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Sheila Hughes announced she will be leaving as the museum’s executive director in June.

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BIMA executive director announces June departure

Sheila Hughes, executive director of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, announced she is leaving the role June…

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Bob Green, center, poses with Frog Rock before beginning a touch-up paint job.

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Frog Rock creators return to ‘touch up’ BI landmark

Ellen and Robert Green, the original painters of Frog Rock, one of Bainbridge’s most iconic pieces of public…

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Catch these upcoming Bainbridge art events

The arts calendar for Bainbridge Island is packed once again.

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Isobel Coney, left, speaks to some gallery visitors about her art, displayed on the wall at Grace Episcopal Church.

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Local artist grants foster culture and creativity for BI

Does Bainbridge Island bring out the artist in people or do the artists come to Bainbridge?

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Attendees were greeted by a warmly lit Night Market.

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Night Market at BIMA a winter wonderland

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Assorted craft items at BAC.

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Old guard at BAC pledges to rescue nonprofit

Don’t call it a comeback.

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11 of 45 films have local angle at 2nd BI film festival

Gray skies got you down? Try the silver screen.

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The Bainbridge Island Quilt Festival featured over 200 quilts at its 12th official show on Winslow Green Sept. 14.

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Quixotic looks at exotic quilts

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‘It’s crushing sometimes’: BAC will close for good in January

After 76 years of artist exhibitions, advocacy for the arts in local government and dozens of free programs,…

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Bainbridge Arts and Crafts on Winslow Way.

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Oldest arts organization on BI in financial crisis

One of Bainbridge Island’s oldest arts organizations has hit rough waters – and if its ship never comes…

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“Blue” by Jenny Ellsworth at BI’s Waterfront Park.

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New art at Waterfront Park kicks off ‘Something New’

Visitors to Bainbridge Island’s Waterfront Park may spot two unfamiliar installations — something buggy and something blue.

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‘Ingress’ director Rachel Noll James, left, cinematographer Dan Clarke and co-producer Sienna Beckman lean on a log behind the scenes of the film.

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Women help BI film industry come into focus

Bainbridge has a robust craft, design and literature scene, but another artistic pursuit is emerging: film.

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New Kingston arts & crafts store offers classes

If Makerhaus sells it, they want to teach how to use it