A free Anacortes Arts Festival kickoff event will be held at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed and Event Center Saturday, July 30, at 6 p.m. The exhibit will then be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., August 1-4 and from 5-7 p.m. during Festival days (August 5-7). This juried exhibition opening includes no-host wine, nibbles, music and an opportunity to meet the artists, selected by Juror Barbara Shaiman. It includes almost 100 pieces of both 2D & 3D work by regional and national artists. Works include paintings, photographs, sculpture, fiber, glass, wood, mixed media and video. The delicate art piece pictured here was created by Mary Coss of Seattle.