Two Waters Arts Alliance

Hootenanny is back at The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula today, Tuesday, May 17 3:00-5:00pm! Join in for some fun folk singing and playing with other fans.

Calling all itty bitty artists! Gallery Row
Gig Harbor is hosting their eighth annual Itty Bitty Show May 9th. Visit their website for details https://galleryrowgigharbor.com/

FEATURED ARTIST PREVIEW: Sheryl Low has been quilting for forty-three years and specializes in reproducing antique quilts. One of her medallion quilts will be featured in the American Quilting Study Groups publication this summer. She has made over 200 quilts by machine and hand and will be sharing how to appliqué and hand quilt.

Portrait & landscape artist, Chris Bronstad, will be sharing his artistry at the upcoming Interactive Community Day of Art. Chris, a retired science & art teacher, uses a variety of media to create his pieces and will be demonstrating as well as having materials for attendees to try.

Robots at the Studio Tour!!! Robotics engineer, Alan Walker, will be helping kids between the ages of 5 to 17 build and code robots during the Interactive Community Day of Art, Saturday April 23rd from 1 to 4 at the Key Peninsula Civic Center!

Silver jewelry & mixed media artist Shirley Lane is joining the Key Peninsula Artist Studio Tour! The best part of this event is the 'Studios' will all be in one place! NO you DO NOT have to drive from place to place! Come & join Shirley and 15 other artists at the Key Peninsula Civic Center for an Interactive Community Day of Art on Saturday April 23rd from 1 to 4.

Come see the beautiful art of local fabric artist Margo McDonald, at the Two Waters Artist Studio Tour at Key Peninsula Civic Center on April 23rd from 1 to 4 pm. Margo will be demonstrating her uniques weaving techniques she uses to create beautiful landscapes and more.

Cathie Johnson considers herself a Northwest regional landscape painter and her favorite way of accomplishing
this is to be outdoors or painting en plein aire all summer. Watercolors are her favorite media when outside. She loves the way the
colors blend on the paper when working wet into wet, their sparkle and transparency. Her
preference- painting marine subject matter including boats, lighthouses, docks, marshes,
oyster farms and netsheds to name a few.

Izzy Edwards is a 19-year-old wildlife photographer and conservationist based in Longbranch, Washington. She has devoted the past four years to photographing and understanding all 19 of America’s owl species. During this time she has volunteered with multiple conservation projects meeting biologists from around the country, she hopes to follow the path of conservation as a career.

FEATURED ARTIST PREVIEW: Sheryl Low has been quilting for forty-three years and specializes in reproducing antique quilts. One of her medallion quilts will be featured in the American Quilting Study Groups publication this summer. She has made over 200 quilts by machine and hand and will be sharing how to appliqué and hand quilt.

Mark your calendars for a day of studio tours without driving from place to place. Join us at KPCC on April 23rd where more than 10 local artists will set up a 'mobile version' of their studio set up. enjoy music, light refreshments, and interact with the artists.
Today's post features local nature & wildlife photographer Gretchen Shepherd who will share her camera set up, favorite locations, tips, tricks, and her editing workflow.

What you need to know to show your art at the TWAA Members Juief Art Show !

Today is the day!! Be sure to join us tonight, August 4th, 5-8pm in Key Center for local art, live music, yummy food and more! Come out, connect with our community and enjoy all the beauty of Key Peninsula.

It’s almost here!! Two more days until the TWAA 2021 Art Walk! Join us Wednesday, August 4th from 5-8pm in beautiful Key Center for vendors, music, food and more.

ONE WEEK AWAY !!!! Don’t miss the “KEY”event of the summer!! Put this on your calendar and we will see you there! @blendwineshop @cozycountrykeepsakes @sunnycrestnurseryandflorist @keypeninsulafire

COMMENTARY: For students in California, arts education is a civil rights issue

Schools need to expand arts education to more students now more than ever

COMMENTARY: For students in California, arts education is a civil rights issue While arts programs support academic and school climate goals, they are often the first to be cut from the budget.

Hey . The very popular Art Walk is coming back! @KeyCenter will welcome returning and new artists and organizations on the evening of the first Wednesday in August for a celebration of the arts and community. for August 4th and plan on joining in the fun. Interested in sharing your art or craft? DM with your info and we will reach out. Deadline in early July

It took a crew but the final mural of TWAA Mural Project went up at the KC Corral. This one by local artist Chris Bronstad (left) Plans are to auction the murals to benefit TWAA art programs for the community. But DM if you want to be sure one of the murals to becomes yours!

Hey Key Peninsula !!! The ART WALK IS COMING !!! mark your calendars - first Wednesday of August for the community event of the season. and so much more Stay tuned and spread the word

8th of 8 murals around Key Center went up this morning! This one, by local artist Chris Bronstad(top), is hanging at the Corral! Have you located the other 7? Let us know in comments !

Murals are almost all back up 🎨. This one is by Patti Nebel and hangs @cozycountrykeepsakes … Look for the 7 that are up & stay tuned for notification on when the final one goes up!

We will be at Food Backpacks 4 Kids May 21st 3-5pm passing out our Creativity Kits. This week we have a STEAM project building a birds nest. Stop by and get your project.

Art Walk to return !!! Stay tuned and mark your calendar for the first Wednesday of August as the artists of Key Peninsula come together to sell and share their art with the Key and surrounding communities! @blendwineshop @keypeninsulafire @keypeninsulalutheranchurch @keypeninsulafarmtour

Experts Say Arts Education Should Be Emphasized As Students Return To Classrooms

Experts Say Arts Education Should Be Emphasized As Students Return To Classrooms

Experts Say Arts Education Should Be Emphasized As Students Return To Classrooms Although learning loss is a concern, parents and teachers shouldn’t hyper-focus on it given the anxiety many students have about going back to in-person school.

We will be at Food Backpacks 4 Kids again Friday, May 7th, 3-5pm passing out our Creativity Kits. This week our project is paper flowers for Mother’s Day! Stop by and get your project.

Our newest Creativity Kit instructions are available on our website. If you missed getting your kit this last Friday head to the site to make your own Bubble Art Card!

If you missed our Creativity Kit pick up this past Friday the instructions are now available online. Check out our website to make your own Clothespin Chameleon.

https://twowaters.org/index.php/creativity-kits/

Undaunted by virus, KPMS arts club collaborates on a Zoom mural

We can’t say enough great things about our coordinator at Key Peninsula Middle School, Stephanie Flintoff! Covid has not put a damper on the Art Club’s activities and we are excited to share their work.

Undaunted by virus, KPMS arts club collaborates on a Zoom mural Kids show how you do art on Zoom.

We will be at Food Backpacks 4 Kids tomorrow March 19th 3-5pm passing out our creativity kits to the community. In this project we will make a paper caterpillar on a leaf that moves! Hope to see you all there!