receives this honor, with a deadline of April 9th.

The selected student will win prizes and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 24, 2010 in Washington, DC.  two round-trip airline tickets are donated for travel to DC.  The winning entry will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.

Prizes also include a scholarship to the Savannah Collage of Art and Design.

If you have any questions or want to receive electronic updates about Rep. Adam Smith’s Congressional Art Contest please contact Ms. Debra Entenman   (253) 593-6600 or email: Debra.Entenman@mail.house.gov.

For contest guidelines, please download the forms from Adam’s website here.

2010 Congressional Arts Competition:

The Congressional Arts Competition allows each Member of Congress to display one piece of artwork, created by a high school student in their district, in the Capitol for one year.

Entries for the 9th Congressional District Art Contest are due by 5:00 PM on Friday April 9, 2010. All submissions should be sent to:

Congressman Adam Smith
2209 Pacific Avenue, Suite B
Tacoma, Washington 98402

Additionally, during the month of April, most entries will be on display at Tacoma Art Museum (1701 Pacific Avenue).  However, please be advised that due to space limitations it may not be possible to display all entries.

The winner of the competition will be announced at the Art Exhibition and Reception on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 1:00 pm at The Tacoma Art Museum.

The winning student will win prizes and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 17, 2010 in Washington, DC.  Three round-trip airline tickets are donated for travel to DC.  The winning entry will be displayed in the Cannon tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year.

2010 Congressional Art Competition Guidelines:

The competition is open to high school students only. Exceptions will be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus. Each Member’s office can choose whether or not to include 7th and 8th grades in the art competition if there are schools in its district that fit these criteria. Additionally, official resources are to be used only to the extent authorized by the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

In order to allow artwork to hang in the Cannon Tunnel in the U.S. Capitol, the following restrictions are enforced:

• Artwork must be two dimensional;
• Each piece can be no larger than 28”x28”x 4” (28 inches high, 28 inches wide, and 4 inches deep) including the frame. Artwork cannot weigh more than 15 lbs;
• Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo (not the student’s own), painting, graphic, advertisement, or any other work produced by another person is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing);
• Artwork must arrive in Washington by May 24, 2010 for inclusion in the exhibition.
• Artwork will hang in the Capitol for the entire year of the exhibition and cannot be returned to the students earlier. Students should, therefore, submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.
  

  Last year's Congressional art contest winner Arunan Mukphrom with Congressman Adam Smith at his office in Washington DC. The winning artist and their family were invited to Washington, D.C. to see their artwork hung in the Capitol.

Artwork accepted mediums are as follows:

• Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
• Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
• Collage: must be two dimensional
• Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
• Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
• Computer-generated art
• Photography

Paper Work:

A typed and securely affixed large label must be applied to the back of each piece. Also provide a typed copy of the Student Release form, signed by both the teacher and the student, must be attached to the back of the artwork to certify the originality of the piece.

The winning artist’s student release form along with the Member Approval form should be sent to DC via fax to 202.225.3012, attn: 2010 Art Competition, as soon as you have chosen a winning artwork .

Release forms and Member Approval forms must be received by May 28th. This will allow us to determine if more information is required from the student before actually receiving the artwork.

The final decision regarding the suitability of all artwork for the 2010 Congressional Art Competition exhibition in the Capitol will be made by a panel of qualified persons chaired by the Architect of the Capitol.

Artwork must adhere to the policy of the House Office Building Commission.

In accordance with this policy, exhibits depicting subjects of contemporary political controversy or a sensationalistic or gruesome nature are not allowed.

It is necessary that all artwork be reviewed by the panel chaired by the Architect of the Capitol and any portion not in consonance with the Commission’s policy will be omitted from the exhibit.

Framing Guidelines:

High School students in Washington's District 9 are eligible.

Framing guidelines apply only to the ONE winning artist/artwork that will be sent to Washington, DC.

All artwork must be framed. Frames should be kept as simple and sturdy as possible.

Metal frames are recommended. No “snap on” frames with glass are to be used.

All artwork must be protected by Plexiglas or glass. Plexiglas is preferred. If glass is used, special packing and shipping arrangements are encouraged to ensure that the work is not damaged if the glass breaks.

All works, including frame, should be no larger than 28 inches high, 28 inches wide, and 4 inches deep, to the outside of the frame, and 15 lbs. in weight. Please double check the size before sending the entry to Washington, DC. Due to wide participation of Member offices, framed work larger than the specified dimensions will be turned away.

Matting can enhance or detract from a work of art and should be carefully prepared.

Use sturdy picture hangers on the back of the frame. Two sturdy eye hooks should be attached at the top right and left sides of the back of the work for hanging in order to prevent the work from leaning forward or hanging unevenly. Do not put wire between the hooks for hanging; these will be added when the artwork is hung in the Capitol.

Do not attach labels, ribbons, etc. to the front of the piece or underneath the glass or Plexiglas.

If the artwork is abstract in design, please indicate on the backside which side is “up” with arrows.

As directed by the House Oversight and Standards of Official Conduct Committees, each district winner is responsible for framing his or her own entry. Any hardship case should be assisted at the district level; works can no longer be framed by the Architect of the Capitol.

A typed copy of the Student Information & Release Form must be securely attached to the back of the artwork.

More information on this art competition is available at Adam Smith’s website.

The Burien Art Gallery will be hosting “Page Turner: Contemporary Artist Books,” a free exhibit of handmade artists books, beginning this Friday, March 5th at its Dottie Harper Park “Little Blue House” location at 421 SW 146th Street.

The exhibit features original work from 22 artists whose work has been shown in galleries throughout the U.S. and internationally.

Art lovers throughout the Puget Sound area are invited to visit the exhibit and also to lend support to the Burien Arts Gallery which plans to close temporarily following the show while it searches for a new location (EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ll have further details on the gallery closing soon, so stay tuned).

The  exhibit will include original works from the following artists:

• Ken Botnick
• Diana Guerrero-Maciá
• Regin Igloria
• Chandler O’Leary
• Carrie Iverson
• Rachel Dennis
• Mandolin Brassaw
• Nicolette Ross
• Molly Brooks
• Lloyd McMullen
• Neil Clark

Several university faculty will also be featured, including:

• Jana Harper and Amy Thompson (Washington University, St. Louis)
• Inge Bruggeman (Oregon College of Art and Craft)
• Jessica Spring (Pacific Lutheran University)
• Don Olsen (Art Institute of Portland)
• Megan Sterling (Harrington College of Design)
• Valerie Wallace (Portland State University)

According to a press release:

Visitors will experience “poetry, surprise, fury and wit” in the time-honored visual form of the handmade artist book.

Artist, educator and exhibit curator Kelda Martensen also noted that the artists featured are bringing a fresh look to this time-honored visual form.

People “will be both delighted and surprised,” she said of the innovative exhibit. “Each artist book sets the viewer on a creative journey. Visitors will find themselves in the stirring position of interpreter to a powerful conversation between artist and page as images and narrative unfold.”

A complete listing of artist biographies and images of selected artist books are available at http://contemporaryartistbooks.blogspot.com/.

The exhibit will be available March 5 – March 19, and the hours are Thursday-Friday Noon – 5 pm, Saturday 11 am – 5 pm and Sunday 11 am-4 pm.

Admission is FREE.

WHAT:  “Page Turner: Contemporary Artist Books” exhibit

WHERE: Burien Arts Center, located at 421 SW 146th St, Burien WA 98166

WHEN:  Friday, March 5th through Sunday, March 21st

COST: FREE

INFO: Exhibit info at http://contemporaryartistbooks.blogspot.com/, Burien Arts: http://burienarts.org

Our friend Shelli Park of White Center for the Arts tells us that their one-year anniversary is fast approaching, and they’ll be celebrating it at their Third Saturday Art walk on Saturday, Feb. 20th, from 6pm to 9pm in various businesses in White Center.

The photo at left was shot by Brian Barr, whose work will be on display at WCFTA’s new community gallery, DREAM.

Here are the details:

WHAT: WCFTA monthly Art Walk, celebrating their one-year anniversary.

WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 20th, from 6pm to 9pm.

WHERE/FEATURING:

• Salvadorean Bakery: Chuck Northcutt – photography on canvas
• Café Rozella: Carole Ellis – photography
• Triangle Tavern: Chase Evans – Spoken Word @ 6:15 DJ sets @ 7:00
• Full Tilt Ice Cream: Julie Luke – Acrylic on Canvas
• Proletariat Pizza: Baso – photography
• Dzul Tattoo: Urban and Tattoo Art
• Dream Community Gallery: Fusion Dance Crew @ 6:30; Brian Barr – Portraits of White Center; Amanda Helmick – Mixed Media; Amanda Pickerel-Winer – paintings
• Big Al Brewing: Raina Anderson – photography
• DubSea Café: Hye Young Kim – dyed yarn and acrylic, Micheal Olson – DJ –reggae/dub plus more!

INFORMATION: More info available at www.whitecenterforthearts.org.

And here’s a letter regarding accomplishments made during WCFTA’s first year:

“Dear Lovers of Art in White Center,

White Center for the Arts (WCFTA) believes that the White Center community’s rich tapestry of culture and local arts should be shared with everyone. Our work to establish a permanent home for the arts in the neighborhood is off to a great start! In the past six months we:

• Established an after-school art program in the local Highline District Middle and High School
• Established the Third Saturday Art Walk, exhibiting more than 25 local artists in 9 months time.
• Are hosting Community Artists Meetings to open the lines of communication
• Established a working relationship with local, county, and state arts organizations and continue to identify and foster new partnerships within the community to create a web of services and support for artists and youth.
• Partnered with the YWCA at Greenbridge to showcase local artists in the lobby on a quarterly basis, and are working with Youth Media Institute and the Highline School District to implement non-violent extracurricular creative youth activities in the schools and in the White Center Downtown Business District.

