Opening Events

Myong Sweet Artist Group 2024

Show Date: October 1st through December 31st
Reception Date: October 24th from 5 - 7 pm
Place: Puyallup Activity Center, 210 West Pioneer Ave, Puyallup, WA 

The artists in this year's exhibition are all students of Myong Sweet. Myong has been teaching Art to adult students in this area since 2011. Her students range from beginners to the accomplished. This is her students' third consecutive yearly exhibition at the Puyallup Activity Center. This year's Artist Group is comprised of students from three different classes.

These students have become quite outstanding artists. They work hard on their projects and are proud to display their accomplishments. This is the sixth exhibition presented by her students. Many of her students have individually entered local art competitions and taken numerous awards with honors. They share their instructor's deep love for art.

Reinhardt Takeo Hollstein, A.L. Sadie Reneau and Aletha Deuel

Show Date: October 2ndth through December 27th
Reception Date: November 8th from 5 - 7 pm
Place: 333 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371

Three artists show their unique work.
Reinhardt Takeo Hollstein Interactive: Recently, I've been experimenting with embedding electronics into my paintings. I designed my first prototype touch-conductive painting that can play music clips by touching the perimeter surface of the canvas. I've coined these paintings T.A.P. for Touch Audible Paintings. I'm experimenting with embedding electronic devices into my paintings for an interactive visual experience. I’ve coined these designs Art-Tronic Artwork. https://reinhardt-hollstein-artist.ueniweb.com/

A.L. Sadie Reneau's passion for photography has been instrumental in creating custom calendars of animals, motorbikes, musicians, autos, scenery, and more. Sadie's photography has become known in Washington State in many art shows, including numerous exhibits at the Washington State Fair. http://sadie-reneau.artistwebsites.com

Aletha Deuel, the purple mountain shadows, and the hues of the Southwest are found in her paintings because she was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She and her family moved to NW, Kansas, when she was 3. She grew up on her Grandparents' homestead farm, moving twice back to Arizona. In 1953, she married a young airman from Tacoma, WA.

Buy your tickets NOW!

November 16th is just around the corner, and this is an event you don’t want to miss!
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Join Arts Downtown as we celebrate and support art in Puyallup!

Our exciting program includes Puyallup's finest emcee, Tara Doyle-Enneking!
Chris Anderson, also known as the crooner, will entertain you.

Your evening will be highlighted by a no-host bar and a gourmet dinner from the famous and classic Vault!

You can get involved by bidding in our art-inspired auction, which offers other exciting treasures. 

Join us for this inspiring program and have an opportunity to celebrate with friends, old and new.

Tickets are only $75.00. If you reserve a table of 8, it is reduced to $550.00.
Tickets are available now and sell out fast, so please purchase your tickets today.

You must be 21 or older to attend. Semi-formal attire.
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"Material Expressions" Featuring artists Tammy Montevideo and Trish Cole. 

Show Date: July 17th through September 30th
Reception Date: July 25th from 5 - 7 pm
Place: Puyallup Activity Center, 210 West Pioneer Ave, Puyallup, WA 

Assemblage artist Tammy Montevideo uses found objects and various substrates to attach materials such as old paper, rusted objects, art tools, and toys to her art creations. Each one tells a new and intriguing story that inspires thoughtful reminiscence. Trish Cole has become a prolific artist, winning numerous awards and selling increasingly more of her works each year. Trish works in large formats with energy and color. She also has a voice for subjects that concern her. Both share a love for objects, scrap materials, and the environment, making their show unique and inspiring. 

The All Along The Riverwalk Arts & Education Festival is a vibrant, family-friendly festival that brings art into the natural environment to showcase the Puyallup Riverwalk here in Puyallup, WA. Last year, in 2023, we had lots of fun with over 100 contributing artists, musicians, and vendors. 

 In 2024, we are excited to elevate this event to the next level and bring even more art, music, and fun to the Puyallup Riverwalk. Thank you for joining the FUN! We hope you’ll join us this coming year!

