Kirkland Arts Center Open House This Weekend!

Join us this weekend and visit the Peter Kirk Building in beautiful Kirkland. See the amazing work happening at Kirkland Arts Center and CAST YOUR VOTE to preserve this historic site!

Details on the OPEN HOUSE Saturday and Sunday May 1-2 can be found HERE!

KIRKLAND ARTS CENTER OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, May 1, 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, May 2, 10 AM – 4 PM

Don’t miss it! Invite everyone you know to KAC this weekend for our Open House, celebrating KAC’s participation in Partners In Preservation.

• Try your hand at art making in our free Art For All workshop (Saturday, 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM)
• Hear presentations by special guests Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride, Kirkland Economic Development Manager Ellen Miller-Wolfe, and historian/Kirkland Heritage Society board member Loita Hawkinson (Saturday, 2 PM)
• Test your putting skills in our mini-golf competition (Saturday, ongoing)
• Enter a raffle for a private after-hours party at KAC
• Check out art making demonstrations, open studios, and more!

Share your KAC Story HERE!

VOTE for KAC HERE!

Currently on View at KAC: Clay? III

Clay? III

Juried by Jamie Walker, Akio Takamori, and Doug Jeck

On view through May 4, 2010

Kirkland Arts Center is proud to present the third installment of its biennial contemporary ceramics exhibition, Clay? III. Juried by artists and UW ceramics professors Doug Jeck, Akio Takamori, and Jamie Walker, Clay? III features selections from an international range of submissions. Despite ever-increasing avenues for artistic expression, this ancient medium continues to thrive. Lured by its history, physicality, and versatility, artists are literally re-shaping our perception of clay’s potential. Referencing tradition while pointing towards the future, Clay? III brings together 17 artists demonstrating the range of possibilities found in the earth-born material.

Congratulations to our winners! (Click on the artist’s name or image of the artwork to read the artist’s statement!)

Brian Molanphy, Best in Show

Brian Molanphy, Cup 1, bone china with glaze, 6 x 8 x 3 inches

Arun Sharma, Second Place

Arun Sharma, (de)Composition, video, size varies.

Devin Farrand, Third Place

Devin Farrand, Untitled (Black), earthenware, rubber, 13 x 16 x 22 inches, courtesy of John Hickman

Check out the exhibition at Kirkland Arts Center’s historic Peter Kirk Building, plan your visit today! Clay? III is on view through May 4, 2010.