But we have more work to do, and we are in urgent need of your support so that we can create the anchor of our vision and visiability, DREAM Community Gallery. We are asking for a small donation of $10.00 from 100 people, a $15.00 donation from 55 people, and 10 $100.00 donations. You will be supporting the entire White Center Cultural Community, helping to give visibility to local artists in all media, ages, and neighborhoods. A gift right now will assure that WCFTA can continue on our mission to be a catalyst for the coming together of the arts and cultural community of White Center. The time has come for a permanent home for the arts in White Center. Our current projects are:

• DREAM, a Community Gallery sustained by an in-house Coffee House, providing un-juried exhibition space for local artists and performers, and providing a safe gathering place, and empowering activities, for youth
• Development of our arts education programming
• Collection of oral histories and artifacts for a permanent local history collection
• Facilitating cross medium and cross cultural collaborations, and continuing to bring positive business to White Center through the Art Walk

We appreciate gifts of any amount, and in return WCFTA is working hard to promote art and culture in the daily life of White Center residents. We are to receive a $5,000 grant. We need more to open our Community Gallery by February 20^th, the first anniversary of White Center for the Arts. We have scheduled two dance performances, a musician, and two artists for the evening of February 20^th, and they are counting on your gift to help make this happen. When combined with the work of our dedicated volunteers, established, emerging, and students artists, the community as a whole will benefit from seeing our mission to bring art, and the celebration of culture and heritage to all of White Center and its neighbors, succeed.

To give a tax deductible donation, visit our website: http://www.whitecenterforthearts.org/

Sincerely,
Shelli Park
Chair, White Center for the Arts

P.S. You may be fortunate enough to have an employer that will match your gift. This is a great opportunity to give maximum impact with your gift to White Center for the Arts.

Even if you don’t live in White Center, but know that this is a worthy cause, please donate and know that you are supporting strong work in a beautiful community.”

(Photo by Brian Barr)

The Burien Arts Association is hosting their second “Sing & Sketch” tonight (Thursday, Feb. 11th) at BTB Advertiser Burien Press.

According to Erin Williamson:

“Folks who show up will get a free slice of pie or cake, so even more reason to come!”

Here are the details:

WHAT: “Sing & Sketch” music/art party.

WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 11th, from 6pm–8pm.

WHERE: Burien Press, located at 423 SW 152nd Street in downtown Burien (across from the new City Hall/Library); phone: 206-453-5412.

COST: No cover, just bring your creativity or your interest in watching/listening.

INFO: From a poster:

Come enjoy a song and art circle!

For the Musicians: Share you latest songwriting creation or just play an old favorite while others join in.

For the Visual Artists: Enjoy the chance to do some figural drawing or painting while listening to live music.

For Everyone, art and music appreciators alike: Relax at the Burien Press while enjoying a terrific cup of joe & delectable pastries, pies and sandwiches.

For More Information contact: burienarts.org

Poster Art by John Unbehend

BROUGHT TO YOU BY BURIEN ARTS & Burien Press

Story by Scott Schaefer
Photos by Michael Brunk

On Thursday (Dec. 17th), “The Passage,” the large, two-piece Mother/Daughter sculpture by Dan Das Mann that anchored Burien’s Interim Art Space, was de-installed, hoisted by crane, lowered and secured on a flatbed truck in preparation to be carted away, en route back to its “home” in California after spending a year as the centerpiece to an innovated and sometimes controversial experiment in community art.

Co-Curators Dane Johnson and Kathy Justin were there, along with volunteers and hired workers who, over the course of the last two weeks, have removed all pieces from B/ IAS, the one-year art project in a space on SW 150th that once housed Bartells Drugs and its parking lot.

Now devoid of all art, the place will return to its empty parking lot-like self, the chunks of asphalt no longer representing anyone’s artistic vision, but rather an uncertain future for this lot. There will be no more controversial “naked lady statue” (“Paradigm Shift” by Mike McGrath), no more worries by the Fire Department about the use of fire as “art,” no more loud dance music blasting out of speakers, no more smashing pumpkins, and no more “art” here.

Will it house a new cinema? Another section of Town Square? A park of some sort?

Or perhaps…another, new art installation?

Only time will tell, and we here at The B-Town Blog would like to tip our collective hats to all the artists, volunteers, workers, students, community activists, city officials, gardeners, developers, visitors and observers who were all brought together by this idea, and who shared numerous joyous, fun events over the last year.

It seems like it was just yesterday that Photographer Francis Zera captured this time-lapse of the installation of “The Passage”:

Yet here we are repeating that scene, only in reverse – Photographer Michael Brunk stopped by over the last two days and documented the “de-installations” with this Photo Slideshow:

Click to View Michael Brunk’s Photo Slideshow

Also, as our salute to the ending of B/ IAS and the exiting of “The Passage,” we present an encore of our artist Danielle Burton’s vision of this sad ending:

And because we enjoyed covering the arts and events at this place, here are other Photo Slideshows and Videos we’ve posted about B/ IAS:

Click to View Michael Brunk’s Photo Slideshow

Click to View Scott Schaefer’s Photo Slideshow

Click to Play Michael Brunk’s SoundSlideshow

Click to View Scott Schaefer’s Photo Slideshow

On April Fool's Day, we showed off how much we suck at Photoshop with this lame doctored image of "vandalism" to The Passage. Everyone of course was fooled.

Read our previous coverage of B/ IAS here.

Less than a year ago (Jan. 24, 2009), Burien’s Interim Art Space burst onto the city with a chilly nighttime grand opening celebration of fire, music, dancing, art, artists and more, and on Saturday (Dec. 12th) the dismantling of the temporary art pieces continued, supervised by Co-Curators Dane Johnson and Kathy Justin, with numerous volunteers and artists on hand.

Word is that the largest remaining pieces, the mother-daughter sculpture “The Passage,” will be removed this Wednesday, Dec. 16th, returning the space to what it once was – an empty parking lot.

Photographer Michael Brunk was on hand to capture this Photo Slideshow:

Click to View Michael Brunk’s Photo Slideshow

Read our previous coverage of B/ IAS here.

Driving past Burien’s Interim Art Space Friday afternoon, we noticed something was amiss.

No, nobody had cleaned up the chunks of asphalt that everyone complains about, nor had anyone covered up the nekkid lady sculpture.

Rather, a large portion of the colorful, big graffiti-styled painted mural had fallen over. This large piece was created by Sam “Sneke” Swanson and Iosefatu Sua at the 2008 Strawberry Festival, as an on-the-street “competition,” and was installed at B/ IAS in late July.

On Friday afternoon, about half of it was laying on its side.

Was this an act of vandalism?

Or merely from a recent windstorm?

Regardless, we just had to stop and take these pics:

Click to View Scott Schaefer’s Photo Slideshow

We also sent an email query to Kathy Justin, who served along with Dane Johnson as Co-Curator for Burien’s innovative temporary art space, which will be taken apart over the next three weeks.

Kathy had this to say after we asked her what caused the mural to break:

It is from the wind.  We are de-installing it tomorrow.

Kathy

So, the mural will be de-installed on Saturday, Dec. 5th, and we’re sure that if you’re up for helping, they could use some volunteer labor.

In the meantime, we’re going to sit in our cars nearby and cry…

PREVIOUS COVERAGE:

• Mural Created At Last Year’s Strawberry Festival Installed At B/ IAS
• Photos of the Mural Being Painted at the 2008 Strawberry Festival

Just a quick reminder that Burien Arts’ Second Annual 20/20 Vision Fundraiser and Art Sale, featuring 400 pieces of affordable art, will be this Saturday night, Nov. 21st at the Karuna Arts Yoga Studio beginning at 6:45pm.

The event will feature the work of 20 artists who each created 20 works of art in a variety of styles and media. All 400 pieces will be sold for just $40 per piece, and proceeds from the event will benefit Burien Arts.

In addition to the art sale, the event will offer food, an art vacation raffle and live music.

Here are the full details:

WHAT: Burien Arts’ 2nd Annual 20/20 Vision Fundraiser and Art Sale featuring 400 pieces of affordable art

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 21st, from 6:45pm to 10pm

WHERE: Karuna Arts Yoga Studio, located at 819 SW 152nd Street in Olde Burien

COST: $5 suggested donation; for an extra $40 donation to Burien Arts, those with preview tickets will be allowed in at 5:45 pm to mingle with the artists and purchase two pieces of art ahead of the crowd.

INFO: From their press release:

On Saturday, Nov. 21st, Burien Arts will hold its second annual 20/20 Vision fundraiser and art sale at the Karuna Arts Yoga Studio in Burien from 6:45-10 pm.

20/20 Vision features the work of twenty artists who created twenty works of art in a variety of styles and media.

All 400 pieces will be sold for $40 and proceeds from the event will benefit Burien Arts.

In addition to the art sale, the event will offer food, an art vacation raffle and live music.

Featured artists will include:

• Kelda Martensen
• Rachel Loy
• Rachel Dory
• Judy Dore
• Kelly Neidig
• Mandy Cufley
• Ellen Van Wyck
• Gina Kallman
• Margie Lee
• Michael Matrese
• Kimisha Turner
• John Unbehend
• Margaret Davidson
• Ellen Werner
• Kim McCarthy
• Pete Rhodes
• Luke Dolkas
• Elissa Eng
• Zeb Andrews
• Andi Williamson

Entrance to 20/20 Vision is by $5 suggested donation. Doors open at 6:45 pm and art buying begins promptly at 7:00 pm. Preview tickets are available. For an extra $40 donation to Burien Arts, those with preview tickets will be allowed in at 5:45 pm to mingle with the artists and purchase two pieces of art ahead of the crowd.

