Put on your walking shoes. The 14th Annual Greenwood/Phinney ArtWalk will be Friday, May 8, from 6-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, from noon to 5 p.m.
Designed to promote the arts in the neighborhood, the ArtWalk has become a very popular neighborhood party, featuring work from more than 80 area artists in 70 businesses along Greenwood and Phinney avenues between 59th and 87th streets.
What’s your favorite kind of art? We’ve got ‘em all: paintings, sculptures, photography, prints, glass, metal and fiber art, ceramics and mixed media.
There will be entertainment, too. Over the years, this hugely popular event has turned into a neighborhood party with musical performances in participating businesses and churches, street performers, chalk art and activities for children.
The Jurors’ Top Picks will be featured at the Phinney Center Gallery, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., during the ArtWalk put will also be on view at the Gallery through May 25.
ArtWalk maps will be available the week of the event at participating businesses as well as the Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center, 8515 Greenwood, the Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood, and the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N.
Jurors for this year’s show include Charlie Kitchings, director and co-founder of Ambach and Rice (formerly known as OKOK Gallery) in Ballard; Barbara Luecke, who manages the art program for Sound Transit and is a co-founder of the Fremont Solstice Parade; and Peggy Weiss, director of the interdisciplinary art program at Harborview Medical Center.
The Greenwood/Phinney ArtWalk is organized by the Greenwood Arts Council, an all-volunteer organization, and is made possible with support from local businesses, the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce and the Phinney Neighborhood Association.
For additional information, contact the Arts Council by calling (206) 783-2244.