Inside The Blue

Current Shows
April 13th through June 2nd

Coker Family Gallery -
Gambatte! The Legacy of an Enduring Spirit

Westpark Gallery -
Picture It

Smith & Wanish Gallery -
New Members

Small Works Gallery -
Granite Bay High School Photography

Broad Education Gallery -
Cooley Middle School Show

A Closer Look

Helene Nakamoto Mihara, 72, and Mary Ann Yahiro, 72, photographed at Rosa Parks Elementary School the former Raphael Weill School in San Francisco. Mary Ann Yahiro (Yoko Itashiki) and her family followed her older sister out of the Topaz War Relocation Center and resettled in the north side of Chicago. When the family left home in San Francisco, she said: “I just remember leaving the place with strawberries on the table, and we didn’t pack much, or you couldn’t – only what you could carry. I wasn’t able to carry much, so we left a lot of stuff. But I don’t think we owned our home, I think we rented. We really didn’t lose that much, like some people that owned a lot of things.” On April 28, 1942, Helene’s family went to the Tanforan Assembly Center and then on to Tule Lake War Relocation Center by Oct. 6. A year later, the family was again transferred, this time to Topaz. After the war, the family first moved to Salt Lake City and then returned to San Francisco, where Helene Nakamoto’s father rented the same property and was able to reestablish the American Fish Market. He eventually bought the property. Her father had been arrested one night not long after Pearl Harbor. “These men in fedora hats came to the house and hurriedly took him out of the house,” she said. “I was at the top of the staircase, watching, and I remember the flashing lights and he was gone, that’s it. And we didn’t see him for 15 months.” Jan. 20, 2007, San Francisco, Calif. "Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit:Triumphing over Adversity. Japanese American WWII Incarceration Reflections Then and Now." Project Copyright@2012 Paul Kitagaki Jr.

Coker Family Gallery Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit

"Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit" tells the story of the thousands of Japanese-Americans that were imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II.

Westpark Gallery Picture It

Our "Picture It" show focuses on the use of portrait photography with many different styles by many talented local artists.

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Smith & Wanish Gallery New Members show

Sticking with the theme of photography, our "New Members Show" features a large variety of subjects, from landscape to still life from our photography members.

Small Works Gallery Granite Bay High School Photography

The Granite Bay High School Photography show features many impressive pieces from the talented students of Granite Bay High School with a wide array of subjects, themes and concepts.

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Broad Education Gallery Cooley Middle School Student Show

Come see the amazing work by the students of Cooley Middle School. The show will feature a range of mediums and will be held in the education gallery.

Want to meet the artists?

Join us for our monthly third Saturday art receptions!

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Third Saturday Opening Reception:

April 21st from 5:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Third Saturday Closing Reception:

May 19th 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Become a Blue Line Arts Member

Join us in creating a vibrant community through the arts! Become a member and receive discounts on classes, events & purchases all while supporting efforts to provide a home for exploring and appreciating the arts through exhibition and related programing.

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