The Karuna Arts Yoga Studio is located at 819 SW 152nd Street in Burien.

Burien Arts is a local non-profit dedicated to providing affordable and innovative arts opportunities to all generations and communities in the Burien/Highline region. Burien Arts manages the Burien Art Gallery, produces the Highline Vintage Jazz Festival, manages a summer performing arts series and offers educational resources to high school students.

For additional information, please contact the Burien Arts Association at 206-244-7808 or info@burienarts.org.

South Park Arts’ 5th Annual “Art Under $100” sale will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5th at the Old Fire Station at 8201 10th Ave South, in South Park (of course).

Here are the details:

WHAT: South Park Arts’ 5th Annual “Art Under $100″ Event

WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 5th from 4pm – 10pm

WHERE: South Park’s Old Fire Station, located at 8201 10th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108

INFO: According to their press release:

“South Park is not a cartoon or a gritty industrial neighborhood–South Park is where artists live and art gets made.”

COST: FREE Entry. Art Raffle every 30 minutes.

Here’s a photo from last year’s event:

For more information, visit: http://www.southparkarts.org

Follow South Parks Arts on Facebook here.

Burien Arts’ Second Annual 20/20 Vision Fundraiser and Art Sale, featuring 400 pieces of affordable art, will be Saturday, Nov. 21st at the Karuna Arts Yoga Studio.

The event will feature the work of 20 artists who each created 20 works of art in a variety of styles and media. All 400 pieces will be sold for just $40 per piece, and proceeds from the event will benefit Burien Arts.

In addition to the art sale, the event will offer food, an art vacation raffle and live music.

Here are the full details:

WHAT: Burien Arts’ 2nd Annual 20/20 Vision Fundraiser and Art Sale featuring 400 pieces of affordable art

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 21st, from 6:45pm to 10pm

WHERE: Karuna Arts Yoga Studio, located at 819 SW 152nd Street in Olde Burien

COST: $5 suggested donation; for an extra $40 donation to Burien Arts, those with preview tickets will be allowed in at 5:45 pm to mingle with the artists and purchase two pieces of art ahead of the crowd.

INFO: From their press release:

On Saturday, Nov. 21st, Burien Arts will hold its second annual 20/20 Vision fundraiser and art sale at the Karuna Arts Yoga Studio in Burien from 6:45-10 pm.  20/20 Vision features the work of twenty artists who created twenty works of art in a variety of styles and media.  All 400 pieces will be sold for $40 and proceeds from the event will benefit Burien Arts.  In addition to the art sale, the event will offer food, an art vacation raffle and live music.

Featured artists will include:

• Kelda Martensen
• Rachel Loy
• Rachel Dory
• Judy Dore
• Kelly Neidig
• Mandy Cufley
• Ellen Van Wyck
• Gina Kallman
• Margie Lee
• Michael Matrese
• Kimisha Turner
• John Unbehend
• Margaret Davidson
• Ellen Werner
• Kim McCarthy
• Pete Rhodes
• Luke Dolkas
• Elissa Eng
• Zeb Andrews
• Andi Williamson
• Roxanne Fawcett

Burien Arts is a local non-profit dedicated to providing affordable and innovative arts opportunities to all generations and communities in the Burien/Highline region. Burien Arts manages the Burien Art Gallery, produces the Highline Vintage Jazz Festival, manages a summer performing arts series and offers educational resources to high school students.

Entrance to 20/20 Vision is by $5 suggested donation. Doors open at 6:45 pm and art buying begins promptly at 7:00 pm. Preview tickets are available. For an extra $40 donation to Burien Arts, those with preview tickets will be allowed in at 5:45 pm to mingle with the artists and purchase two pieces of art ahead of the crowd.

The Karuna Arts Yoga Studio is located at 819 SW 152nd Street in Burien.

For additional information, please contact the Burien Arts Association at 206-244-7808 or info@burienarts.org.

Along with Burien Arts, BTB Advertiser Burien Press is holding a unique “Sing & Sketch” party this Saturday, Nov. 7th from 6pm to 8pm at their coffeeshop at 423 SW 152nd.

Here are the details:

WHAT: SING & SKETCH At BURIEN PRESS

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 7th from 6pm – 8pm

WHERE: Burien Press, located at 423 SW 152nd in Burien (across from Town Square)

INFO: There is no cover charge; from their poster:

Come enjoy a song and art circle!

For the Musicians: Share you latest songwriting creation or just play an old favorite while others join in.

For the Visual Artists: Enjoy the chance to do some figural drawing or painting while listening to live music.

For Everyone, art and music appreciators alike: Relax at the Burien Press while enjoying a terrific cup of joe & delectable pastries, pies and sandwiches.

For More Information contact: info@burienarts.org

Poster Art by John Unbehend

BROUGHT TO YOU BY BURIEN ARTS & Burien Press

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Just when you thought that the fun with the skeletons and candy were done, today (Sunday, Nov. 1st) is the official start of Dia de las Muertes, an Hispanic celebration also known as “Day of the Dead.”

We here at The B-Town Blog love this celebration so much that we’ll be at Burien’s only known commemoration starting at 3:30pm, at the Interim Art Space on SW 151st just north of the new Town Square – it’s “Night of 1,000 Pumpkins”!

Sadly, this will be the final event held at B/ IAS before the dismantling begins and the space returns to an empty lot Dec. 31st – all the more reason to come up and celebrate one last time.

In case you’re not familiar with Dia de las Muertes, here’s some info from Wikipedia:

The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos or All Souls’ Day) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latin Americans living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 1st and 2nd in connection with the Catholic holiday of All Saints’ Day which occurs on November 1st and All Souls’ Day which occurs on November 2nd. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts.

The fun begins today at 3:30pm and goes until dark:

• Bring a carved Pumpkin (or more) with a candle to fill the site with 1,000 lit pumpkins (you can also carve one there)
• Bring something for the community Dia de las Muertes altar (photos of the departed, trinkets, symbols of their lives, etc.)
• Walk through the makeshift cemetery
• Dress up in Day of the Dead costumes/makeup (Calaveras, or skeleton costumes are perfect)
• Pay tribute to your departed loved ones and gather with your neighbor over food, drink and dance
• Celebrate your community, your family and friends one final time at this innovative space
• Face Painting
• Flower Making
• Grand Pumpkin Games
• Sand Painting by artist Amaranta Sandys in the lobby of the Burien Library
• Traditional foods and vendors
• Community created Altars

PERFORMERS:

• 4:30 to 6:30: Trio Lucero del Norte on the B/ IAS Site (Roots Music / Regional Mexican / Folk); 
Trío Lucero del Norte play traditional/regional Mexican music from the Huasteca. Specialists in son huasteco and huapango, they are currently the only local group who play son huasteco with the complete ensemble: violin, jarana and quinta huapanguera. Son huasteco is the zapateado style of Mexican son from the Huasteca region. It formed the basis for many styles of huapango that became popular throughout Greater Mexico. The Huasteca region encompasses the plains region of six states: Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Veracruz and Tamaulipas.
In addition to sones huastecos and huapangos, Trío Lucero del Norte interpret sones de costumbre for Day of the Dead and Carnaval, sones and cumbias in Náhuatl and Huastecan regional stylings of polkas, canciones rancheras, boleros and cumbias. The three members: Jose Hernández (violin), Modesto Antonio Hernández (quinta huapanguera) and Kim Carter Muñoz (jarana), met when Kim posted an add in the El Paisano, a Mexican Carnicaría/Grocery in White Center.
Kim traveled to Mexico for several years to study son huasteco and sones de costumbre for her graduate studies in Ethnomusicology. After playing with well-known son huasteco musicians in Mexico, including Los Cantores de Pánuco, Soraima y Sus Huastecos, Trio Chicóntepec, Los Caporales de Pánuco and others, she wanted to form her own trío in Seattle.
• 5:30 to 6:30: Los Flacos At the Burien Library; Join with Los Flacos for a musical celebration of El Día de los Muertos. This Latino music group performs a blend of the traditional sounds of Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. Using a variety of instruments, some indigenous to the Americas and others of European and African origin, they create their own renditions of the songs of Latin America. Gather together with friends at the Burien Library to remember and celebrate the lives of those who have died. For More info on Los Flacos.
• 6:30 to 7:30: Pyrosutra on the B/ IAS Site; Pyrosutra is a fire dance collective based out of Seattle, Washington. We combine choreographed bellydance, breakdance and stilt walking with a wide range of professional fire performance techniques and innovative tools.
• 7:30 to 9:30: La Banda Gozona on the B/ IAS Site

Tapetes de Arena or Sand paintings
These “murals” are typically made of sand, sawdust, seeds, flower petals, and pigments. Traditionally, a tapete is made in the home when there is a death in the family. After a period of mourning, the tapete is swept up and entombed with the body of the deceased. Tapetes are also created all over Oaxaca for the Días de los Muertos celebration, and judged along with the ofrendas in the Concursos de Altares de Muertos.

Amaranta Sandys is been collaborating in the making of sandpaintings with Latino artists in Seattle for the last 10 years @ SAM and Tacoma Art Musuem.

We think that if you dig Tim Burton or Danny Elfman, or love Hispanic culture (or even just good ol’ fashioned dead people), you’re sure to enjoy this event (and we can assure you, we’ll be there…).

