BY KAREN BOSSICK

The Bellevue Artist Alliance will hold a reception to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit of art work on Thursday, April 26.

The exhibition will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at Fuego Restaurant, 200 S. Main St. in Bellevue.

It will feature new works by Pamela Street, Lee Higman, Beth Magee, David Rau, Kathi Wagner, Michael Edminster, Marie Stewart, Mark Sheehan and Anne Jeffery.

Attendees will have a chance to see the art, visit with the artists and enjoy hors d’oeuvres.

While in Bellevue, check out Bellevue artist Steven Houts’ exhibition at the Bellevue Library. The Bellevue Artist Alliance has partnered with the library to provide a rotating exhibition of art for the addition that the library opened last year.

The current exhibitor is Houts, a mixed media artist who creates colorful sculptures by framing handmade papers with such materials as oak, pine, locally gathered dogwood and willow, combining them with copper and brass sheeting.