Visual Arts Calendar

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Lectures and Events

Artist Lecture: Claudia Fitch The Seattle artist talks about her unusual cast polyester sculptures, which can be found at the football stadium, among other places. 6 p.m. Mon. Apr. 12. Pratt Fine Arts Center, Annex 3, 1902 S. Main St., free, 206-328-2200.

Art Out Loud Columbia City's monthly artwalk features a lecture by Brazilian musician and composer Jovino Santos Neto. Lecture: 2 p.m., Artwalk: 3 p.m. Sat. Apr. 10. Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S. Alaska, $6, 206-760-4285.

Lecture: Roy McMakin UW art instructor Jim Nicholls talks about the furniture artist whose work is on view at the Henry. Lecture: 7 p.m., Thurs. Apr. 8. UW campus, 206-543-2280. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs.

Last Chance

Museum of History and Industry For anyone who's ever dreamed of inventing something, MOHAI's touring Smithsonian Exhibit "Doodles, Drafts, and Designs" should offer inspiration if not comic relief. Seventy-four original sketches (sorry, none on cocktail napkins) capture the origins of all sorts of patented inventions. Some were successful (the Crayola crayon, for instance) while others were inspired failures (a man-sized hunting blind shaped like a large goose). 2700 24th Ave. E. (Montlake), 206-324-1126. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Exhibit ends Sun. Apr. 11.

Wing Luke Asian Museum "Through My Father's Eyes" presents some 50 images of daily Filipino immigrant life in the 1940s and '50s by photographer Ricardo Alvarado. 407 Seventh S., 206-623-5124. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Exhibit ends Sun. Apr. 11.

Openings

Artemis Jessalyn Haggenjos's "Misshapen Life" includes still life paintings of garbage. Also on display, abstract canvases by painter and floral designer Nisha Kelen. Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sat. Apr. 10. 3107 S. Day St., 206-323-0562. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

CoCA Yes, the "Seattle Art Pack" exhibit is the notorious show sponsored by Lucky Strike—the idea is for artists to create a work that fits inside a cigarette pack. Well, artists have always sought the patronage of corporations, tyrants, and despots (remember the Medicis?). So I suppose it's all good. Perhaps we can look forward to art that can fill an empty Exxon tanker or cute "Pigs on Parade"-style variations on Boeing cruise missiles. Reception: 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Fri. Apr. 9. 410 Dexter Avenue N., 206-728-1980. 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun.

Frye Art Museum "Here I am! Passages in Portraiture" offers a selection of portraits from the Frye's permanent collection. Opens Sat. Apr. 10. 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs.

Joe Bar "Turnabout" features historical paintings with a satirical twist by Seattle's Alice Tippet and Vancouver artist Bonni Reid. Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Wed. Apr. 7. 810 E. Roy, 206-324-0407. 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Kirkland Arts Center KAC's biennial Faculty Exhibit displays works by more than 40 Arts Center instructors, including ceramics by Carol Gouthro and paintings by Michael Otterson. Reception: 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. Apr. 8. 620 Market St. 425-822-7161. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

Nordic Heritage Museum In "Tvert Imot" ("Just the Opposite") Scandinavian-American painter Royal Nebeker's employs themes from the works of playwright Henrik Ibsen. (Also showing at the Lisa Harris Gallery.) 104 N.W. 67th St., 206-789-5707. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-4 p.m. Sun.

M. Rosetta Hunter "Random 2004" investigates chance and chaos in the works of 7 artists, including Alan Lau and Jill Beppu. Reception: 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Wed. Apr. 7. 1701 Broadway Ave. (in Seattle Central Community College, next to the cafeteria on the ground floor), 206-344-4379. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mon-Fri., 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Tue.-Wed.

Martin-Zambito Experimental and conventional images from 20th century Northwest photographer Virna Haffer. 721 E. Pike St., 206-726-9509. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat.

Galleries

Art/Not Terminal Art may be totally useless, but this month the Annual Functional Art Show and Contest showcases work that supposedly has a real purpose. 2045 Westlake Ave., 206-233-0680, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Sun.

Atelier 31 Dutch painter Rineke Engwerda's pop-photorealist paintings usually have a Magritte-like twist—the intrusion of a flat, cartoon scene or dark obscuring shadows, while Margaret Quan Knight's photographs depict the human body in dislocating fragmentation. Whether Knight is using cast resin body parts to accompany nude dancers or creating bread dough that transforms into a human belly, she treats flesh as a malleable artist's material. 2500 First Ave., 206-448-5250. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Tues.; 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.

Benham Just in time for spring, a group show of unusual flower photography by Omak's Ken Smith, San Juans resident Fred James Housel, and Seattle's Steven Meyers, who specializes in x-ray prints. 1216 First Ave., 206-622-2480. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

Bluebottle "13 Lucid Eggs" is an offbeat group show on birth and fertility featuring work by Francesca Berrini, Erin Norlin, Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley, Sam Trout and others. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592. 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Tue.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun.