Kate Protage Selected as 1 of 6 finalists for City Arts Best of Art Walk Awards

City Arts has selected the 6 finalists for the Spring Art Walk Awards celebration. The artists have a chance to win $1000 and a spotlight in City Arts.

They are:
Kate Protage, Phinneywood, Bherd Studios
Sarah Loertscher, West Seattle, Click!
Carla G, West Seattle, Carmilia's
Greg Boudreau, Capitol Hill, Ghost Gallery
Jesse Higman, Capitol Hill, Vermillion
Karen Hackenberg, Capitol Hill, Vermillion

Here's a link to a slideshow of the winners.

Kate Protages' piece entitled "Exhibit A" was in our March "Book Club" exhibit at Bherd Studios Gallery. So not only is she representing her work, but also the honor of our name & our neighborhood ;-) So please come out for the celebration, vote for her & make sure her piece wins.

Kate will be back in our gallery in May for "SubUrban" along with Kellie Talbot and another selected finalist on the Art Walk Awards list, Greg Boudreau.

Here are the details on the party...

Art Walk Awards will be held Thursday April 28th at FRED WILDLIFE REFUGE

Full bar, complimentary Blue Moon summer seasonal, DJ Swervewon, visual delights from Dumb Eyes & more. Doors 8pm, 21+, admission is free when you RSVP to promos@cityartsmagazine.com with ART WALK in the subject line.

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About the Art Walk Awards: In 2011, four winners will each receive $1,000 and a profile of their artwork in City Arts magazine. Together with our 2011 partners, the Art Walk Consortium, businesses and galleries that participate in neighborhood art walks can nominate a favorite piece of art for each month. Each spring, summer, winter and fall, we narrow dozens of submissions down to six finalists, and then throw a party in their honor (with delicious and free Blue Moon seasonal beers, music, food and more). Anyone attending the event gets to vote for the winner and we'll hand out the award that night.

Bots Vs. Beasts + Good Omens + Heroes, Vixens & Villains = Urban Art Feast in da hood!

The Phinneywood hood that is...

This Friday, March 11 starting at 6pm, in conjunction with Art Up Phinneywood.



Our friends and neighboring gallery, Urban Light Studios at The Greenwoood Collective, are exibiting 30 urban artists in their "Bots Vs. Beasts" show curated by Nick Beery. It's a killer line up of visual artists, plus there will be live music from local 8-bitSci-FiHip-Hop group Supercommuter!



And of course, you don't want to miss Book Club, at Bherd Studios Gallery. Visual art based on the cult classic, "Good Omens, the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch"


"Death" by Mike Capp

17 Seattle urban contemporary artists provide their visual interpretations of the book Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett. This darkly humorous cult classic pokes fun at the end times and nearing apocalypse. We found this a particularly timely piece of literature for a 2011 exhibit, with predictions of the end days right around the corner.

Featured Seattle artists include: Nick Beery, John Belli, Mike Capp, Cris Cook, Duffy, Justin Kane Elder, Eddy Lee, Matt Lewis, Xavier Lopez, Eric Osborne, John Osgood, Augie Pagan, Kate Protage*, Chris Sheridan*, Brian Thies, Siolo Thompson and Brian White.

*Artists who selected the Book Club book.





Our friends at Tasty are coming up on their 1st anniversary...
So stop in and celebrate with them this Friday March 11th from 6-10pm. That same night is the opening party for their next exhibit, a comic book art tribute called:

HEROES VIXENS & VILLAINS. Costumes Encouraged!

Featured artists include:
*Thomas Hurley III, *David Vonderlinn, *Marty Gordon, *Law, Wilky, Augie Pagan, Kim McCarthy, Sarah Chambers, Court Hoffman,
Dave Ryan, Jon Malmstedt and Daniel Schultz.

*These artists are represented on the attached flyer invite above.

XX + DJW + Kindred Spirits + Tickled Pink = Art Up in the Hood Tonight!

Here's a little sample platter of the offerings for tonights artwalk in Greenwood-Phinney. Stop by between 6-9pm to take in the festivities.


"Tree Heart" by Devon Urquhart

Showing at Bherd Studios as part of "XX" a tribute to the female chromosomes. This is our 3rd Annual Ladies Show at Bherd and we're featuring: 179, Jenn Brisson, Sly Cooley, Tessa Hulls, Devon Urquhart and Redd Walitzki. All artists will be in attendance for the opening including Jenn Brisson who's coming down from Vancouver BC for the show!



"Marionette Girl" by Daniel John Williams

Hit up the Gainsbourg for a delicious cocktail and appetizer and meet Seattle artist Daniel John Williams. The Gainsbourg is a charming French Bistro and bar right across the street from our space. Daniel takes the classic expressionist style and updates it with his own modern aesthetics.




As always, Urban Light Studios, our neighbors and friends, are putting on a fabulous exhibit called "Kindred Spirits". Colorful, cute creatures, woodland sculptures and intricate papier mache framed pieces - by one of their favorite artists, Sarah Miles, as well as, two new artists, Chris Allman and Grace Willard




And of course, if you come out to our hood, you can't miss stopping at Tasty! As their name implies, they offer up yummy eye candy focused on urban art, indie crafts and jewelry from local artists and artisans. This month they featuring an all ladies show of Pacific NW artists(which if you picked up one of our postcards you would see that we co-marketed our ladies show together!).


For all the details on the artwalk, go to: Art Up Phinneywood


Bherd Studios Gallery
@ The Greenwood Collective
8537 Greenwood Ave N Suite 1
Seattle, WA 98103
Gallery Hours: Wed - Fri from noon - 6pm
and every 2nd Friday from 6-10pm