Beyond Crayons & Finger Painting 2.0, the second annual art project at B2 Fine Art, features 75 works of art from Africa, Canada, China and the United States, all created by youth ages seven to 19. The overall inventiveness and technical quality of the work puts to shame work I've seen in student art exhibits at area colleges.

All of the American artists in the show hail from Western Washington, most from Tacoma and a handful from Seattle and Bellingham. The works from Africa come from George, South Africa, and because of some kind of conflict in George there were no identifying wall labels on any of the African art. Gallery owner Gary Boone said they expect to remedy that soon.

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Beyond Crayons & Finger Painting 2.0
Through Nov. 30, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Third Thursdays, B2 Fine Art Gallery, 711 St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, 253.238.5065