Fall Arts Walk Events 2016
Read the complete Arts Walk Program for more information about events >> Read the OLY ARTS Arts Walk Guide here >> F R I D A Y 5:00 pm Hammer of Hathor, Live Music – Olympia Food Co-Op 5:00 pm Lisa Ramsauer, Acoustic …
Other Events
Sculptor Grey Brogdon at Thomas Architecture Studio
by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Grey Brogdon has traveled extensively and lived abroad for more than 11 years. He says he finds joy throughout the creative process, from the discovery of found items to the fabrication, casting, building, renovation, painting, drawing and designing of original works. Brogdon majored in art at Oklahoma State University …
Chalk Artist Martin Lee at OFT
by Kelli Samson for OLY ARTS Olympia Family Theater (OFT) is hosting high-quality performance art this Arts Walk. Local artist Martin Lee will be in the lobby. Lee came to Olympia as a student at The Evergreen State College. Fast-forward two-plus decades, and he’s OFT’s resident chalk artist. He produces a piece to decorate the …
Painter Kathy Gore-Fuss at Salon Refu
by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Kathy Gore-Fuss was born in Seattle but spent most of her childhood in the Midwest. She returned to Seattle in 1966, then attended the University of Washington and studied at Pratt Fine Arts Center. In 2004, her husband of 23 years died suddenly of a heart attack. After his …
Painter Debra Van Tuinen at Waterstreet Café
by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Debra Van Tuinen will be showing new paintings and some older work at Waterstreet Café for Arts Walk. Her prints combine watercolor monotypes and solar etching plates. She’s been exhibited by Oehme Graphics at the Washington D.C., Boston, New York City and Minneapolis Print Fairs; by Goodwin Fine Art …
Ceramist Nicole Gugliotti at Arbutus Folk School
by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Nicole Gugliotti completed her MFA from the University of Florida in 2014. She has exhibited in solo exhibitions at the Tim Salen Gallery in St. Petersburg, Florida and The Institute of Ceramic Studies at The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Shigaraki, Japan. Curatorial projects include “Think Warm: Miami Draws …
Collagist Evan Horback at Compass Rose
by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Evan Clayton Horback grew up in New Jersey and earned a degree in art from State University of New York. Between those two events, he spent years pursuing the monastic life in ashrams in New York and India. He spent 10 years as an arts educator on the East …
Dance, Dance, Revolution: Olympia Music History at the Washington State History Museum
by Jonah Barrett for OLY ARTS Washington State History Museum’s newest exhibit, “A Revolution You Can Dance To,” opens Sept. 10 in Tacoma. The exhibit focuses on Olympia’s radical music scene, ranging from the late 1980s to mid ’90s. Visitors will learn about local record labels that emerged during this period, such as K Records …
On Your Marks for the Capital Lakefair Car Show
by Kristopher Stewart for OLY ARTS On the evening of Friday, July 14, hundreds of Lakefair attendees will flock to Marathon Park along Deschutes Parkway in Olympia — some in muscle cars, luxury Mercedes, or even ’50s coupes — to attend Capital Lakefair’s annual car show. The event opens at 4:15 p.m. for participants in …
Capital Lakefair Queen and Princesses 2016
by Molly Gilmore for OLY ARTS Olympians probably aren’t acquainted with many royals. But every year, Capital Lakefair gives the South Sound its own royal court, chosen in the spring from among junior girls at local high schools. Here’s a look at the royal court for Capital Lakefair 2016: Jaclyn “Jackie” Deshaye, 17 Lakefair …