Dedication Ceremony of "Eternal Heart"

Reception Date: Tuesday, August 27th
Time: 5:30 pm, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Dedication Ceremony immediately after from 6:00-6:45
Place: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the southeast corner of Pioneer Park 
The Dedication Ceremony will be on the Rotary Stage, Pioneer Park

The installation of "Eternal Heart," a new sculpture created by Sabah Al-Dhaher and dedicated to Rosemary Eckerson, was placed at Pioneer Park near the southeast corner. Rosemary conceptualized and founded Arts Downtown's Outdoor Sculpture Gallery and was a co-founder and integral part of Valley Arts United. Please join us for the ribbon cutting and dedication to Rosemary Eckerson.

Tapestry Singers 2024 Spring Concert
Music of the Heart

Show Date: May 18th at 2:00 PM.
Place: First Christian Church, 623 Ninth Ave SW, Puyallup, WA

Suggested donation is $10-$15.00. Refreshments and raffle will follow the concert.

Darlene Dihel Sumi-E Artist, Japanese inkbrush painting. 

Show Date: April 1st through June, 27th 2024
Place: Puyallup City Hall (5th Floor)333 S. Meridian, Puyallup 98371

"I use traditional images using black ground sumi ink, but also incorporate Asian watercolors as well as creating collages and abstracts. A painting session begins by grinding a black Sumi stick made from pine soot and glue on a slate stone to make liquid ink. A bamboo animal hair brush is loaded with ink and applied to rice paper to form the subject matter. No sketching is done. Once the stroke is made, that's it, it's done."

Yichao Zhang 

Show Date: April 2nd through June 28th, 2024
Place: Puyallup City Hall (5th Floor)333 S. Meridian, Puyallup 98371

Yichao Zhang was born in Zhengzhou, China where she studied classical art from an early age. She believes that artistic dicipline is the prerequisite for becoming an outstanding artist. She pushes herself to excel across various mediums. Her work draws inspiration from masters of the Renaissance and Neoclassical eras.

Sadie Reneau and Liz McDevitt

Show Date: January 3rd through March 28th, 2024
Reception Date and Time: Thursday, January, 11th, 4:00-6:00 PM
Place: Puyallup City Hall (5th Floor)333 S. Meridian, Puyallup 98371

ARTISTS CATHY FIELDS AND KELLY LONEY WILL BE DISPLAYING THEIR ART AT KENT CENTENNIAL CENTER GALLERY 1/4/2024 - 2/28/2024, 

Located on Kent City Hall Campus, 400 W. Gowe St., Kent, WA 98032 Centennial Gallery is throughout the main floor lobby and hall of the Centennial Center Show opening is 6:00 to 7:30 PM on January 4th, 2024 and the show runs through 2/28/2024

Kelly Loney - Snowy Snag

AN ABSTRACT VIEW OF NATURE - Becky Condra

Show Date: January 3rd through March 26th, 2024
Reception Date and Time: Tuesday, March 19th, 4:30-6:30 PM
Place: Puyallup City Hall (5th Floor)333 S. Meridian, Puyallup 98371

Becky Condra is an amateur photographer who enjoys taking pictures of nature wherever she goes. "In the world of nature, I look for the "abstract" a different view of an ordinary thing. It has always been a hobby of mine, something I thoroughly enjoy doing. None of my photographs have been altered in any way. I have used the sun, water, and my perspective to create this abstract view of nature."

Pacific Gallery Artists Art Show

Show Date: November 1st through the 29th.
Reception Date and Time: NO RECEPTION
Place: Puyallup Senior Center, 210 West Pioneer, Puyallup, WA 98371

Myong Sweet's Artist Group Exhibition

Show Date: September 10th to October 27th
Reception Date and Time: September 28th, 5 PM to 7 PM
Place: Puyallup Senior Center, 210 West Pioneer, Puyallup, WA 98371

Song of the Northwest

A collection of paintings by Sang Noh and Sookie Roh

Show Dates: June 30th to September 30th, 2023
Reception Date and Time: July, 13th 4-6 PM
Place: Puyallup City Hall (5th Floor)333 S. Meridian, Puyallup 98371

Sumi Strokes of Summer

Puget Sound Sumi Artists Reception. An exhibit of Sumi fine art, and a tribute to the founder, Fumiko Kimura.

Show Dates: July 5th through August 24th, 2023

Reception Date and Time: July, 10th 4-6 PM

Place: Puyallup Senior Center

210 West Pioneer, Puyallup, WA

All Along the River Walk 2023 Arts and Music Festival

Presented by the Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition & Arts Downtown - Puyallup's Public Galleries

Date: Saturday, July, 29th, 2023
Time: 9 AM to 4 PM
Place: Veterans Park - 429 9th Ave NE, Puyallup, WA

https://allalongtheriverwalk.org/

The All Along The Riverwalk Arts & Education Festival is a vibrant, family-friendly festival that brings art into the natural environment to showcase the Puyallup Riverwalk, here in Puyallup, WA. Last year in 2022, we had lots of fun with over 100 contributing artists, musicians, and vendors. 

In 2023, we are excited to elevate this event to the next level and bring even more art, music, and fun to the Puyallup Riverwalk. Thank you for joining the FUN! We hope you’ll join us this coming year!

Tapestry Singers Spring Concert, Music From the Heart

Tapestry Singers ARE BACK!! After 3 years they are playing together again.

Date of Show: Saturday, May 20, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM
Place: United Methodist Church, 1919 West Pioneer Ave, Puyallup, WA 98371

South Hill Artists Annual Juried Art Show

Date of Exhibit: April 1, through May 31, 2023
Reception Date and Time: April, 18th 6-8 PM
Place: 210 West Pioneer, Puyallup, WA

Jaylynn Van Eaton Art Exhibit

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Jaylynn has been fond of the outdoors, especially the creatures that inhabit it. Since childhood, a great empathy accompanied the adoration she had for animals. Through art, she expresses the need that we need to respect animals, their environment, and the planet that we share.

Jaylynn is a self-taught painter who enjoys contrasting, vibrant colors. She mixes up her medium by also creating glass pieces and digital illustrations. She has had work shared in a month-long David Bowie-themed show in Vancouver, WA titled “Bowvember”  in 2022. In 2020 she contributed a piece to an art benefit show in Eugene OR titled “PNW Art for Australia” which raised donations for injured and misplaced wildlife from the brush fire in Australia.  A handful of her paintings have also been a part of the Washington State Fair Fine Art Show in Puyallup, WA in 2019 and 2021.

Date of Exhibit: March 1, through Apri1, 2023
Reception Date and Time: March, 9th 5-7 PM
Place: Puyallup City Hall           
333 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371

Rotating Gallery Installation Day

Date: Sunday, April 30th, 2023
Time: All Day
Place: City of Puyallup

A fundraiser for Arts Downtown's founder Rosemary Eckerson. We are commissioning a sculpture in her memory.

Date: March, 12th 2023
Time: 2 pm-6 pm
Place: 2017 7TH ST SW PUYALLUP, WA 98371

Carmen Bennett's Family is holding her open-house celebration of life at their home from 1-6 pm.

Date: March, 4th 2023
Time: 1 pm-6 pm
Place: 3512 170th St Ct E, Tacoma, WA 98446

Rainier Art Club Holiday Art Show

Date of Exhibit: October 25th, through December 16th, 2022
Reception Date and Time: November 3rd from 5 PM to 7 PM
Place: Puyallup Senior/Activity Center           
210 W Pioneer Ave., Puyallup, WA 98371

Arts Downtown is purchasing "Renovation" as a tribute to the many years of service Carmen Bennett has dedicated to its success.

Date: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

Time: 4:00 PM

Place: City Hall Building

333 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371

Tommy D Vandevelde Artist

Show Dates: June 3rd through August 3rd, 2022
Show Times: Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00, closed weekends and holidays
Reception Date and Time: July 7, 2022, from 5-7 PM
Place: City Gallery, Puyallup City Hall
333 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371

South Hill Artists

Show Dates: June 3 through August 22nd.
Reception Date: June 30th, 2022 from 5-7 PM.
Time: Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00, closed weekends and holidays
Place: Puyallup Activity Center
210 West Pioneer Ave, Puyallup, WA 98371

Arts In the Park

Date: Saturday, June 18th, 2022
Time: 10 AM-6 PM
Place: Pioneer Park            
324 S. Meridian Puyallup, WA 98371

Arts Downtown, Outdoor Public Gallery Arts In the Park 2022. Local area artists demonstrate their artistic talents and techniques. Interactive activities for the whole family. Local and Arts Downtown artists in action.

