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Kirkland Arts Center is proud to present Telling Stories, featuring the ceramic works of long time student and artist, Barbara Hennig. “Storytelling is as ancient in origin as working with clay. Stories make up our dreams, memories and fantasies. The are the ubiquitous component of the human condition and an ever-present part of my art. I can’t […]

Works In Progress began with a commitment from the Kirkland Arts Center to form more partnerships with other community oriented arts nonprofits in the region. As an art center whose exhibition programming focuses on featuring art work that engages in meaningful cultural dialogue, the Kirkland Arts Center drew on their background working with at-risk youth in the arts to form the foundation […]

In The Flesh is a group exhibition curated by J. Gordon, Geneva Rose Baldauf, and Amanda Budke examining the intersectionality of mind and body. Artists of varying practices and mediums explore the oldest and most universal subject: the human form. In The Flesh seeks to understand and represent how our perceptions of ourselves and others inform our view of […]

The Kirkland Arts Center is happy to present, KAC teaching artist, Maja Sereda’s drawings of the natural world at the Kirkland Public Library. View open hours. More Information about Maja Sereda About the Artist Maja Sereda renders detailed mixed media drawings on paper. Her fascination with details germinated in childhood and continue to this day. Sereda’s current […]

The artworks chosen for Threshold  were not only a response to the concept of a threshold, a marked point of passing between spaces or states of being, but the works chosen also speak to pressing issues we face as a society at this moment in time.  The present is itself a threshold between past and future, […]

The Kirkland Arts Center is happy to present, KAC teaching artist, Karen Klee-Atlin’s exhibit at the Kirkland Public Library. View open hours. More Information about Karen Klee-Atlin About the Artist Karen is an active studio artist, working primarily as a painter and printmaker, and holds an MFA from the University of Calgary. She has helped students across […]

From 1962 to the Future An Exhibition for Kirkland Arts Center By Donna Lindeman Porter Within these brick walls, creative sparks have been nurtured and sent out into the world. We honor many who fanned those sparks into flames.  Artists, teachers, collectors, donors, staff, and all who have cared for this special place. A look […]

KAC is excited to announce the first-ever Digital Exhibition: Speak Up!  Submission has ended. Voting for People’s Choice Award is open! Speak Up is a digital exhibition that welcomes any form of artwork that addresses equality and equity in our current political climate. In creating a digital space for artists to show their work that […]

September 3, 2020 - November 7, 2020 Curated by Pat Colyar This exhibition showcases the strong legacy of the Ceramics program at the Kirkland Arts Center. From the beginning of the organization in 1962, pottery and clay sculpture were major components of classes and studio work. Shown here are both old and new works from artists past […]

Curated by Pat Colyar This exhibition showcases the strong legacy of the Ceramics program at the Kirkland Arts Center. From the beginning of the organization in 1962, pottery and clay sculpture were major components of classes and studio work. Shown here are both old and new works from artists past and present. Early teachers such […]