CINE•FILES: The Secret of Nimh
By Ellis Boran The Secret of Nimh is an animated adventure movie based on Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (fun fact—the name was […]
A Londoner and a Local Walk Into a Theater…
By Lucy Volker Transformation is the theme for Harlequin’s 2020 season. They begin the New Year with Noises Off and The Highest Tide. Riffing on […]
Ballet Northwest: En Pointe for Half a Century
By CHRISTIAN CARVAJAL For all the influence they had on popular music genres, aside from success they’ve enjoyed on their own, the Fab Four were […]
Letter From the Publisher: Support the Arts in 2020
2020 is almost here, and we’d like to ask you to make a resolution to support the arts with us. Since we opened in 2016, […]
Hundreds of Paintings: a Visit to Art House Designs
Review by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Art House Designs is a large frame shop and gallery with hundreds and hundreds of paintings, prints and […]
South Puget Sound Community College Gallery to Be Named After Retiring Trustee
By Alec Clayton The art gallery in South Puget Sound Community College’s Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts will be named for retiring trustee […]
Street Art Serves as Foundation for Olympia Artists
By Anna Schlecht Olympia has become a “city of murals”, with an ever-growing number of large format artworks on walls across the urban hub and […]
Seasonal Ice Rink Solidifies its Place in Olympia
By Jerica Pender It was 2007, just as our country took a deep dive into a recession, that the idea for a pop-up ice rink […]
Susan Aurand: Realism Meets Experimentation Meets Mysterious
By ALEC CLAYTON Almost everyone familiar with the Olympia art scene knows – or should know – Susan Aurand’s work. For many years, beginning in […]
Art Takes Flight Inside Hummingbird Studio
By ALEC CLAYTON On a Wednesday morning in November, over 20 people gather around two long tables in downtown Olympia’s Hummingbird Studio. They’re students at […]