Twilight Artist Collective Celebrates 3 Years

Last night, the Twilight Artist Collective lit up West Seattle with a fun, fabulous party celebrating their third year anniversary. TwAC was founded in 2005 by local artists Erin Crawford, Mary Enslow and Cheryl Robinson, who dreamt of providing the venue for artists to share inspiration and to build a sustainable artist community.

Three years later, TwAC has succeeded in building a colorful, high energy collective of artists whose work range from painting to sculpture to fiber and everywhere in between. What truly makes them special is their unpretentious demeanor and tireless dedication to creating retail opportunities for local artists. They maintain their original storefront in Pike Place Market, exhibit art in coffeeshops and cocktail lounges all over town, and have recently opened a new second location on the west side.

Last night's celebration packed their colorful West Seattle storefront. Champagne flowed and cupcakes were eaten while viewers enjoyed music, live painting demonstrations, and TwAC's wide range of locally made goods from paintings to handbags to paper goods and much more.

Happy anniversary and congratulations Twilight Artist Collective!

This Week's Events: Dec 3 - Dec 9, 2007

Thursday, December 6

Frye Art Museum – “The Visual Science Fictions of Patricia Piccinini,” featuring Janelle S. Taylor, associate professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington This lecture explores how Patricia Piccinini’s visual artworks participate in and creatively reconfigure the literary tradition of science fiction, from Mary Shelley’s early-nineteenth-century masterpiece Frankenstein to more recent work by authors such as Octavia Butler and Kazuo Ishiguro. 6:30 pm. Free.

Seattle Art Museum – “Challenges and Choices: Te Fenua ‘Enata (the Marquesas Islands),” part of the Pivotal Perspectives series. Dr. Carol Ivory, professor of fine arts at Washington State University, discusses her nearly fifteen years of research in the archipelago—exploring the range and variety of art forms being made today in the Marquesas, placing them within their historical context, and examining the choices, both economic and aesthetic, that Marquesan artists make as they engage the contemporary world. 7-8 pm. Members $5, Nonmembers $10, Student/Seniors $7. To reserve your space call the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121.

First Thursday Pioneer Square Artwalk - full list of openings and events coming soon!

Friday, December 7

Fremont First Friday Artwalk - Galleries and participating businesses open 6-9, rain or shine.

McLeod Residence – Opening reception for “Giant Squid.” New York artist Cassandra Nguyen creates giant fabric squid from a variety of materials. Members of Seattle's Cephalopod Appreciation Society will be on hand at the opening reception to help disseminate facts and enthusiasm about the elusive giant squid, and will facilitate live drawing, squid poetry, and other activities to help creatively further our understanding. Also: “squid snacks and inky cocktails.” 6-9 pm. Runs through December 29.


Vermillion - "Gathering,” a group art show featuring local and national artists benefiting Northwest Harvest. A holiday show featuring an eclectic group of local and national artists gathering together for a common cause, visitors are also encouraged to bring pre-prepared shelf ready food items, such as canned goods, to benefit Northwest Harvest. A portion of all gallery sales will also be donated. 6-9 pm. Show runs through January 30, 2008.

Pratt Fine Arts Center – “Holiday Art Sale” Opening Night Celebration. Eat, drink, be merry and shop for unique holiday gifts by local artists in glass, jewelry, painting and sculpture. $20 admission for the opening celebration. The Holiday Art Sale runs through December 16.

Seattle Art Museum – “Hip Hop Masquerades: The Art of Iona Rozeal Brown.” Iona Rozeal Brown’s images of “blinged-out” geishas and gangsters are a decidedly contemporary take on 19th century ukiyo-e prints from Japan such as those on view in the current SAM exhibition Japan Envisions the West. Discover Brown’s own artistic interaction between the East and West. 7-8 pm. Free with Museum Admission. To reserve your space call the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121.

Saturday, December 8

911 Media Arts Center – “Dorkbot: People Doing Strange Things with Electricity” Opening Reception. Dorkbot-sea is the Seattle-based spin-off of dorkbot-nyc, a monthly meeting of artists of all stripes, designers, engineers, students and other interested parties who are involved in the creation of electronic art in the broadest sense of the term. “Strange Things” is a juried show of about 15-30 pieces. Installations may very in length of time, from one night only to the full month, and may vary in size, ranging from small wall images to full room installations. 7 pm - 2 am. $10 - 21 and over. Exhibition continues through January 11, 2008.


Ballard Second Saturday Artwalk - Check out galleries and great local art from 6-9 pm. Including openings at:

* OKOK Gallery - Continuing exhibition "Exact Change" features paintings and installation by Grant Barnhart.

* Sev Shoon Arts Center – “Students Month,” featuring prints in many different media by Sev Shoon Students. 6-9 pm.

* Wonderful Union Gallery - “Memphis,” a photographic investigation of the Southern city by LA-based artist Jeff Gros. 6-10 pm. The Wonderful Union Gallery is located at 2221 NW 56th St. Suite 201, 1/2 Block West of the Ballard Library. Show continues through February 2, 2008.


Sunday, December 9

Western Bridge – “The NEXT STEP: a 911 Media Arts Center Fundraising Event.” An evening of awards, fine cuisine, and experiential entertainment to raise funds for the next evolution of 911 Media Arts. Featuring the Anne Focke Award, awarded to Richard Andrews of The Henry Gallery. Find out how to buy tickets, sponsor a table, and the background of the event here. Doors open at 6 pm.

This Week's Events: Nov 27 - Dec 2, 2007

Tuesday, November 27

Henry Art Gallery – “Open Floor,” a monthly laboratory of ideas for local artists, musicians, performers, and filmmakers. Open Floor encourages experimentation and discussion across disciplines. Contact openfloor@henryart.org for more information. 6-8 pm, Free.

Wednesday, November 28

Gallery 110 - "Cheer Holiday Exhibit and Sale." For a limited time, Gallery 110 presents a show of work by member artists priced to sell for the holidays. 'Festive reception' 6-8 pm. Exhibit continues until December 1.


Seattle Art Museum - “On Icons and Objects: A Conversation with Jim Dine.” From Happenings to Pop Art, drawings to monumental sculpture, the work of Jim Dine traverses many eras and categories, but certain central themes persist. Join Jim Dine and Michael Darling, SAM's Jon & Mary Shirley Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, for a conversation about the twists and turns of Dine’s fascinating and influential career. This lecture is presented in memory of former docent Elizabeth Hambleton. 7-8 pm. Free and open to the public. To reserve your space call the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121.

