Kirkland Arts Center

Join us in the Gallery at Kirkland Arts Center with our current exhibiting artist, Valerie Washington, as she lets us into her beautiful, messy life! Inspired by a generation of artists in her family, Valerie draws upon her ancestry to inspire her colorful and inspirational work. At her talk, Valerie will reflect on the pleasures […]

AVANT GARDEN 2025 May 4, 2025 | 2:30 - 6 PM Woodmark Hotel 1200 Carillon Point, Kirkland WA 98033 Kirkland Arts Center proudly invites you to AVANT GARDEN, an auction and garden party fundraiser that celebrates creativity, community, and the transformative power of the arts. At KAC, we believe that art should be accessible to everyone—from aspiring […]

Material/Human/Machine: Experimental Possibilities with Ceramic 3D printing Ceramic artist and founder-director of Slip Rabbit, an experimental techno-ceramics research space in Seattle, discusses the development and experimental possibilities of ceramic 3D printing from the early days to the present. Through the introduction of various bodies of her work, Tihanyi will give an overview of the ceramic […]

Welcome to the Audacious Launch Party! Join the author Corinne Cavanaugh, to celebrate the launch of the second book in the audacious series, hear about the women who inspired the characters, and network with like-minded women! Complimentary appetizers and beverages. RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/audacious-launch-party-tickets-1034450759067?aff=oddtdtcreator

Popcorn is free and we will be selling wine, beer, soft drinks, and a signature cocktail. Feel free to bring your own snacks, chairs/beanbags, pajamas, well-behaved dogs--whatever you need for a comfy night at the movies!

Come and Trick or Treat at the gallery at Kirkland Arts Center on Halloween from 4-6pm

Do you like your movies to be pretty, scary, and pretty scary? Giallo is on the menu for our next movie night at Kirkland Arts Center! Join us Friday, September 20, 7-10 pm for the 1977 Dario Argento classic, Suspiria! In addition to picture-perfect tableaus and the most beautifully filmed gore you'll ever see, KAC […]

The ARTful Summer Open House will showcase KAC and its partners to the Eastside and Greater Seattle communities. The event will include a Raku Firing, Iron Potter Competition, Live Figure Drawing from Costumed Models, Face Painting, Demonstrations throughout the building of Drawings, Painting, Print-Making, Throwing etc.    Where to stay in Kirkland: The Heathman The […]

“A Simple Device for Eavesdropping on the Elements of Nature” David Julian Alchemy is defined as “a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination of base materials into something new.” The artists featured in this fascinating exhibition are artistic alchemists – crafting, constructing, painting, photographing, assembling and “bricolaging” wondrously new works from materials found […]