City to offer tours of sculpture exhibit

Bellevue’s popular biennial sculpture exhibition, featuring sculptures and installations at City Hall and Downtown Park and points in between, will open on July 13.

Bellevue’s popular biennial sculpture exhibition, featuring sculptures and installations at City Hall and Downtown Park and points in between, will open on July 13. The exhibition, “Bellwether 2012: reGeneration,” will feature works that reflect Bellevue’s emergence as a multicultural community with a dynamic, high-rise downtown.

Tours led by city arts specialist Mary Pat Byrne are being offered to a limited number of neighborhood groups. The 90-minute tours, on weekdays between July 15 and Oct. 1, are available morning, mid-day or at 5 p.m. for groups of six to 12 neighbors. Prior to each tour, the neighborhood group will be invited to a complimentary coffee at Vovito Caffé and Gelato.

Advance reservations are required, and tours will fill quickly. For more information or to make your reservation for a Neighbor Link block party or art tour, contact Julie Ellenhorn in Neighborhood Outreach, 425-452-6836 or jellenhorn@bellevuewa.gov.