All pumpkins will be composted through a gift from King County Solid Waste.

According to representatives from Highline Community College, scam artists are apparently posing around Burien as Highline art students and soliciting donations.

The scam artists claim they are painting addresses on street curbs for donations that will benefit the college and HCC’s Art department.

Highline received information about the scam from residents in Seattle, Burien and Renton.

“The college is unable to prevent people from misrepresenting themselves as college solicitors,” said Larry Yok, Vice President for Administration. “If people are suspicious, they should ask for the contact information of the person who sponsors the solicitation and obtain confirmation of the legitimacy of the request.”

He added, “If people want to donate to the college, they can safely do so through the HCC Foundation.”

Residents who want confirm the legitimacy of a fundraiser should call (206) 870-3705.

For more information about protection against scams, visit the Washington state Office of Attorney General’s Website at www.atg.wa.gov.

If you’d like to make a real donation through the HCC Foundation, call (206) 870-3774 or visit www.funds4highline.org.

Burien’s Interim Art Space’s space in time is nearing its completion, with a Dec. 31st deadline fast approaching, and it’s fitting that the final big bash will be a special Day of the Dead “Night of 1,000 Pumpkins” celebration on Sunday, Nov. 1st.

Everyone’s invited to bring carved pumpkins and a candle to the B/ IAS site (beginning at 3:30pm), or carve one there to fill the area with illuminated jack o’ lanterns.

Bring something for the community Dia de las Muertes altar, walk through the cemetery, pay tribute to your departed loved ones and gather with your neighbor over food, drink and dance. Celebrate your community, your family and friends!

And be sure to bring your carved Pumpkin with a candle to fill the site with 1000 lit pumpkins.

The fun begins at 3:30pm and goes until Dark:

• Pumpkin Carving for Adults and Kids
• Face Painting
• Flower Making
• Grand Pumpkin Games
• Sand Painting by artist Amaranta Sandys at the Burien Library
• Traditional foods and vendors
• Community created Altars

PERFORMERS:

• 4:30 to 6:30: Trio Lucero del Norte on the B/ IAS Site (Roots Music / Regional Mexican / Folk); 
Trío Lucero del Norte play traditional/regional Mexican music from the Huasteca. Specialists in son huasteco and huapango, they are currently the only local group who play son huasteco with the complete ensemble: violin, jarana and quinta huapanguera. Son huasteco is the zapateado style of Mexican son from the Huasteca region. It formed the basis for many styles of huapango that became popular throughout Greater Mexico. The Huasteca region encompasses the plains region of six states: Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Veracruz and Tamaulipas.
In addition to sones huastecos and huapangos, Trío Lucero del Norte interpret sones de costumbre for Day of the Dead and Carnaval, sones and cumbias in Náhuatl and Huastecan regional stylings of polkas, canciones rancheras, boleros and cumbias. The three members: Jose Hernández (violin), Modesto Antonio Hernández (quinta huapanguera) and Kim Carter Muñoz (jarana), met when Kim posted an add in the El Paisano, a Mexican Carnicaría/Grocery in White Center.
Kim traveled to Mexico for several years to study son huasteco and sones de costumbre for her graduate studies in Ethnomusicology. After playing with well-known son huasteco musicians in Mexico, including Los Cantores de Pánuco, Soraima y Sus Huastecos, Trio Chicóntepec, Los Caporales de Pánuco and others, she wanted to form her own trío in Seattle. 
• 5:30 to 6:30: Los Flacos At the Burien Library; Join with Los Flacos for a musical celebration of El Día de los Muertos. This Latino music group performs a blend of the traditional sounds of Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. Using a variety of instruments, some indigenous to the Americas and others of European and African origin, they create their own renditions of the songs of Latin America. Gather together with friends at the Burien Library to remember and celebrate the lives of those who have died. For More info on Los Flacos.
• 6:30 to 7:30: Pyrosutra on the B/ IAS Site; Pyrosutra is a fire dance collective based out of Seattle, Washington. We combine choreographed bellydance, breakdance and stilt walking with a wide range of professional fire performance techniques and innovative tools.
• 7:30 to 9:30: La Banda Gozona on the B/ IAS Site

Tapetes de Arena or Sand paintings
These “murals” are typically made of sand, sawdust, seeds, flower petals, and pigments. Traditionally, a tapete is made in the home when there is a death in the family. After a period of mourning, the tapete is swept up and entombed with the body of the deceased. Tapetes are also created all over Oaxaca for the Días de los Muertos celebration, and judged along with the ofrendas in the Concursos de Altares de Muertos.

Amaranta Sandys is been collaborating in the making of sandpaintings with Latino artists in Seattle for the last 10 years @ SAM and Tacoma Art Musuem.

We think that if you dig Tim Burton or Danny Elfman, or love Hispanic culture (or even just good ol’ fashioned dead people), you’re sure to enjoy this event (and we can assure you, we’ll be there…).

All pumpkins will be composted through a gift from King County Solid Waste.

Here’s info on B/ IAS from their website:

The Burien/ Interim Art Space (B/ IAS) is a year–long experiment that expires Dec. 31st. Founded by residents Dane Johnson and Kathy Justin, B/ IAS combines and transforms the concepts of art, temporary green spaces, and community gathering.

B/ IAS at Town Square displayed Burien’s first major temporary art piece, “The Passage,” a sculpture depicting a mother and child walking together to share and explore life. This artwork was first created by Dan Das Mann and Karen Cusolito for the 2005 Burning Man Arts Festival. The figures stand a dramatic 30′ and 20′ tall and are fabricated out of recycled and scrap metal.

B/ IAS is located just north of Burien Town Square; Phase I of the project is now under construction. This exciting space not only showcase art, but is an energetic gathering place for Burien’s citizens. B/ IAS is a working canvas being transformed by the efforts of both artists and the community throughout the year.

The art space celebrated its opening on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 with the installation of “The Passage.” The project will conclude a year later when the sculptures are removed.

B/ IAS is a collaboration between Ignition Northwest, the Burien Arts Commission, Urban Partners and GGLO.

Artists United is presenting its 12th Annual Autumn Art Fest on Saturday, Nov. 7th and Sunday, Nov. 8th from 10am to 5pm at the Normandy Park Cove, which will feature unique ceramics and glass, photography, demos, raffles and more.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Artists United’s 12th Annual Autumn Art Fest

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 7th and Sunday, Nov. 8th from 10am to 5pm

WHERE: Normandy Park Cove

INFO:

Poster Art by Carol Shankland.

Our good friends at White Center for the Arts‘ next event is an “Art Walk” this Saturday, Oct. 17th, from 6pm to 9pm, with stops at numerous places in White Center.

Here are the details:

WHAT: White Center For the Arts 3rd Saturday Art Walk

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 17th, 6pm to 9pm

WHERE: Here are the scheduled stops:

• The Salvadorean Bakery (1719 SW. Roxbury St.)
  Raina Anderson: photography
  They are running a special for those who stop by during the ART WALK:
  • Option 1: two pupusas and one tamale of your choice for $6.50.
  • Option 2: one pupusa, one tamale of your choice, rice and beans for $6.95.
  • The choices for pupusas are: pork, pork cheese and beans, chicken and cheese, cheese and beans, cheese and loroco; and zucchini and cheese.
  • The choices for the tamales are: chicken, pork and sweet corn.
• Full Tilt (9629 16th Ave South)
  Onion Carillo and Jody Luna Robinson
  With Music by Shit Gets Smashed and The Shiners
• Proletariat Pizza (9622 16th Ave SW)
  Amanda Helmick: mixed media
• Dzul (9622 16th Ave SW)
  Tattoo and Airbrush Urban Art
• Café Rozella (9434 Delridge Way SW)
  Robert Houk Jr.: Painting
  Carlos Espinoza: Carving
• Big Al Brewing (9832 14th Ave SW) – CLOSED ON THE 17th
  Julio Castro: photography

INFO: More info available at their website: www.whitecenterforthearts.org

4Culture, the cultural development agency serving King County, recently announced federal stimulus funding awards totaling $250,000 to preserve jobs at 40 arts and cultural organizations throughout the region, including both a $7,500 grant to Burien’s Hi-Liners and $2,500 to the city.

The federal funds will help organizations extend or restore threatened salaried and contract jobs, ranging from executive directors and curators, to marketing managers, to actors and artists.

“The recession has deeply impacted non-profit cultural organizations of all sizes and disciplines,” said Jim Kelly, Executive Director of 4Culture, “However, the applications we reviewed demonstrate that arts managers are resilient, creative, and determined to continue programs in the service of their missions.” 4Culture will distribute the federal funds throughout the County to a diverse range of organizations and communities including:

Auburn Symphony Orchestra	Auburn	$10,000
City of Auburn Arts Commission	Auburn	$5,000
Bellevue Arts Museum	Bellevue	$10,000
City of Bellevue Parks & Community Services	Bellevue	$3,000
Music Works Northwest	Bellevue	$4,000
Attic Theatre, The	Bothell	$5,000
Northshore Performing Arts Center	Bothell	$5,000
City of Burien	Burien	$2,500
Hi-Liners, The	Burien	$7,500
City of Des Moines Arts Commission	Des Moines	$7,500
Duvall Cultural Commission	Duvall	$6,500
Fall City Arts	Fall City	$5,000
Centerstage Theatre	Federal Way	$7,500
Federal Way Symphony	Federal Way	$6,500
City of Kent	Kent	$6,500
City of Kirkland Cultural Council	Kirkland	$6,500
Kirkland Arts Center	Kirkland	$7,500
Kirkland Performance Center	Kirkland	$5,000
Studio East	Kirkland	$8,500
SecondStory Repertory	Redmond	$7,500
Evergreen City Ballet	Renton	$5,000
Arcade (NW Architectural League)	Seattle	$7,500
Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences	Seattle	$3,500
Degenerate Art Ensemble	Seattle	$3,000
Early Music Guild	Seattle	$7,500
Giant Magnet (formerly Seattle Int. Children’s Festival)	Seattle	$7,500
Langston Hughes PAC	Seattle	$5,000
Northwest Film Forum	Seattle	$7,500
Seattle International Film Festival	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Music Partners	Seattle	$5,000
Seattle Public Theatre	Seattle	$7,500
Seattle Scenic Studios	Seattle	$7,500
Suyama Space (Space.City)	Seattle	$3,000
Theatre Puget Sound	Seattle	$7,500
Town Hall	Seattle	$7,500
Washington Lawyers for the Arts	Seattle	$7,500
Choir of the Sound	Shoreline	$5,000
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council	Shoreline	$6,500
Vashon Allied Arts	Vashon	$7,500
ArtsWest	West Seattle	$7,500

Earlier this year, 4Culture applied for and received the maximum award of $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to re-grant to King County arts and cultural organizations to support art jobs. The NEA had $50 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to distribute nationwide.

