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!

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!

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!

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!

Check out all these vendor previews and plan out that shopping list!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Joan 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.