The monthly Greenwood-Phinney Artwalk is Friday from 6-9 p.m., with nearly three dozen neighborhood businesses participating.

At the new Art on the Ridge at 8005 Greenwood Ave. N., they’re holding a fundraising event for animals affected by the Gulf Oil spill. More than 30 artists have painted images related to the spill. Twenty-percent of the proceeds go toward the affected animals.

There will be live cello music, poetry readings, and a meditation for the animals of the gulf. It should be noted that there have been a few fund raisers for the people of the gulf who have been affected by this ecological disaster, but this benefit is for the animals and birds specifically. It promises to be heart-wrenching but positive.

At Couth Buzzard Books Espresso Buono Café at 8310 Greenwood Ave. N., you’ll find paintings, photography and sculpture by Stacy Schonhardt, Shelli Young, Jan Caps, Connie Nelson, TV-TommyVision, Jess Angelo, Terry Thomas & Shawn Johnson. Plus, it’s the Pacific Northwest Folklore Society’s free monthly concert featuring Orville Murphy and Jerry Middaugh.

Tasty art gallery at 7513 Greenwood Ave. N. is hosting the opening night party for “South of the Border,” with original paintings by Nico Inzerella. 

Volunteers of America’s Community Resource Center at 9041 Greenwood Ave N., home to the Greenwood Food Bank, is now part of the monthly artwalk. Stop by and see “Art With Heart.”

The Art with Heart gallery will feature local artists and Volunteers of America clients. Proceeds of all art sales will benefit Volunteers of America. Guests are also welcome to participate in food bank volunteer activities, benefiting Greenwood Food Bank customers.

The accessible volunteer activities will make the Art Up stop something of interest for the entire community. This month, community volunteers will sort food for client distribution. There will also be and an art station for adults and children to make greeting cards and other artwork for senior clients who receive home food deliveries.

The monthly Art with Heart event is free of charge but guests are encouraged to bring a donation of a non-perishable food item.

You can make a free crafty project at A Muse, at 7107 Greenwood Ave. N. Or drop in to Art Camp for Big Kids inside the Greenwood Collective at 8537 Greenwood Ave N., Suite 1, and make jewelry and wire sculpture (donation requested to cover supplies).

At the recently-opened Chocolate Shoe Box, a vegan shoe and chocolate store at 7410 Greenwood Ave. N., there’s impressionist and mixed media paintings by Sarah Ghanooni.

Rising Stars Children’s Store at 7321 Greenwood Ave. N. features miniature acrylic paintings on salvaged wood by Shawn Smith and Jewelry by Maria LaFrance.

Yvonne Palermo at the new Palermo Art Gallery, inside the Greenwood Collective, will be showing her intensely personal art that reflects her experience with the health care system. Palermo has been featured on HGTV and the DIY Network.

My personal art is all about being a chronic pain patient and enduring 31 surgeries from breaking my neck, back and the list goes on. Kind of the Frida Kahlo of our times. My paintings reflect my time as a patient, and people need to see them to realize how bad our health care is and start a movement of change upon how the entire health care system treats patients.

Check out the complete list of all artists and businesses participating, plus a map, here.

Last month was the big annual Phinney-Greenwood Artwalk, but don’t forget that the monthly Art Up Artwalk continues on Friday night from 6-9 p.m. Three-dozen businesses along Phinney and Greenwood avenues (and a few a little off the beaten path) are hosting artists in all kinds of mediums.

At Urban Light Studios inside the Greenwood Collective at 8537 Greenwood Ave. N. they’re hosting a touring art installation called Free Life Center. Portland artists Seth Neefus and Mark Warren Jacques built a small, one-room structure from salvaged materials. They move the structure into the art gallery and then host musical performances, workshops, drawing parties, etc. inside it.

Avanti Art & Design at 7317 Greenwood Ave. N. has a unique show called “30/30,” which features 30 artists showing 30 pieces of work in various mediums, but each piece is no larger than four inches square.

At the new vegan shoe store The Chocolate Shoe Box, 7410 Greenwood Ave. N., they’ll have paintings that portray nature, peace and Buddhism by Pearl Haika.