Cumulatively, over $1.2 Million dollars will help preserve jobs at nearly 100 organizations statewide through the NEA appropriations. The Washington State Arts Commission received ARRA funds to distribute state-wide, and over the summer announced awards totaling $285,000 to 24 arts organizations, including six in Seattle. In early September, the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs (SOACA) announced another $250,000 in ARRA funds to 22 Seattle-based arts organizations. SOACA and 4Culture were two of only sixteen local arts agencies nation-wide that received ARRA funds to sub-grant to constituents. The NEA also awarded grants totaling $450,000 directly to 12 Seattle arts organizations.

An arts organization can only receive ARRA-appropriated NEA jobs funding from one source. With all three regional public funding entities receiving ARRA dollars, WSAC, 4Culture and SOACA devised an application process that would ensure that arts organizations wouldn’t have to submit multiple applications if they were eligible to apply to more than one agency. 4Culture was the final agency to undergo a panel process, and received 99 applications from organizations throughout King County. Proposals were evaluated on the significance of the position(s) to the mission and core services of the organization, the potential of the position(s) to have an immediate impact, and the organization’s ability to manage the funds.

According to their website:

4Culture is a unique integration of the arts, heritage, preservation and public art; committed to advancing community through culture. Public exhibitions and performances, public art, preservation of significant sites and interpretation of local history deepen our connections to the places in which we live and work. 4Culture stimulates cultural activity and enhances the assets that distinguish a community as vibrant, unique and authentic.

“Curious Species” is a new, group thematic exhibition featuring the art of Tammie Rubin, Renee Adams and Alisa Savage that will open at the Burien Art Gallery Oct. 2nd, with a reception from 7pm to 9pm.

The show will continue through Nov. 29th at the gallery, which is the “little blue house” at Dottie Harper Park at 421 SW 146th.

Here are the details:

WHAT: “Curious Species” Featuring: Tammie Rubin, Renee Adams & Alisa Savage

WHEN: Oct. 2 – Nov. 29; opening reception is Friday, Oct. 2nd from 7pm – 9pm

WHERE: Burien Art Gallery, 421 SW 146th Street Burien, WA

INFO: Here’s some blurbage from Burien Arts:

Burien Arts is excited to present a group thematic exhibition of three artists who have been a unique part of the Pacific Northwest’s art scene. The art work of Tammie Rubin, Renee Adams, and Allisa Savage will be on view at the Burien Art Gallery Oct. 2nd – Nov. 29th.

Curious Species is a modern day spin-off of the sixteenth-century concept of a “Cabinet of Curiosities,” a room housing exotic and sometimes mythological creatures, designed to stimulate contemplation of the wonders of the natural world. These chambers also had the beneficial effect of triggering curiosity and often served scientific advancement. Tammie Rubin, Renee Adams, and Alisa Savage create hybrid organisms. At times these are reminiscent of familiar creatures and plants, at other times they appear like something otherworldly or fantastical. These relics puzzle the viewer into wondering whether a living organism like this really does exist. They hold on to just enough of the imagery we are used to seeing in the natural world around us or in biology class to make us debate their authenticity.

Images of duck heads and flowers or jelly fish float out of our visual library, whispering of terrestrial life. Al the while, the titillating textures and appetizing colors, the velvety flogged surfaces tease our senses and make us want to believe these preternatural creatures are real.

Artists United members Harry Langon, Carol Shankland and Joy Preiser will show new work in the Attic Galleries.

Burien’s annual “Arts-A-Glow” festival lit up the evening at Town Square Saturday night (Sept. 12th), with lots of do-it-yourselfers making amazing, one-of-a-kind lanterns, along with performers in costumes, stilt-walkers, belly dancers, musicians and much more.

Photographer Michael Brunk was there to capture both visual and audio elements, which he has built into the following “SoundSlideshow”:

Click to Play Michael Brunk’s SoundSlideshow

Our good friends at White Center for the Arts‘ will be holding their next art event on Saturday, Sept. 19th, this time at a new venue – Big Al Brewery, located at 9832 14th Ave SW in White Center.

Here are the details:

WHAT: White Center for the Arts’ 3rd Saturday Art Event, featuring:

• Photography exhibit by Alexander Meas and Ken Champoux
• Live bands, Proletariat Pizza, Full Tilt Ice Cream, Big Al’s Beer and “fun surprises”

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 19th , 7pm to 10pm

WHERE: Big Al Brewery, located at 9832 14th Ave SW, Seattle;‎ – (206) 453-4487‎

INFO: Lots of art, artists, live music, pizza and microbrew, with a portion of the night’s take going towards funding WCFTA’s Community Gallery/Coffeehouse and After-School Arts Education program.

Here’s more from their press release:

And now for something completely different…

At least the venue is different.

White Center for the Arts September Third Saturday Art Event is being hosted by Big Al Brewery!!

September 19th, 7PM until 10PM.

Come enjoy Art, Music, Food, Beverage, and Prizes; a rockin’ Saturday night, and help WCFTA reach it’s funding goal.

Please pass this along to all of your friends and make it a party!

It’s good to know that even in tough economic times, money has been set aside to fund arts in our community. Burien of course, being the arts-centric “new Brooklyn” has around $20,000 earmarked for arts and culture in 2010, and has opened the application process to apply for a grant, with a deadline of 5pm Wednesday, Sept. 30th.

There will also be a “Question & Answer” session for applicants with members of the Arts Commission’s Arts & Culture Fund review committee on Thursday, Oct. 22nd.

Here’s the exact verbiage from the cityfolk:

CITY OF BURIEN PUBLIC NOTICE: 2010 ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

The City of Burien is holding an application cycle for its year 2010 Arts & Culture grant funding.  Total funding available is estimated at $20,000.

Arts & Culture grant funding is available to groups or organizations that provide arts and cultural enrichment to Burien and its residents.

Applications for 2010 Arts & Culture funding are due by 5:00 pm, Wednesday, September 30 to Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts, 425 SW 144th Street.  Applications are available on the City website at www.burienwa.gov or by contacting Debbie Zemke at 206/988–3704.

From the city’s website:

The purpose of the City’s Arts and Culture Fund is to support both arts and heritage organizations as well as artists who will enhance cultural opportunities for City residents while also attracting regional artists and audiences that can contribute to Burien’s identity as an arts and culture-oriented City.

Funding Priorities Applications that provide one or more of the following services will be prioritized for funding:

• Programs developed for or presented in the Burien community
• Innovative and/or mixed-genre projects that bring new cultural experiences to Burien
• Cultural education experiences for underserved and/or low-income youth

Eligibility

• Applicants may be individuals or non-profit organizations. Evidence of non-profit status for organizations will be required.
• The proposed program and/or event must be held in Burien or serve a majority of Burien residents.
• Only one application per individual/organization will be accepted per year.

Review Criteria

• There is no priority between each of the elements listed below nor is there a requirement to meet all criteria:
• Artistic and heritage merit and excellence
• Collaborative programs or initiatives with other cultural organizations
• Administrative capability and fiscal stability of the applicant’s organization
• Recruitment of underserved populations through special outreach and/or specialized promotional strategies
• Participation in the City’s cultural programs and/or eventS
• Documented evaluation and measurement of previous year’s program grant objectives
• Diversity of applicant’s additional funding sources
• Burien-based artists, heritage professionals, and cultural organizations
• Prior grant recipients.

How To Apply:
The City holds an annual application cycle for Arts and Culture funding in the fall prior to the year of funding. Thus, an organization requesting funding for the year 2010 would need to apply in the fall of 2009.    The applicant will need to complete the attached application and return the original and ten (10) three-holed-punched copies to: City of Burien Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services, 425 SW 144th, Burien, Washington, Attn: Debbie Zemke, Recreation Manager by the specified due date.

The City’s Arts Commission will review applications and make recommendations to the full City Council for final approval.

You can download a grant application here (PDF file).

For questions, please contact Debbie Zemke, Recreation Manager at 206 988 3704 or via e-mail: debbiez@burienwa.gov.

For more information, click here: www.burienwa.gov/index.aspx?NID=825

The “Burien Babes and Toddlers” Meet-Up group will be holding “Sidewalk Chalk Fridays” at the Burien Interim Art Space begining Friday, Aug. 21st at 1pm, then continuing for the next two Fridays.

