• 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,...

  • 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 this show will exemplify the vast variety of creativity within our local art community.

  • 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 curios...

  • 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 funds. Additionally, sliding scale pricing is available....

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • 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 and intermediate artists alike. Class Fee: $48 Materials Fee: $8 Ages: Teens and Adults 16+ Registration Deadline: 4/03 12 PM