Seattle Art Blog - News, Discussion, and Events

First Wednesday

Wallingford Art Walk, 6pm-9pm, from May-October.  Call 206.547.5177 or visit info@oasisinseattle.com

First Thursday

Gallery Walks in Pioneer Square and the Seattle Art Museum area, 6pm-8pm.

Downtown Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park are free all day on First Thursdays. Maps: www.firstthursdayseattle.com

First Friday

Anacortes Galleries are open from 6pm-9pm.  Call 360.293.6938 for information.

Bainbridge Island Galleries are open from 5pm-8 or 9pm.

Bellingham Downtown Art Walk from 6pm-10pm.  Visit www.downtownbellingham.com/gallerywalk/

Bremerton Gallery Walk, 5pm-8pm, in Downtown Bremerton.

Ellensburg Art Walk, 5pm-7:30pm, in Historic Downtown Ellensburg.

Fremont Art Walk, 6pm-9pm.  Visit http://fremontfirstfriday.com/

Sequim Art Walk, 5pm-8pm, in Downtown Sequim.

Vashon Island Gallery Cruise, 6pm-9pm.  Call Silverwood Gallery 206.463.1722.

First Saturday

Langley on Whidbey Island Art Walk in the galleries, 5pm-7pm.

Port Townsend Art Walk, 5:30pm-8:30pm.  Call Ancestral Spirits Gallery at 360.385.0078.

Quilcene Art Walk, 11am-6pm. Email info@olympicartgallery.com.

Thru December 24

Allied Arts of Whatcom County Holiday Festival of the Arts, 35 Meridian Street, Bellingham, Wed.-Sun., 10am-6pm.  100 local artists. Visit www.alliedarts.org.

December 4-5

Anacortes Holiday Art Walk features the work of many Skagit Valley artists. Fri. 6pm-9pm., Sat. 10am-5pm.  Call Kathy at Scott Milo Gallery, 360.293.6938.

December 4-6

16th Annual Bainbridge Island "Christmas in the Country Fri & Sat., 10am-5pm: Sun., 11am-5pm.  Visit www.christmasinthecountry.info.

26th Anniversary Bainbridge Island Studio Tour.  View and shop for quality juried art in studio settings.  Visit www.bistudiotour.com.

North End Arts Tour.  Look for the NEAT banner and maps at 7 studio locations.  Friday, 4pm-9pm., Sat./Sunday, 10am-5pm.  Visit www.nwartalliance.com.

December 4-6, 8-13

Pratt Holiday Art Sale.  Opening Night Celebration, 7pm-9pm.  Call 206.328.2200 or visit www.pratt.org.

December 5

The Greening of Coupeville Art & Antique Walk.  Call Windjammer Gallery at 360.678.9200.

Langley Galleries Holiday Art Walk in Langley on Whidbey Island, 6pm-9pm. Call 360.221.7737.

December 5-6

Phinney Ridge Winter Festival and Crafts Fair.  Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. North, 10am-5pm.

Tidefest Art Fest at Gig Harbor High School.  Visit www.tidefest.com.

December 5-6, 12-13

Vashon Island Open Studio Tour. Over 35 studios participate from 10am-4pm. Call Silverwood Gallery 206.463.1722.

Ian Painter, Beata Metzalaar, Anne Simernitski, Susanne Werner, Pierre Gour and Garth Amundson open in a show called “Expressionist Landscape,” on November 29 at ArtsWest Gallery, 4711 California Avenue SW in West Seattle and runs through December 31. A wine and cheese artist reception and conversation with the artists will  take place December 10 from 6-7:30pm.  The  show features diverse representations of nature, from abstracts to atmospheric open spaces. Shown: Shoreline Forest No. 2, Ian Painter.

Waterworks Gallery, 315 Argyle Street in Friday Harbor, opens from 4-8pm on November 28 with a holiday fete for artists Jaime Ellsworth and Tom Small. The show runs through January 3. The gallery is also offering a “Girl’s Night” at the gallery on December 10. Ruth Offen, owner, says, “Bring your wish list!! We’ll contact your Santa.” The evening will feature wearable and jewelry art. Shown: Jaime Ellsworth, Path.

