June 8-14, 2005

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Lectures and Events

Artist Forum An interdisciplinary performance thing during the Ballard Art Walk, featuring dance, music, and visual arts. 8 p.m. Sat. June 12. Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave. N.W., admission by donation, 206-380-3445.

Artist Lecture: Remembering Noguchi Seattle artists Gerard Tsutakawa and Eric Nelsen talk about 20th-century sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi and his lasting influence on the arts in Seattle. 6:30 p.m. Thurs. June 16. Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect Ave., free with admission, 206-625-8900.

Lecture: The Life of Isamu Noguchi In her book The Life of Isamu Noguchi, biographer Masayo Duus sheds new light on this elusive artist and designer. This lecture investigates Noguchi's early career, influences, and relationships. Lecture in Japanese with English translator. 2 p.m. Sun. June 12. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., $5-$7, 206-654-3100.

Meet the Artists Meet local artists Deborah Walker, who does slightly surreal paintings of birds, vessels, and containers, and Cindy Small, whose paintings deconstruct our notions of non-Western cultures as exotic. 3-5 p.m. Sat. June 11. Gallery 110, 110 S. Washington St., free, 206-624-9336

Poetry Machine Seattle Tour Who needs moody poets with bad jackets and rumpled hair when you can have a machine do all the work? Artist Juliana Cole, a UW MFA grad now living in Kansas City, created this electronic gizmo that allows users to select famous lines of poetry or compose their own. Opening reception: 6 p.m. Fri. June 10, CoCA, 410 Dexter Ave. N., 206-728-1980. Mon. June 13, SeaTac International Airport, 17801 International Blvd., 206-433-5388; Tues. June 14-Wed. June 15, On the Boards, 100 W. Roy St., 206-217-9888.

Second Chance to Dance In a fund-raising event for the Ruby Room, a nonprofit that helps low-income high-school students buy formal prom dresses, students from the Art Institute of Seattle show off their latest fashion designs. 7-10 p.m. Fri. June 10. The Crespinel Studio, 2312 Second Ave., $40, 206-595-2223.

Unveiling: Blocked Out Jim Owens, who coached UW football from 1957 to 1974, was embroiled in controversy late in his career over alleged poor treatment of African-American athletes. When a sculpture honoring Owens was installed on campus in 2003, some UW students thought it was time to examine why there was so little public art at UW celebrating people of color. The results of their activism is the creation of a public sculpture called Blocked Out, which will be unveiled in conjunction with a screening of a documentary on the project.11 a.m. Sat. June 11. Mary Gates Hall, UW campus, 206-543-6598.

Openings

20/Twenty "One Is the Loneliest Number," new paintings by local artist Rachael Peacock. 7-9 p.m. Sat. June 11. 5009 20th Ave. N.W. (Ballard), 206-706-0969. Noon-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun.

InfoHazard A new gallery and used bookstore focusing on renegade art and radical books opens with a show of surreal-erotic paintings by Kamilla White and multimedia paintings of crows by Noel Franklin. Reception: 6-9:30 p.m. Fri. June 10. 1716 E. Olive Way, 206-324-6630. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

Kirkland Arts Center Iowa-based artist Tim Dooley's car crash of graphic design, cartoon- influenced prints, a fake campfire, and media images arrives in this consistently good gallery space (with the help of some successful grant writing). BAM may be rising from the ashes soon, but at the moment the place to see cool art on the Eastside is right here. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Thurs. June 9. 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.

Seattle Art Museum "Isamu Noguchi-Sculptural Design," a traveling exhibit landing at SAM this week, promises an unorthodox display of objects from Noguchi's long career. The exhibit was conceived by theater designer Robert Wilson, and it chronicles Noguchi's eclectic interests, from minimalist sculpture to theater collaborations with George Balanchine and Martha Graham. Opens Thurs. June 9. 100 University St., 206-654-3100. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs.

Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery SAM/Rental samples work from artists with studios in Ballard, including Deborah Bell, Dionne Haroutunian, and Michael Schultheis. Reception: 5-7 p.m. Thurs. June 9. 1220 Third Ave., 206-343-1101. 10:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

Shev Shoon Arts Center New prints by Nate Stottrup and Amy Thompson. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Sat. June 11. 5206 Ballard Ave. N.W., 206-782-2415. Noon-4 p.m. Sat.

Vera Project Break-dancing photographs by local Amanda Hovey. Opening night features music, break dancing, and free lessons. 5:30-8 p.m. Wed. June 8. 1916 Fourth Ave., 206-525-8585. 2-6 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; 2-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat.

Last Chance

Cornish College Gallery Based on 30 years' worth of personal journals and experiments with the I Ching divination system, Judith Kindler's "The Journal" offers mixed-media paintings, many covered in a thick layer of encaustic, and various ceramic sculptures, all investigating issues of guilt, childhood, and memory. Some of the works feel a touch sentimental, but the majority, including the rows of sleeping children's heads in Recurring Dream, present a sweet but rigorous look at the past.Seventh Floor, 100 Lenora St., 206-726-5011. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Fri. June 10.