Thursday, November 29

Frye Art Museum – “Yvonne Twining Humber: Reflections on the Artist on the Centenary of Her Birth.” Arts consultant Claudia Bach shares a personal perspective on painter Yvonne Twining Humber and examines how Humber responded to the circumstances and challenges of an artistic and personal life that was shaped by historical and social forces of the twentieth century. 7 pm. Free and open to the public.

Henry Art Gallery – Opening conversation and reception for Henry’s newest exhibition “Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA.” Join Guest Curator Ken Tadashi Oshima with Sam Chermayeff and Lucy Styles of SANAA Studio for a conversation about SANAA’s recent projects – including the new New Museum of Contemporary Art, other recent projects, and an overview of this pioneering firm’s visionary work in architecture and design. Conversation begins at 7:30. Free and open to the public.

Friday, November 30

Henry Art Gallery – New exhibition “Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA” open for daily viewing, running November 30, 2007 – March 2, 2008. Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa have been working collaboratively under the name SANAA (Sejima And Nishizawa And Associates) since 1995 but their work has only recently received significant recognition in the West. An array of the studio’s signature projects will be represented in this first exhibition of SANAA’s work in the U.S.; projects include the new New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art (Ohio), and the Museum of the 21st Century in Kanazawa, Japan. Other design objects, furniture pieces, models, building plans and photographs are also on display. Video documentation of recent and current projects will further convey the idea of “atmosphere,” the sense of simplicity and transparency that has become the signature of this remarkable firm.

"Essen Design School," Courtesy of SANAA

Photographic Center Northwest – “PCNW Members’ Juried Exhibition” Opening and Awards reception. Juried by Marisa Sanchez, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Seattle Art Museum, this selection of prints by PCNW members features a range of work including landscapes, aerials, portraits, narratives, conceptual still lifes, abstracts & objects worthy of interest in typological studies. 6-8 pm, free and open to the public. Also opening is the PCNW’s "Fotoshop Holiday Bin Sale,"which includes moderately priced prints by students, faculty, staff, members and clients. Get there early for the best selection!

Seattle Art Museum - “An International Symposium on 16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum.” From 7-8:30 pm, Ron Toby, professor of Japanese history at the University of Illinois, will present the keynote address. Toby is an expert on non-Japanese art that existed in Japan during the pre-modern period and on Japanese history, focusing on contact and exchange with the Western world. Free with museum admission. To reserve your space, please call the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121.

Saturday, December 1

Seattle Art Museum – “An International Symposium on 16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum.” This symposium brings together six art historians from the United States, Holland and Japan for a dialogue about Japanese art’s first encounters with the Western world. 10 am – 5 pm in the Plestcheeff Auditorium. Free with museum admission. To reserve your space, please call the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121.

G. Gibson Gallery – Opening reception for new exhibition “Ron Van Dongen and Popco Bakkers: Two Artists from Warmond.” 3-5 pm.

Bluebottle Art Gallery – “Michael Slack: Frail” exhibition opening. Michael Slack is an artist, illustrator, and character designer whose works have appeared in books, magazines, and television. His monster card game ICK, was released this September through Chronicle books and received a bronze award from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles. Reception 6-8 pm. Exhibition runs until December 30.

Michael Slack, "Recumbent Bubble Blower," digital print, edition of 5, opening at Bluebottle

ArtXchange – “Zimbags Gallery 33 Art Auction.” Hosted by ArtXchange Gallery, local non-profit Zimbags presents an evening of wine, dessert, music and an art auction featuring works donated by artists from around the world. The event honors December 1, World AIDS Day. Proceeds benefit Zimbags, a non-profit working to improve the quality of life for women in Zimbabwe. $25 per ticket, which includes 2 free drinks and free dessert. 6-9 pm. Email contact@zimbags.org to purchase to tickets.

Open Satellite – “Zoe Strauss: Works in Progress.” During her residency at Open Satellite, Philadelphia-based photographer and installation artist Zoe Strauss presents her first solo exhibition in the Northwest. Focusing her camera on the gritty neighborhoods of her hometown, Strauss creates tough, emotional portraits of the residents and architecture populating the streets of South Philadelphia, Kensington, and other working class areas. In the Seattle metropolitan area, Strauss continues her visual study of broken promises engendered by failed social and economic programs. Specifically, she looks to the Factoria neighborhood of Bellevue, citing the district’s ambitious intentions–suggested by its name–to become an industrial manufacturing hub. These plans never materialized, and the area’s name endures as a reminder of unfulfilled aspirations. Open Satellite presents Strauss’s new Seattle-area photographs, as projections and large-format prints, alongside a selection of her earlier work. Opening Event and Slide Show 6-9 pm. Exhibition continues until January 12, 2008.

Zoe Strauss, "how do I look," 2007, opening at Open Satellite

Sunday, December 2

ArtXchange - "The First Annual Seattle Chinese Tea Appreciation Festival." Presented by Black Dragon Tea Bar, this event will feature expertly prepared Chinese tea (including rare varieties), tasty Asian snacks and a private concert by Chinese Guqin master Wu Ziying. Join ArtXchange and Black Dragon Tea Bar for a relaxing afternoon of live music, art appreciation and a unique tea experience. $25 per person. Contact Black Dragon Tea Bar to purchase tickets.

Francine Seders Gallery – “But Seriously, Folks: Funny Art and Its Deeper Meanings,” opening reception. 2-4 pm. Exhibition continues until January 6, 2008.

"Quite a Pickle," Jennifer McNeely, part of "But Seriously, Folks," opening at Francine Seders Gallery

This Week's Events: Nov 19 - Nov 25, 2007

It's a quiet week for art-related happenings, but that's to be expected. I really hope everybody enjoys their day off, eating food, seeing family and all that. Cheers to all.

