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First Friday Art Walk, Music on the Green and Elsewhere, August Artists Debut at the Library

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It’s that time of the month to discover the vibrant heart of creativity at the First Friday Art Walk tonight – August 1st– in beautiful Downtown Winslow.  Immerse yourself in a captivating blend of art, food, and drinks as you meander through charming streets and indulge in a feast for the senses.

Browse a diverse array of galleries, showcasing the works of talented local artists, and be inspired by their masterpieces. Savor delectable culinary delights from our eclectic eateries, accompanied by refreshing drinks that perfectly complement the lively atmosphere. Explore unique shops offering handcrafted treasures and embrace the spirit of community that thrives in this artistic haven.

When: Every first Friday of the month from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where: Downtown Bainbridge along Winslow Way

Which Businesses Participate in Art Walk?

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There are many, and it does change depending on their schedule and season. The following businesses typically have their doors open with wine, snacks, and music!

  • Bainbridge Arts & Crafts
  • Bainbridge History Museum (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
  • Bainbridge Island Art Museum
  • Blue House Interiors
  • Celtic Crossroads
  • Conservatory
  • Dana’s
  • Danger
  • Furnish Bainbridge
  • Island Cool
  • Island Life Artisan Gifts
  • Jeffrey Moose Gallery
  • Kelly Johnston Art Studio
  • Bainbridge Public Library
  • Millstream
  • Sotheby’s
  • Windermere

First Friday Art Walk in presented by the Bainbridge Island Downtown Assoc. https://bainbridgedowntown.org

Summer Music Series Continues Tonight at Winslow Green Gazebo, plus Eagle Harbor Winery, etc.

Fridays 6-8p {June 6-Aug 22, 2025}
Winslow Green Gazebo, Winslow Way West + Madison
Aug 1 | Psycho Sushi
Aug 8 | Bluefish
Aug 15 | Whammy Bars
Aug 22 | Honey Moon

Bainbridge Pavilion Concerts
Saturdays 6-8p {Dates TBD}
Summer Courtyard, 403 Madison Ave

Eagle Harbor Wine Co.
Sundays, 2pm {June 1-Sept 21, 2025}
Winery Tasting Room, 8897 Three Tree Ln NE

Aug 3 | Mark Soltys
Aug 10 | Teen Talking Circles (Fundraiser)
Aug 17 | The Pontunes
Aug 24 | PAT Timmons
Aug 31 | Songbird
Sept 7 | Jason Meeks
Sep 14 | Harmony Wombats
Sep 21 | Mark Soltys

August Art at the Library Features Katy Gilmore and Martha Makosky 

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy! That’s certainly the case for the Library’s August artists Katy Gilmore and Martha Makosky. Their exhibitions debuts tonight at First Friday, August 1, 5-7 p.m. in the library meeting room.
Gilmore’s exhibit is titled “72 Seasons” and was inspired by the Japanese concept of 72 Seasons – dividing the year into not just four seasons but 72 micro-seasons.  Gilmore recorded the year from 4 February 2024 to 3 February 2025.
For this show, she used the pages of old, deaccessioned garden encyclopedias to form a record of the natural world’s rhythms in the Pacific Northwest. Finding subjects each five days – the activities of plants, birds, humans – and using the 72 Seasons format of title, image and word – Gilmore paid attention to her surroundings, and reaped the rewards of close observation. This is indeed a time of “ecological anxieties” as Simon Barnes wrote in “The Year of Sitting Dangerously,” but Gilmore found a slowing down with paying attention, much learning and appreciation, and pleasure from forming rough notes into an orderly page.
Martha Makosky is a visual artist using a variety of printmaking techniques to represent the natural world. Using her own papers, which are printed with linoleum cut, stencil, etching, and collagraph techniques, she creates layers of image and color.
By playing with scale, abstraction, and pattern, she looks for ways to express the glory of wildness in the human experience on mental, physical, and spiritual levels. These works developed from collage work done in the tradition of an orange-peel quilt, and then worked over with paint. Responding to the surface through this process of addition and subtraction is one way Martha arrives at abstractions of nature and where the manmade and natural worlds meet.
You can view this exhibit all of August during regular library hours (unless a program is happening).  A portion of sales is donated to the library.

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