http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/ Allied Arts Blog en-us info@alliedartsyakima.org info@alliedartsyakima.org http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=78 Sensory experiences are what our community has fallen in love with at Allied Arts: that final delicate note as a bow draws across a violin; the aroma of hot coffee paired with freshly written poetry; ... 2012-01-24 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=78 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=77 The earliest evidence of knitting dates back to the 4th century and came out of the Middle East. With 1700 years of tradition behind her, Leslie Deardorf finds knitting and crocheting both artful ... 2011-12-05 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=77 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=76 Coming to a gallery opening is always exciting: new art; lots of people you know and some you don't, all sharing this passion for creativity along with some tasty nibbles and beverages… it seems as ... 2011-11-09 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=76 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=75 Often we hear adults wistfully wondering how to energize their creative energy. One of ways we get our creative juices flowing is with Play Dates - they're not just for kids!
We know a writers' group ... 2011-10-26 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=75 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=74 We were listening to NPR this morning and heard a little item about an artist whose medium is bananas. Yes, bananas. The detailed drawings he etches into humble banana skins are fleeting as the skins ... 2011-10-18 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=74 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=73 chaos |ˈkāˌäs|
noun
complete disorder and confusion
[Physics] behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.
the formless matter ... 2011-10-11 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=73 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=72 It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. ~Tom Brokaw


Last Saturday in downtown Yakima, a couple hundred people gave up part of their day to see that our Fresh Hop Ale ... 2011-10-03 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=72 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=71 I consider it an incredible honor to be chair of FHAF. It's a big task, but I am fortunate to have an amazing committee working hard alongside me to make the event a tremendous success. One of the ... 2011-09-29 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=71 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=70 At the "Feast" opening reception in the Peggy Lewis Gallery recently, we were talking with some of the exhibiting artists about making a living from their work, how tough that is, especially in this ... 2011-09-27 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=70 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=69 The Possible's slow fuse is lit
By the Imagination.
~Emily Dickinson

When did the lightbulb of possibility last go on over your head? When was your last "Eureka!" moment? How long has it been ... 2011-09-16 http://www.alliedartsyakima.org/blog_detail.html?blogid=69