Venues for Artists in the Local Area
Upcoming Events
RECEPTION AND 16 YEARS OF VALA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
6:00-8:00pm | Friday January 30th, 2026
Experience the Art of VALA Eastside!
Join us to meet the Artists and celebrate 16 years of VALA! Don’t miss this celebration of local artistry—come explore, be inspired, and see what makes our art community so extraordinary!
MEET THE FOUNDER
2:00-3:00pm | Saturday January 31st, 2026
Join VALA Eastside founder Jessica Frances Kravitz Lambert in a talk about the Art of Collecting--and why what we keep matters.
PERFORMANCE: MOVEMENT AND POETRY IN RESPONSE TO ART
Redmond Association of Spokenword (RASP) board member, Kari Tai, presents a somatic ekphrasis of one of the "Founder’s Collection" works. She will perform movements based on a poem she wrote inspired by the visceral words that arise for her when viewing the "Founder’s Collection" works.
Kari Tai photo by Devin Munoz
Kari Tai through sculpture
A QUIET WAY OF LISTENING:
MOVEMENT AND POETRY IN RESPONSE TO ART
2:00-3:00pm | Saturday February 21st, 2026
RASP board member Kari Tai will guide VALA visitors through creating a similar-style verbal response to one of the exhibit’s works by focusing on the bodily, visceral, or physical experience of engaging with the art. We will play with translating visual, tactile, or emotional sensations from art into language. Then the participants who feel “moved” to do so will create simple gestures that represent some of the key words from their writing. No previous writing or movement experience required.
CALL FOR ART 'Recycled Dreams'
Apply by Jan. 30th, 2026
Exhibition Dates: March 5 – May 30, 2026
Together Center and VALA Eastside in Redmond are excited to announce a collaborative exhibition, "Recycled Dreams," featuring artwork created with recycled and reused materials. This exhibition explores environmental sustainability through creative practice, celebrating the reimagining, reuse, and upcycling of materials. We’re seeking artwork that incorporates the found, neglected, discarded, and abandoned, and transforms it into something new.
Important Dates:
Application Deadline: January 30, 2026
Finished Art Deadline: February 20–22, 2026
Exhibition Dates: March 5 – May 30, 2026
Artists may submit up to 5 pieces.
Event: Exhibition Details
Submission form: Click to apply
More info: info@valaeastside.org