Tuesday, November 20

Jacob Lawrence Gallery - Opening reception for "Small and Flat: Work Within Limits," a juried exhibit featuring small 3D and works on paper by University of Washington School of Art undergraduate and graduate students. Reception 4-6 pm. Show continues through December 8

Lawrimore Project – A special one night only event, the world premiere of “Mixen Dixon: Urban Onions” a film presenting an experiment in improvisational entertainment (watch trailor here). More than just a film screening, the evening is a cross disciplinary event featuring fashion, performances, music and more by Majestica, a team of local artists raising funds to travel to Art Basel Miami. Doors open at 7pm, world premier at 9pm with one intermission, after party is 10-midnight. $5 at the door, drinks by donation. All ages welcome.

This Week’s Events: Nov 5 – Nov 11, 2007

Wednesday, November 7

Microsoft – Artful Readings discussion series featuring “The Art of Travel,” by Alain de Botton Hosted by Anne Leigh Parrish. This book is a philosophical look at what de Botton calls the "ubiquitous but peculiar" activity of traveling for fun, with essays on airports, landscapes, museums, holiday romances, photographs, exotic carpets and the contents of hotel mini-bars. Accompanying this selection will be two pieces by British artists Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell entitled Air Routes of the World (Day) and Air Routes of the World (Night). The discussion takes place on the Microsoft Redmond Campus, Building 33, Conference Center. 6:30 – 7:30 pm. For more information call 425.706.4272.

Thursday, November 8

SAM Gallery – Opening reception for two new shows. “Body Image” features eight artists who utilize the human figure and portraiture as vehicles to explore complex issues of identity, personal passion and social change, or to articulate concepts about the self and others. “In Focus: West Coast Galleries at SAM Gallery” showcases artwork from San Francisco’s Toomey-Tourell Gallery.


Microsoft – Artist Lecture Series presents “Benjamin Edwards.” Edwards has taken a number of cross-country road trips, taking digital photos along the way, which he loads into his computer. In Automatic City, Edwards isolates various visual elements from the photographs and reduces them to their basic geometry. The result is a blended composition which becomes emblematic of what he refers to as the "American consumerist utopia." 6-7 pm. Free and open to the public. For driving instructions to Microsoft Building 33 call 425.706.0033. For more information call 425.706.4272.

Ouch My Eye - “Conspiracy of Silence” film event. A UK film company came to the US and produced a documentary on the Franklin case. Although scheduled to air on the Discovery Channel, it was pulled at the last minute, and all copies were ordered destroyed. A cutting room copy survived and is showing at Ouch My Eye at 8 pm.

West Seattle Junction Art Walk - 6pm - 8pm. For information and maps visit Hotwire Coffeehouse, 4410 California SW, Seattle, or call 206/935-1510. Participating galleries include:

* Twilight Artist Collective @ Hotwire Coffeehouse West - "Kelly Patton" presents new paintings based on fairy tales.

* Cupcake Royale - "Graham Fracha," current mixed media paintings inspired by the artist's interest in the ebb and flow of architectural and natural forms.

* 8 Limbs Yoga - Amy Smith Photography & Design presents "Buddha Magic" - intimate photos of a variety of Buddhas from around the world.

* Arts West - Carole Barrer and Matt Bazemore follow up with innovative interpretations of inner and outer life with an impressive use of paint on canvas in the "Common and Uncommon Ground" exhibition.

Friday, November 9

Roq La Rue - Opening reception for work by "Brian Despain and Ryan Heshka, and Scott Musgrove." 6-9 pm.

BLVD Gallery - Opening reception for "Process" a show featuring graffiti artists and style writers Hews, Sneke, and Virus, provides the viewer a rarely seen glimpse into the approach and evolution of their art. 6-10 pm.

Microsoft - "Film Series, John Baldessari's Film Transferred to Video." John Baldessari, a celebrated conceptual artist known for his innovative teaching practices and his cheeky observations of the art world, brings this same nervy attitude to his filmmaking. 6 pm. Free and open to the public. For driving instructions to Microsoft Building 33 call 425.706.0033. For more information call 425.706.4272.

CoCA - "2007 Painting Marathon Auction." Artists start painting Thursday at 9 am and work 24 hours straight. Watch them work, then buy the art! The event features 3 Silent Auctions & 1 Live Auction. 5:30 - 9:30pm. After Party to 2am. Tickets: $20 General Admission, $40 VIP, and $500 Table. Buy tickets here.


Suite 100 – “Sweet 100 Holiday Show” exhibiting one hundred works of art by thirty-six artists, perfect for the holiday gift-giving season. From oils and acrylics to gouache and ink, from photography to screen prints, "The Sweet 100" draws from the best in a variety of mediums. Additionally, part of the proceeds from Sweet 100 will be donated to Child's Play Charity. Opening reception 6-11 pm. Show runs through December 21.

Saturday, November 10

Tacoma Art Museum – "Michael Honey," Fred and Dorothy Haley Professor of Humanities at the University of Washington Tacoma and author of Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign, discusses how groups such as the Freedom Quilting Bee, which included women from Gee’s Bend, were formed as a result of the Civil Rights movement. Members of the St. John Baptist Church Gospel Choir will open this lecture by performing a selection of hymns from the Civil Rights era. This program is free with museum admission. Seating for this program is very limited and available on a first-come; first-served basis. 2 pm.

Pratt Fine Arts Center – “One Hot Night: Pratt Fine Arts Center Open House.” Watch artists pour bronze, make prints, blow glass, forge steel and more. Learn about art classes, workshops and scholarships. Tours, food, entertainment and a no-host bar. Free admission, free parking, open to the public. 6-9 pm.


SEED – “Arts Gumbo: Japan.” One World Taiko will perform a contemporary style of Japanese drumming with fluid movement and heart pounding rhythm. Their repertoire includes traditional pieces taught to them by world-renowned groups Kodo and Ondekoza from Japan, as well as original compositions. After the performance, One World Taiko will teach audience members some Taiko drum techniques and movements. Complementary Bento Box dinners will be provided at 7 pm. This family series is held from 5 to 8 pm at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center (3515 S. Alaska St.), in Columbia City. Tickets for the performance are $8 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling 206-725-7517. Dinner and the workshop are included in the price.

