The Bank Left Gallery & Palouse Arts Council present, for the month of July, the 2nd annual Floriade and the 5th annual Art Walk Palouse beginning July 11, 2009.

Opening reception with the artists will be July 11 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm, with live music from 1:00pm - 3:30pm. The exhibit runs through July 26.

The Floriade is an interpretation of art though flowers, where artists and floral designers will interpret rooms and paintings using live flowers and other natural materials.

Art Walk Palouse will showcase over 60 regional and local artists at The Bank Left Gallery, The Grange Building, and throughout downtown Palouse.

Artist Linda Rasmussen, back after two years in The Netherlands, will showcase her new collection of nature-inspired oil paintings. Rose Poulin and Judy Dinwiddie will interpret "A Midsummer Night's Dream" using collected natural materials and flowers.

Other featured artists include: