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17 Emerging Northwest Artists

Green star 17 Emerging Northwest Artists

Mon–Fri. Through Dec 31.
684-7171
Free
Paintings, works on paper, photography, and sculpture by 17 emerging Northwest artists including Stephanie Ashby, Dawn Cerny, Claire Cowie, and more.

Opening: Reception Tues Oct 13, 4:30-6:30

Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery
206-684-7132
700 Fifth Ave, 3rd Floor
Seattle (Downtown)
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2 Sides to Every Story

2 Sides to Every Story

Tues–Sat. Through Dec 6.
323-7199
Free
2 Sides to Every Story: Counsel Langley blends and swirls acrylic and ink with "immodest amounts of glitter."

Opening: Reception Fri Nov 6, 7-10 pm.

Gossamer Collective
1406 18th Ave
Seattle (Central District)
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360° Illusion II

360° Illusion II

Thurs–Sun. Through Jan 10.
543-2280
In Danish artist Jeppe Hein's 360° Illusion II, the viewer stands before a rotating installation of two mirrors that creates a funhouse effect.
Henry Art Gallery
206-543-2280
4100 15th Ave NE
Seattle (University District)
Thurs-Fri 11 am-9 pm, Sat-Sun 11 am-4 pm
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Abroad Understanding

Green star Abroad Understanding

Tues–Sun. Through Nov 28.
789-6242
Free
Karen Sargsyan's large sculptures made of cut, torn, and rolled paper in Abroad Understanding.
Ambach and Rice Gallery
206-789-6242
5107 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle (Ballard)
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Actaeon At Home

Green star Actaeon At Home

Wed–Sun. Through Dec 6.
349-2509
Free
Actaeon At Home: Portland artist Vladimir's experimental films uses toy, household objects, "overly adventurous cockroaches," and more, and can only be viewed through a "Vladmaster"—her take on the old Viewmaster device. This one, based on the unlucky mythological hunter, is in black-and-white and music replaces narration.

Opening: Reception Fri Nov 13, 6 pm.

Form/Space Atelier
206-208-9843
2407 First Ave
Seattle (Belltown)
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All that Glitters/Surface, Dot, Line

All that Glitters/Surface, Dot, Line

Wed–Sun. Through Jan 17.
760-9843
Free
Jewelers Kathryn Darner Booze, William F. Booze, Carol Berger Hershman and more in All that Glitters. Sumi paintings and shodo calligraphy by members of the PSSA organization in Surface, Dot, Line: Puget Sound Sumi Artists.

Opening: Reception Sat Nov 21, 5-8 pm.

Columbia City Gallery
206-760-9843
4864 Rainier Ave S
Seattle (Columbia City)
Wed-Sat 12-8, Sun 12-4
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American Glass: How Soon is Now?/Signals

Green star American Glass: How Soon is Now?/Signals

Tues–Sun. Through Dec 6.
383-3685
Free
American Glass: How Soon is Now?: John Drury and Robbie Miller's glass works include a sinister-looking Kool-Aid jug. Signals: Jen Elek's vivid glass grids consider the role of color in communication.

Opening: Reception Sat Nov 14, 4-7 pm.

Traver Gallery (Tacoma)
1821 E. Dock Street #100
Tacoma (Out of Town)
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Ancient Ice

Ancient Ice

Tues–Fri. Through Dec 11.
842-1294
Free
Glaciers that seem to defy gravity in Dan Kowalski's multimedia project Ancient Ice.

Opening: Reception Sat Nov 14, 6 pm.

Arts Studio/Gallery
7869 Fletcher Bay Rd
Bainbridge Island (Out of Town)
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Appearance vs. Reality

Mon–Sun.
Free
Appearance vs. Reality features photographs from Youth in Focus.

Opening: Reception Wed May 23, 5:30 - 7 pm.

Downtown YMCA
382-5003
909 Fourth Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
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April Richardson: New Work and Demo

April Richardson: New Work and Demo

Tues–Thurs.
784-5270
Free
April Richardson demonstrates how she creates her beautifully layered monotypes.

