The ninth biennial Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition will feature more than 35 sculptures sited both indoors and out, and the artists who created them.

The event kicks off on Saturday, June 14 with hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment from 6-8 p.m. at Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. N.E.

The event is free and open to the public. People can start at City Hall and end at the Downtown Park to launch into a summer of sculpture.

Artists featured include: Lanny Bergner (courtesy of Pacini Lubel Gallery), Micajah Bienvenu, Catherine Blackwell-Pena, Brennan Conaway, Nicole Dextras, David Eisenhour, Nicky Falkenhayn, Christopher Fennell, Julia Haack, Aaron Haba, Chris Haddad;

Also, Ben Hirschkoff, Bernard Hosey, Lee Imonen, Steve Jensen, Byron Johnston, Kate Kaman, Mary Kuebelbeck, Gloria Lamson, Kate MacDowell, Ilse Murdock, Thor Myhre, Sandra Nichols, Elisa Pritzker, Crystal Schenk, Venera Schwippert, Gerry Stecca, Ilene Sunshine (courtesy of Metaphor Contemporary Art), Jeff Tangen;

Also, Anne Thompson & J.D. Perkin, Vivian Visser, Deloss Webber (courtesy of Patricia Rovzar Gallery), Larissa Wilson;

And for the Teen Project: Members of the Bellevue Boys & Girls Clubs’ Ground Zero Teen Center, Bellevue High School, International School, Newport High School, Sammamish High School, and geocachers at large.

The sculpture exhibition is presented by the city of Bellevue Public Art Program and the Bellevue Arts Commission in cooperation with the Departments of Planning & Community Development and Parks & Community Services.

More information is available at www.bellevuewa.gov/sculpture_exhibition2008.htm.