• 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! Make.Shift Art Space 306 Flora St. Bellingham, WA 98225

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • 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...

  • 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....

  • 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...

  • 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 Conundrum’s principal performers melt the fourth wall to reveal their flaws and journeys to redemption. The audience plays a vital part in...

  • Curious about Curios, Making Gaffes: Plants

    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...

  • Bubbles and Optics Fused Glass Workshop

    Create an amazing, fused glass piece that reveals a perfect array of tiny bubbles trapped inside or presents an optical illusion of lines growing wider and narrower in a checkerboard pattern. These pieces incorporate simple tricks based on the behavior of glass when it runs through the kiln at a full...

  • Watercolor Bunny and Spring Flowers

    In this one day workshop, instructor Angela Wright will guide students through painting a watercolor cottontail bunny sitting in Spring flowers. Students will walk away with a beautiful, seasonal painting, as well as a newfound appreciation for watercolor and various new techniques. For beginning...