Opening: Reception Thur July 16, 6-7:30 pm

Fine Impressions Gallery
206-784-5270
8300 Fifth Ave NE
Seattle (Green Lake)
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ARCADE 28.2

ARCADE 28.2

Wed Dec 2, 5:30-7:30 pm.
971-5596
Free
Release party for the design publication's next issue: ARCADE 28.2 Water 2.0: Aquatic Dysfunctions.
Odd Fellows Hall
915 E Pine St
Seattle (Capitol Hill)
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Art Wolfe

Art Wolfe

Wed–Sat. Through Nov 28.
622-2480
Free
Travel photographer Art Wolfe.

Opening: Reception Thurs Sept 3, 6-8 pm.

Benham Gallery
206-622-2480
1216 First Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
Wed-Sat 11-6, Sun-Tues by appointment.
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The Artists of Artech

Green star The Artists of Artech

Thurs–Fri. Through Dec 11.
713-9218
Free
The Artists of Artech: 120 selected works by the leading art-handling organization's employees over the last 30 years. The curator is Northwest stalwart Chris Bruce; artists include T. Michael Gardiner, Mike Hascall, Shawn Nordfors, Phil Roach, Kathryn Trigg, Ann Gardner, Rolon Bert Garner, Tom Gormally, Paul Heald, Andy Keating, Jack Mackie, Steve McClelland, Jeffry Mitchell, Jill Reynolds, and Robert Teeple.

Opening: Reception Sat Oct 10, 12-5 pm.

Wright Exhibition Space
206-264-8200
407 Dexter Ave N
Seattle (South Lake Union)
Thurs-Fri 10 am-2 pm or by appointment
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Art/Not Terminal Gallery is Recruiting Artists

Mon–Sun.
Seattle's oldest non-profit gallery is currently in the process of recruiting artists to represent their gallery. Artists who pay the monthly hanging fee may display their work in this non-juried, all volunteer space.
Art/Not Terminal Gallery
206-233-0680
2045 Westlake Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
Mon-Sat 11 am-6 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm
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The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest

Green star The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest

Mon–Sun. Through Jan 18.
324-1126
The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest: Glass and metalwork, ceramics, textiles, graphics and book arts, and photography.

Opening: Lecture Thur June 11, 7 pm.

Museum of History and Industry
206-324-1126
2700 24th Ave E
Seattle (University District)
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Averted Vision/shields|sleights

Green star Averted Vision/shields|sleights

Wed–Sat. Through Nov 28.
264-8061
Free
Averted Vision: Julia Freeman, Jean Lullie, and Ellen Ziegler show sculpture, painting and found objects. Nola Avienne's metal sculpture in shields|sleights.

Opening: Reception Thurs Nov 5, 6-8 pm.

SOIL
206-264-8601
112 Third Ave S
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
Thurs-Sun 12-5 pm
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A Balancing Act

A Balancing Act

Wed–Sun. Through April 11.
654-3100
A Balancing Act: Alexander Calder: A happy modernist is a funny thing. But here he is, and this 40-work survey of his career—taken from the collection of Jon and Mary Shirley— includes mobiles, monumental sculptures, jewelry, works on paper, and miniature maquettes. There are a few standouts in this whirlwind tour.
Seattle Art Museum
206-625-8900
1300 First Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
Wed-Sun 10 am-5pm, Thurs-Fri 10 am-9 pm
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Beyond the Block

Beyond the Block

Mon–Fri. Through Dec 31.
684-7171
Free
Beyond the Block: juried exhibition of 25 artists from the Contemporary QuiltArt Association like Roberta Andresen, Sonia Grasvik, Gay Jensen, and more.

Opening: Reception Thurs Nov 19, 4-6 pm.

City Hall
684-7171
600 Fourth Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
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Birds Birds Birds

Birds Birds Birds

Tues–Sun.
206-956-2945
Free
Birds Birds Birds: Shelli Markee’s soaring sculpture combines wire and negative space giving the impression of a flock and the lightness of the air that lifts them.

Opening: Reception Fri Mar 13, 6-9 pm.

