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Join the artists of Here Today as they kick-off one month of temporary public art projects

in downtown Olympia! From visual art to music, performance art to literature, the work of these local artists celebrate a sense of place through reflection and response to our physical and social environment. All the exhibition dates vary, and some of the projects involve components that move, so the element of surprise and discovery is part of the fun!

Check out the following activities taking place at the Olympia Farmers Market on Saturday, August 2:

• 10-Noon Community plate decorating with Bil Fleming. Plates will be used in his project Performance Dishwashing, taking place at the Farmers Market on August 15.
• 11am-Noon The Waterfront Public Art Tour will leave at 11am from the bell at the south side of the market, including stops at Leaf and Twig by Dana Squires and Would it Be by George Kurzman, with discussion by the artists, during the Tour's regular route.
• Noon Writer Tony Perkins gives away several copies of his chapbook Like Everyone Else to several lucky Market Patrons in advance of the August 16th public reading at Yashiro Japanese Garden.
• 1-2pm Meet at the bell on the south side of the market at 1pm with Jenn Kliese and Jeff Shannon, for a tour of their two-week music installation Bus Station.
• 1-3pm Create ceramic birds with Trudes Tango, to be used in her project A Bird in the Hand: Lessons in Letting Go.
• 2-3pm Join Faith Hagenhofer at 2pm for a tour of her project, Rising Tides. Meet at the bell on the south side of the market.

Here Today Temporary Public Art Project is presented by the City of Olympia Arts Commission and Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation Department, with promotional support from MIXX96fm and Intercity Transit. Special thanks to the Olympia Farmers Market.

Stephanie Johnson
Arts & Events Manager
Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation
222 Columbia St. NW
Olympia, WA 98501
360/709.2678
www.olympiawa.gov/cityservices/par