Bellingham Washington in the Spotlight
Bellingham is getting some great publicity these days in some major newpapers and their internet websites, partly due to the 2010 Winter Olympice just an hour away from some of the winter games and also because of the new Lightcatcher Museum. The Seattle Times writes:
Lightcatcher, 12 years in the making, debuted last month, with about 5,000 visitors on opening day to check out the two-story, 42,000-square-foot museum of contemporary and abstract art. It features work from the Northwest and around the world, including a self portrait by acclaimed photorealist Chuck Close.
"This makes us a major player" in the art scene in the Northwest, said Patricia Leach, executive director of Whatcom Museum. Before, "if you wanted to see major artwork, you (had to) go to Seattle or Vancouver."
Congrats to the forward-thinkers who conceived of this magnificent addition to downtown Bellingham!