Couth Buzzard Books at 8310 Greenwood Ave. N. will show paintings, photography & sculpture by Julian Hawkins, Shelli Young, Jan Caps, Connie Nelson, TV-TommyVision, Jess Angelo & Shawn Johnson.

Sugarcomb Salon at 780 N. 73rd St. features cartoon artist Brandon Baker and pastel artist Erin Wheeler.

Check out the full list of participating businesses here.

Here are a couple clips we shot during the Greenwood-Phinney Artwalk.

First up, the Ukelele Ladies, who performed at Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave. N. on Friday night.

And as promised, here’s a clip of the guys performing outside of Makeda Coffee on Saturday. They’re looking for a name for their band. Got any ideas?

As we get more comfortable with the process of shooting, editing and posting video for the site, we’ll post more clips of happenings in the neighborhood.

We’re looking for video ideas, so let us know what goings on in the neighborhood you’d like to see us cover.

Here are a few photos from day two of the annual Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk. We’ll post a little video later too, of these guys who were playing outside of Makeda Coffee.

We’d tell you the name of their band, but they don’t know what it is yet. They play Tuesday nights at the Pig ‘n Whistle, so stop in and give them some ideas, or post your suggestions here.

Outside SPACE: A Design Build Collective on Greenwood Avenue at North 76th Street, Artist Daniel Sebree had his utensil-scaled Spoon Dragon on display.

And a few blocks north, Art on the Ridge, which used to be in the collective, had plenty of artists displayed at their new address, 8005 Greenwood Ave. N.

A perfect spring evening - and lots of interesting art and music - drew throngs of people to the first day of the 15th annual Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk.

We only had time to hit the south end of the ArtWalk tonight, so please help fill in the details with what you saw on your part of the event.

Here’s Sasquatch Studios owner Sacha Maxwell with a paper mache bustier made by artist Nikki deRelle, who is reflected in the mirror.

At Johnson and Johnson Antiques, Trio Con Brio performed from a set of porcelain thrones, which they said added a certain “resonance” to their music.

And at Espresso Dental, one of several bonus stops not listed on the downloadable map listing more than 60 businesses, Phil Scroggs poses with his self-portrait Phillustration, aptly named “Phil.”

The ArtWalk continues 12-5 p.m. Saturday. Find more details in our previous post.

The streets of Greenwood-Phinney will be full of art lovers tonight and tomorrow for the 15th annual Greenwood/Phinney ArtWalk. The ArtWalk runs the length of Phinney and Greenwood avenues from 59th Street to 87th Street, from 6-9 p.m. Friday and 12-5 p.m. Saturday. Sixty-three businesses will feature 100 artists’ work in many mediums, including paintings, sculptures, photography, prints, glass, metal and fiber art, ceramics and mixed media.

A number of businesses will also have live music. Participating businesses will have ArtWalk maps, or you can download one here. The map has a list of every artist at each business, plus a notation of which businesses will have live entertainment.

This is usually one of the busiest nights in the neighborhood, with thousands of people out strolling, and the weather is supposed to be lovely, so get out and see your neighbors!

Hopefully yesterday’s rain and hail won’t return tonight so we can have a nice Art Up Artwalk in Greenwood and Phinney Ridge. More than two dozen businesses along Greenwood-Phinney avenues from 65th to 87th streets will host artists, music and other special events from 6-9 p.m. Click here for participant descriptions and here for a map.

If you’re willing to go off the beaten path just a bit, the new Spindle arts and crafts shop at 7305 Linden Ave. N. is having its soft opening tonight. A number of artists’ work is featured, including Megan Myers…

…and Tomonster.

While you’re there, pop next door to Sugarcomb Salon and see stencils and paintings by Dave Ryan and Laurie Hemingway.

A number of businesses are offering specials during the artwalk. Emma Jean’s Consignments & Antiques at 8554-1/2 Greenwood Ave. N. offers 30%-50% off during the artwalk; Bleacher’s Pub at 8118 Greenwood Ave. N. offers a discounted appetizer or entree; Carmelita has its $5 Happy Hour menu all night; Gaspare Ristorante & Bar at 6705 Greenwood Ave. N. is serving a $22 three-course Italian meal all night; and Taproot Theatre at 204 N. 85th St. has discounted tickets for tonight’s 8 p.m. show of “Brooklyn Boy.”

