Welcome to South Park Arts, an organization dedicated to supporting, representing, and promoting art and artists in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. Join our group. You don’t have to be an artist! No matter your skills, you can be involved in this fun and lively organization. If you want to join us in person, we meet the first Sunday of most months at Loretta’s or find us on Facebook.

Olympia, Washington, epicenter of Washington state government, is also the site of a makeshift art gallery. Within the State Capitol building, up in the North Gallery is House Representative Zack Hudgins’ office, and for this legislation session, its walls are decorated with works by South Park artists.

In mid- January, a crew of four SPArtians loaded up two vehicles worth of the most fabulous art and trekked down south to hang it up. Our congressman, Rep. Hudgins is an avid art supporter, and his legislative aid, Doug Honma worked with us throughout the process. The art is displayed in a shared reception area and in Rep. Hudgins’ office. You’ll see photographs, ceramics, letterpress, painting, neon, quilts, sculpture, collage, even an amazing rendition of our South Park Bridge rendered in fabric. Check out the sixteen artists participating in the show:

Cathy Chase: cast glass

Carol Clifford: letterpress

Koko Dahlquist: neon

Lisa DeWilde: prints of watercolors

Catherine Grisez: prints of sculpture/jewelry

Paul Hagopian: paintings

Missy James: ceramics

Elizabeth Knopf: prints

Colleen Lindsey: fabric art

Samantha Malay: collage

Bill Pease: sculpture

Kyle Rees: sculpture

Amaranta Sandys: ceramics

Bonnie Stenzel: quilts

Kristin Tollefson: sculpture

Wendy Woldenberg: prints of same sex wedding rings

If you’re in Olympia doing your civic duty, make sure to stop by Zack’s office. If you want to visit specifically to see the art, it’s probably best to call first: 360.786.7956. We’re also planning a small closing reception when the session ends, sometime in late April.