Carolyn Hoebelheinrich, Mosaic Artist

Show Dates: March 4th through May 30th, 2022
Reception Date: May 26th at 5 pm
Time: Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00, closed weekends and holidays
Place: Puyallup Activity Center
210 West Pioneer Ave, Puyallup, WA 98371

Pandemic Retrospective

Date: April 4th through May 31st.

Reception Ceremony: April 28th, 2022

Time: 5:00 pm

Place: Puyallup City Hall Building           
333 S Meridian, 5th Floor, Puyallup, WA 98371

Rainier League of Arts, "Wrapped in Wonder" Fine Art Show

Date: November 2nd through January 7th
Time: Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00, closed weekends and holidays
Place: Puyallup Activity Center         
210 West Pioneer Ave, Puyallup, WA 98371

The Rainier League of Arts "Wrapped in Wonder" fine art show features local artists.

Material Expression

Date: November 22 through March 28th

Reception Ceremony: February 17th at 6 pm

Time: 6pm

Place: Puyallup City Hall Building           
333 S Meridian, 5th Floor, Puyallup, WA 98371

Artists Trish Cole and Tammy Montevideo collaborated on the "Material Expression" fine art show. 

Collage and fine art painter Trish Cole has a strong voice for the marginalized. Her works express the materialistic issues she sees in the world. The painting, Oil Invasion is her rendition of the beauty and the atrocity of oil pollution.

Assemblage artist, Tammy Montevideo, finds expression through the use of the materials/objects she collects and relishes. Most of the works tell stories told through the objects. Play is an example of this. "It reminds me of childhood cracker box cookies and the by-gone exploitation of animals in the circus." 

Street Side Gallery Featured Artist:

Ron Von Hess

Ron Von Hess is a world traveling father, entertainer, artist, US Army Veteran, toy and merchandise designer and animal rescuer. He started doing abstract art 14 years ago developing his own style based on vivid color perception . After his daughter's untimely death 5 years ago he stopped painting for 4 years recovering from it's aftermath. He now donates a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of his art to save local unwanted pets and to women and children shelters in his daughter's name. His last painting at that time , CASSIE , was her spirit working through him and by far his favorite looking like an abstract version of his daughter's doll she carried everywhere.

Paintings are $80.00 with 20 percent of profits going to these charities. Paintings can be purchased at Ronbuddahsutherland@hotmail.com at PayPal

Street Side Gallery Featured Artists:

Becky and Gary Condra

We are amateur photographers who have always enjoyed taking pictures of nature wherever we go. Last year we took a trip to the Olympic peninsula. We love that area of Washington because it is so very unique. We visited the Hoh Rain Forest, Ruby Beach, and Beach #1. They are all part of Olympic National Park. So many places of great beauty are in that area. We love getting out in nature and finding unique things to photograph. As you walk along the trails in the Hoh Rain Forest it is easy to feel that you are on a different planet. The huge trees and hanging moss everywhere lend an aura of mystique to everything. It’s great fun to imagine different images in stumps and trees. The beaches are great places to watch for unique rocks and pieces of driftwood. Beach #1 in particular has massive burls on the spruce trees. Again, it is so fun to use your imagination and look for images.

None of our photographs have been altered in any way. They are our creative vision of the beauty we found in the Pacific Northwest. I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as we enjoyed taking them. Use your imagination and look for new images that we didn’t see.

Street Side Gallery Featured Artist:

Trish Cole

Trish Cole’s passion for art started at a very young age.  Her mom even sent her to summer camps for art, in elementary school. She is passionate about the outdoors, gardening and the Pacific Northwest. This is imbued in all of her art. Trish attended the University of Washington and Burnley School of Art. She practiced as a free lance graphic designer, for several years. But quickly determined fine art, and various mediums of expression, were where her heart lay.

"Art is a way to express the passion, and love of every emotion and experience in life. It is a way to diffuse, explore. and express tumultuous changes in society and humanity."