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West of Roan performs at Mindport Jan 21, 11:00am-Noon
Mindport is pleased to host West of Roan as part of the 2024 Bellingham Folk Festival! Admission is by donations to the artists. West of Roan is multi-media performance group consisting of Annie Schermer and Channing Showalter. Their sparsely set original and traditional songs feature carefully crafted, intuitive harmonies that emerge from deep listening. Annie and Channing met in Bellingham, WA and returned to the Pacific Northwest in 2017 after a three year period of collaboration in the...
Rocks & Rivers: New Paintings by Ivan Colin
Ivan Colin is an abstract painter based in Bellingham, Washington. He was inspired early on by street art culture, where he was first exposed to the expressive world of graffiti. He attended Linfield College in Oregon, where he was influenced by many talented and inspirational professors. Ivan draws inspiration from movement, fluidity, and colors found in nature. He enjoys discovering anamorphic forms and contours that can reference many different things in the natural world. You can see more...
New Exhibit: Colored Shadows
Colored Shadows This new exhibit is made of a set of three primary-colored lights on moveable arms mounted to a triangular-shaped table. The exhibit demonstrates the subtractive quality of color mixing that happens with light. There are a series of variables that you can play with on the table. You can move the lights closer or further from the white surface, you can swing the arms and direct the light at various angles, and finally, you can manipulate the intensity of each light or turn it...
2023 Celtic Festival
It's already time for the 2023 Celtic Festival! Mindport is happy to be part of this community favorite, once more. Musicians Bauman & Vogt return to Mindport Sunday September 24th 11am-12pm Long-time friends and musical collaborators, Bellinghamsters Sam Vogt and Zach Bauman have played together for over a decade. Initially bonding over a shared love of Celtic mandolin, they have enjoyed exploring Irish, Bluegrass, and Americana music throughout the years. Currently honing their skills on...
Dream House: dwelling in fantasy
Hello, Everyone! We have our first ever Call for Proposals for a new exhibit at Mindport. We think it is time to talk about the housing instability we are seeing everywhere right now, and we want creative input from members of our community. Are you a writer, an artist, a musician, a performer or a person who wants to present or lead a discussion about this problem? Do you have creative ways to think about this health crisis, and its potential solutions? Please read our Call on the...
Set a child up for a success by donating a backpack!
Summer Partnership with Lydia Place: Lydia Place is a community based non-profit organization that assists individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Bellingham area. They provide support, housing assistance, case management, education, counseling, and resource referrals to those in need. Imbedded in the housing support are parent support programs to address generational issues and whole family support. Through this they hope to disrupt the cycle of homelessness and...