Arts & Culture

Arts & Humanities Bainbridge

(formerly Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council)

Arts & Humanities Bainbridge supports, promotes and fosters cultural organizations and artists of all disciplines through a variety of vehicles and opportunities. AHB coordinates an Arts in Education Consortium which serves over 2,000 students during artist residencies in the public schools. We collaborate with the City of Bainbridge Island to place art in public places, coordinate a regional film festival, conduct an annual garden tour highlighting artistic expression through landscape design and provide a platform for local poets to showcase their work for the enjoyment of the entire community.

Website: www.AHBainbridge.org

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Bainbridge Arts & Crafts

Bainbridge Arts & Crafts is a nonprofit art gallery that illuminates our corner of the world through monthly exhibitions, free art education, and outreach. Founded in 1948 by a group of ambitious, forward-thinking artists, craftspeople, and art educators, we are one of the region’s largest nonprofit galleries. We support the livelihood of more than 200 Northwest artists while serving close to 10,000 youth, adults, and seniors each year through more than 100 free programs taking place inside and outside of our gallery space.

Website: www.bacart.org

Bainbridge Chinese Culture & Arts

Learn the language and culture of one of the world’s great civilizations. Bainbridge Chinese Culture & Arts is a non-profit organization that provides Mandarin Chinese language training and an introduction to Chinese culture and arts to students and interested adults on Bainbridge Island and nearby communities in Washington State.

Website: bainbridgechinese.org

Bainbridge Chorale

The Bainbridge Chorale is an umbrella organization comprised of the 80-voice Bainbridge Chorale and the 30-voice Olympic Girls’ Choir. Our mission is to enrich and inspire our singers, audiences and community by sharing the transcendent power of choral music. We present professionally-performed choral music concerts several times a year in conjunction with the girls’ choir, exploring all forms of music, from jazz to contemporary to classical. As well, we regularly partner with other local music groups to produce major choral/orchestral works such as Carmina Burana and the Verdi Requiem. We have established a presence in the regional choral community, traveling to Seattle to represent the Chorale in the biennial Greater Seattle Choral Consortium choral festival, Seattle Sings! An equally important part of our mission is hosting public-participation events for the community, namely the annual Messiah Sing-along and Community Caroling events.

Website: www.bainbridgechorale.org

Bainbridge Community Piano Association

Bainbridge Community Piano Association owns and maintains the Yamaha C6 grand piano in Huney Hall at Waterfront Park Community Center. It sponsors community student recitals and presents eight professional concerts of jazz and classical music in the concert series First Sundays Concerts.

Website: www.firstsundaysconcerts.org

Bainbridge Island Downtown Association

BIDA’s mission is to build and sustain community through a vibrant downtown economy. Since 1992, Bainbridge has been recognized as one of only 12 nationally accredited Washington Main Streets through the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Website: www.bainbridgedowntown.org

Bainbridge Island Historical Museum

The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, and foster knowledge of Bainbridge Island History. Each year, some 13,000 visitors come from around the world to experience our award-winning exhibits which illustrate the Island’s past as a lumber and shipbuilding powerhouse, and then as an important center for strawberry farming. We tell the story of the forced removal of the Island’s large Japanese American population during WWII, the first of some 120,000 people to be incarcerated in internment camps. We provide a year-round educational program for Island youth and for visiting groups.This year, we are excited to announce that we are also FREE to the public!

Website: www.bainbridgehistory.org

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

BIMA has become the cultural living room for our ever-expanding community. BIMA offers no-barrier arts and culture access through it’s free admission 363 days a year thank to our members and donors. Cultural programs at BIMA include: art exhibitions which rotate three times per year in ten gallery spaces, artist lectures, K-12 field trips through our ArtsGrowth Initiative, hands-on art workshops, after school and school vacation programs, and year-round film programming. There is always something new and exciting at BIMA – whether it’s the Within/Earshot Jazz Festival, Momentum Arts Festival or Dia de los Muertos Community Celebration.

Website: www.biartmuseum.org

Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra

The training orchestra for young string musicians on Bainbridge Island, BIYO provides students with the opportunity to perform orchestral music at a high degree of artistry while improving technical skills and fostering collaboration, teamwork and community involvement. Our three-tiered orchestra program allows students from beginner to advanced to benefit and grow from their involvement. We celebrate our performing artists with three annual free public concerts, collaborations with the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, an educational local school’s outreach program and an end of the year string festival open to all area string musicians. Thank you for your support.

Website: www.biyo.us

Bainbridge Performing Arts

The quintessential heart of the island’s performing arts community, BPA has offered year-round LIVE entertainment on stage for over 60 years and is a gathering place for local talent in dance, music, and theatre. Our mission is to promote appreciation of and participation in the performing arts to build, educate, and inspire our vibrant, creative community.

