February 2, 9, 16, 23

February 3, 10, 17, 24

Free First Friday!
Free admission every first Friday of the month.
11 am - 5 pm

Closing early for the INDULGE preview launch party.

February 5 - 7

INDULGE: jewelry marketplace
Thirty jewelers from BC to NYC are gathering for one weekend only to unveil hot, new designer collections. From contemporary stylized rings to timeless sculptural ornaments, INDULGE is your chance to acquire stunning jewels you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere else. More details & ticket information >

February 6

Tour with Artist Jamie Bennett
Join artist, Jamie Bennett at INDULGE for an enlightening walkthrough of the exhibition, Edge of the Sublime: Enamels by Jamie Bennett, which presents a first-ever retrospective of works by one of the most important enamellists working today.
1 - 2 pm
FREE with admission

February 10

February 12

Film: The Art of Block Printing
Block printing is a centuries-old art form still widely popular today. In John Buck: Iconography, you can see the skill and mastery of one of the Northwest’s foremost artists. This film covers some of the “how did he do it?” questions as it walks viewers through the basics of creating block prints.
2 - 2:45 pm
FREE with admission

February 13

Get Crafty Saturdays! Enamels with Sand
Enamel is made from powdered glass that is arranged on a piece and fired so it melts together. Explore the process by using colored sand to fill in sections of your own drawing just as an enamellist would.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: The Art of Block Printing
Block printing is a centuries-old art form still widely popular today. In John Buck: Iconography, you can see the skill and mastery of one of the Northwest’s foremost artists. This film covers some of the “how did he do it?” questions as it walks viewers through the basics of creating block prints.
2 - 2:45 pm
FREE with admission

February 16

Breakfast with BAM: Beyond the Norm - Varying Perspectives of Art, Craft and Design
Topic: John Buck: Iconography
Come have breakfast with Bellevue Arts Museum on the third Tuesday of each month; we provide the coffee and you provide the conversation. Meet with your fellow art and craft enthusiasts to discuss contemporary craft and the current exhibits displayed at the museum. In February, we will discuss the varying functions of art and craft. Most often art is designed to stir emotions and inspire conversation. In this class go “beyond the norm” and discuss the global and political nature of John Buck’s work.
10 - 11 am
FREE with admission/FREE for members
Space is limited. Register for this event online >

February 17

Special Preview Party for the exhibition Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes
Preview, specialty cocktails and appetizers for Supporting level members ($175) and above.
6 - 8:30 pm

RSVP for the reception by February 12 to rsvp@bellevuearts.org or call 425.519.0750. Complimentary valet parking.

--The talk is now full--
6 pm: Join us for a conversation with Helene Verin, co-curator of the exhibition.

Renew or upgrade today to receive an exclusive invitation to the reception. Learn more about membership >

Underwriting for the reception generously provided by Nordstrom

February 18

Making BAM Tick: Lunchtime conversations with museum curators and staff
Featuring Ester Fajzi, Registrar
Bellevue Arts Museum offers a new monthly lunchtime series every third Thursday of the month. Hear from curators and other staff members as they offer an inside glimpse into the Museum’s inner workings.
12:30 - 1 pm
FREE
Space is limited. Register for this event online >

February 19

February 20

Symposium: Design Matters
Building on the new exhibition Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes, Bellevue Arts Museum presents a symposium offering a thorough look at all matters of design. Speakers will cover history, culture and process as well as offer specific examples of two of the twentieth century’s major designers. More details >
11 am - 5:30 pm
Free for members and students/$10 non-members
Space is limited. Register for this event online >

Pratt Demonstration: Introduction to Enamels
Enameling is an intriguing and often unpredictable medium that allows for a variety of application methods and uses. In this demonstration, artist Rebbecca Tomas will explore basic approaches to enameling from sifting to surface design techniques.
1 - 3 pm
FREE

Get Crafty Saturdays! Enamels with Sand
Enamel is made from powdered glass that is arranged on a piece and fired so it melts together. Explore the process by using colored sand to fill in sections of your own drawing just as an enamellist would.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: The Art of Block Printing
Block printing is a centuries-old art form still widely popular today. In John Buck: Iconography, you can see the skill and mastery of one of the Northwest’s foremost artists. This film covers some of the “how did he do it?” questions as it walks viewers through the basics of creating block prints.
2 - 2:45 pm
FREE with admission

