In celebration of the Art Speaks online festival, we asked our staff what they’ve been reading while at home for the past few months. Check out the long list of titles the BIMA crew has been enjoying below!
Looking to get a copy of one of the books? We recommend ordering through our friends at Eagle Harbor Books or Bookshop.org to support local independent bookstores! […]

A diverse collection of spoken word pieces and musical interludes from emerging artists and legends of today and days past, curated by DJ Sidecar (Gary Bedell).
About DJ Sidecar
Gary Bedell is a graphic designer, silk screener, and vinyl DJ residing and creating on Bainbridge Island, Washington. In 2016 he got back into spinning records after taking a 30 year break from stints being a DJ at Skate King and KBCS 91.3 community radio. […]

As a curator, I have always had the impulse to combine music inspirations with an artwork to add another layer of experiencing and connecting to the translation of an art exhibition. Anna Teiche’s solo exhibition Fragments transmits a language of music through immersive colors and patterns counterbalanced with the human figure. Anna describes much of her painting practice as inspired through her community of music and dancing. […]

Some of the jazz enthusiasts on staff here at BIMA have been really hurting for a jazz fix and we figured you might be too!
While we can’t get together to enjoy some swingin’ music together, we thought we’d put together a playlist of some of our jazz favorites to get your weekend hoppin’!
We hope you’re staying safe at home and we can’t wait to have you back at the museum for a great concert sometime in the future! […]

As events are canceled and organizations close to help slow the spread of coronavirus, we know that artists are suffering deeply and are in need of assistance. Below is a collection of resources our team has found to help artists in need during this time.
We will continue to update this list as we find more resources. […]

Hey, it’s Jesse Ziebart, BIMA’s Cultural Programs Manager and producer of Mojo Rhythm & Blues Festival. Each week, I’ll be coming at ya with my top 5 blues songs of the week to get you through this mess! Check out each week’s picks below and come on back every Wednesday at 4pm for more tunes!
Check out the full playlist here! […]

As schools, museums, and other community-based organizations across the region close to limit the spread of COVID-19, we know that lots of families are thinking about how to continue learning from home! 
BIMA’s Education team has collected a variety of free online resources to support arts learning from home, with an emphasis on hands-on projects that rely on everyday materials, […]

❄️ Happy Holidays from BIMA! ❄️
We’re so grateful to have you as part of the BIMA family.
As a gift to you and yours this holiday season, BIMA’s staff put together a mix tape of some of our favorite tunes to warm up the long winter ahead!
From all-time favorites to wedding first dances, nostaligic jams to songs that just have a us grooving right now, […]

BIMA’s Within/Earshot Jazz Festival is over, but I’m still applauding. Bravo to the musicians, educators, filmmakers, organizers, sponsors, partners, artists, and jazz fans who filled the museum with excitement, buzz and some of the most mind-bending programming BIMA has seen all year long.
Here are a few highlights from Within/Earshot 2019:
Johnaye Kendrick launched us into Within/Earshot 2020 with her improvised jazz standards and ambitiously arranged original compositions. […]

We’re excited to feature local multimedia artist Ellen Antonelli in the Museum Store for the month of November 2019. Stop by the Museum Store to pick up one of Ellen’s handmade bags, wallets, totes, and duffle and travel bags.
The Museum Store is open daily from 10am-6pm.
About Ellen Antonelli

Nature inspires artist Ellen Antonelli, […]