This month’s Greenwood-Phinney Art Up Artwalk from 6-9 p.m. Friday features plenty of artwalk regulars and several new businesses as well. Check out businesses and artists participating, plus a map.

Assemble Gallery & Studio at 7406 Greenwood Ave. N. is featuring embroidered art work called “Women in Stitches” by Cindy Steiler.

Women in Stitches merges past and present with a modern take on an old craft passed down through generations. Steiler presents a collection of portraits of women stitched on antique homespun linen & embellished with bisque doll arms and other found objects. The arms were dug from the grounds of abandoned doll factories in Thuringia, Germany which operated between 1880-1920 and were destroyed in the war. These antique materials add to the story of the pieces and add a touch of history to the simple imagery, creating their new stories.

The Park Pub, 6114 Phinney Ave. N, is featuring large-scale abstract paintings by Tara Flores for the month of April.

Ken’s Market at 7231 Greenwood Ave. N. is holding an open house from 5-8 p.m. with live music and lots of food samples to promote local vendors and welcome the neighborhood to their newly-remodeled store. (Ken’s will also have its Grand Opening Celebration April 14-27 with lots of specials.)

Tasty opened at 7513 Greenwood Ave. N. on Artwalk day last month. This month’s featured artist is Mike Cressy.

Tasty promotes independent artists! We sell unique products made by hand from over 35 designers in and around the Pacific NW. Husband & wife team, Sheri Hauser and Sean Wilkinson, have filled the store to match their quirky tastes. You will discover artful treasures that range from paintings and mosaics to metal & ceramic sculptures, jewelry, purses, accessories, toys and collectibles.

Brand new art shop Spindle will have its soft opening during the Artwalk. Spindle is at 7305 Linden Ave. N. in the Linden Corners area, just west of Green Lake. Nori, the owner, says she is still waiting on some products and she doesn’t yet have her credit card terminal, so she can only accept cash or checks on Friday. She’s planning on a grand opening in a week or two.

Spindle currently has paintings and hanging arts from the following local artists: Rachel Austin, LaRu, Megan Myers, Tomonster, Drew Christie, Scott Grigg.

I will also be carrying crochet scarfs/cotton clothes from Stacey Gynn, handmade creatures, jewelry and prints from different artists. I have the adjacent space behind the retail space that will be used as a gallery in the near future.

A “performance and audience participation event” called “Write to Move” will be at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, at 6532 Phinney Ave. N., from 7-9 p.m. The life drawing for writers is presented by local performance artist Mimi Allin and her special project, Untitled [Intersection]. The event is part of an ongoing series.

Join us every 2nd Fridays at 7pm @ The Phinney Center for Write to Move, a living, breathing version of The Untitled [Intersection]. Models move and the audience breathes and responds. It’s life drawing for writers. Anyone interested in witnessing and responding to movement is welcome – teachers, poets, writers, performers, improv, visual artists, general audiences too! All levels. $5 to join. Donations support performers & The Phinney Center.

Each month features a different artist from the rich community of performance artists in Seattle. Write to Move is both a performance and an opportunity to make art. Bring your own supplies (paper, pen, rhyming dictionary, charcoal, watercolors) and prepare to work, unguided, for an hour in a spacious studio along fellow artists.

More than two dozen businesses showcased various kinds of art tonight during the Art Up Artwalk along Greenwood-Phinney.

Here are a few pictures from the Greenwood Collective, 8537 Greenwood Ave. N., a hive of art activity in the neighborhood.

Tessa Hulls’ “Grow Me a Boat” exhibit in the Urban Light Studios space drew plenty of attention from artwalkers, including this piece, titled “Leaping Wolf.”

A new theme room inside the collective, which they’re calling the Library, seemed to be a hit with the kids, as well as parents looking for a break.

And once those parents get their second wind, they might want to check out The Joy Guild’s Art Camp for Big Kids (ages 18+) program, which looks like it has some fun events coming up in the next few months.