February 24

Teen Art Council Information Meeting
Are you creative, fun, and artistic? The Teen Art Council is a place for high school students to meet, design, coordinate and create teen and student events at Bellevue Arts Museum. The Teen Art Council allows for thoughtful and fun exploration of art and craft, develops creative potential, and ignites a long-lasting passion for the visual arts.
4 - 5 pm
FREE
RSVP for this event online >

February 26

February 27

Get Crafty Saturdays! Enamels with Sand
Enamel is made from powdered glass that is arranged on a piece and fired so it melts together. Explore the process by using colored sand to fill in sections of your own drawing just as an enamellist would.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: The Art of Block Printing
Block printing is a centuries-old art form still widely popular today. In John Buck: Iconography, you can see the skill and mastery of one of the Northwest’s foremost artists. This film covers some of the “how did he do it?” questions as it walks viewers through the basics of creating block prints.
2 - 2:45 pm
FREE with admission

March 2, 9, 16, 23

March 3, 10, 17, 24

March 5

Free First Friday!
Free admission every first Friday of the month.
11 am - 8 pm

Film: The Making of a New World and The Era of Women’s Firsts
Included: Abigail Adams, Sacagawea, Sojourner Truth
Celebrate Women’s History Month by visiting Beth Levine: The First Lady of Shoes. Each Friday and Saturday in March we will be screening a documentary that features other firsts in women’s history including art, literature, politics and culture.
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

March 6

Get Crafty Saturdays! Shoe design
We provide the base, you create the shoe! Start with a pre-made shoe base from cardboard and foam, then add all the decorations and shapes you want to create your very own artistic shoe. Visit Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes and see the artist’s own paper shoe for inspiration.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: The Making of a New World and The Era of Women’s Firsts
Included: Abigail Adams, Sacagawea, Sojourner Truth
Celebrate Women’s History Month by visiting Beth Levine: The First Lady of Shoes. Each Friday and Saturday in March we will be screening a documentary that features other firsts in women’s history including art, literature, politics and culture.
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

March 10

Student Wednesday
Students of all ages are encouraged to visit Bellevue Arts Museum on the 2nd Wednesday of each month where they will receive complimentary admission to the museum with an online coupon. Additionally, the new Teen Art Council will be coordinating teen specific activities during each Student Wednesday.
1 - 5 pm
FREE with coupon downloadable here >
Register for this event online >

March 12

March 13

Get Crafty Saturdays! Shoe design
We provide the base, you create the shoe! Start with a pre-made shoe base from cardboard and foam, then add all the decorations and shapes you want to create your very own artistic shoe. Visit Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes and see the artist’s own paper shoe for inspiration.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: Women Speak Out and America Enters the World of Nations
Included: Emily Dickinson, Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams
Celebrate Women’s History Month by visiting Beth Levine: The First Lady of Shoes. Each Friday and Saturday in March we will be screening a documentary that features other firsts in women’s history including art, literature, politics and culture.
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

March 16

Breakfast with BAM: Beyond the Norm - Varying Perspectives of Art, Craft and Design
Topic: Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes
Come have breakfast with Bellevue Arts Museum on the third Tuesday of each month; we provide the coffee and you provide the conversation. Meet with your fellow art and craft enthusiasts to discuss contemporary craft and the current exhibits displayed at the museum. In March, we will discuss the exhibit Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes. As the first successful female shoe designer, she went “beyond the norm” in a field that was traditionally dominated by men. Come explore her creativity through her innovative design of shoes.
10 - 11 am
FREE with admission /FREE for members
Space is limited. Register for this event online >

March 18

Members' First Look
Bellevue Arts Museum Members can enjoy a private morning viewing and tour of the new exhibitions Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard and Eyes for Glass: The Price Collection before the Museum opens to the public!
10 - 11 am
10:30 am: Gallery tour of Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard with Curator Nora Atkinson.
Click here to RSVP online today >
Learn more about membership >

Making BAM Tick: Lunchtime conversations with museum curators and staff
Featuring Michael Monroe
Bellevue Arts Museum offers a new lunchtime series every third Thursday of the month. Hear from curators and other staff members as they offer an inside glimpse into the Museum’s inner workings.
12:30 - 1 pm
FREE
Space is limited. Register for this event online >

March 19

Film: Women Begin to Transform Themselves and America Becomes a Super Power
Included: Georgia O’Keeffe, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks
Celebrate Women’s History Month by visiting Beth Levine: The First Lady of Shoes. Each Friday and Saturday in March we will be screening a documentary that features other firsts in women’s history including art, literature, politics and culture.
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