Website: www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org

BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network)

BARN – Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network – is a regional center for craft and invention. BARN offers classes in everything from woodworking, metalworking, fiber arts, printmaking and cooking to building robots and using 3D printers. It’s a place to build a garden bench, make a necklace, weave a rug or preserve food. BARN features eleven well-equipped workshops where people of all ages and skill levels learn from one another while working on personal and community service projects.

Website: bainbridgebarn.org

Bloedel Reserve

Bloedel Reserve is an internationally renowned public garden whose mission is to provide a tranquil and refreshing experience in nature. The Reserve’s 140 acres are a unique blend of natural Pacific Northwest woodlands, ponds, meadows, and wildlife habitats with 12 distinct and beautifully landscaped gardens. We invite you to experience the magnificence of this horticultural masterpiece on Bainbridge Island.

Website: www.bloedelreserve.org

Filipino American Community of Bainbridge Island & Vicinity

The Filipino American Community was founded 75 years ago. We maintain a community hall that is registered in the national register of historic places. We perpetuate the Filipino American heritage and encourage interest in the Filipino language, culture, customs and traditions within our community.

inD Theatre

inD Theatre produces independent theatrical events in order to inspire social change, provide artist stipends and offer free admission so all community members may attend. inD Theatre is a Washington State nonprofit corporation that is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that provides independent arts groups the services, resources, and opportunities they need for sustainable success.

Website: www.indtheatre.org

Island Theatre

Island Theatre provides high quality theater in intimate settings for adults who like to think. Every other month we perform “scripts in hand” productions at the Bainbridge Public Library. The months in between, we host potluck play readings in private homes. You’re welcome to just listen or to read a part. We also host our annual Ten Minute Play Festival, showcasing original plays by professional and aspiring Kitsap County playwrights, and featuring local actors and directors. Run entirely by volunteers, Island Theatre is supported by your individual donations, Bainbridge Community Foundation, COBI Cultural Funding, and One Call For All. Most productions are free to the community with donations gratefully accepted. Since its inception in 1994, Island Theatre has presented close to 200 plays at the library and on other community stages.

Website: www.IslandTheatre.org

Kids Discovery Museum

Founded in 2003 by dedicated volunteers, the Kids Discovery Museum (KiDiMu) bridges the gap in local early learning opportunities. It is the only nonprofit children’s museum on the Kitsap Peninsula and serves families from Bainbridge Island and the surrounding region. At KiDiMu, children and their grown-ups experience the power of learning together through play. They explore art, science and culture through hands-on exhibits, activities and programs, all of which follow the Early Learning and Development Guidelines established by the State of Washington. Research shows that such play-based, multi-sensory environments inspire a lifelong desire to learn in children. (Recommended for children birth to 8 years of age.)

Website: www.kidimu.org

Kids in Concert

An el Sistema-inspired program dedicated to building community and relationships and making beautiful music. Kids in Concert is an after-school program for ages 5-18 that ignites creativity though choir and string ensembles at absolutely no cost to families.

Website: www.kidsinconcert.org

Olympic Performance Group

We provide dancers and performers of all ages and levels as well as artistic choreographers the opportunity to be involved in professional level productions and workshops. We strive to enrich the community by increasing dance appreciation through these events as well as to develop life skills in local youth who join OPG. Skills such as dedication, work ethic, team work and professionalism are learned through participation in the caliber of performance we achieve all while spreading the spirit of dance as a dynamic art form. With a fourteen year history, OPG has touched the lives of thousands in our local community and is continually looking for ways to partner with other organizations to bring even more, the joy of dance. Website: olympicperformancegroup.org

Website: olympicperformancegroup.org

Ovation! Performing Arts Northwest

Ovation! presents quality theatrical productions by and for our community while engaging all age groups in enriching theatrical and arts education experiences. Ovation! produces two to three mainstage productions per year and operates education programs that span multiple stages of life and foster interaction between diverse age groups. Programming includes Crescendo, an adult vocal ensemble; the Northwest Young Actor’s Studio; and summer GLEE camps for youth and adults. Founded in 2003 as a volunteer run organization, Ovation! has produced thirty-two shows in fifteen years. As a teaching organization, Ovation! has produced top-notch talent nurtured by first-class educators.

Website: www.ovationmtb.com

WEAVE Presents

Based out of Rolling Bay Hall, WEAVE Presents is a nonprofit performing arts and education organization that values curiosity, connection, and collaboration by showcasing our local independent arts community and inviting audiences to celebrate the multi-racial, multi-ethnic roots of American culture. America was woven from beautiful threads of varying colors and traditions. WEAVE Presents brings this fabric to life. We attract curious minds with our intimate atmosphere, intentional performances, and well-poured cocktails. We entice performance artists with our hospitality, great sound, and fair compensation. We foster new connections and strengthen our friendships while sharing music, theatre and community. Our unique programming honors the diverse communities that built this country and continue to make it strong and vibrant. Together we can begin to realize the ideals that make America an experiment worth fighting for. Supporting WEAVE advances social and economic justice in our own community.

Website: weavepresents.org