GALLERY UPDATES & CLOSURES

As we prepare for BIMA Bash!, the Museum will have adjusted hours and closures:

  • June 12–14: Current exhibitions are being uninstalled. Visitors can still enjoy portions of the exhibitions and preview select BIMA Bash! auction artwork through the weekend and upcoming week.
  • June 15–16: Museum Store and Bistro are open, with select gallery closures.
  • June 17: The Bistro is closed. Museum and Store are open as usual with select gallery closures.
  • June 18: Only the BIMA Store is open, 10 AM–2 PM. All other Museum spaces are closed.
  • June 19–20: The Museum is fully closed.

Thank you for your patience as we prepare for BIMA Bash!

Questions? Please reach out to us at (206) 842-4451.

BIMA Bash! 2026: Thursday’s Artful Party

There’s still room at the party! Invite your friends and family for a night out and get your tickets today!

It’s the most vibrant art party of the year–the BIMA Bash! With one-of-a-kind works of art, creative culinary experiences, lively music, and more, you won’t want to miss this annual event in support of BIMA!

BIMA Bash! happens over two nights, with auctions happening both evenings. This art-focused evening is so enticing, you won’t just step into the frame–you might take it home with you! 

All of the auction items are donated for Bash!–meaning that all of the proceeds from Bash! directly support BIMA and our mission to create a welcoming space and inspiring platform for lively public engagement and appreciation of the contemporary art and craft of the Puget Sound region and its international collection of Artists’ Books.

The Artful Party | Thursday, June 18 | 6-9pm

With hundreds of Silent Auction items, including paintings, prints, sculpture, photography, jewelry, ceramics, and more, you’re bound to find something you’ve never seen before and that you won’t want to go home without! Between galleries full of art lovers, local and regional art, a DJ, signature drinks, and delicious bites all in support of BIMA, everyone will be a winner.

Details:
-Check in begins at 5:30pm, event begins at 6pm
-Three Silent Auctions throughout the evening
-First Silent Auction closes at 7:15pm
-Signature drinks and wine from Eleven Winery
-Passed hors d’oeuvres catered by Fig & Spice
-Tunes by DJ Morgan from KEXP

Tickets: $75 Member / $100 General
($50 of your ticket price is nondeductible)

When

Jun 18 – Jun 18, 2026
6:00pm – 9:00pm

Where

BIMA

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Couple in foreground at an exhibit, looking at wall-mounted displays in a bright gallery space.
Smiling man in a gray suit and fedora standing behind a DJ booth with turntables and a mixer.
Crowd in a busy art gallery watching two colorful performers on stilts entertaining above the visitors.

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