Portable Collection Opening Reception

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Wednesday, Sep 14, 2022  5pm - 7pm

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Portable Collection Opening Reception

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Join the City of Bellevue Arts Program as they celebrate over 40 artists whose work entered the portable collection at the city of Bellevue during the COVID-19 pandemic. These artists’ work span styles, subject, and media, and are unified by artistic excellence.

Full lists of purchased work, along with artist bios and statements can be found here on the city’s Portable Art web page under 2020 artworks and 2022 artworks.

In 2020, the Bellevue Arts Commission purchased 21 new works for the Portable Art Collection. The goal of growing the collection of portable artworks is to diversify the collection by adding a range of visual art mediums and artistic voices. Portable art will also increase the number of artworks accessible in city-owned buildings in Bellevue neighborhoods. Prior to this call, the City’s Portable Art Collection contained only a handful of artworks, one or two being added every few years. In 2022, the Bellevue Arts Commission purchased 29 artworks to continue supporting local artists through the COVID-19 pandemic. The call for artworks garnered over 1,000 available works submitted for purchase.

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