{"id":7809,"date":"2019-10-01T13:49:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T20:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=7809"},"modified":"2019-10-01T13:49:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T20:49:15","slug":"first-friday-kickoff-set-for-new-windows-alive-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/first-friday-kickoff-set-for-new-windows-alive-display\/","title":{"rendered":"First Friday Kickoff set for New Windows Alive! Display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Kelly-McKnight-Blue-Paint-Over-Time-966x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7812\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?attachment_id=7812\" class=\"wp-image-7812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Kelly-McKnight-Blue-Paint-Over-Time-966x1024.jpg 966w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Kelly-McKnight-Blue-Paint-Over-Time-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Kelly-McKnight-Blue-Paint-Over-Time-768x814.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><figcaption>Kelly McKnight<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Jeremy-Dubow-oil-on-canvas.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7813\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?attachment_id=7813\" class=\"wp-image-7813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Jeremy-Dubow-oil-on-canvas.jpg 431w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Jeremy-Dubow-oil-on-canvas-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><figcaption>Jeremy Dubow<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/windows-alive-Jeremy-Bartheld-New-Beginnings-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7815\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?attachment_id=7815\" class=\"wp-image-7815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/windows-alive-Jeremy-Bartheld-New-Beginnings-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/windows-alive-Jeremy-Bartheld-New-Beginnings-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/windows-alive-Jeremy-Bartheld-New-Beginnings-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Jeremy Bartheld<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Joan-Neubauer-three-002-1-1024x359.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7816\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?attachment_id=7816\" class=\"wp-image-7816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Joan-Neubauer-three-002-1-1024x359.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Joan-Neubauer-three-002-1-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Joan-Neubauer-three-002-1-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Joan Neubauer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Empty storefronts in Downtown Yakima will come alive again\non Friday, October 4<sup>th<\/sup> when the talents of local artists are put on\npublic display for the latest &#8220;Windows Alive!&#8221; installment. Six years\nago, the Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City\nCouncil, developed the idea to harness the creativity of Central Washington\nartists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a submission and evaluation process, outstanding\nartists from the region were chosen to be part of the latest &#8220;Windows\nAlive!&#8221; exhibition, which will run from October 4<sup>th<\/sup> until March\n2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kickoff for the latest Windows Alive! exhibit will take\nplace at 5:30 pm on October 4<sup>th<\/sup>. Art will be displayed in storefront\nwindows located along the north side of Yakima Avenue between 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\nStreet and 4<sup>th<\/sup> Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artists chosen to display their work will be available to\ntalk about their pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will be held in conjunction with &#8220;First\nFriday&#8221; activities in Downtown Yakima, which showcase local wineries, restaurants\nand shops with specials and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artists selected for the latest &#8220;Windows Alive!&#8221; exhibition,\nwith excerpts from their artist statements, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Joan\nNeubauer focuses on book arts. \u201cIt is a\nsmall corner of the art world that many people don\u2019t realize is out there,\u201d\nNeubauer said. \u201cEach book is like a mini exhibition and offers the opportunity\nto integrate so many of the crafts I enjoy.\u201d<\/li><li>Kelly\nMcKnight describes her latest work as\nincluding rice paper with encaustic medium. \u201cI love how the medium makes the\npaper translucent while adding some durability to something so fragile,\u201d\nMcKnight said. \u201cHaving light shine through the paper provides a glow that\nenhances the imagery painted on the paper.\u201d<\/li><li>Jeremy\nDubow has worked as an animator and\nillustrator. His work is influenced by the classical drawing and painting of\nthe Florence Academy of Art in Italy. He immersed himself in the techniques he\nlearned in Italy, and developed his own voice in still-life and portraiture.<\/li><li>Janice\nLa Verne Baker is a full-time studio artist\nwhose favorite materials include paper, acrylic ink, and paint boards. \u201cThe\nchallenge is to dwell in the art making and not worry about what others think\nof the finished product,\u201d La Verne Baker said. \u201cThe challenge is to tell my\ntruth, my story.\u201d <\/li><li>Maria\nRueda is interested in urban street\nand graffiti art.&nbsp; \u201cI got this sudden\nattractiveness to the colors and the abstract concepts of urban modern art and\nthe clever ways these modern artists incorporated historical art pieces into\nthe \u2018modern\u2019 ways of art expressionism,\u201d Rueda said.<\/li><li>Jeremy\nBartheld is a glass artist who finds the\nmedium challenging yet meditative. \u201cThere is something magical about using fire\nto change glass from a solid to liquid and back\u2026,\u201d Bartheld said. \u201cAll of it is\na delicate dance you make with the glass. One small misstep can turn your\nsculpture from a work of art to a pile of glass in the dustpan.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each artist received a $250 stipend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information about the artists is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsalive.com\/\">http:\/\/www.windowsalive.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/New-Windows-Alive-Project-News-Release.pdf\">New-Windows-Alive-Project-News-Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/New-Windows-Alive-Project-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empty storefronts in Downtown Yakima will come alive again on Friday, October 4th when the talents of local artists are put on public display for the latest &#8220;Windows Alive!&#8221; installment. 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