Current Exhibitions

Weaving Nature: Contemporary Baskets

May 2 – June 3

BAC presents baskets as woven sculpture. Our basket artists use a wide variety of materials, and bring a contemporary point of view to traditional techniques. Melinda West has studied with Native American weavers, including the renowned Ed Carriere of the Suquamish Tribe. Bill Roeder has studied with German basketmakers. Judith Zugish uses only plant materials that she grows and prepares herself; Sue Skelly concentrates on Western Red Cedar; Dorothy McGuinness weaves watercolor paper.

Artists include Joan Carrigan, Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Dorothy M. McGuinness, Bill Roeder, Janet Ronacher, Sue Skelly, Melinda Joy West, and guest curator Judith Zugish.

IMAGE: Dorothy McGuinness, Double, 2008. Watercolor paper and acrylic paint, 9.5 x 7.5 x 9.5." Photo credit: Ken Rowe.

Marilyn Bergstrom

Bold abstract paintings over stained, hand-made papers. Marilyn says her work is “all about relationships.”

IMAGE: Marilyn Bergstrom, Fusion, 2008. Photo credit: Franklin MacKenzie.

Elementary School Show

May 2 - May 16

Everybody who comes in the door says “I don’t believe that kid is in the first grade!” See and believe--you’ll know why this is always one of our favorite shows.

High School Spring Arts Festival Award Winners

May 20 – June 3

You’ll be proud of our students (and their wonderful teachers) when you visit the Gallery to see the work that won the prizes at the Spring Arts Festival. Better yet, come by and congratulate the students at their reception.