• Friday, August 21st at 1:00pm
• Friday, August 28th at 11:00am
• Friday, September 4th at 2:30pm

Parents are encouraged to bring their toddlers and friends, along with sidewalk chalk and a snack or two and join the group to decorate the parking lot at the Burien Interim Art Space.

According to an email:

We will be there rain or shine (providing it is a light rain).

The Interim Art Space is located at 5th Ave SW & SW 150th Street; for more info click here.

For more info on Meet-up, click here.

A very large, new mural was installed recently at the Burien Interim Art Space, with some cutting edge graffiti-styled artwork by Sam “Sneke” Swanson and Iosefatu Sua.

The piece was originally painted during last year’s Strawberry Festival, as an on-the-street “competition” between the two artists on SW 146th, across from the skate park.

Here are pics of the artists as they were starting the project on June 28, 2008:

Sneke was born and raised in the Burien area and is now a well-known artist.

Sua is a graphic designer, illustrator and artist based in West Seattle.

Here’s a photo slideshow of the completed and installed mural at B/ IAS, which is positioned west of The Passage and the controversial “Paradigm Shift” naked female sculpture:

Click to View Scott Schaefer’s Photo Slideshow

More art is happening at Burien’s Interim Art Space, and this Saturday, Aug. 1st is no exception – the classic Fritz Lang silent film “Metropolis” will be shown, with a “modern reinterpretation” of the soundtrack by Ludington GT.

Music and BBQ starts at 6pm and the movie at 10pm, and Viewers are asked to BYOC – Bring Your Own Chair(s).

Here are the details:

WHAT: Screening of Fritz Lang’s silent classic “Metropolis” with modern-day “techno funk” live soundtrack courtesy Ludington GT

WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 1st; Music starts at 6pm, movie at 10pm

WHERE: Burien Interim Art Space, located at 5th Ave SW and SW 150th (just north of the new Town Square)

COST: It’s FREE, but BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR(S) (and we presume, food to BBQ/eat)!

INFO:

“Join us for a fun night with a new look to the Classic Silent Film Metropolis via Ludington GT Techno Funk Soundtrack! Come join us! and don’t forget your chair!”

If you’ve never seen this 1927(!) silent sci-fi classic, here’s a synopsis from IMDB:

It is the future, and humans are divided into two groups: the thinkers, who make plans (but don’t know how anything works), and the workers, who achieve goals (but don’t have the vision). Completely separate, neither group is complete, but together they make a whole. One man from the “thinkers” dares visit the underground where the workers toil, and is astonished by what he sees…

…and here are some clips (just keep in mind that Saturday’s soundtrack will be different):

Here’s a taste of Ludington GT’s music:

The Stranger’s Jen Graves recently wrote an article called “Just Across That Stand of Trees: Lake Burien, Posters, Hooch, Google Earth, and How to Make Art of Land” that takes on the controversy surrounding public access to our hidden gem of a (private) lake, as well as recent art-related goings-on in the B-Town and Sea-Town areas.

Here’s an excerpt:

A group of people calling themselves the Committee to Free Lake Burien has been trying for a few months to change that, because a piece of lakeside land is opening up and is zoned for a park, but with little success. This civic cause recently was taken up by an art project. On July 2, a group of artists and thinkers led by German city-philosopher Thomas Sieverts took a walking tour of Burien that culminated in Sieverts’s son Boris rallying for the cause of the lake.

How can Lake Burien access be an art project? Easily: Think of it as a line drawing, just one added to a real map—a proposed earthwork. The marks of people traipsing down to the waterfront would generate a spindly new design on the land and, more importantly, generate a new in-between social space connecting the hyperconstructed Olde Burien shopping area and the close-by but unseen wilderness (now privatized) of the lake.

Definitely worth a read…click here to check it out.

Our diverse neighbor to the north, White Center, is holding its 21st Annual “Jubilee Days” Street Fair this  Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th, celebrating this year with the theme, “Living The Dream.”

Here are the details:

WHAT: White Center’s 21st Annual “Jubilee Days” 2-day Street Fair

WHEN: Saturday, July 18th from 10am – 11pm and Sunday, July 19th from 10am to 6pm

WHERE: 16th Avenue SouthWest between Southwest Roxbury Street and Southwest 100th Street White Center, WA. 98108

COST: It’s FREE! Lots of FREE PARKING!

SATURDAY, JULY 18th – 10am to 11pm & SUNDAY, JULY 19th 10am to 6pm:

• Sat. at 1:30pm: A 1K “Microthon” Fun Run
• Saturday at 2pm: Parade, starting at SW 112th St, Heading North to SW 100th St
  • Check In: Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 12:30 to 1:00
  • Assembly Staging: at McDonalds in White Center
  • Award Categories – Classic and antique Cars, Specialty, Novelty, Drill Teams, Marching Bands, and commercial groups.
  • Walking, Marching and Dancing units (carried by the forward left-sided person)
  • Distribution of objects, such as candy, flyers, etc.: Must be handed out curbside. Please do not drop objects in the street where children may be tempted to retrieve them. No silly string. Please use litter containers.
  • FOR ENTRY FORMS CONTACT: AMANDA AMEND (253) 592-2048 or email your entry at amend2@comcast.net
• An Art Show. Wonderful Arts and Great Crafts
• Information and Food booths
• Beer Garden
• Two Stages with Entertainment!
• A Kids Center with free hands-on activities
• FREE PARKING!

INFO:

• Cleanliness – Please keep the area clean. Local businesses have supported this fun activity and with everyone’s help we can leave it as good as, or better, than we found it.
• Manners – Rude or threatening behavior will not be tolerated. Please be courteous to one another and volunteer staff as well.
• Food – Food is available in the parade staging area at Mc Donalds and from the Street Fair Food Court at the end of the parade route.
• Parade Route – Starting at SW 112th St, Heading North, to SW 100th St. Leave the area via 15th for easiest departure. You can leave your car at the beginning or end of the parade route to avoid any unnecessary walking. Please do not leave valuables in your car and lock your doors. Jubilee days is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
• Announcer’s Stage – Hosted by First Choice Espresso.
• Awards – Amanda Amend will contact the winners and send out the awards accordingly
• Activities – The Street Fair offers food, crafts, the Kid’s Center, entertainment on two stages, and the carnival.
• HAVE FUN!

Also, our friends at White Center for the Arts will be heavily represented at Jubilee Days all weekend, including an Art Event Saturday night from 5pm to 10pm

For both days of the event, White Center for the Arts will have a booth in the community area where everyone can participate in a future public art project. This will be the first of many community art projects that they’ll host, and will consist of a clay mosaic.

“Do what you want with your piece of clay, sign your name or initials, and we will make sure that your piece is placed in the finished mosaic,” they say in a press release. “Fun for one and all. And you’ll be a famous artist!”

White Center for the Arts will also have a float in the parade, which starts at 1pm at the McDonalds on 16th Ave SW near 114th. They’ll be handing out candy and flyers as they float towards downtown White Center on 16th Ave SW with the rest of the crew.

“You’ve got to see what we are making this time!” adds the press release with more than just a hint of intrigue.

White Center for the Arts is hosting another Art Event this coming weekend in conjunction with Jubilee Days in the parking lot of the Skate Building on 17th Ave SW. They’ll be active for their regular hours of Saturday night from 5pm to 10pm, and encourage fairgoers to enjoy the nearby Beer Gardens, and the music flowing from the stage while you watch art in action!

For more information on WCFTA, visit their website here.

If you’d like to volunteer, click here: http://www.jubileedays.org/Volunteer.htm

If you’d like to become a sponsor, click here: http://www.jubileedays.org/2.htm

Maps/Directions: http://www.jubileedays.org/6.htm

More information available at www.jubileedays.org.

Burien Arts in the midst of its third annual “Eat for the Arts” fundraiser, where every Tuesday during the month of July, diners at one of seven Burien restaurants are doing more than having a great meal – they are also supporting a local arts organization!

The way this fundraiser works is that local restaurants donate a percentage of their sales on Tuesdays directly to Burien Arts to help ensure that high quality arts programming remains available to local residents.

On Tuesdays in July, this year’s participating restaurants include:

• Elliott Bay Brewhouse and Pub
• Sidestreet Kitchen and Bar
• Burien Press
• Tin Room Bar and Grill
• Mark Restaurant and Bar
• Angelo’s
• 909 Coffee and Wine

“Eat for the Arts offers a unique and exciting opportunity to support both local businesses and a local non-profit,” said Erin Williamson, Burien Arts’ Executive Director. “We are so pleased to have the generous support of so many members of the business community! I can’t think of a more satisfying way to contribute to our community than having a great meal at one of the seven participating restaurants.”

Eat for the Arts continues this month on Tuesday July 14th, 21st and 28th, so mark your calendars for a night out to support the local arts scene.

Burien Arts is a local non-profit with a more than forty year history offering arts programming to the local community. Burien Arts manages the Burien Art Gallery, hosts two Shakespeare in the Park performances each summer, presents the Highline Vintage Jazz Festival, runs a high school art gallery and outreach program and much more.

For more information, please contact Burien Arts at www.burienarts.org, email info@burienarts.org or by calling 206-244-7808.

Burien Parks is holding a “Fire It Up With Raku” class on Tuesdays at the Moshier Art Center starting July 14th for tweens and teens aged 11 to 17.

Now, before you get all suspicious ’bout the kids and think “fire it up with what-huh?” you should know what “Raku” is.

