We’re excited to announce that we will be hosting free, in person hummingbird studio pop-up art sessions at the Armory! Join us on July 11th, 12th, and 13th. We will have three, one-hour sessions each day at the following times: 11-12 1-2 3-4 Some art supplies will be provided, but feel free …
Making Social Fabric: with Janice Arnold Tuesday July 18 and Thursday July 20 (12 – 5pm) Join textile artist Janice Arnold and other creatives on her team for this FREE public event filled with hands-on, interactive and visual experiences centered around wool, fiber, FELT and a massive felted projection screen. Watch videos of Central Asian felt …
Community Stomp! & FELT Dance Party Saturday July 22 (4 – 8pm) Join Janice Arnold and her creative team on the Armory lawn to make Felt together — step by step — with music by Bruce Whitney. Bring a lawn chair to watch and listen, or kick off your shoes and prepare to get a …
There is an exciting lineup of 120 art and craft vendors, a literary corner, a food court and kids’ activities plus the return of live music! The amazing array of art includes paintings and photography along with pottery, wood and metal art, garden art, jewelry, fiber art, glass and basketry. This art fair represents modern, traditional, …
The Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts (TCMoFA) is popping up for one week at the Olympia Armory Creative Campus! The museum will be open July 8th-15th from 12-6pm each day. The museum will feature a collection of over 25 local artists and is free and open to the public. Check out our special events: …
Join us for this new 2-part introductory series to learn about scrimshaw, a unique maritime art which encompasses the engraving of bone or ivory. Explore the origins and rich history of scrimshaw as a folk art with an emphasis on the materials and tools traditionally used. Discover the techniques by which contemporary scrimshaw is created, …
Olympia Harbor Days is riding the wave into the future! Over 60,000 people will set a course for the free 50th Celebration of the multiple award winning Olympia Harbor Days Festival and Tugboat Races, Labor Day Weekend 9/1st – 3rd/2023! The festival hosts the largest gathering of the Vintage Tugboats of the Puget Sound Show …
Olympia Harbor Days is riding the wave into the future! Over 60,000 people will set a course for the free 50th Celebration of the multiple award winning Olympia Harbor Days Festival and Tugboat Races, Labor Day Weekend 9/1st – 3rd/2023! The festival hosts the largest gathering of the Vintage Tugboats of the Puget Sound Show …
I SPY is for the kid in all of us. A special exhibition created by the Harbor History Museum detective squad, I SPY: The Secret Museum is a journey through the little-seen collection areas of the Harbor History Museum. Inspired by the much-loved I SPY books, we decided to apply the idea to our own …
Olympia Harbor Days is riding the wave into the future! Over 60,000 people will set a course for the free 50th Celebration of the multiple award winning Olympia Harbor Days Festival and Tugboat Races, Labor Day Weekend 9/1st – 3rd/2023! The festival hosts the largest gathering of the Vintage Tugboats of the Puget Sound Show …