Racism and Immigrants, Then and Now
With the provocative title, "In Search of the Lost History of Chinese Migrants and the Transcontinental Railroads", the Tacoma Art Museum...

Leschi Council
May 21, 2017


Far Away and Right Here: Deep South Tales and Central District Families
Don’t miss the two special exhibitions at the Northwest African American Museum! In the main Northwest Gallery are Daniel Minter’s...

Leschi Council
May 1, 2017


Apologies, Memory and Witchcraft
“Artists are like raindrops—each one. You have to recognize this as the natural role of impacting society through art.” ~Akio Takamori...

Leschi Council
Apr 1, 2017


Maria de Los Angeles: Artist, Activist, DACA
As ICE raids are escalating, the artist Maria de Los Angeles in her art and her life poignantly underscores the terror and insecurity of...

Leschi Council
Mar 1, 2017


The Spirit of Standing Rock Continues
We just travelled across the entire country on the train. On the second night, we passed through Minot, North Dakota. It was minus forty...

Leschi Council
Feb 1, 2017


“Tabaimo: Utsutsushi utsushi” and the future of the Seattle Asian Art Museum
When I went to the wonderful Tabaimo exhibition at the Asian Art Museum, the head curator told me that the Museum would close at the end...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017


“Artists Engage the World”
As we think about a way forward after the election, I want to introduce some artists who are already making a difference. They have...

Leschi Council
Dec 1, 2016


New Artwork at 23rd & Union
The Department of Arts & Culture selected Martha Jackson Jarvis of Washington, DC, to design the new art installation at 23rd & Union....

Leschi Council
Nov 1, 2016
“Finally the Rest of the Story”
(Editor’s note: We were delighted to receive this review of the new National Museum of African-American History and Culture by Georgia...

Leschi Council
Nov 1, 2016


Seven Simultaneous Exhibitions of African American Artists in Seattle!
All of a sudden, we have African American art everywhere in Seattle. And it isn’t even Black History Month! Some of these museums may be...

Leschi Council
Sep 1, 2016


A Summer Banquet of Exhibitions
For the summer, I offer a quick tour of a few of the special exhibitions in our region. I have not yet seen many of these myself, but I...

Leschi Council
Jun 1, 2016


Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World
“Dreamy blues/mood indigo.” ~Duke Ellington, 1931 Breathe deeply as you enter the first gallery of “Mood Indigo, Textiles from Around...

Leschi Council
May 1, 2016