Gallery 1412 – “Apostrophe” a monthly series presenting three solo artists in one hour, testing for vistas within the camera obscura. Without theme or intermission, a dancer, musician and poet present their work, posing questions about the compositional frame (page, body, breath, instrument, floor, room) and how it shapes imagination and space. Co-presented by gallery 1412 and Seattle Improvised Music. Curated by Beth Graczyk, Gust Burns and Melanie Noel. Featuring Jeffrey Allport (music), Amy O’Neal (dance), and Karena Youtz (poetry). 8 pm. $5 - $15 (sliding scale). Gallery 1412 is located at 1412 18th Avenue (at Union Street).

Northwest Film Forum – “In the Kingdom of Shadows: Two Stereoscopic Films by Zoe Beloff.” These films explore the prehistory of cinema, not simply from the point of view of technology, but from a psychic perspective, how the projection of images grew out of the desire to manifest the unconscious. 7 pm.

Ballard Second Saturday Artwalk - Galleries and participating businesses open from 6-9 pm. Start at the south end of Ballard Ave, and work your way up the street to Market and continue.

Art & Soul – Opening reception for photography by “Michael Matisse.” This show will feature a selection of photographs the artist has taken over the last ten years, including some prints from his series "Eye to Eye on the Ave" which features portraits of homeless youth. Reception 6-9 pm (during the Ballard Art Walk). Show runs through November 30. Art & Soul is located at 2860 NW Market St.

This Week's Events: Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2007

Tuesday, October 30

The Henry Art Gallery – “Open Floor,” a monthly laboratory of ideas for local artists, musicians, performers, and filmmakers. Open Floor encourages experimentation and discussion across disciplines. Contact openfloor@henryart.org for more information. 6-8 pm, Free.

Wednesday, October 31

CoCA – “Boogieman Party.” Prepare to party with the Boogie Monster as CoCA & Clubvibes hosts a Halloween Celebration showcasing the ‘Necromorph’ group show exhibition. Local DJs, costume contest, dance performances, and prizes are among the other events. Tickets: $10 General Admission, $30 Admission + CoCA Membership. 9pm to 2am at the Shilshole Bay Beach Club.

Thursday, November 1

Pioneer Square Artwalk – 6-10 pm. Full list of openings and events coming tomorrow!

Cornish College of the Arts – Opening reception for “Steve Jensen: Voyager,” a collection of paintings, wall carvings and funeral boats created by Seattle sculptor and Cornish alumnus, Steve Jensen. Reception 5-8 pm. Exhibit runs from Nov 1 – 30, 2007.

Lee Center for the Arts: Hedreen Gallery – “Unexpected Watercolors,” featuring Tori Ellison, Michael Knutson, Kim McCarty, Laura Ross Paul and Jeffrey Simmons, showcasing work that shows how artists in the NW region are pushing the medium of watercolor in new ways. Opening Reception 5 – 7:30 pm, Free. Exhibit runs through January 12, 2008. Seattle University Lee Center for the Arts is located at 901 12th Avenue (at 12th & Marion).

Friday, November 2

Fremont First Friday - Openings and events from 6-9 pm.

Aegean Design Gallery – “Grand Opening,” for new gallery located at 603 West Crockett, Seattle, WA 98119. Wine and hors d’oeurves, 6-9 pm.

McLeod Residence - New York artist Kharis Kennedy explores the subjective versus the objective with her series of paintings “Fixed Value,” exhibiting two years of work exploring the fact that a painting is a physical object that, like any other three-dimensional object, can only be objectively understood in terms of its physical properties: light, mass and energy. Opening reception 6-9 pm. Show runs through Nov 24, 2007.

Saturday, November 3

The Frye Art Museum – “Community Celebration and Open House.” Head over to the Frye for complimentary tea, coffee, and lemonade while enjoying a weekend’s worth of events celebrating the new exhibition “Dreaming the Emerald City: The Collections of Charles and Emma Frye and Horace C. Henry.” Saturday events include an Exhibition Overview with Robin Held, Frye Art Museum chief curator, music performances, and gallery walk with Donna Kovalenko, Frye Art Museum curator of collections. Check here for times and information. Free and open to the public.

The Henry Art Gallery – Aperture West Collaborative Lecture Series at the Henry Art Gallery featuring South African artist “Pieter Hugo.” Hugo’s provocative images have gained international renown. He has been named the Standard Bank Young Artist for 2007, and won first prize in the Portraits section of the 2006 World Press Photo competition. Hugo’s portraits and documentary work have been included in the traveling exhibition reGeneration: Fifty Photographers of Tomorrow, as well as in Colors and Aperture magazines. 5 pm in the Henry Auditorium, Free and open to the public.

Photographic Center Northwest – “Cheap Shot: Plastic Cameras: the low tech of high art,” opening reception for new exhibition featuring photography by Michelle Bates, Susan Burnstine, Rosanna Salonia, Gordon Stettinius, Shannon Welles, and Jennifer Shaw. In Cheap Show, artists reveal how using inexpensive, toy cameras can be a means to new and interesting ways of seeing and interpreting the world. Artist’s reception 6-8 pm. Show continues through Nov 28.

Sunday, November 4

The Frye Art Museum – “Community Celebration and Open House.” Head over to the Frye for complimentary tea, coffee, and lemonade while enjoying a weekend’s worth of events celebrating the new exhibition “Dreaming the Emerald City: The Collections of Charles and Emma Frye and Horace C. Henry.” Sunday programs include a music performance by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society and a gallery talk featuring Nancy Stoaks, Frye Art Museum curatorial research associate. Check here for times and information. Free and open to the public.

Tacoma Art Museum – “Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Celebration,” a free community celebration featuring traditional dance and music, hands-on art-making activities, sugar skulls decorating, and foods. 12-5 pm, Free and open to the public.

Twilight Artist Collective – Opening party for November featured artist “Michelle Anderst.” Reception 1-4 pm. Show continues through the end of November.

Paintings by Michelle Anderst, opening at Twilight Artist Collective.

This Week's Events: Oct 22 - Oct 28, 2007

edit: I've fixed it in the paragraph below, but I wanted to immortalize my wittiest typo (or was it...) ever: "Betty Bowen Memorial Award sinner." My favorite comment was from M G: 'Good artist or not, Oscar needs to behave.'

Tuesday, October 23

Seattle Art Museum – “Betty Bowen Memorial Award Ceremony” honoring Betty Bowen Memorial Award winner Oscar Tuazon, and PONCHO Special Recognition Award winners Joseph Park and Vanessa Renwick. Brief presentations about the work of the three winning artists will be followed by a reception in the Simons Boardroom. The ceremony and reception are free to the public. Please enter through the First Avenue and University Street entrance. 5:30 – 8 pm in the Nordstrom Lecture Hall.

