KAC Holds Links Invitational Summer Party, 7/24

The Kirkland Arts Center is holding a Links Invitational Summer Party on Saturday, July 24, 2010, from 6 - 9 PM at the Kirkland Arts Center. If you haven't played our artist-designed miniature golf course in the gallery yet (or even if you have), the Links Invitational Summer Party is your chance to participate in this incredible exhibition and enjoy a block-party style celebration of summer.

Buy tickets for $25 and you can grab hamburgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers right off our outdoor grill and cool off with delicious clubhouse cocktails sponsored by Dry Soda Co.; these locally made beverages feature exotic and refreshing flavors like Kumquat, Rhubarb, Cucumber, Lemongrass, and Lavender. Play the course against other visitors for a chance to be crowned victor with our custom Links InvitationAl Green Jacket, awarded to the winner at the party.

When you tear yourself away from the course, step outside and enjoy a live performance by Whiting Tennis + Band (guitar, bass, drums, and cello).

The prized Links InitationAl Green Jacket will be awarded to the best Links Invitational Masters' Score tracked through July 17. You could take home the prize with an all-new best of tournament score this evening.

Don't forget to break out those plaid knickers and caps. KAC is encouraging attendees to sport their best golf apparel, and we'll even have a contest for the best fairway style.

Tickets, $25, are available online or by calling 425.822.7161.

The KAC Links Invitational brings together a group of 12 artists to transform the KAC Gallery into a playable, nine-hole miniature golf course. Working within loosely defined boundaries, the artists (and artist groups) respond to notions of accessibility, sport, and the balance between art and entertainment. The exhibition aims to connect a wider audience to contemporary approaches in art-making by challenging visitors directly with something partially familiar. By adhering (mostly) to an established format and set of rules, this exhibition already meets even the most distant arts participant half way.

Curated by Cable Griffith, Participating artists: Tim Cross & Whiting Tennis, Noah Grussgott, Jason Hirata, Ben Hirschkoff & Jason Wood, Trevor Johnson & Ryan Molenkamp, Kristen Ramirez, Elise Richman, SuttonBeresCuller, NS W. Scott Trimble.

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