Arctic Raven Gallery’s fifth annual, “First Snow” Holiday show featuring Northern Native art, opens Friday, November 27 at 10:00 AM, 130 First Street, Friday Harbor. The gallery will stay open late from 5:30 – 7:30 PM for a hot cider reception open to the public. For more information call 360-378-3433. Gallery hours are 10AM – 5 PM (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat.) and 11-4 PM (Sunday). The show will run through Christmas. According to gallery owner, Lee Brooks, the show is an “intriguing collection of intricately carved animals and dancers made of Inuit stone, Alaskan fossilized whalebone, and ivory. All come from the far north, when carving begins during the ‘first snow’ of the year.” Shown:  Dancing Walrus Axangayu Shaa 14"h x 15"w.

November 27-28

Historic Fairhaven Holiday Open House and Tour d'Art.  Bellingham, 5pm-9pm. Call Artwood at 360.647.1628 or visit www.fairhaven.com.

November 28

Season of Light Gala & Auction .Benefits Children's Hospital Uncompensated Care Fund.  Fairmont Olympic Hotel. http://www.lettheseasonbegin.org/

From 10-5, the Puget Sound Artists' Gift Show will present gifts and art from local artists at the Artworks Building on 2nd and Dayton in Edmonds. 30 local Artists will present work in multiple art mediums: Acrylic, Photography, Watercolor, Wood, Pottery, Glass, Beading, Metal work, Fiber arts, Mixed media and more.

Thru December 24

30th. Annual Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts On Meridian in Bellingham. The festival is located in the Squalicum Corporate Park in the old Cascade Furniture building, just south of Bellis Fair Mall on Meridian across from the Bellingham Golf and Country Club.  Lots of art ranging from jewelry to paintings to wearable art to specialty foods. Weekends are packed with activities; hear live local music, catch artists in action. Open weekly, Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 6pm. For more information go to www.alliedarts.org or contact Katy Borden, Artist Services Coordinator, at 676-8548 x5 or holidayfestival@alliedarts.org.

An installation of glass video and sound, “Gelatine Lux,” the work of Maria Grazia Rosin, opens November 21 from 9am – 5pm November 21 at Experience Music Project, 325 5th. Avenue North at Seattle Center. The artist will be present from 9 a.m. to Noon for EMP|SFM members, and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to the general public. The exhibition comes to Seattle courtesy of Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea, Venice, Italy.  For more information, contact  Kate@elliottbrowngallery.com.

Alex Strazzanti, owner of the Oasis Gallery, is showing his photographs of Spain at Cutz/Meridian, 4515 Meridian Avenue N. in Seattle. An artist reception takes place on November 21 from 7-10pm.

Now here’s a community that is most serious about their arts funding!  Their press release says, “If you (or your kids) have ever visited the Historical Museum, attended a play at BPA, played at the Kids Discovery Museum, bought a work of art at BAC, taken music lessons at IMG, listened to a concert, musical, or poetry reading, please come to the Rally for the Arts. The Cultural Element of our city’s Comprehensive Plan is truly at risk. Bring your kids, bring your neighbors, and bring your friends to prove to the City Council that Bainbridge values our cultural organizations.  Wear RED to show you care about the health of Bainbridge Arts and Culture.” All who are interested should be in front of City Hall on November 23 from 6:15-7pm.

“Hear What You See,” a solo exhibition by northwest painter Squire Broel is on view at Catherine Person Gallery, 319 Third Avenue S. in Seattle, through December 19. Broel's work is in numerous private and public collections throughout the US, and he has participated in solo and group exhibitions throughout the Pacific Northwest, Canada, Austria, Vietnam, China and Indonesia.

