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Lectures and Events
Concert and Last Bash at SAM Musicians Mische Eddins and Bill Horist perform a mellow acoustic set at SAM, giving visitors another way to enjoy the space before it closes for renovation on Jan. 5 (until spring of 2007). Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., 206-654-3100, www.seattleartmuseum.org. Free. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 29. Seattle Art Museum celebrates its last day in its old space. Art activities for kids and adults, prizes, performances, a midnight toast, and live music by Central Services, Math and Physics Club, Plan B, and Queen Lucky. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., 206-654-3100, www.seattleartmuseum.org. Free with museum admission. 5 p.m.-midnight. Weds. Jan. 4.
Last Chance
Art and Soul Celebrity photographer Nikolas Muray was both lover and friend to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and his portraits of her have been reprinted by Art and Soul using a rare color carbon printing process. 2860 N.W. Market St., 206-297-1223. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Dec. 30.
Art/Not Terminal Mixed-media abstract figures inhabit paintings by Venezuelan "New Age" artist Leopolld J. Cardozo in "Heretic: Retrospective of a Choice." Also: "Winter Sparkle," dream-inspired paintings by Haitian artist Yanick Moravia, and handmade books, illustrations, and a paper corset by Elizabeth Beronich Sheets. 2045 Westlake Ave., 206-233-0680, www.antgallery.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. "Winter" ends Jan. 4; "Heretic" ends Jan. 5.
ArtsWest "Personal Voices and Visions" features mixed-media pictures by Arden Charles, paper kimonos using traditional Japanese paper and techniques by Karen O'Hanlon, and Asian-influenced encaustic paintings by Genie Rognier. 4711 California Ave. S.W., 206-938-0963, www.artswest.org. Noon-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31.
Bellevue Arts Museum The Northwest Designer Craftsmen retrospective show "Looking Forward, Glancing Back: Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50" displays over 100 contemporary and historic works by NWDC artist members. Also: "Two Hands, Twenty Years, and a Billion Beads" is a survey of David Chatt's intricately beaded sculpture and assorted jewelry, by turns goofy and satirical. 510 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-519-0770, www.bellevueart.org. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. (until 9 p.m. Thurs.); 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 1.
Bluebottle Matthew Porter's bright paintings of "Birds and Blossoms" take their inspiration from vintage Japanese and Chinese woodblock prints. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592, www.bluebottleart.com. 1-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31.
Burke Museum Subhankar Banerjee's magnificent photos of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are the result of a two-year expedition among caribou and tundra. UW campus, Northeast 45th Street and 17th Avenue Northeast. 206-543-5590, www.washington.edu/burkemuseum. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily (until 8 p.m. Thurs.). Ends Dec. 31.
Frye Art Museum "William Cumming: The Image of Consequence" offers an authoritative retrospective of the 88-year-old Northwest painter's long career. Curated by local art critic Matthew Kangas, the show follows the evolution of Cumming's work from reform-minded realism to a more formal fusion of representation and abstraction. Also: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore were pioneering gender-benders in the freewheeling art world of 1920s Paris. These photographs from the two female photographers explore complex notions of sexuality and identity. 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250, www.fryeart.org. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. William Cumming ends Jan. 1; Cahun & Moore ends Feb. 12.
Gallery 4 Culture "In Good Company" presents emotional moments captured in color photographs and video by Seattle artist Anne Mathern. 101 Prefontaine Pl. S., 206-296-7580, www.4culture.org. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Dec 30.
Gallery 110 Kate Sweeney fills the walls with subatomic geometric studies made from wood, decals, and polka dots, using a Spirograph, while Northwest mystic and painter Albert Fisher explores light and energy with clouds and prisms of color. 110 S. Washington St., 206-624-9336, www.gallery110.com. Noon-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31.
Garde Rail James "Buddy" Snipes presents his colorful Southern bricolage folk art made from tin, wood, and other scraps. His "Tree of Life" tin sculpture, filled with smiling people suspended from its branches, is particularly interesting in its happy depiction of a potentially negative image. Tashiro-Kaplan Building, 110 Third Ave. S., 206-621-1055, www.garde-rail.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 31.
Greg Kucera Oil and wax minimalist block paintings by Anne Appleby and seemingly simple drawings of structures by Philippe Weisbecker. 212 Third Ave., 206-624-0770, www.gregkucera.com. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31.
Howard House "The Sea is the Ghost of the World" is a series of new abstract and figurative paintings by Los Angeles artist Tony de los Reyes. 604 Second Ave., 206-256-6399, www.howardhouse.net. 10:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30.
Jack Straw New Media Gallery Tania Kupczak's "sonic neighborhood" explores our impulse to preserve what we don't understand. 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-634-0919, www.jackstraw.org. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Dec. 30.
Linda Hodges Gallery Moody landscape oils by Bainbridge Island painter Gayle Bard. 316 First Ave. S., 206-624-3034, www.lindahodgesgallery.com. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31.
