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Lectures and Events
Conversation: John Miller Glass artist John Miller discusses his work: whimsical re-creations of consumer goods and fast food in the tradition Claes Oldenburg. 2 p.m. Sun. Aug. 1. Museum of Glass, 1801 East Dock St. (Tacoma), free with admission, 253-396-1768.
Lecture: Ament on McCracken Local arts writer Delores Tarzan Ament gives a lecture on Northwest sculptor Phillip McCracken, drawing from her newly published retrospective of McCracken's career, 600 Moons. 7:30 p.m. Sat. July 31. Museum of Northwest Art, 121 South First St. (La Conner), $2-$5, 360-466-4446.
Lecture: Santiago Calatrava NBBJ senior architect Grant Gustafson and architectural photographer John Stamets give a talk on Santiago Calatrava, Spain's answer to Frank Gehry. 7 p.m. Thurs. July 29. Henry Art Gallery, UW campus, free with admission, 206-543-2280.
Workshop: How to Draw Boats Ever wanted to draw all manner of ferryboats, cruise ships, sailing vessels, and the like? Here's your chance to learn how in a one-day seminar with local artist Caroline Buchanan at the helm. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sat. July 31. Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, 151 Winslow Way E. (Bainbridge Island), $150, 206-842-3132
Openings
1506 Projects "Sea Legs" features new work by Ben Beres (tiny-text prints), David Herbert (low-tech sculpture and video), Jamison Ogg (supermarket-quality prints), Matt Sellars (minimal wood sculptures), and Daniel Smith (collage on cedar shingles). Reception: 6-9 p.m. Sat. July 31. 1506 E. Olive, 206-329-5400. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery Get acquainted with six artists new to SAM's Rental/Sales gallery in "Summer Introductions": Benton Peugh, Robert Drucker, Barbara Sternberger, Shea Bajaj, Amanda Knowles, and Patricia Hagen. Opens Tues. Aug. 3. 1220 Third Ave., 206-343-1101. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.
Last Chance
Atelier 31 Amarillo-based artist Scott Frish creates big, mixed-media compositions from antique photographs, while recent Cornish grad Alison Katica's "Outerwear Series" examines issues of the body as commodity. 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. Ends Sun. Aug. 1.
Bluebottle Cornish alum and SubLevel3 contributor Tory Franklin's "Sketches for the Fleet of the S.S. Marie Antoinette" includes cut relief, intaglio, silkscreen, letterpress printing, and hand drawings. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592. 1-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends Thurs. July 29.
Bryan Ohno San Francisco sculptor Bella Feldman's "War Toy Redux" offers a panoply of streamlined, dangerous-looking sculptures that explore the age-old question: why is weaponry so darned cool? 155 S. Main St., 206-667-9572. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Sat. July 31.
Cafe Solstice Cool, spooky microscope photography by photographer and UW Medical School research scientist Mark Moody. 4116 University Way, 206-675-0850. Ends Sat. July 31.
CoCA "Domicile," a mixed but clever group show investigating issue of home, includes Margarita Cabrera's vinyl household appliances, John Jenkins IV's minimalist photographs, Kyeung Jeong's disturbing childhood scenes on rice paper, and videos by Nicole Cohen and gallery owner/artist Greg Kucera. 410 Dexter Avenue N., 206-728-1980. 2-8 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Ends Wed. July 28.
D'Adamo/Woltz Abstract paintings layered with calligraphy and Tibetan motifs by Chinese artist Huang Gang. 303/307 Occidental S., 206-652-4414. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Tues. Aug. 2.
Francine Seders The group show "Big and Small" displays one large painting and several small ones from artists Alfonse Borysewicz, Lauri Chambers, Denzil Hurley, Robert C. Jones, and Julie Shapiro. 6701 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-782-0355. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat, 1-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Sun. Aug. 1.
Gallery 4 Culture Perla Sitcov's macro photographs of thumbtacks, plastic flowers, and other cast-aside stuff create little landscapes populated by pirouetting puffballs and candy-coated flowers: an honestly phony place that feels both cozy and vaguely threatening in its Prozac cheeriness. 506 Second Ave., Suite 200 (Smith Tower), 206-296-7580. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Gallery 110 In Natalie Niblack's paintings you'll find an assortment of saints real and fictional; Christopher Vacano's "Page Rate: The Cost of Advertising" is a series of Adbusters-esque faux advertisements. 110 S. Washington St., 206-624-9336. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Sat. July 31.
Greg Kucera Large, kinetic sculptures in wood and other smaller pieces by John Buck, whose work manages to be both whimsical and philosophical. 212 Third Ave., 206-624-0770. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Sat. July 31.
Hugo House In "Twentieth Century Follies: A Fabrication," Tacoma-based artist Peter Temple-Thurston creates a series of prints on the horrors of the 20th century. 1634 11th Ave., 206-322-7030. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri, noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Sat. July 31.
Kuhlman Tom Bagley, Ellen Forney, Joe Newton, and Erin Norlin create their own twisted versions of 1970s ads from the Art Instruction Institute. 2419 First Ave. (Belltown), 206-441-1999. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon- 5 p.m. Sat. Ends Sat. July 31.
Linda Hodges New paintings by Gaylen Hansen, many of which are populated by a menagerie of animals, and all executed with vigorous brushstrokes and an informally playful style. 316 First Ave. S., 206-624-3034. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Sat. July 31.
