<![CDATA[BAL-ART - News]]>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:12:59 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Two more free meetups!]]>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:30:00 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/two-more-free-meetups
After a long pandemic hiatus, Fresh Look is back on the menu every other Third Thursday, alternating with brand new Part-Time Poets' Club!

​Bring in your works in progress for some friendly feedback and constructive critique or join us for some dedicated poem-making time!
]]><![CDATA[Bal-Art Market: Spring 2024]]>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:22:56 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/bal-art-market-spring-2023
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We're back! Our next market will be Sunday, March 17th, once again at Salmon Bay Eagles!

Get ready for a rad selection of local artists with amazing wares! Make a day of it by coming out for the Ballard Farmer's Market, then browsing beautiful wares and supporting local artists, then stopping in a the Eagles' for a drink!

Interested in vending? Apply by February 15th!
]]><![CDATA[Bal-Art Market: Spooky Edition]]>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:03:57 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/sunshine-market-spooky-edition
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After some feedback and discussion, we've decided to keep it simple and go with BAL-ART MARKET for a permanent market name.

Our next one will be for SPOOKY SEASON, of course! This iteration will be ONE DAY ONLY on Sunday, October 8th! Make a day of coming out, checking out the Ballard Farmer's Market, having lunch in the neighbourhood, and then checking out spooky wares by spooky artists~.

Are you a spooky artist with spooky wares? You can apply to be one of those awesome vendors through September 1st!
]]><![CDATA[Midsummer Market Vendor Lineup]]>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:55:05 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/midsummer-market-vendor-lineup
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It's shaping up to be an amazing weekend and you aren't gonna wanna miss out! I mean, just look out this amazing line up of artists, crafters, makers, and more!
BOTH DAYS
SATURDAY ONLY
ABCs with Animals! 2-5pm in the Pink Room!
Eyefocus Photography Booth! All day!
SUNDAY ONLY

Check out these rad LIVE EVENTS too!

RAW+ SEATTLE

Mike will be doing live digital caricatures throughout market hours on both days!

Roxy will be working a rad photo booth on SATURDAY ONLY!
Swing by and get your portrait immortalised in two fantastically different ways!
ABCs with Animals!

Seattle artist and former Ballard resident Sondra Johnson is a new children's author, out with their first book, ABCs with Animals, which was a pandemic passion project!

Each letter of the alphabet describes animals doing silly things. The repetitive nature of alliteration can help improve memory performance and make learning easier.

Bring your kiddos to Saturday's live readings and book signings between 2 and 5pm! It'll be lots of fun!
Check out all these vendor previews and plan out that shopping list!
]]><![CDATA[Midsummer Market announced]]>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:53:19 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/midsummer-market-announced
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We've got the dates for our next market! Join us July 15-16 at Salmon Bay Eagles to support over two dozen local artists and artisans! The event coincides with Ballard Seafood Fest, so be sure to make a day of it!

Are you interested in vending? Apply by June 30th!
]]><![CDATA[Spring Equinox Market Vendor Lineup]]>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:35:37 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/spring-equinox-market-vendor-lineup
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The vendor lineup for our spring market has been finalized, and we can't wait to see everyone! Do a lil' pre-shopping by checking out everyone's pages and don't forget to mark your calendar for the weekend of March 25-26!
BOTH DAYS
SATURDAY ONLY
SUNDAY ONLY
]]><![CDATA["Mygration" Artist Adds Mural at National Nordic Museum]]>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:47:28 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/mygration-artist-adds-mural-at-national-nordic-museumSwedish artist Stina Folkebrant is currently adding a new mural to the National Nordic Museum's grounds. Viewable at the east end of the Museum's parking lot, Folkebrant is creating a black-and-white painting of reindeer similar to the works which have charmed viewers of the Museum's exhibition "Mygration." Work began on February 20 and will continue through March 3.

Weather allowing, Folkebrant will be working on the mural during the final week of the exhibition "Mygration." The artist will answer questions from the public between 3pm and 4pm daily and visitors are invited to check out Ballard's latest public art piece at any time.

(Credit: Article: National Nordic Museum. Artwork: Stina Kolebrant, Photographer: Rafael Soldi)
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]]><![CDATA[Spring Equinox Market]]>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:58:08 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/spring-equinox-market
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Our next market is on the schedule!

Join us March 25-26 at Salmon Bay Eagles, right in the heart of Old Ballard, for our spring market! Support local artists, including many from our very own neighbourhood! Full vendor list will be added as soon as we finalise the lineup!

Interested in vending? Apply by March 13th!
]]><![CDATA[Winter Solstice Holiday Market]]>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:32:19 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/winter-solstice-holiday-market
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Push/Pull and The Give Inn have teamed up to put on a holiday market, this weekend December 17-18! See the full lineup of local artists and make plans to shop and support local!
]]><![CDATA[Joan Stuart Ross Receives SOLA Award]]>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.bal-art.org/news/joan-stuart-ross-receives-sola-awardJoan Stuart Ross, Ballard resident and current co-owner/manager of BallardWorks, is one of 4 local recipients of the 2022 SOLA award. Founded in 2016, the SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) Awards seeks to honor, encourage, and celebrate the lifetime contributions of women whose artwork has not been sufficiently or widely recognized. We're thrilled to extend our congratulations to Joan on this extraordinary achievement!

Joan's Artist Statement
"My work is inspired by exploratory imagery and inventions of color within relationships, connections, juxtapositions and dynamic arrangements. My art’s search for life force, energy, and meaning is to engage color and shape as value and depth. Metaphorical form, complementary and analogous colors, symbols and glyphs suggest a vital undercurrent.

The forms in my paintings, prints, and drawings are inspired by growth--the poplar tree, hydrangea blossom, oyster shell, the grid, and implied text. Color, mark, rhythm, repetition, pattern and diversion reveal my visual reach and extension."

Learn more about Joan and the SOLA awards here or visit Joan's website.
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