An Afternoon at Wa Na Wari Center
Spending an afternoon at the Wa Na Wari Center, a home for Black art, stories, and connection in Seattle’s Central District was an...

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Jun 1, 2019


“Seattle Style Fashion/Function”
Fashion? Seattle? Clara Berg, Collections Specialist for Costumes and Textiles, started her introduction to the latest exhibition at...

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Jun 1, 2019


Yəhaw̓!
Prepare to be delighted and overwhelmed! As you enter the huge exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art on view at the new art space...

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May 1, 2019


Climate Change: Artists Getting on Board
I have been reading a book called Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life, A Tar Sands Tale, by Matt Hern and Am Johal, with wonderful...

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Apr 1, 2019


Exhibits to Enjoy
Race & Personal Narrative The book has a long history as a rich vessel for stories of the human condition. Amontaine Aurore and Kimisha...

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Mar 1, 2019
Viewing the Library of Black Lies
When I saw Edgar Arceneaux’s installation at the Henry Gallery on the UW campus, the image of Abraham Lincoln’s log cabin came to mind...

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Mar 1, 2019


The Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery
Editor’s note: our art critic, Susan Platt is recovering from surgery and we are grateful to Esther Ervin for contributing this month....

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Feb 1, 2019
Meghan Elizabeth Trainhor: Witancraeftlic
Meghan Elizabeth Trainhor’s mixed media installations and artworks blend witchcraft and technology, blurring distinctions between magic...

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Jan 1, 2019


Bold As Love: Jimi Hendrix at Home
The November opening of the current exhibit at the Northwest African America Museum was a vibrating affair replete with music, energy,...

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Jan 1, 2019


Contemporary Native Activism and Culture in the Northwest
Native leaders, artists, poets, musicians, storytellers, political activists (usually these identities overlap and intersect) ever more...

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Jan 1, 2019


Alfredo Arreguín: Life Patterns
In these dark days, both literally, the depths of December, and in our political climate, the Alfredo Arreguín exhibition at the...

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Dec 1, 2018


Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India
The distinguished curator/director Karni Jasol of The Mehrangarh Museum Trust elegantly explained for me the high points of “Peacock in...

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Nov 1, 2018

