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 […]
Paintings by Bill Collins and collages by Gail Ramsey Wharton at Allsorts Gallery
ART REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Bill Collins and Gail Ramsey Wharton are the perfect pairing for a Halloween show. The imagery in […]
Melinda Hurst Frye and Cyrra Robinson Show What Lies Beneath at SPSCC
ART REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS The exhibition now showing in the gallery at South Puget Sound Community College is amazingly lush and […]
Marilyn Frasca Offers Open Moments at Childhood’s End Gallery
By ALEC CLAYTON It is a rare artist who gets invited to mount a one-person show at Childhood’s End Gallery. According to owner Richenda Richardson, […]
Text and Texture Collide at Bucks Fifth Avenue
By ALEC CLAYTON Rubbings as an art form are in Devon Damonte’s blood. He says he’s “deep into the rubbings world.” His father did brass […]
The Edges of Belonging (And Not Belonging)
By ALEC CLAYTON The cover art for this year’s Olympia Arts Walk map is fabric art by Faith Hagenhofer. The piece is called “Held Dear” […]
A Cornucopia of Art at The Artists’ Gallery
ART REVIEW By Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS New to Olympia is The Artists’ Gallery in the Capital Mall Promenade north of the mall and […]
Winning Sculptures From the Percival Plinth Project
By Alec Clayton Nathan Robles and Nancy Thorne Chambers were honored this year for their sculptures in Olympia’s Percival Plinth Project at the landing. For […]
SPSCC Faculty and Staff Exhibition Highlights Talent, Questions Privilege
ART REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS It is rare when a work of art balances commentary and beauty. It is rarer still when […]
New Downtown Olympia Mural to Receive Dedication
By Alec Clayton The Chinese dragon mural in downtown Olympia will be dedicated Saturday, August 24 to honor Chinese-American history. The public is invited to […]