Gretchen Krich
Upper Queen Anne has been lacking an art walk for too long – and now, thanks to local artist Laura Early, one is kicking off on Saturday, June 6th from 4pm to 7:30pm.
Early works at The Fountainhead Gallery (625 W McGraw St) and noted the need for a Queen Anne Art Walk (hear, hear!). She’s rallied local businesses near Crockett and McGraw streets to join in on the Queen Anne Art Walk, and all it needs now is community involvement to help celebrate art and keep the momentum going for more Art Walks in the future.
Here are some of the shops that have paired up with local artists:
Bliss Kolb
- Bustle Caffe, 535 W McGraw St: Peter Moser, a painter and a teacher at Coe Elementary School
- Targy’s Tavern, 600 W Crockett St: Tracy Ling, photography
- Beverly Hunnicutt Studio, 608 W Crockett St: Annieo Klaas, textile-based work
- Meadow Boutique, 1959 6th Ave W: Gretchen Krich, photographic botanical images
- Malena’s Taco Shop, 620 W McGraw St: phone booth by an unknown, mysterious guerrilla artist
- Stacya Silverman Art & Beauty, 614 W McGraw St: photgraphers Thomas Schworer, Ron Reeder, Davis Freeman, Anita Nowacka, Jay Defehr
- Fountainhead Gallery, 625 W McGraw St: Michael Ferguson, whimsical painter
Plus, for one night only, Bliss Kolb will be showing his dragonfly automata at Stacya Silverman’s gallery during the walk. You can check out his moving artworks online.
Anneio Klass
All participating artists are local, including some graduates from Cornish College of the Arts. Good news for future Art Walks – there were more artists than the businesses had space for this go-around. If you know a local business that’d like to get in on an upcoming Art Walk, let us know!
Even more businesses and artists are joining in as the week progresses, with art, tasty bites, and special events.
Davis Freeman
If you like the idea of an Art Walk on Upper Queen Anne, mark your calendars to tour the businesses and check out local artists’ creations.
It’s the same day as the Bigelow Block Sale, so plan on strolling down Bigelow for bargains during the morning/early afternoon, then head over to the Art Walk for the late afternoon/early evening.
A great way to spend an early-Summer Saturday on Queen Anne!