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Lectures and Events
Blank Canvas Throwdown Six-person teams of Seattle architects and interior designers create spontaneous art. The public is invited to watch. The Throwdown is followed by a cocktail party and charity auction, with proceeds benefiting Art With Heart. $10 minimum donation. Throwdown: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Party/Auction: 7-10 p.m. Sat. May 6. Space, 1907 Second Ave., 206-443-7743, www.spaceseattle.com.
Bugs, Beer and Art Entomologist Don Ehlen displays a 3,000-insect collection amid performance and visual art. $5 donation (for beer). 5-10 p.m. Thurs. May 4. Vandenbrink Community Room, Tashiro-Kaplan building, 115 Prefontaine Place S., www.tklofts.com.
Irene Bierman She'll discuss Cairo's past and present in "Seeing the Medieval in the Modern: Cairo the City Victorious." 6:30 p.m. Thurs. May 4. Free. Burke Museum, Northeast 45th Street and 17th Avenue Northeast, 206-543-7907, www.burkemuseum.org.
Frye Artist Talk Artists Leo Saul Berk, Claire Cowie, Scott Fife, Victoria Haven, Patrick Holderfield, Steven Miller, Jeffry Mitchell, Mark Mumford, and Alice Wheeler discuss their works in "Swallow Harder: Selections from the Ben and Aileen Krohn Collection." 6 p.m. Fri. May 5. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave. S., 206-622-9250, www.fryemuseum.org.
Vashon Art Tour Enjoy a self-guided tour of 21 Vashon Island art studios and group shows, with everything from paintings, printmaking, and sculpture to garden art, jewelry, glass, weaving, pottery, and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun., May 6-7 & 13-14. Visit www.vashonislandartstudiotour.com for more information.
Japanese Art Two lectures: "Unwrapping Japanese Tea Bowls: On Handmade Culture and the Dilemma of Modern Connoisseurship" and "Four Generations of Bamboo Artistry—Tradition and Individuality." 3-5 p.m. Sun. May 7. 1400 E. Prospect St., 206-654-3100, www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/visitSAAM.asp.
Fremont First Friday Over 16 galleries and shops participate in this monthly art walk. Guide maps are available at various locations. 6-9 p.m. Fri. April 7.
First Thursday
Art Patch "Wanderings" is the fourth show in the Sweatshop Inc. series. Sweatshop Inc. member Adam Wallace explores himself and his surroundings through photographs. Reception: 5-9 p.m. 306 S. Washington St., Ste. 102, 206-388-2373. Hours by phone appointment only. Ends May 25.
Catherine Person Gallery Artist Linda Davison conveys her process of perception through oil paintings and graphite drawings. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 319 Third Ave. S., www.catherinepersongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 27.
Corridor Gallery Garek J. Druss' "Things I Don't Want To Do" takes interesting objects and skews them into intentionally "absurd" perspectives. Reception: 5-9 p.m. Tashiro-Kaplan building, 306 S. Washington, 206-856-7037. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends May 27.
Davidson Galleries "Contemporary Finnish Woodcuts" features an array of traditional and modern styles. Also, Jay Steensma's oil paintings and drawings on everything from canvas to paper bags, inspired by religion, mysticism, nature, and the Northwest School. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-1324, www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 27.
Foster/White "Synergy" features glass works by Merrilee Moore. 220 Third Ave. S., 206-622-2833, www.fosterwhite.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 27.
G. Gibson Gallery Classic-style paintings by New Yorker Marc Dennis in "Allegories" and large-scale photos by St. Paul artist JoAnn Verburg in "Poet Under Water." Reception: 6-8 p.m. 300 S. Washington St., 206-587-4033, www.gibsongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends May 27.
Gallery 110 Christopher Buening disguises airplane barf bags with intricate drawings. Also, Linda Horsley's colorful surrealism. Reception: 6-8 p.m. (Opening: 6-8 p.m. Wed., May 3). 110 S. Washington St., 206-624-9336, www.gallery110.com. Ends May 27.
Gallery 4 Culture A satirical examination of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries by Dawn Cerny, loosely based on Walter Benjamin's The Arcades Project. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 101 Prefontaine Pl. S., 206-296-7580, www.4culture.org. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends May 26.
Grover/Thurston Gallery Bay Area artist Inez Storer's collage, paint, and found-object works reflect identity, history, and gender, including her own European-Catholic upbringing. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 309 Occidental Ave. S., 206-223-0816, www.groverthurston.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 27.
Lisa Harris "10 Years of Paper" is Seattle-based artist Richard Hutter's retrospective collection of prints, collages, and paintings. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 1922 Pike Place, 206-443-3315, www.lisaharrisgallery.com. 10:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun.
SAM "A Northwest Summer: Six Exhibitions—One Celebration" includes studio glass art from the Jon and Mary Shirley collection; art deco sculpture from the museum's early days; contemporary art; "Night Sounds," or 14 significant interconnected works by Mark Tobey and Morris Graves; "Picnics, Rhythms and Vacations" by Trimpin; and "Elegant Earth" photographs by Johsel Namkung. SAM is temporarily relocated to the Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., 206-654-3100, www.seattleartmuseum.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends Oct. 15.
Shift Collaborative Studio Elise Richman's oil paintings reflect the ordered chaos of the wilderness. Reception: 5-8 p.m. Tashiro-Kaplan Arts Complex #105, 306 S. Washington, 206-547-1215. www.shiftstudio.org. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends May 27.