According to Wikipedia, it’s:

Raku-yaki (楽焼), or Raku ware, is a type of Japanese pottery that is traditionally and primarily used in the Japanese tea ceremony in Japan, most often in the form of tea bowls. It is traditionally characterized by hand-molding of the clay as opposed to turning it on a potter’s wheel, resulting in each piece being “one-of-a-kind”; low firing temperatures (resulting in a fairly porous body); lead glazes; and the removal of pieces from the kiln while still glowing hot. In the traditional Japanese firing process, the fired piece is removed from the hot kiln and put directly into water or allowed to cool in the open air. Raku techniques have been adopted and modified by contemporary potters worldwide.

Here are the class details:

WHAT: “Fire It Up With Raku” pottery class for ages 11-17; 6 classes total

WHEN: Tuesdays, starting July 14th through Aug. 18th, from 9:30-11:30am

WHERE: Moshier Community Art Center, located at 430 South 156th Street

COST: $75

REGISTER: Register at Burien Parks and Rec: 206-988-3700 or online here.

INFO: Here’s the Burien Parks’ description of the class:

Play with a little fire this summer! Create one of a kind handbuilt projects for a special Raku firing outdoors.

Watch as you pull your glazed pot from a flaming hot kiln, place it in a metal bucket filled with paper and then minutes later open the bucket to reveal fantastic metallic surfaces created by the smoke.

All supplies provided. Returning students welcome! Parents are welcome and encouraged to come to last day of class.

Because of raku firing, note different class time on August 18th: 9:30-1:30pm

Our cities surprise and confound us by scrambling the categories we use to plan and understand them. At once dense and sprawling, crowded and empty, urban but centerless, dynamic and stalled, the landscape where we live defies planning and leaves us with little grasp of its meanings or pleasures.

Yet it is the product of our choices, individually and as a public: we live here now. So, what can we make of it?

Suddenly will bring art and food and public conversation to bear on the common cause of making meaning and life in the landscape where we live now — as it is, as we are, as best we can. 

Borne of the insights of German urban planner Thomas Sieverts, suddenly accepts the paradoxical “in-between’ condition where we live — an inextricable mix of urban and rural, natural and manmade, global and local — and looks to the creative capacity of citizens, artists, writers, and others to articulate meanings and relationships that can sustain us and enrich our lives within that condition.

A festive convocation of planners, activists, neighbors, friends and strangers alike, with food, films, art, music, and frank, ranging conversation, suddenly seeks common ground and new tools for living here now.

In Seattle and Burien, three days of events, occasioned by Thomas Sieverts‘ visit to the area, will bring diverse communities into common conversation around art, writing, film, public policy, and great food.

Come and discuss the wonderful things happening in Burien, and your thoughts for the future with this esteemed urban planner.

The schedule of events is as follows:

• Thurs., July 2nd 4pm-6pm: Burien through Community Eyes: Walk the City with Thomas Sieverts (gather at B/IAS, located at 5th Ave SW & SW 150th St at 3:45pm, Burien; free and open to the public).
• 6pm-8pm: Conversation and Nosh with Thomas Sieverts, Burien political and civic leaders and neighbors (also at B/IAS, 5th Ave SW & SW 150th St., Burien; food by The Mark & Sal’s Deli.)

For more information on Burien events please go to www.burienparks.net or call 206-988-3713.

Seattle Schedule:

• Wednesday, July 1st, 

9 am – 10 am: KUOW-FM radio interviews with Thomas Sieverts
• 12:00 pm – 2:00pm: Thomas Sieverts in public talks with Seattle City Council and regional policy makers (at Seattle City Council chambers; free and open to the public).
• 7:30 pm: “Urban Aesthetics,” lecture by Thomas Sieverts (at Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle, $5 suggested donation)
• Friday July 3rd 1 pm – 4pm: NW Film Forum presents “Police Beat” (written by Charles Mudede and directed by Robinson Devor), with after-film panel discussion with Thomas Sieverts, Matthew Stadler, and Charles Mudede (NWFF, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, Tickets $7).
• Evening: Corridor Project closing dinner hosted by Michael Hebb, with Matthew Stadler and Thomas Sieverts in conversation, including a celebration of “suddenly: where we live now, the visual chronicle;” (location TBA, price TBA, see www.onepot.org for details).
• Ongoing: A portable version of the exhibition, “suddenly: where we live now,” organized on the occasion of German urban planner Thomas Sieverts’ visit to Seattle, will be on view throughout the four days at a location to be determined.

The exhibition includes work by:

• Elias Hansen & Oscar Tuazon
• Molly Dilworth
• Michael Hebb
• Michael McManus
• Marc Joseph Berg

The exhibition opens July 3, 7 p.m., and coincides with a Corridor Project dinner. Exhibition and dinner location TBA.

Please visit www.onepot.org for dinner location and exhibition hours.

Burien’s annual Strawberry & Arts Festival is this weekend (rain or shine), and it’s gonna be chock-full of live music, arts, dance, food vendors, kid’s activities, a skate competition and more, as well as over $2,100 worth of local prize giveaways (scroll down to see the latest list) at The B-Town Blog’s booth!

We invite everyone to drop by our booth which will be located near the Skate Park, fill out an entry form and enter to win one of 38 great local prizes from our Advertisers and various Burien businesses.

Here’s Saturday’s schedule:

SATURDAY, JUNE 20th:

MAIN STAGE:

10:00am – 10:30am: New City Dance Academy
11:00am – 11:30am: Youth Sounds NorthWest
11:45am – 12:30pm: Momentum Dance
12:30pm – 1:00pm: Burien’s own Block Party B-Boys
1:15pm – 2:30pm: Dyno Jamz
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Pearl Django
4:30pm – 6:00pm: The Tempos with Swing-Amajig and the Aviation HS Ballroom Dancers

GALLERY STAGE:

10:00am – 10:30am: Hi-Liners
11:00am – 11:45am: Abysinnian Dance
12:15pm – 1:00pm: Sohoyini
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Jump Ensemble
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Central Services presents The Board of Education
4:30pm – 6:00pm: The Jangles

FESTIVAL GROUNDS:

10:30am – 12:30pm: The Whisky Swillers
1:00pm – 2:30pm: Skate Competition
4:15pm – 5:15pm: Bubbleman (located at 4th &146th)

1PM: SKATE COMPETITION:

• Noon: Registration Starts
• 1:00pm: Competition starts
• $5 Registration Fee
• Register the day of the event at the skate competition tent. 
• A registration form must be completed and signed by an adult prior to competing.

Four Age Divisions:

• 9 & Under
• 10 – 12 years
• 13 – 15 years
• 16 & older

RULES:

1. Riders WILL be disqualified for interupting another rider’s run.
2. Handle all property and equipment safely and properly.
3. No vulgar, offensive, or derogatory language.
4. Helmet required
5. Have FUN!

JUDGING:
The performance of the rider will be judged in the following three categories:

• Consistency
• Technicality
• Style

Each contestant will get two 1-minute runs.  Contestants will be judged and scored on each run then totaled for a final score after both runs.

Music:
Live Performance by the Dyno Jamz during the Skate Competition.  Check them out and listen to their music here!

Kids Activities:

• Make Superheroes Art Garb at the Art Garage: Hats, headbands, vest,capes, and more!  Used recycled materials to make fun costumes to wear as you wander the fest, or to wear as  you run in the 1K Fun Run on Sunday (run sign-up booth at the fest!)
• Create Chalk Art at the Burien Art Gallery!
• All Day: Bouncers

10:30am-3:00pm: Face Painting

3:00-4:00pm: Central Services presents The Board of Education on the Gallery Stage.

Here’s the latest, greatest, and most updatedest B-Town Blog Prize List:

BUSINESS		VALUE	PRIZE
Bistro Baffi		$25	Gift Certificate for Dinner
Poggi Bonsi		$25	Decorative Italian Plate
909 Coffee & Wine		$20	Gift Card
Moss Chiropractic		$185	Gift Certificate for Complete Chiropractic Exam & Adjustment
Moss Chiropractic		$23	Ice Pack
Highline Athletic Club		$234	One-Month Free Membership & Enrollment Fee
1-Stop Computer Repair		$50	One-Hour Computer Service
1-Stop Computer Repair		$50	One-Hour Computer Service
Herr Backyard Garden Center		$10	Gift Card
Burien Auto Repair		$89.95	Oil Change & Filter Service, Inspection, Car Wash & Mini Detail
Howard & Marge		$25	Gift Card
Advanced Massage		$65	One-Hour Massage
Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub		$25	Gift Card
Reiki by Anita		$85	Reiki Session
Mark Restaurant & Bar		$40	Gift Card
Vision Collision		$50	$50 off Interior Detail
Mark’s Expert Auto		$25	$25 off Coolant Flush
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Philip Kelley Acupuncture		$90	Acupuncture Treatment
Shining Star Massage		$50	Foot Reflexology
Ace Hardware		$39.99	43-Piece Hanging Tool Kit
Park Place Bar & Grill		$50	Gift Certificate
Sal’s Deli		$10	Certificate for One Free Breakfast
Sal’s Deli		$10	Certificate for One Free Breakfast
Sal’s Deli		$10	Certificate for One Free Breakfast
Tin Room Bar		$25	Gift Certificate
Photography by Michael Brunk/NW Lens		$475	1-Hour Photo Shoot, Post Production, CD and 3-5 Minute Video Story
Market Place Salon		$175	Helix Cordless Flat Iron
Economy Wiring/YB Tubless		$30	$30 Credit Towards Electrical Call or Hot Tub Service
Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub		$40	Gift Card
Emerald City Smoothie		$90	Five Re-Usable Smoothie Mugs with Free Drink Coupons
Cheese FX Cheesecakes		$15-$18	6-inch Basic or Deluxe Cheesecake
Sidestreet Kitchen & Bar		$25	Gift Certificate
Wow Window Washing		$75	Gift Certificate for Window Cleaning

So…we’ll see you at our booth, which will be located near the Skate Park, this Saturday from 10am to 6pm, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm!

