Seattle Art Blog News, Discussion, and Events

Dan Larsen’s work on view at Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery

btipton@artguidenw.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:29:48 +0100

Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. Ste.111 in Bellevue, opens from 6-8pm March 10 for an artist reception and preview of Dan Larsen’s series, “Organic Interludes. The current [...]

Calendar of art events March 18 - 24

btipton@artguidenw.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:30:50 +0100

Second Tuesday

Hotel Murano glass collection tour, 1320 Broadway Plaza in Tacoma. $5 per person is donated to the Museum of Glass. Jana Clifford 253.591.4141 for reservations.

Second Thursday

Blitz, Capitol Hill Art Walk from 5-8m.

Kirkland Art Walk. Downtown galleries are open from 6pm-8pm.

West Seattle Art Walk, 6pm-9pm, Visit www.westseattleartwalk.blogspot.com.

Second Friday

Belltown Art Walk, 6pm until closing. Visit http://belltownart [...]

Local Color in the Pike Place Market opens new show March 6

btipton@artguidenw.com — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:48:36 +0100

Local Color, 1606 Pike Place in Seattle, opens a group show on March 6 from 6-8pm. Included in the show are Chuck Pefley (photography), Ty Kelly (mixed media) and Ryan Doran (acrylic/mixed [...]

Art galleries -- small businesses producing exceptional American-made products says Greg Kucera

btipton@artguidenw.com — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:51:10 +0100

Yesterday I received a press release from the Greg Kucera Gallery about a show opening in April. The words so impressed me that I asked Greg if I could reproduce it in its entirety. What he says is so very true for our art community here and all across this country. Below is the press release:

“As Americans, and as consumers, we are confronted every day with purchasing decisions about what to buy and where to spend our hard-earned money. We notice with dismay that so few of the prod [...]

First Friday March 5 openings around the Sound

btipton@artguidenw.com — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:55:30 +0100

Allied Arts of Whatcom County, 1418 Cornwall in Bellingham, presents the “Allied Arts Annual Member’s Show” through March 26. Featured are works from over 100 Allied Arts members, including professional artists and new or emerging and range from traditional paintings to photography to contemporary sculptures and everything in between.

Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Avenue in Anacortes, opens Friday, March 5th for the Anacortes Art Walk from 5-8pm with with sculptural work by [...]

First Thursday March 4, 2010 Seattle

btipton@artguidenw.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:45:00 +0100

Ten Latino artists of the Pacific Northwest open in “Sense Us 2010” at the ArtXchange Gallery, 512 First Avenue S. from 5-8pm. The exhibition, partnered with Latino arts coll [...]

A Frye exhibition to take you inside the home of Charles and Emma Frye

btipton@artguidenw.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:32:25 +0100

On view at the Frye Art Museum through January 2, 2011 is “Tête-à-tête,” featuring 150 paintings from the Frye Art Museum’s Founding Collection, recreating the viewing experience enjoyed by visitors to the art ga [...]

Relics of Light on view at ArtsWest through March 27

btipton@artguidenw.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:13:13 +0100

ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery, 4711 California Avenue SW in Seattle, features Keith Troester, Amirra Malak, Lyosha Grechishkin and Susan Bari Price in “Relics of Light” through Mar [...]

Pratt Fine Arts Center celebrates the role in the creative development of Seattle's artists

btipton@artguidenw.com — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:56:08 +0100

“Incubator for Artists: Revitalizing the Seattle Arts Community,” a group show celebrating the role the Pratt Fine Arts Center has played in lives of Seattle artists throughout t [...]

Calendar of art events March 1 - 7

btipton@artguidenw.com — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:46:56 +0100

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 [...]

Good Earth Pottery featuring Whatcom County art students

btipton@artguidenw.com — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:26:29 +0100

Budding ceramic artists from high schools throughout Whatcom County will have their creations on display at Good Earth Pottery through the month of March. A reception for the students and the [...]

Ouch My Eye 2nd Annual International Invitational opens

btipton@artguidenw.com — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:45:38 +0100

The Ouch My Eye Gallery, located at 1022 1st Avenue S., opens from 7-12pm on February 27 for their Annual International Invitational. According to the gallery, “The artists participating thi [...]

Art + Design 2010 Juried Show at Jacob Lawrence through March 20

btipton@artguidenw.com — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:24:51 +0100

Eric Elliott dissects the work of student artists of all levels and reads the auguries of the next generation of artists to come out of the University of Washington in an exhibit at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, in the art building on the University of Washington campus, on view from February 24- March 20. This dissection is also a moment for Elliott to reflect back on his own relationship with the University of Washington, having received his MFA in painting from the program 3 years ago.

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Celebrating the culture of women at C Art Gallery through March 28

btipton@artguidenw.com — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:46 +0100

C Art Gallery, 855 Hiawatha Place South in Seattle, is featuring the exhibit "A Room Full of Sisters" through March 28 with an artist [...]

Artist Trust announces record-breaking fundraiser

btipton@artguidenw.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:23:39 +0100

Since we can all use some good news from the art world, I’m printing the entire press release I just received from Artist Trust:

“Artist Trust’s 2010 Benefit Art Auction on February 20 was extraordinary for two reasons: During a night of palpable appreciation for the creative vitality of individual artists, the annual Benefit Art Auction raised over $315,000—the highest amount in Artist Trust’s 23-year history. All net proceeds from the Auction support Artist Trust’ [...]

Carol Mallett Adelman exhibit opens in the Steele Gallery at Gage Academy

btipton@artguidenw.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:14:45 +0100

Carol Mallett Adelman exhibits a selection of works that combine self-portraits, art historical references and societal roles in [...]

Calendar of art events February 22 - 28

btipton@artguidenw.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:06:36 +0100

February 26

SAM (Seattle Art Museum) Remix Downtown at First and Union on Friday from 8pm to midnight. The first 100 guests get in for free at the door; otherwise, tickets are $5 for SAM members and $10 for nonmembers. Featuring kinetic sculpture installations by Lingo Dance Company, music by DJ Freddy King of Pants and SunTzu Sound, readings by poets Daemond Arrindell and Storme Webber, tours led by members of Seattle's arts community, performances by Evoke Productions and Mike Pham, [...]

Nude Awakening opens at Lowell Art Works in Everett

btipton@artguidenw.com — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:58:53 +0100

The 4th Annual showcase of figurative art created by members of the Lowell Art Works Life Drawing Group and Lowell Art Works resident artists opens at the gallery, 5205 South 2nd. [...]

Folk Art Treasures at the Washington State History Museum through July

btipton@artguidenw.com — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:17:08 +0100

See folk art items pulled out of the Washington Historical Society's collection, and get a sneak peek at the kind of art that will be [...]

Tivon Rice in “A MACROCOSMIC ZERO” at Lawrimore Project February 19

btipton@artguidenw.com — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:07:21 +0100

Opening on February 19 from 6-9pm at Lawrimore Project, 831 South Airport Way, is Tivon Rice’s second solo exhibition at the gallery, “A MACROCOSMIC ZERO.” Rice, a multimedia artist and doctoral candidate at the University of Washington’s Center for Digital Art and Experimental Medial (DXARTS), has exhibited with solo shows at the Portland Art Academy; 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle; Lawrimore Project, Seattle; Gallery 4Culture; Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle; and a c [...]