Jinx Art Space is excited to announce our upcoming exhibition: “Inside Out: Art by Whatcom County Jail Inmates.” This show will feature up to 40 original drawings and sculpture by more than half a dozen inmates, and accompanying personal statements.

Inmates created artwork using materials readily available; many pieces are drawn in pencil or pen on the backs of worksheets, intake forms or bible passages.

Come check out DJ Jason Taylor, and talk to Bellingham Books to Prisoners, who will be on site to offer information on how to send books or become a penpal to Whatcom County inmates.

Many thanks to Whatcom County Jail Chief Wendy Jones and her staff, who made this show possible.  Poster design by John Overly.

Inside Out will be displayed in the Jinx Gallery throughout April and May.  Our open hours are Tues-Sat 12pm to 4pm.

Now you can upload your Jinx pix right up to our Flickr! Right here at <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/groups/jinxartspace/”>http://www.flickr.com/groups/jinxartspace/</a> Join the group and you are in business.

The Winter Commission is an annual one-night multimedia blowout that takes place every February at the Spark Museum. Approximately one bazillion of Bellingham’s creative geniuses create art, film, music and installations based on a single theme. This year’s theme? DISASTER.

Winter Commission happens February 25th this year. And afterwards, when they wake up, have a drink, and find their glasses, the Winter Commissioners will haul their art over to Jinx Art Space, where you can peruse it through the month of March. Learn more about Winter Commission here.

Jinx gallery is undergoing renovations right now as we remove the icky old ’70s dropped ceiling (along with the remains of a long-departed pigeon colony) and fluorescent lighting. The new, improved gallery will be much more open and bright, the better to showcase the amazing art on display!

In the meantime, the gallery is closed to the public. Make.Shift staff are available by appointment Tuesday-Saturday from noon to 4pm. We will be open in time for the March Art Walk, promise!

This show will feature bike-adventure photos from around the world, showcasing our passion for two-wheeled travel.

Photos will portray all aspects of bike travel: Journey and destination, risk and rewards, characters encountered, hobo lifestyle, etc. Artists include Melanie Swanson, Tyson Minck, Cat Sieh, Meg Coulter and more.

**This show is on display for one weekend only, pending the remodel of our gallery ceiling. COME SAY HELLO!

We’re going to light up a Christmas tree for 24 hours with human-powered bike generators. You want in? Of course you do!

Beginning at 10 am at the Farmer’s Market in Depot Market Square, we’ll be cranking the generators for a full 24 hours until 10 am Sunday, December 11, to raise money for Make.Shift, the nonprofit that operates Jinx Art Space.

Read all about it here!

Reconception is a vehicle for insight, bringing an old idea into a new light. Mutual reconception refers to an agreement between these old and new aspects. By reforming an idea with its past in mind, we can steer it towards a future of greater potency, and intent. This show explores the evolutionary journey from concept to re-concept. Through December, gallery is open Tues-Fri 11am-5pm and during events.

In the gallery: Mutual Re-conceptions: A New Formula

Live Music and Psychedelic Karaoke
-Ambient jamz with regular Zach Zinn until 8:30, when Xtra Melt Karaoke Remix with Action Zach Zinn breaks out.

Jinx Artists Studio Tour
See what the Jinx resident geniuses have been getting up to.

There’s still time to submit to our December gallery show! (Opening reception Dec. 2 Art Walk).

Artists: Send jpg samples of current work to gallery@makeshiftproject.com by Nov. 18.

Join us for two days of artsy craftsy holiday joy! Jinxmas Holiday Bazaar  is happening Dec. 3-4 from noon – 6pm. There are still a few vendor tables available — email gallery@makeshiftproject.com to sign up.