Visit The In Between at WSU Vancouver

Black and White Photography by Sara Yerkes.

Enjoy the beautiful campus at Washington State University Vancouver in Salmon Creek even if you aren’t a student. There are great walking trails, a Disc Golf Course, and Art Exhibits that are free to visit.

“An exhibit of large black-and-white photographs called “The InBetween” by Sara Yerkes is on display through September 15, 2011  in the Administration building gallery at Washington State University Vancouver. The exhibit focuses on the surface of water.

Yerkes is taken with how water … [Continue reading this Article]

Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival 2011

Largest Jazz Festival of the Northwest.

The 14th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 26, 27, and 28, 2011 at Esther Short Park. This three day event is a “celebration of the Musical, Enological, Visual and Culinary Arts, and brings together the best in the Pacific Northwest…international & local jazz artists, world-renowned wines, fine artists and delicious local cuisine in a 1st-class city: Vancouver, Washington!”

Junkyard Jane will kick off the event Friday night, with weekend performances … [Continue reading this Article]

People in the Limelight: Tina Tran

Young Vancouver Photographer Using Old-school Skills

Constantly surrounded by laptops, smartphones and mp3 players, people seem to forget the alluring simplicity of writing things down or flipping the pages of a book. Local photographer Tina Tran, 19, believes remembering classic techniques is her “secret weapon” as digital photography overtakes film.  “I think people should have to learn how to use an analog camera before they are able to use a digital one,” Tran said, “because I think you should know a camera instead of … [Continue reading this Article]

Columbia River Arts in the Park

Annual Plant, Art and Handmade Goods Sale.

The Columbia River High School Annual Arts in the Park, featuring local art and handmade goods in conjunction with their annual plant sale, will be Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 10 am to 3 pm at Columbia River High School (800 NW 99th Street).

This event is free to attend and a great way to support our local high school, as well as our community artists and crafters. There will be ceramics, hanging baskets, paintings, sculpture, photography, crafts, … [Continue reading this Article]

13th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival

Bravo! Vancouver.

Hot jazz, fabulous wines, fine art, and delicious cuisine…experience it all at the 13th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival taking place in the heart of Vancouver, USA, Esther Short Park, on August 27,28, and 29, 2010.

This year’s Festival features a diverse lineup of American “jazz legends”—including blues, fusion, Cajun, straight ahead and contemporary bands. Local and regional jazz bands will also be performing, and the Festival’s Jazz Education Stage will also provide an opportunity for middle school and high school musicians … [Continue reading this Article]

First Fridays in Felida

Celebrating Our Neighborhood Together.

First Fridays in Felida, where friends and neighbors meet for wine tasting, chocolate nibbling, art viewing, and conversation. Everyone is welcome at this fun and free event, hosted monthly by Barbara Hill Photography and Lakeshore Interior Design. Located in the heart of Felida, in the old fire station, their new studio offers a venue for neighbors and friends to gather on the first Friday of each month from 6-8 pm. Enjoy displays by local artists as well as complimentary wine tasting … [Continue reading this Article]

Rising from the Ashes

Featuring Works by Isaiah Wyckoff.

Studio Eighty Twenty will be hosting Rising from the Ashes, featuring works by Isaiah Wyckoff, at LSW Architechts (2300 Main Street). There will be a special show opening on Friday, August 6th between 5 and 9 pm, and Saturday August 7th between 10 am and 4 pm. Works will be on display August 9th through the 31st, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm (closed from noon to 1 pm).

Rising from the Ashes is the first in … [Continue reading this Article]

How Art Thou, Ridgefield?

Ridgefield Art Association Spring Show This Weekend.

With an Artist’s reception and refreshments Friday night from 5-9 PM, and a full show Saturday 10 AM-5 PM, you can satisfy that art craving this weekend at the Ridgefield Community Center.  See the Ridgefield Art Association site for more details.… [Continue reading this Article]

Art with a Conscience

Studio Eighty Twenty Vancouver.

Do you love making art and making a tangible difference in people’s lives? Then check out Art with a Conscience, a weekly community art series hosted by Studio Eighty Twenty that addresses local and global issues through art.

Studio Eighty Twenty meets every Tuesday at Pop Culture in Downtown Vancouver (1929 West Main Street) from 5:30 to 7:00 pm to create art based around a theme, (which may include homelessness, poverty, hunger, etc.) and is open to the public.  “It … [Continue reading this Article]

Watercolor at WSU Vancouver

Watercolor Not Just For Kids.

Washington State University Vancouver in Salmon Creek is currently displaying a group exhibition of selected Watercolor Artists from the Southwest Washington Watercolor Society in the Engineering Life Science Building through November 6.

The Southwest Washington Watercolor Society was established in 1979 to bring fine art to the community and to encourage a higher experience and education for both artists and the community.  WSU Vancouver Art Galleries are free and open to the public 8 am to 9 pm Monday through … [Continue reading this Article]

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