Visual Art Search
As We Go Up We Go Down
Fri, Sat. Through May 25.Gallery
As We Go Up We Go Down: Joe Wardwell's landscape paintings would be subtle and quiet, if lyrics like "REBEL SOULS" and "COME ON FEEL IT" were not outlined in bright colors all across them.
Free.
Expressions in Haida Mythology
Tues–Sun. Through May 25.Gallery
Expressions in Haida Mythology: Argillite Works of Lionel Samuels: Carvings in the traditional Haida black slate by a contemporary native Canadian artist. Free.
Inside-Out
Fri, Sat. Through May 25.Gallery
Inside-Out: An exploration of street art with new work from Daya Astor and curation by Liz Patterson. Free.
Mosaic Arts International 2013
Wed–Sun. Through May 26.Museums
Mosaic Arts International 2013: Nearly 50 artists working with materials ranging from glass and ceramic to dinosaur bones display their work in this juried exhibition. $12.
Easton Richmond and Mike Monaghan
Mon–Sun. Through May 27.Gallery
New work by local photographers Easton Richmond and Mike Monaghan.
Labor Art Exhibits at Folklife
Fri-MonEvent
Take a break from dobros and finger picking to take in five exhibits dedicated to the history of labor in Washington state is available for your cultural edification. Free.
Plastics Unwrapped
Through May 27.Museums
Plastics Unwrapped expands upon the prescient sentiment of Mr. McGuire in The Graduate: plastics. Unwrapped acknowledges that this prevalent and troublingly useful substance is thoroughly integrated into every aspect of our lives, and asks us—through works presented in a variety of mediums—to make thoughtful choices. $10.
Punctum/Poetry
Mon–Sun. Through May 27.Museums
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Punctum/Poetry: Seattle high-school students working with Arts Corps share poems inspired by photos from MOHAI’s archive.
$14.
Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers
Mon–Sun. Through May 28.Gallery
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Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers: Photographers tell stories using diptychs, titles, grids, timelines, installations, abstraction.
Free.
Barb Campell and Javier Cervantes
Through May 30.Gallery
Barb Campell and Javier Cervantes: Functional and sculptural ceramics. Free.
Out of the Silence: Ending Bullying for LGBTQ Youth
Mon–Sun. Through May 31.Gallery
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Out of the Silence: Ending Bullying for LGBTQ Youth features more than 60 pieces by 39 calligraphers from across the U.S. and Canada. Proceeds from the show go to Pizza Klatch—the funnily named organization that does seriously important work, providing anti-bullying training and free pizza to high schoolers during their lunch period.
Free.
Carol Charney
Tues–Sat. Through May 31.Gallery
Carol Charney: Photographs of liquids in transitional phases turn out to look very much like oil paintings. Free.
Cats and Dogs
Mon–Fri. Through May 31.Gallery
Cats and Dogs: Paintings, photographs, and mixed-media collages of man's best friend. And cats.
Free.
Clare Belfrage: Threads
Tues–Sat. Through May 31.Gallery
Clare Belfrage: Threads of woven glass.
Free.
Gust Burns
Mon–Fri. Through May 31.Gallery
Gust Burns: a triptych composed of a disassembled piano, an erased score, and a record that deteriorates a little more every time it’s played. Free.
Historic Fellows Show
Mon–Fri. Through May 31.Gallery
Historic Fellows Show features paintings and sculptures by artists who have been active with the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters—"America's oldest fraternity of professional artists"—for at least 25 years.
Free.
Joe Reno Retrospective
Wed–Sun. Through May 31.Gallery
Joe Reno Retrospective: Paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints from the beloved Northwest artist.
Free.
Kathryn Abarbanel: Rathaus
Mon–Fri. Through May 31.Gallery
Rathaus: Kathryn Abarbanel's installation of found fabric sculptures from a run-down old house. Free.
The Pleasure of Pattern: An Informal Installation of Decorated Paper
Mon–Sat. Through May 31.Gallery
The Pleasure of Pattern: An Informal Installation of Decorated Paper: A lot of paper. Basically the gallery is one giant sample book of paper from around the world.
Sheri Bakes: Windsong
Tues–Sat. Through May 31.Gallery
Sheri Bakes: Windsong: peaceful paintings of natural things swaying gently. Free.
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