• Color and Line: An Exploration by Three NW Artists

    Cordata Gallery proudly presents Color and Line: An Exploration by Three NW Artists, featuring rare works by Johannes Kunst, over 100 drawings by David Syre, and a site-specific installation by Renee Noelle Cheesman together with her vibrant paintings. The exhibition highlights each artist’s unique approach to color and line, showcasing the diversity of their creative expressions on canvas and beyond. All artworks are available for acquisition, offering a chance to support local artists and to add to your collection.

  • Free Fridays in the Open Art Studio!

    From 1–3 PM on (almost) every Friday, stop by Make.Shift’s Open Art Studio and craft whatever you’d like with the supplies and tools we have available (including vintage magazines and collage materials, paint of all kinds, pens, pencils, yarn, embroidery thread, and fabric)! Refreshments available. For accessibility information, visit makeshiftartspace.org/accessibility. Always all-ages!...

  • FABulously Festive First Friday

    FABulous friends, it's time for our third annual holiday market! Join us at December's First Friday Art Walk for art, gift ideas, a new gallery show, open studios, and more! Enjoy hot apple cider and adult refreshments, snap your picture in...

  • Come discover more about this unique upcoming class series: Access Creativity with First Impulse Painting

    Join Susan Kramer-Pope, Creative Process Facilitator, for a free introductory session on Friday, January 24th, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm to find out if the course, Access Creativity with First Impulse Painting, is a fit for you. You’ll explore the resources you already possess to express your unique creative nature without the need for skill or talent, and get all your questions answered. Looking forward to...

  • Exposed

    Voxel Gallery presents Exposed, a provocative group exhibition exploring the beauty, complexity, and vulnerability of the human body. Featuring works that delve into body composition, sensuality, eroticism, and the nude form, the show invites artists to express the human figure in its raw beauty. Exposed opens Thursday, February 6, at 6 p.m. and runs through March 25 at 312 West Champion Street, Bellingham. Visit www.voxelgallery.com for more info.

  • Allied Arts 2025 Annual Membership Show

    February 7- March 1: Opening Reception: February 7, 6pm-9pm Allied Arts presents our 45th Anniversary in conjunction with our 2025 Annual Member’s Show. This show features work from Allied Arts members, including professional artists, students, and new or emerging artists. The artwork presented in...

  • Free Friday

    Come to MakeShift!! We have an open art space for anyone to come in and use our art supplies. Paint, Draw, Watercolors and anything your heart desires. Our space is open from 1-3 pm on Fridays.

  • Curious about Curios, Making Gaffes: Feathers and Fur

    Cabinets of curiosity have a long-standing tradition, ranging from a single bottle to an entire room. And as long as humans have been curious, we have been making gaffs, fake curiosities (often passed off as real). In each of these three classes, we will fill as many jars as we can (one and maybe two at least) with different fake curios. We will also discuss display of our curios and talk the history of...

  • Welcome Spring! Crocuses in Watercolor

    Let’s ring in Spring on the first day of the season by painting one of Spring’s earliest flowers, the Crocus! In this one-day watercolor workshop, instructor Angela Wright will guide students through the process while students gain insight into this fun medium and learn valuable, fundamental techniques. Students will walk away with their own beautiful rendition of this sweet flower. This class is great for beginning and experienced painters alike. Class Fee:...

  • Visual Basics: The Nose

    Saturday, March 22nd from 1-3pm at MakeShift Art Space (306 Flora St.) $15, NOTAFLOF. Facilitated by local artist Zion Georges (@zionartistry). An introductory workshop focused on understanding and drawing the anatomy and structure of the nose. We will also explore with instructions on using charcoal to capture the form of the nose through shading and line work. All ages and experience levels are welcome! No one is turned away for lack of...

  • The Circus of Second Chances

    Acrobatic Conundrum presents “The Circus of Second Chances” featuring rope acrobatics, Cyr wheel, handbalancing, live baking, and clown. On a relentless quest for wonder, three veteran acrobats let their imaginations run wild to fulfill secret longings. Fluent in the language of circus, Acrobatic...

  • The Circus of Second Chances

    Acrobatic Conundrum presents “The Circus of Second Chances” featuring rope acrobatics, Cyr wheel, handbalancing, live baking, and clown. On a relentless quest for wonder, three veteran acrobats let their imaginations run wild to fulfill secret longings. Fluent in...