The Henry Art Gallery - Lecture and Booksigning featuring Urs Peter Fl ückiger, author of “Donald Judd: Architecture in Marfa, Texas.” A reception and book-signing will follow the lecture. Presented by Peter Miller at the Henry Auditorium, 7 pm, Free.

Jacob Lawrence Gallery – “This is Not a Group Show,” featuring works by University of Washington Faculty in the Division of Art. The reception will also feature four graduate student dancers performing interactive pieces. 4-6 pm.

Wednesday, October 24

Foster/White – “Lois Graham Public Memorial,” recognizing the life and art of prominent NW abstract artist Lois Graham. 2 pm. Graham's recent exhibition of her newest works will be on view until October 27.

Seattle Asian Art Museum – “Reinventing the Book: A Lecture with Professor Wu Hung,” part of the Pivotal Perspectives conversation series. Professor Wu Hung, curator of “Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art,” examines in detail the impact and notion of the book in the exhibition artists’ upbringing and their art. 7–8 pm, Stimson Auditorium. Free with museum admission. To reserve your space, please call the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121.

Sunday, October 28

Francine Seders Gallery – Opening reception for “Grey Matters,” an exhibition featuring Seattle artist Juan Alonso. In this new body of work, Alonso has put aside his tropical palette and sculpted acrylic surfaces for a monochromatic pairing of ink and graphite laid on a smooth panel called Claybord. The upstairs gallery will feature Diann Knezovich’s altered “c” prints. 2-4 pm.

Wounded, Juan Alonso, ink and graphite on Claybord, 2007, 30 x 30"

This Week's Events: Oct 15 - Oct 21, 2007

Thursday, October 18

Edmonds Art Walk – Over 30 galleries and participating locations! From 5-8 pm.

Tacoma Third Thursday Art Walk – In addition to participating gallerie, the Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Glass, and Washington State History Museum offer FREE admission. Check here for maps and further information.

Tacoma Art Museum - In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Pierce County Commission Against Domestic Violence and its partners have organized the Clothesline Project, a visual display that includes T-shirts designed by abuse survivors, those who have lost loves ones, and others affected by abuse. The Clothesline Project will be on display from 10 am to 8 pm. From 4:30 to 6:30 pm, visitors are invited to create their own T-shirt to add to the clothesline. The Tacoma Art Museum is FREE on Third Thursdays.

Upper Queen Anne Art Walk – For updates and information, check here.

Bouncing Wall – Local artist Kelly Rae Cunningham presents the “TREAT” series of encaustic on wood paintings. Reception 6-9 pm (part of the Upper Queen Anne Artwalk). Showing through November 11 at Bouncing Wall.

The Henry Art Gallery – “Views into Vietnam,” two discussions happening back to back. The “First View,” at 4 pm in the Henry Auditorium, examines the work and findings of Laurie J. Sears and Francisco Benitez, Directors of the UW Difficult Dialogues project and Tani Barlow, Co-Director of the 2006 Forum on Trauma, History, and Asia. The panel will be moderated by Miriam Bartha, Associate Director of the Simpson Center. The “Second View,” at 7 pm in the Henry Auditorium, will emphasize the way war is seen through current Henry exhibitions Kim Jones: A Retrospective and An-My Lê: Small Wars. The panel will include visiting artist Kim Jones, Karen Irvine (Curator of An-My Lê: Small Wars), Sasha Su-Ling Welland (UW Assistant Professor of Anthropology), and Susan Jeffords (Vice Chancellor of UW Bothell). Both events are FREE.

Friday, October 19

The Henry Art Gallery – “Kim Jones: A Retrospective Opening Celebration” with performance by Kim Jones! Kim Jones was born out of the 1970s performance art movement in Southern California, where he became known for his alter ego, Mudman. The opening celebration at the Henry is a rare opportunity to see Jones perform as Mudman for a contemporary audience. Members, UW Students, Faculty and Staff Preview at 7 PM, Open to the Public at 8 pm. FREE to members, UW students, faculty + staff, $10 General / $6 seniors and non-UW students.

Saturday, October 20

Tacoma Art Museum – As part of TAM’s continuing Dia de los Muertos Celebrations, artist “Fulgencio Lazo” creates a colorful tapete (sand painting) in the lobby. Community members and organizations install ofrendas, or altars, on the third floor atrium to memorialize loved ones who have passed. The tapete and ofrendas will be on view through November 4.

Washington State History Museum - In conjunction with TAM’s “Evolution of the Art Quilt” exhibition, Washington State History Museum hosts “Evolution of the Artist: Directions and Development,” a full-day symposium that explores the history of the quilt art movement. Attendees learn about the creative journeys of several artists at the forefront of this art form. Guest speakers include: Robert Shaw, art historian; Barbara Lee Smith, author and quilter; Cynthia Corbin, quilter; and Michael Monroe, Executive Director of the Bellevue Arts Museum. The program also includes a discussion moderated by Karen Soma with quilters and fiber artists Erika Carter, Jeanette DeNicholis Meyer, and Jill Nordfors Clark on the panel. Symposium fee includes all sessions with guest speakers, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, and lunch. 9 am – 5:30 pm

Tashiro Kaplan All-Arts Building – “Annual Open House.” Resident artists on the live-work floors of the Tashiro Kaplan building will open their loft homes for visitors. Galleries and studios at the TK will also be open until 8 PM. The Vadenbrink Community Room will host a silent art auction from 5 - 8 PM and live performances from 8 - 11 PM.

Platform Gallery – “a spectral glimpse.” Curated by Jim O'Donnell, featuring work by Brad Biancardi, Leyla Cárdenas, David Dupuis, Adam Ekberg, Lucy Pullen, Ariana Page Russell, and Bari Ziperstein. Using drawings, collage, photography, sculpture and installation, the artists in a spectral glimpse offer viewers entrée into imaginative, psychological, ethereal worlds. Reception 5-7 pm. Exhibition runs from October 20 – December 1.

