Spring 2019 Edition

MAY 2019 Arts & Culture on Bainbridge Island

CURRENTS IS A PUBLICATION OF ARTS & HUMANITIES BAINBRIDGE | DISTRIBUTED FREE ISLAND-WIDE AND BEYOND A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD PRESIDENT Spring has come to Bainbridge Island, and Arts & Humanities Bainbridge is bursting with activity! Have you heard the buzz? AHB is debuting an exciting new online tool to help you take advantage of our community’s creative abundance. We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming arrival of our new community cultural platform, Currents Online. The website will ofcially launch in June 2019. Read more about all the ways Currents Online will energize your experience of the Over arts and humanities in this issue of Currents Magazine. 30 YEARS Our Arts in Education Program continues to grow, broadening its reach and bringing new OF PROMOTING participants into the program with each school year. Arts in Ed connects public school classroom THE ARTS & HUMANITIES! teachers at all grade levels with local artists and helps them collaboratively design unique AHB PROGRAMS, residencies that infuse arts education into the core curriculum. This year one of our newest SERVICES & EVENTS teaching artists, Teresa Marchinek, brought a Readers Theater to the Odyssey Multiage Program, Amy delighting participants and strengthening students’ communication and public speaking skills. Award Experiences like these expand student learning in amazing ways. According to Woodward Arts in Middle School Teacher Erin McCallum, students who participated in Arts in Ed “gained a deeper Education understanding of human beings and an increased awareness of self and others.” Public Art Committee AHB’s Public Art Committee is also hard at work on exciting projects. Something New, PAC’s Directors annually rotating outdoor sculpture exhibition, is entering its second year and is in the process Forum of selecting new works of art to refresh the Winslow corridor. We’re excited to introduce two new Cultural sculptures to Bainbridge Island this summer. Reps Currents 2019 promises to be a landmark year for Arts & Humanities Bainbridge and for the island’s cultural Magazine sector as a whole. As always, AHB thanks everyone who has continued to support us and Currents we are excited to share more about our upcoming projects in this edition of Currents Magazine. Online

Anne Smart Linda Semlitz Executive Director President of the Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Get to know us better! Visit us at ahbainbridge.org Attend our events & fundraisers Linda Semlitz, President Join our mailing list: [email protected] Facebook.com/ahbainbridge Kate Melia Morichetti, Vice President Linda Kramer Jenning, Secretary ARTS & HUMANITIES BAINBRIDGE STAFF Mike Lewars, Treasurer Anne Smart, Executive Director: [email protected] | Tim Spenser, Communications Coordinator : [email protected] Patty Bell CURRENTS MAGAZINE PUBLICATION STAFF Nick Daluiso Jeanette Alexander Curremts designer since 1997, [email protected], 206.842.6368 Claire Hicks Juliet Schlesser Advertising Sales, [email protected], 206.780.5335 Erica Steiner Carl Sussman Currents is published by Arts & Humanities Bainbridge. 14,000 issues are printed and mailed to all Bainbridge Island postal patrons and distributed Anne Smart, Ex-ofcio to various local venues. This arts and humanities publication has been produced, mailed and available for free for 29 years.

ON THE COVER: Hand in Hand. See article on page 5. Photos courtesly of Mike Seidl Photography.

2 | Currents Spring Summer 2019 Experience our community’s abundance of creativity like never before.

Our community’s rich creative culture is an essential piece of what draws people to Bainbridge Island and why many choose to make this place their home. There’s something special about the way the arts blossom here.

However, we know it can be hard to keep abreast of everything that’s happening in the cultural sector - exhibitions, concerts, classes, plays, lectures, art walks, flm screenings, poetry readings, and more. And with such a diversity of galleries, museums, nonproft organizations, and creative individuals active in our community, sometimes seeing the forest for the trees can be a challenge. But we believe there’s something invaluable about tapping into the island’s creative spirit. We also believe that it should be easier to do. That’s why Arts & Humanities Bainbridge is introducing Currents Online.

Starting in June, Currents Online will make it possible for the frst time to experience the full breadth and depth of Bainbridge Island’s creative culture in one easy-to-use resource. Never want to miss an event or performance again? Visit the interactive events calendar and sign up for the weekly Currents Online newsletter. Curious about all the island’s artists, musicians, and performers? Discover your neighbor’s creative genius in the Artist Directory. Ever wondered about the sculptures and murals you’ve seen around town? Explore the island through the Public Art portal. Want to land the lead in the next play or fnd a bass player for your new band? Get connected to a wealth of opportunities and resources. Currents Online will ofer you these tools and much more. Best of all, every part of the platform is free to use.