Good Earth Pottery located at 1000 Harris Avenue in Bellingham’s Historic Fairhaven district, is featuring the art of Cheryl Lee for November. Lee’s hand-built botanical ceramic vessels create vegetarian displays. The exhibition is on view through November.

Jeanne Edwards’ “Urban Chic” opens at the Cole Gallery, 107 5th. Avenue in Edmonds, on November 19 in a champagne reception for the artist from 5-8pm. Edwards' subjects range from plein air scenes in the pasture to hair salons and cooks in the kitchen. Shown: Sous Chef.

Margie Livingston, 2006 recipient of the Betty Bowen Memorial Award from the Seattle Art Museum, opens in her fourth exhibition at the Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Avenue South in Seattle. The reception for the artist will be November 19 from 6-8pm and a walk-through of the exhibition with the artist is scheduled for December 5 at noon. Concurrently opening at the gallery is Edward Wicklander’s “Recent Sculpture.” Wicklander has received numerous awards and honors including, Art Matters Fellowship Award, New York (1996); GAP Grant, Artist Trust, Seattle (1993); Artist Trust Fellowship Award, Seattle (1990); and the Individual Artist's Fellowship Grant in Sculpture (1988). Shown: Margie Livingston, Daylight With Red Gel Small. Both shows are on view through December 24.

On view through December at Fine Impressions Gallery, 8300 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, is a showing of Michael Lawlor’s photographs produced from the original Wilson Bentley glass slides. Bentley’s scientific photomicrographs, first created in 1885, confirmed that no two snowflakes are alike. Shown: Snowflake 2A, Bentley/Lawlor, Photograph

Bherd Studios Gallery, 8537 Greenwood Avenue North, is featuring a group show through December 11 called, “Urban Presence.” The show includes: Kevin "Sensei23" Sullivan and Zachary Bohnenkamp of graffiti mural team Matamuros, aerosol artists & muralists Solace, Ego and Cash. Ninjagrl is back with her characters; plus Akimbo of Snug-guns returns with the hand made, non-violent plushy pistols and hand grenades. An encore reception is scheduled for December 11 from 6-9pm.

Third Thursday

Edmonds Art Walk, 5pm-8pm.  Visit www.manyaveeselects.com/artwalk/artwalk.htm

Tacoma Art Walk.  Tacoma's galleries, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Washington State History Museum are open from 5pm-8pm.  All three museums are free.  Call 253.272.4258.

Upper Queen Anne Art Walk, 6pm-8pm.  E-mail info@bouncingwall.com.

Third Saturday

Everett Art Walk, 4pm-7pm.  Visit www.everettartwalk.org.

LaConner Art Walk, 4pm-8pm.

Last Thursday

Microsoft Art Collection Tours.  Open to the public, free.  RSVP two weeks in advance to artevent@microsoft.com.  Maximum of 40 can register.

November 20 – December 24

30th. Annual Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts On Meridian in Bellingham. The fesitval is located in the Squalicum Corporate Park in the old Cascade Furniture building, just south of Bellis Fair Mall on Meridian across from the Bellingham Golf and Country Club.  Lots of art ranging from jewelry to paintings to wearable art to specialty foods. Weekends are packed with activities; hear live local music, catch artists in action. Open weekly, Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 6pm. For more information go to www.alliedarts.org or contact Katy Borden, Artist Services Coordinator, at 676-8548 x5 or holidayfestival@alliedarts.org.

November 20

Bellevue Arts Museum  invites the public to see three new exhibits on “Finally Friday,” with complimentary music wine, beer and appetizers from 6-9pm. Music provided by DJ Miss Problematic. Plus, live Tango performances. The exhibits are innovative ceramics by Seattle artist Robert Sperry, contemporary jewelry by Jamie Bennett & lyrical wood panels by John Buck. RSVP online at http://www.bellevuearts.org/calendar/rsvp.htm

November 21

Queen Anne Community Center juried art show from 11am-4pm. A portion of proceeds benefit Sweet Pea Cottage Preschool of the Arts.