Capitol Hill’s Gage Academy of Art is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year by spreading the goodness of its annual Drawing Jam across the summer and the city. In Volunteer Park Thursday night, the non-profit art school kicked off its 25 Jams series of public art events.
“We look forward to engaging as many people as we can in that most basic form of communication, which is drawing, “ event organizer Kathleen Moore told CHS.
You can “jam” again Friday night in Freeway Park along with Seattle Chamber Music starting at 6:30 PM.
Gage organizers say the event is hoped to bring “artists and art-lovers of all ages together to enjoy the simple act of putting hand to paper, using different locales, subjects and events to engage the public in observational drawing.”
25 Jams is a spin-off of Gage’s annual Drawing Jam celebration, which takes place on the first Saturday of December. On that day, Gage opens its studios to the public and supplies free art materials in a lively celebration of its mission to bring art to the community.
Thursday night in Volunteer Park, participants had access to tables and art supplies provided by Gage. Some sketched. Some doodled. Some rendered Yoda in Dagobah green.
Like the Jam, Gage itself may find itself moving off the Hill. Earlier this year, the school announced it was beginning a search for a new home.
Volunteer Park, meanwhile, will feature a different sort of art through the weekend as Shakespeare in the park and the Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival take over the green space.
The full 2015 Drawing Jam schedule — including a return to Volunteer Park — is below. You can learn more at gageacademy.org/25jams/.
JULY
Occidental Park
Friday, July 10
Noon – 2:00pm
Freeway Park – Seattle Chamber Music
Friday, July 10
6:30pm-8:00pm
Pike Place Market Senior Center
Saturday, July 11
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Experience Music Project:
Myth & Magic Faire
Sunday, July 12
Noon – 4:00pm
Freeway Park – Seattle Chamber Music
Friday, July 31
6:30pm-8:00pm
Torchlight Parade
Saturday, July 25
ALL DAY
AUGUST
Art of the City Street Fest
Saturday, August 1
11:00am – 11:00pm
MOHAI – Free First Thursday
Thursday, August 6
5:30pm – 8:00pm
Victor Steinbreuck Park
Friday, August 7
11:00am-2:00pm
Fishermen’s Terminal – Under the Portico
Saturday, August 8
Noon – 3:00pm
Volunteer Park
Saturday, August 8
4:00pm-6:00pm
Center for Wooden Boats
Sunday, August 16
10:00am – 1:00pm
Victor Steinbreuck Park
Wednesday, August 19
11:00am-2:00pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
Saturday, August 22
11:00am – 1:00pm
SEPTEMBER
Bumbershoot
September 5 – 7
Noon – 6:00pm
Volunteer Park
Saturday, September 12
Noon – 3:00pm
DECEMBER
Drawing Jam ($10)
Saturday, December 5
ALL DAY
