2024: Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn
Visual Arts & programming that spark reflection, discovery, inspiration & connection.
Current Exhibition
June 13 to September 16, 2024
Tsutakawa: Generations
A Flow of Water, Form, and Light
Artworks by
George Tsutakawa, Gerard Tsutakawa,
and Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn
Presenting Sponsor
Images, from left:
George Tsutakawa, Uplift, Sumi Ink on Paper, No record of date
Gerard Tsutakawa, TONBI Fountain, Bronze, 2019
Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn, Coronal Ejection, SLS Printed Nylon, Composition Gold Leaf, Electronics Package, 2017
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Every day, thousands of people interact with artworks by a Tsutakawa, one of the most prolific and influential artist families in the Pacific Northwest. Come explore the iconic and interconnected work of George Tsutakawa, Gerard Tsutakawa, and Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn.
From public fountains, sculptures, and lighting displays to intimate pieces in private settings, the works of these three artists evoke harmony, movement, and presence with unifying themes of water, form, and light.
George, the father, was a pioneer in the Northwest arts with global influence, Gerard, the son, first apprenticed with his father and went on to develop his own unique sculptural language, and Kenzan, the grandson, is exploring new ways of transforming space through sculptural form and light. This is the first time all three artists have been featured in the same exhibition.
George Tsutakawa
Gerard Tsutakawa
Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn
Presenting Sponsor: Windermere Real Estate
Show Sponsor: Uwajimaya Asian Market
In-Kind Sponsors: Browne’s Home Center, Printonyx, and Harbor Rental
Current Exhibition
June 21 to Sept. 12, 2024
Tom Small
Stories in Stone and Light--Outdoor Sculpture in the Orchard
Seeing and experiencing Tom Small’s sculpture is to experience moments when the stone comes alive – when its identity emerges and how the artist worked to reveal it – how he allowed it to breathe. In the process, Tom says “Our relationship changes. Now I am guided. I am there to protect the essence revealed. Our conversation gives life to both of us. Can I transfer or receive living energy in the moment of carving? Can I leave it in the stone?”
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Current Exhibition
Friday Harbor Airport Terminal
Summer 2024 through Spring 2025
Selections from SJIMA’s
First Nation Artists Collection
Works by contemporary artists of Coastal Pacific Northwest Tribes are on display at the Port of Friday Harbor’s Airport terminal from Summer, 2024 through Spring, 2025. Featuring selections from SJIMA’s First Nation Artists Collection, these are works by a new generation of First Nation artists and their honored mentors. Visit Friday Harbor’s Airport Terminal to see and hear the voices of their ancestors speak through the works of these exceptional artists. SJIMA’s First Nation Artists Collection was exhibited at the museum in 2017 and selections will join a host of additional works by contemporary artists of Coastal Pacific Northwest Tribes in Summer, 2025 as part of SJIMA’s 10th anniversary celebration.
Many thanks to the Port of Friday Harbor for hosting this display!
Family Art Days
Upcoming Events
Oct 19, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMButterflies come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, with amazing colors and patterns. Create your own stylized butterfly with articulating wings using watercolor paper, various mediums, and metal fasteners. Instructors: Lauryl Gaumer and Alice Hibberd REGISTRATION OPENS OCT. 12
Sat, Nov 09Friday HarborNov 09, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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Special thanks to
Printonyx, Browne’s Home Center Harbor Rentals
and grant funding from
Town of Friday Harbor and San Juan County.