All the elements of the island’s cultural sector are interwoven. You should be able to experience them that way. You already know and love parts of our creative community. Now with Currents Online, you can get to know the whole thing. Creativity connects us. Experience it.

CURRENTS ONLINE is coming June 13, 2019.

Currents Spring-Summer 2019 | 3 EXHIBITIONS THROUGH JUNE 9, 2019 August 9, 10 & 11 OPEN SESAME! www.bistudiotour.com The Magic of Artist’s Books Revealed 206-842-0504 Open Sesame! The Magic of Artist’s Books Revealed is a major Pottery, jewelry, garden art, look into the special world of Artist’s Books. It includes special glass, watercolors & ink, acrylics, installations by artists including Diane Jacobs, Daniel Smith, and wearables, photography, Carletta Carrington Wilson. BIMA seeks to help make this unique and so much more! and lesser-known art form more visible and accessible to the broader public through ongoing rotations in the Sherry Grover Gallery, plus this first-ever large-scale exhibition. Artist’s Books combine many art forms and media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, gluing and binding, sculpture, photography, textiles, creative writing, and storytelling.

Don’t miss the wonderful new artists at this summer’s Studio Tour. You will fnd vibrant and stunning hand-crafted work, free refreshments, and lively conversations with the artists. Enhance your world by getting to know the artists behind the artwork. Now in our 19th year, we thank you for our continued success. The one, the original. The Bainbridge Island Studio Tour

ABOUT THE STUDIO TOUR: The Studio Tour is a twice-annual self-guided art show held in local artists’ studios and gardens, the second weekend in August and the frst weekend in December.

PATTY GRAZINI, Kids Shoes, 2018, 1920s Japanese scroll paper and hand dyed papers, 9.5”h x 6.5”w x 6.5”d.

PATTY GRAZINI: Forms of Devotion Patty Grazini, from Seattle, presents several series of paper sculptures transporting the viewer to a fantastical and sometimes forgotten world. Her work intertwines intriguing and eccentric narratives from history with detail, depth and devotion. Grazini cuts and sculpts fne found and hand-dyed papers from Europe and Asia. Her most recent series is constructed with paper currency from all over the world to portray intricate scenes from nature. A solo exhibition, Patty Grazini: Forms of Devotion, features over twenty works, including pieces from private collections and recent works. BAINBRIDGE ISLAND MUSEUM OF ART OPEN DAILY, 10-6, FREE ADMISSION 550 Winslow Way East, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110 www.biartmuseum.org Summer Camps now being ofered directly through Alchemy Industrial Arts. Thank you to our generous sponsors No longer through Parks & Rec. • Ofering classes for children ages 5 and up and adults • Certifed K-8 instruction • Welding, blacksmithing, metal shaping, kinetics, electronics. • Classes ofered through AIA and Parks & Rec. makers classes, STEM and project based education • Private lessons for individuals and groups • Extended day an after school programs • Team building seminars for businesses • Summer camps Leslie & Michael Lebeau Open Shop: Thurs. 6:30 - 8:30 pm 932 Wardwell Ave NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 • alchemyindustrialarts.org 4 | Currents Spring Summer 2019 Don’t miss these upcoming events! PRESENTS Digitization This Days Saturday, May 18, 10 am–5 pm Sunday, May 19, 1–5 pm Shining at the Bainbridge Public Library Have a historic item or document that relates to Bainbridge Island history? Get it digitized and help us add to our collection! Night All aboard for the VIRGINIA V Cruise Saturday, May 11 • 7 pm around Bainbridge Island! • Sunday, July 21, 2–6 pm Sunday, May 12 3 pm Live historic narration by Ralph Munro, Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church former Washington Secretary of State. Tickets: $125/pp Bainbridge Island $100 BIHM Members Museum admission is always FREE! On May 11 & 12, the Bainbridge Chorale will lead you on a celestial For more information on these events visit www.bainbridgehistory.org/events journey through the mystery and glory of the night sky.

