April 23 is Kitsap Great Give!
CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT BIMA DURING KITSAP GREAT GIVE!
Kitsap Great Give is an annual day of giving in which the community comes together to support the outstanding organizations across Kitsap working to build a vibrant world for us all!
BIMA relies on heavily individual donations from people like you! […]

BIMA is proud to announce a new arts festival, DogEar—a celebration of Artist’s Books, print works and paper arts that invites the audience to participate in the fun. This event happens in conjunction with the opening of BIMA’s Spring Artist’s Book exhibition, Open Sesame! The Magic of Artist’s Books Revealed. On March 2 and 3, […]

A rich tapestry of arts, culture & humanities programs
Described as “refreshingly edgy” and a “fresh interdisciplinary concept” when it debuted in 2018  Momentum Festival returns in March & April 2019 to light up Kitsap County with an immersive program designed to stimulate your senses. Spotlighting the talents of artists, poets, musicians, composers, filmmakers, […]

Been meaning to get to BIMA to see Alfredo Arreguín’s solo exhibition Life Patterns? Already seen it and can’t get enough? Originally scheduled to close on Sunday, February 3, BIMA is please to announce that Afredo’s show will be open an extra two weeks through Sunday, February 17.
If you haven’t seen this exhibition, […]

We are sad to learn of the passing of a Northwest Legend, photographer Mary Randlett. For decades, Randlett captured some of the most iconic landscape and portrait photography from the region. Born and raised in Seattle, Randlett graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla followed by an apprenticeship with Hans Jorgensen.
As a documentarian of the Northwest School of artists, […]

BIMA is delighted to announce that community activist and philanthropist—and founding Board Member—Steve Davis has accepted the role of Honorary Chair for BIMA Bash! 2019. The June event, comprised of two nights of parties and auctions, is the Museum’s largest fundraiser of the year—accountable for more than a third of the organization’s annual operating budget. Tickets go on sale in April at www.bimabash.com. […]

If you’ve been by the Museum recently, you will absolutely have spotted Patty Grazini’s eye-catching paper sculpture, Elizabeth Lyska, Giantess, in the BIMA@5 exhibition. For Spring 2019, Patty’s work will be featured in her first solo art museum exhibition entitled Forms of Devotion.
We wanted to give you a special preview into this exciting exhibition with a short question and answer session with the artist herself! […]