First Thursday

Gallery Walks in Pioneer Square and the Seattle Art Museum area, 6pm-8pm. Downtown Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park are free all day on First Thursdays. For maps check out www.firstthursdayseattle.com

First Friday

Anacortes Galleries are open from 6pm-8pm. Visit www.anacortesart.com.

Bainbridge Island Galleries are open from 5pm-8pm or 9pm.

Bellingham Downtown Art Walk from 6pm-10pm. For more information go to www.downtownbellingham.com/gallerywalk/

Belltown Seattle monthly art walk from 6pm-8pm. Call Carol d'Amelio at 206/443-6003 for more information.

Bremerton Gallery Walk, 5pm-8pm, in Downtown Bremerton.

Ellensburg Art Walk, 5pm-7:30pm, in Historic Downtown Ellensburg.

Fremont Art Walk, 6pm-9pm. Visit www.fremontseattle.com.

Issaquah Art Walk 5pm-9pm in downtown Issaquah.

Sequim Art Walk, 5pm-8pm, downtown.

Vashon Island Gallery Cruise, 6pm-9pm. Call Silverwood Gallery 206/463-1722.

First Saturday

Gig Harbor Art Walk, 1pm-5pm, along the waterfront Langley on Whidbey Island Galleries extend their hours to 8pm.

Port Townsend Art Walk, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Call Ancestral Spirits Gallery at 360/385-0078.

Quilcene Art Walk, 11am-6pm. E-mail info@olympicartgallery.com.

First Saturday Quarterly

Coupeville Arts and Antiques Walk, 5pm-8pm. June. 6, September 5.

Second Tuesday

Capitol Hill Art Walk from 6pm-9pm.

Hotel Murano, located at 1320 Broadway Plaza in Tacoma, 2pm, sponsors docent-led tours of the hotel featuring 40 glass artists from countries around the world. A fee of $5 per person is donated to the Museum of Glass. Call Jana Clifford at the Hotel Murano, 253/591-4141 for reservations.

Second Thursday

Kirkland Art Walk. Downtown galleries are open from 6pm-8pm.

West Seattle Art Walk, 6pm-9pm. Visit www.westseattleartwalk.blogspot.com

Second Friday

South Lake Union Art Walk from 6pm-9pm. Call Patricia Cameron at 206.343.9647.

Second Saturday

Ballard Art Walk, 6pm-9pm. Call Art by Fire 206/789-1490.

Georgetown Art Attack from 6pm-9pm. For more info go to www.georgetownartattack.com

Kingston Art Walk, 6pm-8pm.

Port Angeles Art Walk from 1pm-5pm.

Third Thursday

Edmonds Art Walk. Galleries are open from 5pm-8pm. E-mail scansons66@yahoo.com.

Tacoma Art Walk. Tacoma's galleries, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Washington State History Museum are open from 5pm-8pm. All three museums are free. Info: 253/272-4258.

Upper Queen Anne Art Walk, 6pm-8pm. E-mail info@bouncingwall.com.

Third Saturday

Everett Art Walk, 4pm-7pm. Visit www.everettartwalk.org.

LaConner Art Walk, 4pm-8pm.

Last Thursday

Microsoft Art Collection Tours. Open to the public, free. RSVP two weeks in advance arteventmicrosoft.com. Maximum of 40 can register.

Visit Seattle Art Blog for timely updates to gallery shows and art events in the Seattle and Puget Sound area.

Through June 24
2009 Peninsula Art League Open Juried Exhibition, Gig Harbor Civic Center. Visit www.peninsulaartleague.com

June 19-21
Edmonds Arts Festival: 52nd Anniversary Year. Celebrate a fun Fathers' Day family weekend. Visit www.edmondsartsfestival.org.

Meeker Days Festival, downtown Puyallup. Jeff Cook, founding member of the world famous country music band "Alabama" is slated to perform two shows at this years' Meeker Days Festival. Visit www.puyallupmainstreet.com.

June 20
Museum of Northwest Art 17th Annual Art Auction in LaConner. Preview June 19. Visit www.museumofnwart.org

June 26-28
Taste of Tacoma, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma. The ultimate family picnic features juried arts and crafts vendors. Visit www.tasteoftacoma.com

June 27-28
Art 30: Magnuson Park, Sand Point Way, 10am-6pm. A neighborhood show featuring regional artists and fine craftspersons--produced by Northwest Art Alliance. Visit www.nwartalliance.com.

3rd Annual Artopia community arts festival in Georgetown. Visit www.artopiaseattle.com .

July 1-12
Choochokam. Bigger than ever Langley Festival of the Arts on Whidbey Island. Visit www.choochokam.org

July 12
Pilchuck Glass School: Campus Open House provides a rare opportunity to view Pilchuck's award winning facilities; to meet artists; and view them at work. Noon-5pm, admission $20, children under 12 are free. Visit www.pilchuck.com.