Fancy+Pants
206-956-2945
1914 Second Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
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A Black-and-White World

A Black-and-White World

Wed–Sun. Through Feb 21.
654-3100
A Black-and-White World: Chinese rubbings pulled from 2nd-century shrines and an 18th-century series of wall engravings of enlightened beings from a temple in Hangzhou.
Seattle Asian Art Museum
206-654-3100
1400 E Prospect St
Seattle (Capitol Hill)
Wed-Sun 10-5, Thurs 10-9
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Borrowed Tails

Green star Borrowed Tails

Wed–Sun. Through Jun 13.
654-3100
Heide Hinrichs's new installation Borrowed Tails, "is a collection of drawings and sculptures made from ordinary materials: lined paper, dead soccer and tennis balls, strings, cardboard boxes, a table, and a bicycle tube. Together, the ordinary objects suggest a spare or bare geography of trees, flowers, rocks, and an ocean. From the ordinary objects we get a sense of what the historian Clive Gamble calls 'deep time,' objects that are from a time that's so remote that they have about them an impenetrable and unsettling otherness." (Charles Mudede)
Seattle Art Museum
206-625-8900
1300 First Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
Wed-Sun 10 am-5pm, Thurs-Fri 10 am-9 pm
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Bridge Talks Back

Green star Bridge Talks Back

Mon–Sun. Through April 30.
684-7311
Free
In this temporary sound installation by Kristen Ramirez, each time the Fremont Bridge opens, a three-minute clip will play over the loudspeakers, blending people's stories with horns, birds, bridge bells, and more.

Opening: Reception Sat Sept 26, 1-4 pm

Fremont Bridge
34th St and Fremont Ave N
Seattle (Fremont)
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Bright Abyss

Bright Abyss

Mon–Sun. Through Jan 31.
425-519-0770
Bright Abyss: Retrospective of the work of ceramist Robert Sperry, who taught at the University of Washington for more than 30 years.

Opening: Symposium Sat Oct 10, 10 am-5 pm.

Bellevue Arts Museum
425-519-0770
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue (Eastside)
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Bringing Munich Home: Selections from the Frye Founding Collection

Bringing Munich Home: Selections from the Frye Founding Collection

Tues–Sun. Through Jan 10.
622-9250
Free
Bringing Munich Home: Selections from the founding collection of the Fryes.
Frye Art Museum
622-9250
704 Terry Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun Noon-5 pm, Thurs 10 am-8 pm
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Cabinet of Found Wonders

Mon–Fri.
Free
Hollow Earth Radio presents Cabinet of Found Wonders, a collection of found art and music.

Opening: Reception Fri March 7, 6-8 pm.

Windows Art Gallery
206-632-7332
4131 Woodland Park Ave N
Seattle (Wallingford)
Sat-Sun 12-5 or by appointment
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Calder Talk

Calder Talk

Wed Dec 2, 5-6:30 pm.
654-3100
Curator Michael Darling discusses Alexander Calder's work in A Balancing Act.
Seattle Art Museum
206-625-8900
1300 First Ave
Seattle (Downtown)
Wed-Sun 10 am-5pm, Thurs-Fri 10 am-9 pm
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Celebrate Puget Sound: A Group Exhibition

Mon–Fri.
Free
Artists paying respect to Puget Sound: Yukie Adams, Rick Bartow, Joe David, Dale Faulstich, Paul Owen Lewis, and others.

Opening: Reception Sat Jun 2, 2-5 pm.

Stonington Gallery
206-405-4040
119 S Jackson St
Seattle (Pioneer Square)
Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-5:30 pm, Sun 12-5pm
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Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective

Wed–Sun.
Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective is a survey of Chinese art as well as a chronicle of how the museum built its collection.
Seattle Asian Art Museum
206-654-3100
1400 E Prospect St
Seattle (Capitol Hill)
Wed-Sun 10-5, Thurs 10-9
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Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress

Sat Dec 19.
A documentary film presents the methods of Chuck Close in demonstration and interviews.

Opening: Showing Fri Dec 19, noon.

Microsoft Conference Center
Bldg 33 NE 36th Way
Redmond (Eastside)
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Clay Throwdown!

Deadline Dec 31, 2009
425-519-0770
The museum's biennial juried exhibition with $5,000 cash prizes. Clay is this year's theme and work can be traditional or on the "fringes of the medium."
Bellevue Arts Museum
425-519-0770
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue (Eastside)
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