Like us 215 Ericksen Avenue NE on Facebook! Bainbridge Island 206.842.2773 Works by contemporary composers Ēriks Ešenvalds, Morten Lauridsen, Daniel Gawthrop and others explore our relationship with the heavens as a source of solace, inspiration and joy. We are excited, as well, to present the premieres of two works by local composers: The frst, titled You’ll Find Me, was written by Genevieve Persen. Hand in Hand is Here to Stay Persen, who is a member of the Chorale as well as a composer, says of this work: “This piece is written for Mary Kouyoumdjian, a composer and a close friend, who suddenly lost her fancé, Matt Marks, a year ago, on May 11, 2018. Matt was also a well-known composer and musician. Together they created beauty in their music and in their community, celebrating and encouraging other artists to write fearlessly and authentically and to support one another… Here, again, Matt and Mary have managed to create musical collaboration without even knowing it.” The second is a piece for the tenor/bass ensemble, We Can See the Stars, by Chorale Artistic Director and composer, Michael Austin Miller. Miller was drawn to the text—which ruminates on starlight above the open sea—partly because of the bright skies above Bainbridge Island, surrounded by Puget Sound with limited ambient light. The text, by Amos R. Wells, is a brilliant allegory of sailors beholding the night sky, which becomes a source of introspection, peace, and hope for heaven. (Notes by Dr. Gary D. Cannon) If you’ve walked through Waterfront Park lately, you must have noticed Hand in Hand. The intricate textures, muscular angles, and The concert culminates in John Rutter’s luminous and gently consoling contemporary classic, Requiem, leading us to rest in eternal gentle curves of the sculpture’s twin basalt columns are impossible light. The Chorale will be accompanied by Heidi Swenson Napolitino, to miss. Created by local sculptor Will Robinson, the piece debuted fute: Lauren Urban, oboe; Karen Fardal, cello; Jennifer Burlingame, in its current location last summer as part of Something New, the harp; Elisabeth Ellis, organ; and Ian Alvarez, percussion. Public Art Committee’s ephemeral outdoor sculpture exhibition. THANK YOU TO OUR CONCERT SPONSORS: Bainbridge Community Foundation, City of Originally on loan to the community for one year, Hand in Hand Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Great Give, One Call for All, and Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island is now being acquired by the City of Bainbridge Island and will continue to enrich the island’s built environment as part of the TICKETS: bainbridgechorale.org | [email protected] | 206-780-2467 City’s permanent public art collection. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4069748 and at Dana’s Showhouse, 194 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island PHOTO: COURTESY OF MIKE SEIDEL PHOTOGRAPHY Currents Spring-Summer 2019 | 5 Summer

Samuel Brodsky Classes Professional Pianist/Piano Instuctor Samuel Brodsky is a graduate of the Juilliard for Youth & Teens School. In addition to Bainbridge Island, California, and Canada, Samuel has performed for many years July & August 2019 throughout the New York metropolitan region and Pacifc Northwest. Mr. Brodsky has performed at With over local benefit concerts to help 25 years of raise funds in support of the teaching arts and humanities programs experience, Sam has an that are managed by Arts & A great opportunity for young people to learn extensive Humanities Bainbridge. hands-on skills! We’re ofering classes and teaching camps in many diferent craft areas such as: practice of adults and children on Bainbridge Island. He enjoys bringing a love of music to students of all Woodworking ages and abilities. Sam has performed with Ovation, Jewelry with the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, and as part of several chamber music series on the island. Cooking He is also a sought after accompanist for singers and Metal Fabrication other local musicians. …and more! Sam teaches out of a beautiful piano studio on the south end of the island, but can travel to students’ To register or get more information, visit: homes when necessary. BainbridgeBARN.org/youth Samuel Brodsky Piano Studio Please call 206-842-1889 for more information about lessons, music for an event, or a particular 8890 Three Tree Lane / Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 need for accompaniment. 206-842-4475 / [email protected] Tours Every Sunday 1pm to 3pm Courtesy photos

6 | Currents Spring Summer 2019 BARN Red Rich Black BARN Yellow 15c, 100m, 90y, 10k 20c, 15m, 20y, 100k 0c, 18m, 100y, 0k 195r, 0g, 23b 0r, 0g, 0b 255r, 209g, 0b EXHIBITIONS MAY 3 to JUNE 2 Artists’ Reception: Friday, May 3, 6-8 PM

Ceramics: A Way of Life Painterly Pottery by Pat Espey. Functional Porcelain + Stoneware by Nana Kuo.

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MAY also features our annual Student Art Show and the annual Trashion Show

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