Visual Art Search
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.
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.
Nichole Rathburn and Ron Lambert
Through June 7.Gallery
Nichole Rathburn's hand drawn animations in 1000 Ports and Ron Lambert's overlapping urban grids in City Order and his fragmented landscapes in Land Slices.
Free.
CO-MIX: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics and Scraps
Mon–Sun. Through June 9.Museums
CO-MIX: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics and Scraps made by Art Spiegelman, the legendary comic artist whose graphic novel, Maus, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992. Free.
Ellen Dicola and Dakota Gearhart
Mon–Sun. Through Feb 28.Gallery
Ellen Dicola's trippy Arborealis video of found Northern Lights images overlaid with footage of steam, alternating with Dakota Gearhart's Odes to Me, which involves a small singing fish with a large eyeball.
Free.
Feminist Form
Mon–Sun.Calls to Artists
This monthly screening series seeks submissions of feminist and queer video from the Northwest. Contact Stranger Genius Wynne Greenwood for info. Free.
Storefronts Seattle
www.storefrontsseattle.wordpress.comGallery
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In 2010, Storefronts Seattle started matching empty commercial spaces in Belltown, Chinatown, and Pioneer Square with local artists. The project has since expanded to Bellevue, Auburn, and Mount Vernon. Storefronts Seattle starts off 2013 with new installations by Meghan Trainor, RSVR visual research, and Ryan Everson.
Free.
Painting and Sculpting the Land
Mon–Sun.Gallery
Opening ceremony for Elizabeth Connor's rain garden/water feature with plants, Painting and Sculpting the Land, and her rows of colored concrete contour lines that indicate the depth of the original reservoir, Drawing the Land. Free.
Art/Not Terminal
Mon–Sun.Calls to Artists
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Seattle's oldest non-profit gallery is always recruiting. Artists who pay the monthly hanging fee may display their work in this non-juried, all-volunteer space.
Fluent Steps
Mon–Sun.Museums
Fluent Steps: An installation by Martin Blank of four water-filled glass sculptures suspended above water.
$12.
Seattle artREsource
Tues–Sat.Gallery
Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom venture into affordable resales from local collectors, with an ever-changing lineup of works. Free.
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Ongoing.Museums
A promenade of rooms, an outdoor garden, and a café chronicling Dale Chihuly’s series and packages over the years. It’s not the definitive Chihuly experience, despite the sales pitch, but there are highlights, like the café, where the artist reveals himself as a master hoarder, and the Macchia Forest. $19.
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