Seattle Opera Lecture
Join a member of Seattle Opera’s Education Department for a multimedia opera talk designed to give you a great orientation to their upcoming production of Verdi’s Falstaff.
www.seattleopera.org
7 - 8 pm
FREE

March 20

Get Crafty Saturdays! Basic Weaving
Start with a handheld miniature loom and learn the basic process of warp and weft to create your own miniature tapestry. Look around the Museum Forum at the art of Lia Cook and see how advanced weaving can become.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Pratt Demonstration: Deconstructed Cloth
Explore the wonders of fabric and fiber with artist Jodi Waltier. Waltier will present a rang of cloth working techniques including folding, clamping, knotting and weaving.
1 - 3 pm
FREE

Film: Women Begin to Transform Themselves and America Becomes a Super Power
Included: Georgia O’Keeffe, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks
Celebrate Women’s History Month by visiting Beth Levine: The First Lady of Shoes. Each Friday and Saturday in March we will be screening a documentary that features other firsts in women’s history including art, literature, politics and culture.
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

March 25

March 26

March 27

Get Crafty Saturdays! Basic Weaving
Start with a handheld miniature loom and learn the basic process of warp and weft to create your own miniature tapestry. Look around the Museum Forum at the art of Lia Cook and see how advanced weaving can become.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: American Women Find Their Voice and A New Age of Equality
Included: Lorraine Hansberry, Sandra Day O’Connor, Oprah Winfrey, Amy Tan
Celebrate Women’s History Month by visiting Beth Levine: The First Lady of Shoes. Each Friday and Saturday in March we will be screening a documentary that features other firsts in women’s history including art, literature, politics and culture.
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

April 2

Free First Friday!
Free admission every first Friday of the month.
11 am - 8 pm

Film: A Life By Design
Sara Little Turnbull is a giant in design and widely regarded as “the mother of invention.” In a practice that has spanned six decades, Sara has traveled internationally in her design research. As a product research consultant, she has worked with CEOs of America’s largest and most innovative manufacturing firms. 
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

April 3

Get Crafty Saturdays! Shoe Art
Take an old shoe and give it a new life by turning it into something artistic and wonderful. BAM will provide a variety of old shoes to choose from or you can bring one of your own. Use paint, glue, fabric and more to create your own design.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: A Life By Design
Sara Little Turnbull is a giant in design and widely regarded as “the mother of invention.” In a practice that has spanned six decades, Sara has traveled internationally in her design research. As a product research consultant, she has worked with CEOs of America’s largest and most innovative manufacturing firms. 
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

April 9

April 10

Pratt Demonstration: Color Boot Camp
Jane Richlovsky, a local painter, will demonstrate how to mix a wide range of colors from a limited palette. You will learn about secondaries, tertiaries, tints, tones, and neutrals from various combinations of primaries. Spend less time aimlessly mixing paints and more time expressing yourself on the canvas in the "Color Boot Camp" demonstration.
1 - 3 pm
FREE

Get Crafty Saturdays! Shoe Art
Take an old shoe and give it a new life by turning it into something artistic and wonderful. BAM will provide a variety of old shoes to choose from or you can bring one of your own. Use paint, glue, fabric and more to create your own design.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: A Life By Design
Sara Little Turnbull is a giant in design and widely regarded as “the mother of invention.” In a practice that has spanned six decades, Sara has traveled internationally in her design research. As a product research consultant, she has worked with CEOs of America’s largest and most innovative manufacturing firms. 
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

April 13

BAM Lecture Series at Bellevue Regional Library
Topic: Lisa Gralnick: The Jeweler’s Revenge and Other Tales
Join Nora Atkinson, BAM’s Exhibition Curator, for a lively discussion surrounding artists’ work outside the commercial jewelry paradigm. Using the provocative work of Lisa Gralnick and other jewelry artists as examples, this presentation explores the many ways in which artists reconstruct the meaning and form of jewelry to make their individual voices heard, sometimes giving rise to a palpable tension between wearer and maker. Held at Bellevue Regional Library.
7 - 8 pm
FREE

April 14

Student Wednesday
Students of all ages are encouraged to visit Bellevue Arts Museum on the 2nd Wednesday of each month where they will receive complimentary admission to the museum with an online coupon. Additionally, the new Teen Art Council will be coordinating teen specific activities during each Student Wednesday.
1 - 5 pm
FREE with coupon downloadable here >
Register for this event online >

Cartoon Artist Demonstration for students with Randy Wood
Explore the techniques cartoonists rely upon, drawing and storytelling. Using the comic book form, bring your own characters and narratives to life while learning to illustrate your ideas visually.
2 - 4 pm
FREE