Adam Ekberg, Aberration #8, ink jet print, 2006

This Week's Events: Oct 8 - Oct 14, 2007

"Local Sightings" continues this week at the Northwest Film Forum - with far too many special events to fit in this post. Check here for the full schedule.

Tuesday, October 9

Tacoma Art Museum – “Portraiture of Cecilia Beaux.” WA Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America Robert Raab discusses portrait painting and Cecilia Beaux's place in art history. The presentation includes a portraiture demonstration by artist Ned Meuller. 10:30 am - Free with museum admission (Senior (65+) admission on Second Tuesdays is reduced to $3.25).

Northwest Film Forum - Artist Trust at Local Sightings Film Festival. The evening begins at 7 pm with “Short Reels,” a series of short works by NW filmmakers. Between 8:30 and 9:30, enjoy food and drink during the reception. At 9:30 pm, the feature presentation begins - “Outpatient” by Alec Carlin. Also view a media installation by Heather Dew Oaksen and Norie Sato in the foyer. Cost: $5 NWFF/ AT members; $8.50 general; reception free with ticket stub.

Wednesday, October 10

The Henry Art Gallery – Film screening: “Iraq in Fragments,” a documentary on post-war Iraq utilizing a 3-act structure to illustrate the way the country is pulled in multiple directions by factors such as religion and ethnicity. Also includes a discussion with Producer John Sinno moderated by UW Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies James Tweedie. 7 pm, Henry Auditorium, Free.

Thursday, October 11

Seattle Art Museum – Two new exhibitions open. The first, “Gaylen Hansen: Three Decades of Paintings” is retrospective exhibition of the work of Washington-based painter Gaylen Hansen, who first came to the attention of the art world during the heyday of neo-expressionism in the late 1970s. Populated by animals, insects, trout, and a cowboy named Kernal Bentleg, Hansen’s paintings are humorous and dreamlike. The second, “Japan Envisions the West: 16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum,” commemorates the 50th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Kobe and Seattle, exploring how Japanese saw Westerners and how Japanese artists responded to and interpreted Western art and culture from the 16th to the 19th century. Both exhibitions run through January 6, 2008.

Lawrimore Project – Opening reception for "Refrain," new installations, sculpture and video by recent University of Washington MFA graduate, Susie J. Lee. 6-9 pm. Show runs until December 1, 2007.


911 Media Arts Center - In partnership with the Seattle Art Museum, 911 Media Arts Center will exhibit Tamiko Thiel's "The Travels of Mariko Horo,” a contemporary example of the Namban genre to complement the rare exhibition of Namban art in Seattle. The Travels of Mariko Horo is an inverse Marco Polo journey featuring a time-traveling Japanese woman who constructs an exotic and rich external world from her imagination. 6-9 pm. Exhibition closes November 20, 2007.

West Seattle Junction Art Walk - 6-8 pm. For information and maps visit Hotwire Coffeehouse, 4410 California SW, Seattle, or call 206/935-1510.

Twilight Artist Collective @ Hotwire West – paintings by Brad Strain. 6-9 pm.

Friday, October 12

Roq La Rue - Opening reception for works by "Yumiko Kayukawa and Ojimbo." 6-9 pm.

BLVD – “INSTALLATION 4: It's A Beautiful World,” the traveling Scion Installation Art Tour, visits Seattle via BLVD Gallery. The theme, “It’s a Beautiful World,” is interpreted by artists from around the world using painting, photography, sculpture and collage. Several artists will be in attendance at the opening reception. 6-10 pm. The exhibition runs through October 24.


Suite 100 Gallery – Opening reception for “Urbanity,” works by Counsel Langley. 6 – 10 pm.

Saturday, October 13

Seattle Art Museum - "Mariko Horo: The Art of Tamiko Thiel,” an artist lecture by Tamiko Thiel, a media artist whose installation is currently on view at 911 Media Arts Center concurrent with the special exhibition Japan Envisions the West at SAM. 2-3 pm, Free with museum admission.

The Henry Art Gallery – ““Advance Screening of Art:21,” a special screening of “Protest,” an episode from the upcoming Season 4 of PBS’s fantastic show Art:21, a documentary series on contemporary art and artists. This episode features artists Nancy Spero, An-My Lê (currently exhibiting at the Henry), Alfredo Jaar, and Jenny Holzer. The episode plays continuously between 2 and 5 pm. Free admission.

Ouch My Eye – “Benefit Art Show for the Children of the Green Gecko Project,” featuring photographs by Kim Doyel, Shannon Welles and the children of the Green Gecko Project, Siem Reap, Cambodia, plus scenes from the documentary ‘Booksellers of Siem Reap’ by filmmaker S. Smith Patrick. Saturday afternoon only, from 4 – 7 pm. Suggested donation $10, all proceeds benefit the Green Gecko Project.


Rainier Valley Cultural Center – “Arts Gumbo Brazil,” part of the Arts Gumbo cultural series produced by SEED. This Saturday, the spotlight is on Brazil as Arts Gumbo presents Tudo Beleza, an exuberant music and dance group. The performance includes traditional Carnaval costumes, Capoeira movements and rhythms ranging from samba to Afro-Brazilian. A samba-reggae dance workshop will follow the performance along with a complimentary buffet of Brazilian food, catered by Tempero Do Brasil Restaurant. This family series is held from 5 to 8 pm at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center (3515 S. Alaska St.), in Columbia City.

Ballard Second Saturday Artwalk - Galleries and participating businesses open from 6-9 pm. Including:

* Art & Soul - "Sensing Light,” a collection of oil paintings by local artist, Lanie
Franza, capturing the light and mood of the Pacific Northwest and
California Coast. ALL proceeds from this show go to benefit pediatric cancer research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

* Sev Shoon Arts Center – Work by Nigerian artist-in-residence Krydz C. Ikwuemesi, colorful paintings dealing with issues of life, beliefs, culture and tradition, and the relationship to modern Africa. Also opening, "A Group Show” featuring artists who were classmates in printmaking at North Seattle Community college.

* The Forum Center - Andrew L. Parker with RE/MAX Mutual Realty is proud to host collage artist Marty Gordon. The opening reception is from 6 - 9 pm at the Forum Center (1718 NW 56th St, Seattle, 98107).