Burien’s Annual Strawberry & Arts Festival is this weekend (Sat./Sun. June 20-21st) at the area around the Burien Community Center and Dottie Harper Park (be sure to look for our booth near the Skate Park), and along with two full days of music, arts, food vendors, kid’s and family activities there will also be some spectacular shows in the Burien Art Gallery as well as on the streets.

These include:

IN THE BURIEN ART GALLERY ALL WEEKEND:

• Timea Tihanyi
• Yann Novak
  
• Allison Kudla’s artworks will all be on exhibit in the Burien Art Gallery in the blue house in Dottie Harper Park

WANDERING THE STREETS:

SATURDAY, June 20:

• 10am-1pm: BELLINGHAM CIRCUS GUILD’s ZACK ARMSTRONG; Stilt walking, stunts & anything to “radically proliferate delight at every opportunity”.
• 10:30am-12:30pm: THE WHISKEY SWILLERS –  Acoustic, Americana, & Country tunes.
• 2:30pm-3pm: BLOCK PARTY B-BOYS – Highline High School’s Break Dance team.
• 4:15pm-5:15pm: BUBBLEMAN; Kids go crazy with the King of Bubbles, Gary Golighty.

SUNDAY, June 21:

• 2pm-3pm: MARIACHI FIESTA MEXICANA – The BEST live Mexican party music!

Here’s a video of MARIACHI FIESTA MEXICANA to whet your appetite:

And here are THE WHISKEY SWILLERS to busk your whistle:

There are over $2,000 $2,100 reasons to visit The B-Town Blog’s booth at this weekend’s annual Strawberry & Arts Festival – we’re giving away over 35 36 prizes, and all of them are LOCAL from Burien businesses!

That’s right, we’re doing our part to boost Burien’s economy by keeping all of our prizes local, thus helping our beloved Advertisers and assorted other B-Town businesses.

To enter our drawing (which will be held at the end of the fest on Sunday; winners will be announced on the B-Town Blog on Monday morning June 22nd) all you have to do is come by our booth, fill out an entry form and play a festive and fun game we like to call “Toss The Unread Newspaper With Outdated News Into The Recycling Bin!”

Local Burien businesses offering prizes include:

BUSINESS		VALUE	PRIZE
Bistro Baffi		$25	Gift Certificate for Dinner
Poggi Bonsi		$25	Decorative Italian Plate
909 Coffee & Wine		$20	Gift Card
Moss Chiropractic		$185	Gift Certificate for Complete Chiropractic Exam & Adjustment
Moss Chiropractic		$23	Ice Pack
Highline Athletic Club		$234	One-Month Free Membership & Enrollment Fee
1-Stop Computer Repair		$50	One-Hour Computer Service
1-Stop Computer Repair		$50	One-Hour Computer Service
Herr Backyard Garden Center		$10	Gift Card
Burien Auto Repair		$89.95	Oil Change & Filter Service, Inspection, Car Wash & Mini Detail
Howard & Marge		$25	Gift Card
Advanced Massage		$65	One-Hour Massage
Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub		$25	Gift Card
Reiki by Anita		$85	Reiki Session
Mark Restaurant & Bar		$40	Gift Card
Vision Collision		$50	$50 off Interior Detail
Mark’s Expert Auto		$25	$25 off Coolant Flush
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Digi Guys/CPI		$15	B-Town Blog T-Shirt
Philip Kelley Acupuncture		$90	Acupuncture Treatment
Shining Star Massage		$50	Foot Reflexology
Ace Hardware		$39.99	43-Piece Hanging Tool Kit
Park Place Bar & Grill		$50	Gift Certificate
Sal’s Deli		$10	Certificate for One Free Breakfast
Sal’s Deli		$10	Certificate for One Free Breakfast
Sal’s Deli		$10	Certificate for One Free Breakfast
Tin Room Bar		$25	Gift Certificate
Photography by Michael Brunk/NW Lens		$475	1-Hour Photo Shoot, Post Production, CD and 3-5 Minute Video Story
Market Place Salon		$175	Helix Cordless Flat Iron
Economy Wiring/YB Tubless		$30	$30 Credit Towards Electrical Call or Hot Tub Service
Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub		$40	Gift Card
Emerald City Smoothie		$90	Five Re-Usable Smoothie Mugs with Free Drink Coupons
Cheese FX Cheesecakes		$15-$18	6-inch Basic or Deluxe Cheesecake
Sidestreet Kitchen & Bar		$25	Gift Certificate
Wow Window Washing		$75	Gift Certificate for Window Cleaning

So…we’ll see you at our booth, which will be located near the Skate Park, this Saturday from 10am to 6pm, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm!

Burien’s Annual Strawberry & Arts Festival is this coming weekend (Sat./Sun. June 20-21st) at the area around the Burien Community Center and Dottie Harper Park, and along with two full days of music, arts, food vendors, kid’s and family activities there will also be some spectacular special shows that are indeed “one of a kind.”

These include:

SUNDAY, JUNE 21st:

• 11:30am – 5pm: THE CALIBRI – get mesmerized by these spectacular outdoor trapeze artists & stilt walkers:

• 1pm – 2pm: DEVIL’S DANCE PARADE – incredible costumed & masked dancers, demonstrating a blend of Latino and African theater, dance and music. Join the parade and celebrate Afro-Latino & African American roots, culture, and history.

Don’t forget that The B-Town Blog will be there (look for the racing green Mini Cooper “Blogmobile”) and we’ll be giving out some very special prizes, so look for ouR booth! Oh, and the full schedule of events and performers can be found by clicking here.

by Julia Wight

Here comes summer, along with the latest art show at the Burien Art Gallery. This time avant-garde meets heart warming watercolors and superb photos. In other words, here is something for everyone.

In the main gallery, it’s fun to watch people’s reaction to the work of sculptor Timea Tihanyi. One visitor asked me if they were remodeling. Timea has converted mundane objects that barely attract our attention into sewn soft cut felt sculptures that make us question what is art and hopefully start us thinking about how we perceive our environment.

In the other room in the main gallery, Yann Novak offers an example of “performance art.” He has responded to that particular space in creating a line of pillows facing an alcove that reminds him of a stage. Two small loudspeakers flank either side of the alcove when turned on emit an indistinguishable sound that lasts for 8 minutes. In a written explanation he addresses his fear of the perfect impossible performance.

For a complete change of art landscape we ascend the stairs welcomed by two light infused paintings by water colorist Sue Ellen Huff. Her work covers subject matter from still lives containing exquisite sunflowers and gleaming blue glass to landscapes with people, a gaggle of geese and interesting treatment of water. I would urge any student of watercolors not to miss this exhibit.

In her photographs, Chris Gowers chooses nature as her source of inspiration. She creates straightforward prints or gives us heady compositions that morph into abstract art through her skillful eye and digital treatments.

Some of Tom Fletcher’s photos leave me breathless in their exquisite rendition. His treatment of a calla lily is simply high art. Widely traveled, his subject matter is a feast for the eyes including some small prints of fruit and vegetables.

Downstairs in the annex, Highline High School artists present a high level of talent with a powerful mix of collage (torn paper), penciled still life, photography and mixed media.

The Burien Art Gallery is located at 421 SW 146th Street in a little blue house in Dottie Harper Park:

• Phone: 206-244-7878
• Email: info@burienarts.org
• Hours: Wed. 4pm through Noon Sunday

Students from the Puget Sound Skills Center’s Welding Careers Program, in association with Plumber and Pipefitters Local 32, installed “To Be Named Later,” an original sculpture of an eagle swooping down onto a salmon at the Burien Interim Art Space on Friday, June 5th.

“This is where Puget Sound Skills Center students came to Local 32’s Weld shop to learn Welding Skills and Trade Related Confidence,” said Dale Copeland of UA Local 32. “This piece is made primarily out of steel and other materials, and we plan on letting nature create the patina that we are looking for and the movement of the piece. We started with an initial design, but the students have come up with several ideas of there own. All the students worked on the piece, with the students doing most of the work.”

More information on the project, as well as B/ IAS, available at www.interim-art-space.com.

Photos courtesy Dane Johnson.

The Burien Strawberry & Arts Festival happens just two weekends from this one (on June 20th and 21st), in the area around the Burien Community Center and Dottie Harper Park, and it’s a very family-friendly (and FREE) event worth making a weekend out of, especially for these numerous kid-friendly reasons:

ALL WEEKEND:

• Sidewalk Chalk Art Creations
• Free Bouncing on Inflatable Toys

SATURDAY, June 21st:

• 10am-6pm: Superheroes Art Garb booth. Create wild capes, hats, and vests to take home or wear in “Festival Family 1K Run” the next morning in Downtown Burien
• 10:30 am-3:00 pm: Face Painting
• 3pm-4pm: Central Services presents The BOARD OF EDUCATION. Fun, witty, & smart musical romp created by Seattle band Central Services, fronted by a former elementary school teacher/published children’s novelist, and written for tweens but with something for all ages. Kids (and kids at heart) get ready to ROCK!
• 4:15pm-5:15pm: Bubbleman. Kids go crazy with the King of Bubbles, Gary Golighty

SUNDAY, June 22:

• 10am-5pm: Arts Garage booth, where kids can create everything and anything using tons of recycled arts materials
• 11:30am-12:15pm: Eric Ode. Fun interactive music with stories, skits, poetry, and puppets
• Noon-5pm: Face Painting

the full schedule of events and performers can be found by clicking here.