April 15

Making BAM Tick: Lunchtime Conversations with Museum Curators and Staff
Featuring Patrick McMahon, Education Curator
Bellevue Arts Museum offers a new lunchtime series every third Thursday of the month. Hear from curators and other staff members as they offer an inside glimpse into the Museum’s inner workings.
12:30 - 1 pm
FREE
Space is limited. Register for this event online >

April 16

Film: A Life By Design
Sara Little Turnbull is a giant in design and widely regarded as “the mother of invention.” In a practice that has spanned six decades, Sara has traveled internationally in her design research. As a product research consultant, she has worked with CEOs of America’s largest and most innovative manufacturing firms. 
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

Finally Friday: music. art. people.
Start your weekend off at BAM. Stroll through the galleries, sip savory wines and enjoy live music.
5 - 9 pm
FREE with admission
Register for this event online >

April 17

Get Crafty Saturdays! Homemade Window Stickers
Use a special paint on a clear plastic surface to create whatever design you wish. Take the artwork home and let it dry. Then peel off your image for your very own self-stick window decoration.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: A Life By Design
Sara Little Turnbull is a giant in design and widely regarded as “the mother of invention.” In a practice that has spanned six decades, Sara has traveled internationally in her design research. As a product research consultant, she has worked with CEOs of America’s largest and most innovative manufacturing firms. 
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

April 18

Family Day: Celebrate Earth Day!
Join Bellevue Arts Museum for an afternoon of art projects and artist demonstrations celebrating Earth Day with the themes of recycling and reusing materials. Several local artists will be on hand demonstrating how they recycle objects into new and usable works of art.
1 - 4 pm
FREE (Admission to BAM 50% off, FREE for kids under 18)

April 20

Breakfast with BAM: Beyond the Norm - Varying Perspectives of Art, Craft and Design
Topic: Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard
Come have breakfast with Bellevue Arts Museum on the third Tuesday of each month; we provide the coffee and you provide the conversation. Meet with your fellow art and craft enthusiasts to discuss contemporary craft and the current exhibits displayed at the museum. In April, we will discuss the exhibition Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard in which the artist explores thought-provoking ideals of value, currency and economy as well as the relationship between personal and sentimental value.
10 - 11 am
FREE with admission/FREE for members
Space is limited. Register for this event online >

April 23

April 24

Get Crafty Saturdays! Homemade Window Stickers
Use a special paint on a clear plastic surface to create whatever design you wish. Take the artwork home and let it dry. Then peel off your image for your very own self-stick window decoration.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

Film: A Life By Design
Sara Little Turnbull is a giant in design and widely regarded as “the mother of invention.” In a practice that has spanned six decades, Sara has traveled internationally in her design research. As a product research consultant, she has worked with CEOs of America’s largest and most innovative manufacturing firms. 
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

April 30

Film: A Life By Design
Sara Little Turnbull is a giant in design and widely regarded as “the mother of invention.” In a practice that has spanned six decades, Sara has traveled internationally in her design research. As a product research consultant, she has worked with CEOs of America’s largest and most innovative manufacturing firms. 
2 - 3 pm
FREE with admission

Seattle Opera Lecture
Join a member of Seattle Opera’s Education Department for a multimedia opera talk designed to give you a great orientation to an upcoming production. www.seattleopera.org
7 - 8 pm
FREE

May 1

Get Crafty Saturdays! Gold Standard
What is an object worth? With this project kids can explore the concept of worth as it relates to Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard by applying gold paint to objects visually reflecting the item’s value.
1 - 3 pm
$2 materials fee or FREE with admission
Sponsored by

May 8

May 12

May 15

May 18

Breakfast with BAM: Beyond the Norm - Varying Perspectives of Art, Craft and Design
Topic: Eyes for Glass: The Price Collection
Come have breakfast with Bellevue Arts Museum on the third Tuesday of each month; we provide the coffee and you provide the conversation. Meet with your fellow art and craft enthusiasts to discuss contemporary craft and the current exhibits displayed at the museum. In May, we will focus on the Joyce and John Price glass collection. Discussion will focus on the variety of glasswork and how it provides an overview of the Northwest studio glass scene.
10 - 11 am
FREE with admission /FREE for members
Space is limited. Register for this event online >

May 20

May 22

Pratt Demonstration: Collage
Your participation is requested for this hands-on demonstration led by artist Ricki Wolfe. Learn some new techniques and experience the joy of collage.
1 - 3 pm
FREE