It’s time once again for the monthly Art Up Artwalk along Greenwood-Phinney from 6-9 p.m. Friday. More than two dozen businesses will be open and showcasing various kinds of art.

Tasty is opening its doors for the first time on Friday at 7513 Greenwood Ave. N. The shop features “delectable collectibles” from dozens of local artists, many of whom will be on hand for the grand opening.

(Photo by artman1951.)

At the southern end of the artwalk route is another new business, open for just a few months, called Sasquatch Studios, at 6108 Phinney Ave. N. Sasquatch features home decor, photography, jewelry, clothing and accessories that are created from sustainable or vintage elements.

(Photo by Mike Veitenhans.)

At the Phinney Neighborhood Center, from 7-9 p.m. is the grand opening and Artists Reception for three photographers.

The photographic works of Victoria Bjorklund, Maylee Noah and John Trela depict differing views of how we interact with the cities we live in. Victoria Bjorklund explores wonder and curiosity in her photographs which capture places that cause the figments of our imaginations to escape to a space where the real and unreal are found side by side in her portfolio titled Glass Figments. In Maylee Noah’s portfolio titled Vida Mirada: Photographs of Oaxaca, she explores the streets, markets and festivals in Oaxaca, as she is inevitably drawn into the action. John Trela’s photographs Tokyo Nights represent what a visitor to this busy and overwhelming city may experience on a night out in Tokyo.

(Photo by John Trela.)

Most of the businesses are along the Greenwood-Phinney avenues corridor, but venture east down North 73rd Street to Sugarcomb Salon at 780 N. 73rd St. to see photography by Laurie Hemingway and some really amazing Etch-a-Sketch art.

Businesses offering specials during the artwalk include: Carmelita ($5 happy hour menu all night); Emma Jean’s Consignment (30-50% off during the artwalk); and Gaspare Ristorante & Bar ($22 three-course Italian meal all night).

You can see a map of all participating businesses, and artist and artwork descriptions.

Friday night is the monthly Greenwood-Phinney Art Up Art Walk, with more than two dozen businesses and restaurants providing art and specials from 6-9 p.m. Sponsored by the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce, the art walk is designed to bring neighbors out to support their local artists and businesses.

You can check out a map of participating businesses here.

The art walk has everything from acrylic paintings by Katarina Countiss at Balderdash Books & Art (8536 Greenwood Ave. N.); to photography by Sacha Maxwell and fused glass by Susanna Prince at Sasquatch Studios (6108 Phinney Ave. N.); to food and drink specials at Bleachers Pub (8118 Greenwood Ave. N.), Carmelita’s (7314 Greenwood Ave. N.), and Gaspare Ristorante and Bar (6705 Greenwood Ave. N.)

Emma Jeans Consignment and Antiques at 8454-1/2 Greenwood Ave. N. has a unique display in honor of Black History Month.

Thomas A. Grants, proprietor of Emma Jeans Consignment and Antiques in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood is displaying for the first time some items from his private collection of Black History and Black Americana.

These items are selected from an extensive collection of photographs, books, and collectables. They will be displayed in the store (which is named after Thomas’s mother Emma Jean)…Items include, original photos of Emma Jean’s family dating back to the early 1920’s. Her husband’s all Black Infantry during the Korean War, items for the Seattle Chicken Coon Restaurant, books include Plantation Melodies, Little Black Sambo and original theatre promotional posters and programs, vinyl and furnishings.

Thomas invites you to visit the store and participate in this rare opportunity to view these selected items from his Black History and Black Americana collection which will eventually be donated to a museum. His hope is that by putting these items on display, members of the Seattle community will have a deep understanding of the richness and trials of his ancestry and be a means of education for younger generations.

Urban Light Studios at the Greenwood Collective at 8537 Greenwood Ave. N., Suite 1, invites the community to watch the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics on their big screen.

They’ll provided snacks and the downstairs galleries will be open with new exhibitions as part of the Greenwood-Phinney Art Up Art Walk from 6-9 p.m. Friday. Opening Ceremonies start at 7:30 p.m.