Bellevue Arts Museum resumes pre-pandemic operating hours, launches summer exhibition

 

PRESS RELEASE August 12, 2021 Contact: Emilie Smith emilies@bellevuearts.org Bellevue Arts Museum resumes pre-pandemic operating hours, launches summer exhibitions Bellevue, WA—Bellevue Arts Museum has expanded its hours in order to give more community members an opportunity to visit the Museum. The building will now be open Wednesdays – Sundays from 11am – 5pm. This schedule update marks a return to BAM’s normal operating hours for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent public safety measures in Washington State. Visitors are no longer required to book a time slot in advance. Masks are required for all guests.  Key information Open Hours Wednesday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm Admissions pricing $15 Adult $8 Youth $12 Senior/Student/Military $35 Family Free Children under 6 Free BAM members More Information bellevuearts.org/visit Summer exhibitions  The Museum also recently launched its full slate of summer exhibitions. If you are interested in setting up a tour or interview to learn more about any of BAM’s exhibitions, contact Emilie Smith, Director of Marketing & Communications, at emilies@bellevuearts.org.

	Alden Mason: Fly Your Own Thing is the first comprehensive museum exhibition for Northwest artist Alden Mason since his passing in 2013. Mason was a prolific painter whose exuberance and inventiveness in form, color, and style helped pave the way to midcentury modernist art in the Pacific Northwest. Through October 10, 2021 Themes: Painting | Modernist art | Local artist
	Tip Toland: Empathy in Clay presents a selection of both new and older works from ceramic artist Tip Toland, highlighting her unique ability to capture vulnerable human moments in clay.  Through January 2, 2022 Themes: Ceramic art | Sculpture | Local artist
	Trace: Terri Grant & Purnima Patel features innovative new glass works from artists Terri Grant and Purnima Patel. The exhibition draws inspiration from the many meanings of the word trace. Through January 2, 2022 Themes: Glass art | Collaborative exhibitions

Bellwether 2021 Bellevue Arts Museum is thrilled to be a venue for this year's Bellwether Arts Festival in Bellevue. Keep an eye out for details regarding public programs and artwork in the Museum's Community Education Gallery and Forum Space. Learn more » Public Programs  In-person programs—including Free First Friday—and docent-led tours are on hold until further notice. Look out for new virtual programs and additional no-contact kids craft kit pickup events outside the Museum in the coming months. 3D Tours  BAM will continue to provide 3D tours of the Museum’s current exhibitions for those unable to visit in person. The tour for Alden Mason: Fly Your Own Thing is available on the Museum’s website. A new tour exploring the Museum’s new second-floor exhibitions will launch next month.  About Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue Arts Museum provides a public forum for the community to contemplate, appreciate, and discuss visual culture. We work with audiences, artists, makers, and designers to understand our shared experience of the world. bellevuearts.org.  Images: Alden Mason, Love Flower. Photo: Emilie Smith; Tip Toland, Remembrance (detail). Photo: Courtesy of the artist; Terri Grant, Falling Into the Sky 4 (detail). Photo: Kim Fetrow Photography. ###

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Exhibition Credits  Alden Mason: Fly Your Own Thing is organized by Bellevue Arts Museum and guest curated by Roger Hull. Media sponsor: KCTS 9. In-kind support from Seattle SignShop. Tip Toland: Empathy in Clay is organized by Bellevue Arts Museum in partnership with Northwest Designer Craftsmen and curated by Lane Eagles. Media sponsor: KCTS 9. In-kind support from Seattle SignShop. Trace: Terri Grant & Purnima Patel is organized by Bellevue Arts Museum and curated by Lane Eagles. The exhibition is made possible with support from Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. Media sponsor: KCTS 9. In-kind support from Seattle SignShop.

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