“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


A Visit to Downtown: Small Spaces, Big Ideas
“Beauty in the Decay” For a spring treat, you have until the end of April to stop by the ArtXchange Gallery near Pioneer Square to see...

Leschi Council
Apr 1, 2016


Spectrum Dance Theater: Avant-Garde on the Lake
In case you didn’t know, we have cutting edge contemporary dance emerging from the Madrona Bath House on Lake Washington! In that...

Leschi Council
Mar 1, 2016


“Poetry is a type of music . . .” ~Judith Roche
Award-winning and nationally known poet Judith Roche lives in the heart of Leschi. I almost missed her unassuming house on a steep...

Leschi Council
Feb 1, 2016


Legacies: Music, Sculpture Or Orange Dust?
Black Friday concert Owuor Arunga “The Sultan of Swag,” a world famous trumpet player, organized an astonishing Black Friday concert at...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2016


Following the Fate of the Fountain
In the mid 1990’s, a sculpture by renowned African American artist, James Washington, Jr., was installed at the MidTown Center at 23rd &...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2016