July 17-19
Kirkland Uncorked: The Year of the ART, Kirkland waterfront. Over 50 juried artists and crafts persons. Visit www.nwartalliance.com.

Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow: arts and crafts, dancers, and salmon bake at the Daybreak Star Cultural Arts Center, Discovery Park. Call 206/285-4425.

Sequim Lavendar Festival Street Fair. Over 150 arts and crafts booths. Go to www.lavenderfestival.com

July 18-19
Camano Island Art by the Bay Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, 10am-5pm, Utsalady Elem. School, 608 Arrowhead Rd. Visit www.stanwoodcamanoarts.com

Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival, 150 arts and crafts booths downtown. Visit www.peninsulaartleague.com.

Skagit Artists Together Juried Studio Tour. Visit www.skagitartiststogether.com.

July 24-26
Bellevue Festival of the Arts: 25th year--located squarely in the heart of downtown Bellevue, a superb array of 1000s of pieces of finely crafted items as well as fine art. Fri.-Sat., 10am-8pm., Sun. 10am-6pm. Visit www.bellevuearts.org.

July 25-26
Kitsap Arts and Crafts Fair takes over Port Gamble, 10am-6pm. Visit www.kitsapartsandcrafts.com

Loganberry Festival at Greenbank Farm, Whidbey Island--art, music, food, wine. Visit www.greenbankfarm.com

August 1
Shelton Art Festival: downtown- juried fine art, food, and music, 9am-4pm. Call 800/576-2021

August 1-2
Bellingham Arts Festival: "La Bella Strada" in downtown Bellingham. Visit www.alliedarts.org.

August 2
A Gallery in the Garden. Pratt Fine Arts Center has placed hundreds of works of hand-blown glass and forged ironwork throughout the Swansons Nursery lush 5 acre park, 9am-6pm. Opening Night Celebration, July 17, 6-9pm., $50. Visit www.pratt.org.

August 6-30
2009 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show at Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland. Approx. 150 paintings by some of North America's most respected traditional oil painters. Visit www.howaremandville.com for more information.

August 7-9
Anacortes Arts Festival: Bigger and better than ever. 250 booth artisans, 30 food vendors. Visit www.anacortesartsfestival.com.

Bainbridge Island Annual Juried Summer Studio Tour. Visit www.bistudiotour.com.

August 8-9
Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival on Whidbey Island. Call 360/678-3396.

August 21-30
Kenmore Annual Art Show, 2:30pm-8:30pm, Northlake Lutheran Church, 6620 NE 185th, Kenmore. Call 425/486-6050.

September 5-6
Lopez Island Artists Studio Tour: 25 studios and 30 artists, 10am-5pm. Visit www.lopezisland.com/studiotour.

September 5-7
Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Art Festival, Seattle Center. The annual 3 day sensory experience is the biggest of its kind in North America -- a regular mecca for art fiends and pop culture gluttons. Visit www.bumbershoot.org

September 19-20, 26-27
ARTrails of Southwest Washington, Seventh Annual Open Studio Tour. Visit over sixty artists in their rural studios in the small towns along the I-5 corridor between Kelso and Olympia with a free, self-guided tour. Gala opening reception at the Historic Centralia Train Depot, 4pm-8pm, Fri., Sept. 18. Web site for tour maps and information: www.artrailsofsww.org.

September 26-27
Whidbey Island Open Studio Tour from 10am-5pm each day. For information and to buy tickets, go to www.whidbeyopenstudiotour.org. Tickets are $10 per person for art scholarships for high school students.

October 2
Olympia Fall Arts Walk.

October 2-4
LaConner Quilt Festival. Visit www.laconnerquilts.com

Rainier Arts Festival at Mt. Rainier, a celebration of works inspired by Mt. Rainier. Call 800/238-5756

October 3
8th Annual PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction has been moved to the Fall. Dedicated to supporting the local arts community. Visit www.poncho.org.

October 3-4
ARTSTOCK celebrates the diverse artistic culture of San Juan Island. Open studios and gallery events showcase local art, music, and literature. Visit www.artstocksanjuanisland.com.

Issaquah Salmon Days Festival, 10am-6pm in downtown Issaquah. Weekend of free fun with over 300 artists booths. Visit www.salmondays.org

October 3-4, 10-11
Whatcom Juried Artist Studio Tour, 10am-5pm. Contact Tom Dolese at dolesejtmsn.com or visit www.studiotour.net.

October 10-11
11th Annual. Art Port Townsend Studio Tour. For more information go to www.artporttownsend.org

October 22
Pilchuck on Display: An Exhibition of International Glass Art, The Westin Seattle, 5;30pm-8pm, free and open to the public. This event allows visitors to take a virtual trip to the campus. Visit www.pilchuck.com.

October 23
Pilchuck Glass School Auction Gala Event: the contemporary glass event of the year. A sumptuous evening and opportunity to view and bid on more than 370 glass artworks by outstanding emerging artists and internationally renowned masters. The Westin Seattle 5pm. Visit www.pilchuck.com.