HOWARD/MANDVILLE GALLERY
Howard/Mandville Gallery offers
one of the largest collections of fine
art in the greater Seattle area in a
spacious 4,000 sq. ft. gallery located in
Kirkland. Both regional and nationally
acclaimed artists working in both
contemporary and traditional styles
are represented. You'll find over 60
artists who show with the gallery on
a regular basis, including works in oil,
acrylic, watercolor and bronze as well
as rotating monthly exhibits.
Kirkland's two art walks
provide an opportunity to
see new art in a festive
environment.
The Alley Second
Thursday Art and Wine
Walk
Second Friday Downtown
Kirkland Art Walk
If you can't make the
scheduled art walks plan a
trip on your own. Routed from
Peter Kirk Park over to the
waterfront this self guided
tour will explore many of the
fine art galleries in the area—
plan a few sustenance stops
along the way.
Self Guided Downtown
Kirkland Art Tour
COW AND COYOTE
Located at the corner of Lake St. and Central
Way, the Cow and Coyote was created by
artist Brad Rude in 1995. You may remember
it from its' previous home in Pioneer Square
where it was voted
the 3rd most popular
sculpture in Seattle
at that time. In
1995 Bill Ballantine
purchased the piece
and placed it in on
its present site. The
sculpture went up
for sale in 2002, but
a group of citizens pulled funds together and
purchased it, along with The Water Bearers,
a Glenna Goodacre piece in Brink Park. The
Cow and Coyote is the most famous sculpture
in Kirkland, entertaining locals and visitors
alike. It is listed on numerous websites that
provide arts and tourism information locally
and nationally. Its quirky subjects—the cow and
coyote, are traditionally decorated for holidays
and events (it's likely you'll see a Santa hat on
the cow during the
Christmas holidays
or a Seahawks
shirt during
football season).
The sculpture is
such an icon in the
city that at one
point, when it was
moved temporarily
for maintenance work, the city received so
many calls from concerned citizens inquiring
about the sculpture, that a hotline number was
set up to inform them that the move was only
temporary.
