Three new exhibitions will be on display at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art as part of its fall/winter offerings.

A free special public opening and meet the artists reception will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.

First, Steven Maslach’s “New Light” will grace the Lovelace Gallery.

A Bainbridge Island-based glass artist, Maslach will be the subject of this solo show, displaying a survey of large-scale cast glass, wood and mixed media sculptures.

The exhibit’s title refers to his recent development of a unique means of coloring thick, clear glass.

Also featured in the exhibition are examples of his older work, which use more conventionally colored glass.

Secondly, BIMA will host Nancy Thorne Chambers’ “A Story Place” in the MESA Gallery.

This exhibition is a ceramic installation featuring 30 life-size animals and insects sitting intently in a forest, listening to a child reading a story — a story that is curiously about them.

“A Story Place” is a visual feast that speaks volumes about the simple but very complex idea of “relationship.”

Each sculpture is hand-built, fired, glazed, fired again then painted with layers of color to enhance depth in hair and fur. Every gesture, expression, clothing color and finish is carefully chosen both artistically and with relationship to their group setting.

Chambers is a former family therapist from Olympia.

Finally, “Thought Patterns,” a group show, will be on display in the Feferman Gallery.

This show features artists and craftspersons working in diverse media. The common thread is how these regional artists construct their ideas in patterned and repetitive ways.

The show includes more traditional forms of fiber art (textiles, quilts and baskets) and expands on the notion of “woven constructions” – combining diverse ideas and materials through drawing, painting, artist’s books, metalsmithing, woodworking, construction, digital prints and video. Whether tightly loomed or more loosely arranged, each artist weaves their own personal narrative.

Featured artists include Dona Anderson, Maggie Ball, Jaq Chartier, Julia Haack, Suzanne Hubbard, Louise Kikuchi, Aaron Levine, Aaron McKnight, Joseph Pentheroudakis, Barbara Robertson, June Sekiguchi, Peggy Smith-Venturi, Nancy Worden and Irene Yesley.

Also offered as part of this seasonal showcase, in the Sherry Grover Gallery, will be Chapter Six in the “Artist’s Books” series from the private collection of BIMA founder Cynthia Sears.

Several of the more popular previous shows have been extended due to continued visitor interest, including Caroline Cooley Browne’s “Goings and Coming” in the Ellis Bistro and Davis Community Gallery and Heikki Seppa’s “Master Metalsmith” in the Garden Gallery as well.

BIMA, located at 550 Winslow Way East, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.

The bistro is open daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit www.biartmuseum.org to learn more about the artists and exhibitions now on display, as well as future offerings and educational events.