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Community Visioning | Business Owners
Mercer Island business owners were the next group at a community…
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Community Visioning | Seniors
What: Input Session #4
Who: Seniors
Where: Mercer Island Community…
Who: Seniors
Where: Mercer Island Community…
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Community Visioning | Parents
Many parents came out to take part in the second input session. It was an amazing group with lots of thoughtful comments that will undoubtedly help MICA move forward.
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Community Visioning | Students
Third in our installment of input sessions was the student group. These students made up a nice cross-section of the arts on Mercer Island: band, orchestra, YTN, drama, and visual art. But, also many of these students take part in sports and other outside organizations like the Boy Scouts.
Arts Blog News
Community Visioning Begins!
The first of our small input sessions began on Tuesday, May 15th. MICA is excited that so many arts groups and individual artists decided to take part in the session. These sessions are led and moderated by our partner Phinney Bischoff.
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Community Visioning Session
Throughout the months of May, June, and July MICA will be holding…
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A Journey of Discovery
Mercer Island Center for the Arts embarks on a journey to listen and discover what the MI community would like in a new space for the arts on the Island. Since MICA’s reintroduction on February 6th at the City Council meeting, they have been planning and preparing for the ensuing year.
MICA Moment
Teaching Artist, Dancer, and Island Native Naomi Glass
Keith Imper talks with Naomi Glass about her life as a dancer, instructor, and Mercer Islander. Naomi works as a teaching artist with Dance for PD®, allowing her to share the joy of dance with individuals with Parkinson’s disease.
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Artist and State Senator – Lisa Wellman
You may not know, but Washington State Senator Lisa Wellman is a wonderful artist and Island resident. Here she is in a short interview at the Suzanne Zahr Gallery about her 2017 show 'Detritus'.
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Outgoing YTN senior – Annika Evens
Hopefully you were able to catch the outrageously funny performance…
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‘The Process’ with artist Louise Hankes
Mercer Island has so many artists here on the island. My colleagues…
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Robert Wood “Left Luggage”
Q & A with Robert Wood
written by Julia Hess
Robert,…
written by Julia Hess
Robert,…
MICA Moment
Mercer Island High School cellist Martha Sprague
Throughout the year I have the pleasure of many people around…
MICA Moment
The Incomparable Suzanne Zahr
It is our privilege to finally have Suzanne Zahr of Suzanne Zahr, Art & Architecture for a microMICA Moment. Suzanne is an architect, artist, general contractor, developer, designer and the list goes on.
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‘The Process’ with sculptor Kevin Au
I had the pleasure to stand in the rain with Dr. Kevin Au and speak to him about his artistic process and the piece he donated to MICA, The Dancer.
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MICA Continues Forward and Forges New Path
(Mercer Island, WA) Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA)…
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Natalya Ageyeva’s top 5 classical pieces
There isn't a week that goes by that I don't run into Natalya Ageyeva on Mercer Island. Granted, since Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle is a MICA partner...
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The City and MICA to explore all options for community arts center
The City of Mercer Island has requested that Mercer Island Center…
