Au contraire, mon frère; there has been a boom in non-profit visual art spaces in Seattle and across the nation over the last couple of years; it's just that the used to be for-profit visual arts spaces. They're the same, minus the profit part.

You might add the Photographic Center Northwest to the list.

@2: Huh? Please name some.

@1 and @3: Thanks! Muy helpful.

Thank you @1, beat me to it. The Jack Straw gallery space focuses on art with sound as a major element, but it is almost always very visual as well.

@2: completely off topic but if you're talking to a woman it would be "ma soeur" and not "mon frère".

Jen you'll have to confirm this with Lauren Klenow but Gage Academy of Art has the Steele Gallery, and as far as I know it fits those criteria!

I know; just typed it up quickly, you know? My completely off-the-mark point was that the arts has struggled the last few years, where nonprofits have closed and for-profits have lost profit.

911 Media Arts, and perhaps Northwest Film Forum?

Hey Jen,

You'll see more vis art up in the gallery space at Hugo House in the fall and spring of 2012, specifically art that uses text, finds inspiration in text, has some sort of literary connection or is by an artist who also is a writer. After the successful gallery show we did in April for National Poetry Month, we're hoping to expand the program and connect it with the second Thursday Blitz art walk.

And to answer your question, it's true--running a nonprofit with its own space is costly and challenging for a variety of reasons. It's why nonprofits need to be proactive in thinking about expanding audience and, of course, asking people for their support. And why the community needs to support us all if they believe in what we do and appreciate the resources we nonprofits offer.