Visual Arts Calendar

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Lectures and Events

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ART DEMONSTRATION Local plein air landscape painter Steve Whitney demonstrates how watercolorists can incorporate acrylics into their compositions. 9:30 a.m-12.30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15. First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, 1717 Bellevue Way N.E., free, 425-753-0349.

ARTIST LECTURE: GLENN RUDOLPH Recently featured in SAM's "Baja to Vancouver" exhibit, photographer Rudolph specializes in images of abandoned spaces of Northwest sprawl and the people who live there. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., free with admission, 206-654-3100.

ARTIFACT IDENTIFICATION DAY SEE SW THIS WEEK, PAGE 41.

ARTIST LECTURE: MARC WENET With a solo show currently running at Francine Seders Gallery, he talks about his method, which incorporates found wooden materials and recycled debris into abstract three-dimensional assemblages. 6:30 p.m. Tues. Jan. 20. Pratt Fine Arts Center, 1902 S. Main St., free, 206-328-2200.

LECTURE: FOLK COSTUMES IN SCANDINAVIA Art/Not Terminal and the Nordic Heritage Museum seem to have done a switcheroo this month. This week, Syrene Forsman, president of the Swedish Finn Historical Society gives a talk, "Team Colors: Folk Costumes in Scandinavia." 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17. Art/Not Terminal, 2045 Westlake Ave., free, 206-233-0680.

MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER Seattle carpenter-turned-artist Bruce Hall attends the opening of his "Famous Glove Photos." Apparently, Hall has a rather obsessive idée fixe: He's taken over 1,000 photos of work gloves staged in various settings. 5-8 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15. Caffe Fiore, 3215 NW 85th St., free, 206-706-7580.

ART WOLFE The reigning king of Northwest nature photography, Art Wolfe, talks about wildlife photography in a lecture, slide show and fundraiser for ArtsWest. 7 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15. West Seattle High School, 3000 California Ave SW, $15 suggested donation, 206-938-0963.

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Openings

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SEATTLE ART MUSEUM RENTAL/SALES GALLERY SAM launches its new Rental/Sales gallery space on the first floor of the Seattle Tower with a juried show of two-dimensional work (paintings, drawings, etc.) by instructors from Pratt Fine Arts Center. The show is curated by SAM R/S director Barbara Shaiman and George Robinson (who now leads William Traver's new Tacoma gallery). There's a good lineup of artists on tap, including Juan Alonso, Claire Cowie, Marc Dombrosky, Eva Isaksen, Perri Lynch, Barbara Robertson, and others. Reception: 5-7 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15. 1220 Third Ave., 206-343-1101. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

SOLOMON FINE ART "Six in the City" includes a selection of three-dimensional works by Pratt Fine Arts Center instructors: metalwork by Mark Brinton and Catherine Grisez; cast glass by Chad Holliday, Theresa Batty, and Katrina Hude; plus a clay-and-paper accordion book entitled "Tracing the Wounds" by Kamla Kakaria. Reception: 5-8 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15. 215 First Ave., 206-297-1400. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

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Last Chance

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CITY SPACE "Sustainable Connections" showcases environmentally friendly artwork, architecture, and product designs by locals, including Rik Nelson. 701 Fifth Ave. (Bank of America Tower), 3rd floor, 206-749-9525, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Thurs. Jan 15.

EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT Annie Leibovitz is certainly the most famous photographer in America, and has earned that title for smartly-composed and sly portraits of the famous (including Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Eminem, and various Mississippi bluesmen) and not-so-famous. But like a meal of junk food, the exhibit will probably leave you feeling full, but a little empty. 325 Fifth Ave. N., 206-367-5483. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Tues.-Sun; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. Ends Mon. Jan. 19.

KUHLMAN "Heaven and Hell," a mixed show on devilish and angelic themes with work by Kipling West, Ellen Forney, Kamala Dolphin Kingsley, and other locals. 2419 First, 206-441-1999. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-6 p.m. Sun. Ends Thurs. Jan 15.

SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS What is nature, exactly? Squirrels and cedars and romantic walks on the beach? Discovery Channel lions chasing down hapless gazelle? Or is it something more? "Contra Natura," (Against Nature), a show curated by local artists Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley and Mandy Greer, will explore and transgress (ah yes, artists are always transgressing) the boundaries between human and nature. On offer: Eve Cohen's critters made from cast-off trash, Andrea Rogalski's mixed-media sculptures, Jennifer Zwick's Frankenstein bugs reassembled from various insects, Dolphin Kingsley's paintings of peaceable kingdoms, and work by several other artists. 113 12th Ave. (at Yesler), 206-839-0880. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends Sun. Jan 18.

VELOCITY ART AND DESIGN "The Space In Between." Born in Japan, Mariko Marrs now lives in the Northwest and professes to paint "the wind and the sound of the ocean." 2118 2nd Ave., 206-781-9494. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Thurs. Jan 15.

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Galleries

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AIA "Flat Building" is exactly what it says it is: photographs of buildings that, for one reason or another, appear to be two-dimensional facades as seen through the lens of Brian Allen. 911 First Ave., 206-448-4938. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

ART/NOT TERMINAL Abstract collage diptychs from artist Phil Fagerholm will be rearranged daily so the exhibit will be a DIFFERENT SHOW EVERY DAY. Hmmm. Seeing it once is probably more than enough. 2045 Westlake, 206-233-0680, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., noon -5 p.m. Sun.