Sunday, October 14

Tacoma Art Museum – “Framing the American Figure Painter, Cecilia Beaux,” a half-day symposium offering a deeper look at the current exhibition ‘Cecilia Beaux, American Figure Painter.’ 1:30 pm. Cost for members is $5 and $15 for non-members, which includes museum admission.

Twilight Artist Collective – Opening reception for works by “Daniel T. Fleming” at the Twilight Artist Collective space in the Pike Place Market, #321. 1-4 pm.

The Henry Art Gallery – “Advance Screening of Art:21,” a special screening of “Protest,” an episode from the upcoming Season 4 of PBS’s fantastic show Art:21, a documentary series on contemporary art and artists. This episode features artists Nancy Spero, An-My Lê (currently exhibiting at the Henry), Alfredo Jaar, and Jenny Holzer. The episode plays continuously between 2 and 5 pm. Free admission.

This Week's Events: Oct 1 - Oct 7, 2007

FYI - With such an abundance of local arts/cultural events, sometimes I can't fit them ALL in for this weekly post. (Not complaining - this is a good problem to have!) But I make every effort to keep the calendar as up-to-date as possible, so remember to check it out - there's even more going on!

Tuesday, October 2

Seattle Art Museum – “Advance Screening of Art:21,” a special screening of “Ecology,” an episode from the upcoming Season 4 of PBS’s fantastic show Art:21, a documentary series on contemporary art and artists. The program includes a story on Olympic Sculpture Park artist Mark Dion. Free with museum admission. 7 pm, Nordstrom Lecture Hall.

Wednesday, October 3

Microsoft – Artful Readings series, “Theft: A Love Story,” by Peter Carey, hosted by Caren Gussoff Sumption. Microsoft Redmond Campus, Building 33, Conference Center, 6-7:30 pm. This program is FREE - for more information, please call 425.706.4272.

Platform Gallery - Platform holds a closing reception for Scott Fife's acclaimed show "True Grit," and prepares to take the show to Year_07 in London. 6-8 pm.

Thursday, October 4

Northwest Film Forum - "Local Sightings" Film Festival begins with the Opening Night Party tonight, Oct 4, and runs through October 11. "Local Sightings" celebrates film artists from Seattle, Portland, Vancouver BC and all points in between! The annual festival includes both feature film presentations as well as short film programs and special events with live film performances, installation art, audience participation and parties. Find a full schedule here.


Microsoft - Artist Lecture Series presents “Francesca Gabbiani,” an LA based artist whose influences include classic horror films. On display during the lecture will be Gabbiani’s White Book, influenced by the novel Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Microsoft Redmond Campus, Building 33, Conference Center, 6-7 pm. This program is FREE - for more information, please call 425.706.4272.

Pioneer Square First Thursday Artwalk – full schedule coming soon.

Friday, October 5

Seattle Art Museum – First Friday Lecture series presents “SNAPSHOT: Photography at SAM.” Enjoy an early lecture as Marisa Sánchez, Assistant Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, discusses photography as art and describes elements of the collection. 11am – noon, free with museum admission (admission is free to visitors age 62+ on the first Friday of every month).

Fremont First Friday Artwalk - find a full list of openings and participating locations here.

Victrola Coffee – Opening reception for photographic work by “Thomas Krueger.” Reception runs from 6-9 pm. Victola is located at 411 15th Ave E.

Photography by Thomas Krueger, opening at Victrola Coffee

Photographic Center Northwest – Opening reception for new exhibition “CREEPSHOW,” photographic work by Maura Sullivan, Diane Fenster, and Carol Golemboski, three photographers exploring their darksides. 6-9 pm. Lecture with Sullivan and Fenster starts at 6:30, tickets $5.

Carol Golemboski, Untitled, 1998 - Opening at Photographic Center Northwest

Sunday, October 7

NoodleWorks Studios – “NoodleWorks Open House,” the artists and residents of NoodleWorks Studios invite the public to an open house featuring art, music, food, and drink. Noodleworks Studio is located at 802 6th Ave S, Seattle. 3-7 pm.

Twilight Artist Collective @ Hotwire North – Opening for painting exhibition "Work:retooled" by Rachel LordKenaga, a local painter who works as an art therapist with chronically, mentally ill adults and is passionately interested in the psychology of art both still (painting) and moving (film). She works from photos and encylopedias in an effort to explore meaning and identity. 5-7 pm. Hotwire North is located at 17551 15th Ave NE.

Tomorrow: SOIL TOIL

What better way to spend your Sunday afternoon than to support cutting edge, local contemporary art?

"It's time to dig deep, sell the car, and mortgage the house. SOIL's annual art auction is THE opportunity to collect contemporary art in Seattle. And not only that, each dollar spent helps ensure SOIL's ability to provide Seattle with fresh art all year long.

New this year is SOIL TOIL, in which each SOIL member will offer a unique service up for auction. For instance, who wouldn't want Jennifer Zwick to wear a T-shirt with their face on it for one whole month? And don't miss your opportunity to have a ceramic miniature made of you and your BFF sculpted by Saya Moriyasu."

Take home a piece of contemporary art, or perhaps a cooking lesson, personalized mix cd or 10-person pocket bio-sphere adoption party.

At 3:30, the doors open and the Silent Auction begins.
At 5:00, the Live Auction begins, with auctioneer Laura Michalek.

The SOIL 2007 Art Auction will be held at Greg Kucera Gallery (212 3rd Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98104). Admission is $10.

This Week’s Events: Sept 24 – Sept 30, 2007

Motel #2 is still continuing 24 hours a day through the end of this week (Friday to be exact). And the cat is out of the bag: the no-tell motel top secret location is Seal’s Motel, 12035 Aurora, Rm 16, as reported in other blogs of well repute. Attendees are asked to be respectful of the hotel and not disturb the guests.

As fun as driving on Aurora Avenue is, if you just can’t make it, performances are still streaming live on the web. I honestly don’t know which feels creepier – watching people through windows or watching people via webcam. Enjoy!

Thursday, September 27

Seattle Art Museum – “A Celebration of Family, Fortune and Piety: New Art Forms for the Renaissance Palazzo,” a Pivotal Perspectives presentation revolving around two ‘tondi’ (or circular paintings) currently on view at SAM. Roberta J.M. Olson, Curator of Drawings at the New York Historical Society and author of The Florentine Tondo, will discuss the history, style and profound associations of these unique circular paintings that held a magical appeal (even for Leonardo), as well as other exquisite examples of art made for the home. 7–8 pm, Plestcheeff Auditorium. $5 Members, $7 Nonmembers, $3 Students/Seniors, Free to Decorative Arts and Paintings Council members. Call the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis and reservations are released ten minutes prior to start time.

Howard House – “Matthew Offenbacher: Captain of a Huckleberry Party” in the Front Gallery and “Robert Yoder: Air Supply” in the Center Gallery. Opening Reception from 6-8 pm. The show will continue to November 10, 2007.

“Coronation” by Robert Yoder and “Some Rothko Problems” by Matthew Offenbacher, both opening at Howard House.

Artist Trust - “Moving Forward: Resources for Artists,” a free workshop for artists working in all disciplines. Miguel Guillen, Information Services Manager for Artist Trust, will discuss the essentials of presenting your work; how to get informed about the funding and exhibition possibilities available to Washington State artists; and information on professional resources, health care, insurance, emergency assistance, and legal services available to artists, as well as various Artist Trust programs. The workshop will take place from 6-8 pm at The Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St NW, Room B, Olympia

The Frye Art Museum – “New Works Reading Performances,” featuring Frances McCue reading poetry inspired by Franz von Stuck's painting Sin and Stacey Levine responding to the art of Patricia Piccinini in a new prose work. This event inaugurates a series of quarterly readings by writers who explore the stylistic relationships between works of art in the Frye Collection and in special exhibitions and the literary arts. 7 pm, Free admission and parking. Seating for gallery presentation is first come, first serve.

CoCA – “CoCA Cabana with Dr. Sketchy” at the Shilshole Bay Beach Club. What is Dr. Sketchy, you ask? “It’s a collection of the most dazzling burlesque dancers, the most bizarre circus performers, and the most rippling of boylesque." For this event, artists get to draw Dr. Sketchy models for three hours. Interspersed with posing are ridiculous drawing contests where you can win fancy prizes. Artists who attend the event and draw pictures will also have the opportunity to have their creations posted on the CoCa website. 6-9 pm, $10 (tickets available here). BYO sketch pad.

The Henry Art Gallery – “Open Rehearsal with Spectrum Dance Theater,” a special preview of Spectrum Dance Theater's new performance Interrupted Narratives/WAR. “Interrupted Narratives/WAR represents Donald Byrd's protest dance/theater expressing the horror and outrage of war, in the tradition of Kurt Joos's great anti-war ballet, The Green Table.” 7 pm at the Sculpture Court, Free Admission.

Lawrimore Project – “An Evening with Anne Mathern.” Join Lawrimore Project and artist Anne Mathern at 7pm as Anne deftly excises the "in" from "inscrutable" with relation to her current exhibition, "Moses Lake." Also, enjoy the World Premiere of a new Anne Mathern video, featuring everybody’s favorite fantasy metal band Doomhawk.

'Doomhawk' performs at Lawrimore Project

Friday, September 28

The Henry Art Gallery – “Come Together with Harrell Fletcher,” an event created by Portland-based artist Harrell Fletcher that brings people from different areas of a community together to exchange perspectives with one another. The Come Together event taking place at the Henry will include presentations by Fletcher and members of the Seattle community who have been affected directly by the Vietnam or Iraq wars. 6:30 pm, Free Admission.

Saturday, September 29

Museum Day - Museum Day is a nationwide event where participating museums and cultural institutions across the country offer free admission, allowing for one day only the free-admission policy of Smithsonian's Washington, D.C.-based facilities to be emulated across the country. Find a list of participating regional locations here and find your free Museum Day pass online at the Smithsonian website.

Tacoma Art Museum – New exhibition “Cecilia Beaux, American Figure Painter” opens, featuring fifty paintings and drawings by one of the most acclaimed American figure painters of the turn of the twentieth century, including her masterful portraits of high society, as well as her more intimate works depicting friends and family, landscapes, and still lifes, many of which have rarely been seen. TAM is the only West Coast venue for this exhibition, which runs through January 6, 2008.

Howard House – “Matthew Offenbacher & Robert Yoder” Artist talk, in conjunction with their new exhibits at Howard House. 12 Noon, Free Admission.

Photographic Center Northwest – "The Second Annual PhotoVision Awards," a gala dinner and auction recognizing internationally acclaimed photographer Keith Carter of Beaumont, Texas. The evening will include a three-course dinner, live art auction, and a program honoring this year's PhotoVision Award recipient. All proceeds will benefit the ongoing programs of the Photographic Center Northwest, a non-profit photography school, gallery, and community resource in Seattle, WA. An online catalogue of auction items can be seen here, Tickets are $140 each, and may be purchased at PCNW, by calling (206) 720-7222 ext. 10, or at Brown Paper Tickets.

Sunday, September 30

Seattle Art Museum – “Poet of the Ordinary: An Afternoon with Photographer Keith Carter,” a Creatively Speaking lecture. The Seattle Art Museum and Photographic Center Northwest are pleased to present a talk by artist Keith Carter on the occasion of his 2007 PhotoVision Award. Called "a poet of the ordinary" by the Los Angeles Times, Keith Carter has taken haunting, enigmatic photographs that have been widely exhibited in Europe, the United States and Latin America. 2 pm, Plestcheeff Auditorium, SAM. Tickets are $5 for Photographic Center Northwest (PCNW) members, SAM members and students; $8 for all others. Purchase lecture tickets at Photographic Center Northwest or call (206) 720-7222, ext.10.

Tacoma Art Museum – “A Conversation with the Quilters of Gees Bend,” an exciting opportunity to hear from four quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, as they share stories with visitors about their isolated community in rural Alabama and ornate quilt art. Their work is part of the exhibition “Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt,” on view September 22 through December 9, 2007. The women also will be available to sign copies of the exhibition catalogue. 2 pm, $5 for members and $15 for non-members (includes museum admission).

SOIL – “2007 Art Auction” featuring ‘explosively exemplary art by SOIL and friends of SOIL.' This year’s theme is ‘SOIL TOIL,’ so, in addition to fantastic art, SOIL members each offer a unique service for auction. A preview catalog can be seen here. The auction will be held at Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave South. Doors open and silent auction begins at 3:30 pm, the live auction begins at 5 pm. $10 admission.