December’s Art Walk includes a special treat: a monkey trolley tour!
From 6 – 10 pm, the Emerald City Trolley will drive up and down Greenwood and Phinney Avenues from the Woodland Park Zoo to 87th St. Hop on/ hop off the trolley to enjoy art walk venues and 200+ lighted holiday monkeys in business windows. Many participating businesses will be offering specials and refreshments.
Cost for unlimited hopping is $1/person. Tickets are available on the trolley. The trolley stops at locations designated with A-Boards. For details, go to www.monkeywood.org
Participating art walk venues:
Download a copy of this month’s map here: December Art Walk Map
Abram’s Chiropractic: 7815 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up Site
Avanti Art and Design: 7000 Greenwood Ave N — NEW LOCATION
Art Up Site
American Dance Institute: 8001 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up Site
American Dance Institute presents a mixed program of Ballet, Contemporary, Tap, Contemporary and Irish Step Dance. Program runs 7:00-7:40 and 7:45-8:30pm.
Bill’s on Greenwood: 8560 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Featured Artist: Charliegrrl
Charliegrrl has been a painter and traveling tattoo artist since 2000. Growing up in Colorado, she now resides in Seattle. She works with coffee, watercolor and ink to create a depth and romantic feeling to her ominous art style. She has shown in galleries across the United States, and internationally. She is also the creator of the annual art exhibit, Coffee Black.
Bluebird Microcreamery & Brewery: 7400 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Featured Artist: one of our own employees, Shawn Behling, who creates “Minimum Wage Art,” charging only minimum wage for the time taken to create the pieces.
In addition, Santa Claus himself will be in the house. Children can come meet Santa, take your own free pictures, etc. after 7:45pm. We’re also running a toy drive- donate a new, unwrapped toy, and GET A FREE SCOOP OF ICE CREAM. (Limit one per customer.) To recap: affordable art, meet Santa, free ice cream, woo!
Chocolati Café: 8319 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Cornuto: 7404 Greenwood Ave N
Chow Down Site
Couth Buzzard: 8310 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery: 8570 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Frock Boutique: 6500 Phinney Ave N
Art Up Site
Featured Artist: Heather Lewis / Crescent Moon Designs
Jewelry
Inspired by the union of emotion and color, Heather Lewis, owner of Crescent Moon Designs creates jewelry with subtle beauty. By combining contrasting gemstones gently surrounded with fine gold or silver, these handcrafted pieces underscore Heather’s desire for each design to compliment the wearer’s every day style.
Crescent Moon Designs is a local business based in Ballard.
Artist will be present
Art Walk night special: 10% off on everything
Wine and candy served
Gainsbourg: 8550 Greenwood Ave N
Chow Down Site
Green Bean Coffeehouse: 8525 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Greenwood Collective: 8537 Greenwood Ave N
A group of galleries and studios under one roof
- Black Box Studio
Featured Artists: Laura Clorinda, thingsnthingz,& Sam Taylor
Variety of rotating work created by three artists sharing a studio
Artists will be present
Holiday gift show featuring the Echo Echo crew & guest artists
Artists will be present
Featured Artist: Sami Saurus, Dusty Rockets, Jeanne Young, Krissy Downing, Eli Wolff, Ryan Henry Ward, Kalilah Shmeow, Tia Gibson, Dave Ryan
Street, mix media, acrylic, street art, graphic and illustration
Artists will be present
- Kolab Art Gallery (formerly PDC)
Featured Artists: Curt Ashby, Robert Bellm, Joshua Boulet, Mallory Milke, Melissa Crosetto
Street, mix media, acrylic, street art, graphic, illustration
Led by Artists Robert Bellm and Curtis Ashby, Kolab Gallery, formerly PDC, is a group of local artists/designers that reside in the Northwest.
The Name Kolab comes from the Prefix Ko meaning little or small and Lab short from Laboratory. “Kolab” is also a nickname for collaborative which is the theme for the gallery.
Artists have the chance to work together on paintings, projects and special events for the gallery space.
Artists will be present
- The Space Is Ours/ art studio
Featured Artists: Joseph Brooks, Andrew Miller, Narboo, Starheadboy, Tnglr
Street, mix media, acrylic, street art, graphic, illustration and Sculpture.
Artists will be present
Featured Artist: Ryan Henry Ward
Seattle icon and muralist Ryan Henry Ward, better known only as Henry, is opening a show in a completely new medium. For the first time ever, Ryan shares travel photography from his time living abroad. Join us for this one-time-only event
Artist will be present
Also featuring live music, and giveaways.
Greenwood Hardware: 7201 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up Site
Featured Artist: Suzanne Hamer
Wood Block Prints
Artist will be present
HomeStreet Bank: Phinney Ridge Branch 7307 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up Site
Featured Artist: Doug Keith
Acrylic and water color
Artist will be present
Kouzina: 8403 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Featured Artists: Alexis Henry and Jon Moore
Fine art photography – a collection of churches from France, a tribute for the lives that were lost and for the people of France
Acrylic paintings from around Seattle
Artists will be present
Munch Café: 8576 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Naked City: 8564 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Featured Artist: Sky Gerspacher
Surreal Paintings of Living SnowPeople
Artist will be present
Nutty Squirrel Gelato: 7212 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Featured artist: One of our team members, Kendra Johnson, a local photographer
Art Walk Special: 15% off any order
Oliver’s Twist: 6822 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up and Chow Down Site
Ridge Pizza: 7217 Greenwood Ave N
Chow Down Site
Seattle Recreative: 8408 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up Site
Featured Artists: Art of Destruction Students
Seattle ReCreative’s Art of Destruction students will be exhibiting digital photography, poetry, sculpture and artist books relating to the theme of destruction in contemporary art and culture. Our Art of Destruction class is made possible by a grant from the City of Seatttle Office of Arts & Culture.
Artists will be present
Seattle ReCreative will also be hosting Seattle EcoWomen for holiday crafting, refreshments and networking.
Stretch & Staple: 8005 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up Site
Featured Artist: Amber Leaders
Digital Illustration
I am a digital artist with 14 years of experience and a background in animation . It has been a thrill for me hear the response, that my art makes people smile. Upon hearing this, creating happy pieces has been the anthem of my artwork.
Artist will be present
Thaiku: 6705 Phinney Ave N
Chow Down Site
The Yard: 8313 Greenwood Ave N
Chow Down Site
Two Birds Tattoo: 7408 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up Site
Featured Artist: Suzy Todd
Original oil paintings
Artist will be present
Verity Credit Union: 8533 Greenwood Ave N
Art Up Site
Featured Artist: John Osgood
Osgood’s artwork has a street style feel with an urban design and is inspired by his Pacific NW environs.
Artist will be present
Light holiday refreshments. Monkey selfies are encouraged
Warlock Labs: 101 N 85th St #203
Art Up Site
Woodland Park Presbyterian Church: 225 N 70th St
Art Up Site
Open Mic Night
Art Up PhinneyWood 