Theaster Gates: The Listening Room

Art: Installation

Theaster Gates: The Listening Room

Today @ Seattle Art Museum

With a background in urban planning and religious studies, Theaster Gates’ work explores the ways history, place and performance intersect. Gates... 

Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats

Art

Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats

Today @ Seattle Asian Art Museum

Exuberant clothes were a common sight in the Oasis cities of Central Asia. During the 19th century, patrons wore rich colors... 

Sandra Cinto Encontro das Águas (Encounter of Waters)

Art: Installation

Sandra Cinto Encontro das Águas (Encounter of Waters)

Today @ Olympic Sculpture Park

The Seattle Art Museum unveils Brazilian born, São Paulo–based artist Sandra Cinto’s site-specific installation for the Olympic Sculpture Park’s PACCAR Pavilion.... 

<em>Hungry Planet: What the World Eats</em>

Art: Photography

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

Today @ The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture- Northeast 45th Street Seattle, WA 98195

Everybody eats. Traveling exhibit Hungry Planet: What the World Eats examines who's eating what. The show documents 10 different families from... 

<em>Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture</em>

Art: Group Show

Hide/Seek

Today @ Tacoma Art Museum - 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

Come out, come out, wherever you are! Take a peek at Tacoma Art Museum's Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture.... 

Contemplating Nature

Art

Contemplating Nature

Today @ Seattle Art Museum

The artists in our spring exhibit are influenced by natural forms from their gardens, local parks and somewhat further afield. These... 

The Softer Side of Death

Art: Group Show

The Softer Side of Death

Today @ Lundgren Monuments (1011 Boren Avenue, Seattle, WA)

Lundgren Monuments is the funerary concern of local arts impressario Greg Lundgren (Vital 5 Productions, the Hideout, Vito's), in which he... 

Gary Hill: glossodelic attractors

Art: Installation

Gary Hill: glossodelic attractors

Today @ Henry Art Gallery

This exhibition of ground-breaking multi-media and performance artist Gary Hill includes installations, video work, and a sound maze, all exploring the... 

Site, Sculpture, Shoreline: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Art

Site, Sculpture, Shoreline: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Today @ Olympic Sculpture Park

Explore the Olympic Sculpture Park’s dynamic spaces, learning about the design and layout of the park, the site history from the... 

Colors of the Oasis: Public Tour

Art

Colors of the Oasis: Public Tour

Today @ Seattle Asian Art Museum

Explore the rich history and colorful mystery of 19th century ikat robes on this 60-minute tour of the special exhibition Colors... 

Members Preview of Ancestral Modern

Art

Members Preview of Ancestral Modern

Wednesday 5/30 @ Seattle Art Museum

All SAM members are invited to preview Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan & Levi Collection on Wednesday, May... 

Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan & Levi Collection

Art

Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan & Levi Collection

Thursday 5/31 @ Seattle Art Museum

An exuberant visual language has sprung out of Aboriginal artists across the continent of Australia. While this language occasionally looks extremely... 

Ancestral Modern Opens

Art

Ancestral Modern Opens

Thursday 5/31 @ Seattle Art Museum

Dots, mazes and linear patterns may not always be what they seem. In Australian Aboriginal art, dots can trace the journey... 

Ancestral Modern Opening Day Program

Art: Lecture

Ancestral Modern Opening Day Program

Thursday 5/31 @ Seattle Art Museum

Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan & Levi Collection features over 100 objects from the late 20th to early... 

First Friday Lecture: Pam McClusky on Ancestral Modern

Art: Lecture

First Friday Lecture: Pam McClusky on Ancestral Modern

Friday 6/ 1 @ Seattle Art Museum

A renaissance by the world’s oldest living culture is flourishing in Australia. After thousands of years creating art in ochre, sand,...