May 11-17, 2005

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Lectures and Events

Artist Lecture: Francis Celentano The former UW professor of painting, who has a nearly 50-year career in the arts, talks about his recent work (see SW This Week, p. 45). Noon-1 p.m. Building 7, Highline Community College, South 240th Street and Pacific Highway South (Des Moines), free, 206-878-3710 ext. 3442.

Espy Foundation Art Auction The annual gala auction and brunch for the Espy foundation, which provides residencies and grants for writers and visual artists, will include work by Mary Randlett, Roger Shimomura, Wesley Wehr, and many others. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. May 15. William Traver Gallery Tacoma, 1821 E. Dock St., #100, Tacoma, $90, 253-383-3685.

Lecture: Creating Public Art Seattle muralist and painter Terry Furchgott offers tips on making art for public consumption. 7 p.m. Fri. May 13. Seattle Academy of Fine Art, 1501 10th Ave. E. (Room 101), free, 206- 526-2787.

Openings

CoCA "Linescape: A Crypto-Dimensional Exquisite Corpse" is a fancy-schmancy name for this collaborative spectacle created by local musicians, dancers, and visual artists. Performance: 8 p.m.-late. 410 Dexter Ave. N., 206-728-1980. 2-8 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun.

Kirkland Arts Center "Drawn In" showcases four local artists expanding the notion of drawing: Buddy Bunting, Diem Chau, Samantha Scherer, and Thuy-Van Vu. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Thurs. May 12. 620 Market St., 425-822-7161. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sat. Every third Thurs. open until 8 p.m.

Platform "Between Before and After" features new drawings by Toronto-based experimental artist Stephen Andrews, whose recent work reproduces images of the war in Iraq using a unique color- separation process involving crayons and window screens. Reception: 5:30-8 p.m. Fri. May 13. Artist talk: noon, Sat. May 14. 114 Third Ave. S., 206-323-2808. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.

Souvenir Seattle artist Eve Cohen's mutant, toothy creatures made from paper, seeds, wire, cloth, and wood are all part of "Kinderkunst" at this new Ballard gallery. Reception: 7 p.m. Sat. May 14 (Ballard Art Walk). 5325 Ballard Ave. N.W., 206-297-7116. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.

Tacoma Art Museum Jewelry doesn't have to make the diamond barons at DeBeers rich. Case in point: "Zero Karat," a touring collection of jewelry made from such nonprecious materials as aluminum and Chinese newspapers. Opens: Sat. May 14. 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-4258. Every third Thurs. free and open until 8 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon- 5 p.m. Sun.

Last Chance

CoCA The third annual "Coupling" series pairs local young artists (including Timea Tihanyi, Dan Webb, Thom Heileson, Claire Cowie, and Leo Saul Berk) with University of Washington art students, with intriguing results. 410 Dexter Ave. N., 206-728-1980. 2-8 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Ends Wed. May 11.

Cornish College Senior Studios Recent work by graduating Cornish BFA students in art and design (see visual arts pick, this page). 306 Westlake Ave., 206-622-1951. Noon-7 p.m. daily. Ends Sun. May 15.

G. Gibson "Artificial Nature," John Divola's collection of found photos of movies sets from the '30s to the '60s serves up a wonderfully fake world. Also on display: recent photos by Andrea Modica, including a series documenting a girl with acute diabetes, and another featuring skulls of former mental patients. 300 S. Washington St., 206-587-4033. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Sat. May 14.

Greg Kucera Margie Livingston's gorgeous abstract canvases are threaded with a delicate, architectural latticework of narrow stripes. Also on display: new work from California artist and dark jester Reuben Lorch-Miller, who creates text-based art in the tradition of Ruscha and Nauman. His neon signs, digital prints, and collections of pixilated images pulled from the Internet play with notions of rebellion and artistic authorship. 212 Third Ave., 206-624-0770. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Sat. May 14.

James Harris Marcelino Goncalves' deadpan paintings, executed in a lush palette of pastels, are inspired by ads for a summer boys camp and seem to pine for the days when boy-to-boy companionship wasn't so sexually loaded. 309A Third Ave., 206-903-6220. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Sat. May 14.

Solomon Fine Art Using the Renaissance technique of silverpoint, Susan Schwalb creates delicate abstract stripe paintings that glow, glower, or bleed. Also on display: glass stripped to its essentials by Kazuo Kadonaga and cast-glass legs and text-suffused blocks by Jeffrey Sarmiento. 1215 First Ave., 206-297-1400. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Fri. May 13.

Western Bridge "19 Rainstorms" consists of watery video and photography by Neil Goldberg, Trisha Donnelly, Tania Kitchell, and Oliver Boberg, whose Country Road (a continuously looping 30-minute video of a rural landscape drenched in rain) plays out like an intricate etching set in motion. With Zen-like detail, the swirls and sounds of Boberg's windblown water droplets are an invocation to pay attention to the world. 3412 Fourth Ave. S. 206-838-7444. Noon-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Sat. May 14.

Galleries

1506 Projects "Of Course We Know No Bounds," new work by Chad States, who in the past has done deadpan photos of staged narratives and now explores issues of cropping and framing in the creation of images. 1506 E. Olive Way, 206-329-5400. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun.