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Lectures and Events
Michael Howard The Milwaukee-based painter conducts a walk-through of his new, wildly colorful cut-up geometric canvases. 1:30 p.m. Sun. Aug. 13; reception 2-4 p.m. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-782-0355, www.sedersgallery.com. Free.
Chihuly in Tacoma The Museum of Glass and the William Traver Gallery in Tacoma feature their native son in a citywide week of events. Hot shop demos with key gaffers: 1:30-2 p.m. Aug. 9-13. Lectures by artist Martin Blank, 1 p.m. Fri. Aug. 11, and curator Sarah Nichols, 1:30 p.m. Sat. Aug. 12. Museum of Glass, 1801 E. Dock St., Tacoma, 253-284-4750, www.museumofglass.org. Demos: $5 plus regular admission ($8-10). Lectures: Free with admission.
Pacific Northwest Quiltfest It's pretty amazing what fiber artists are doing these days with Grandma's old hobby. This seventh annual event showcases judged and juried quilts and garments by 270 artists from the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada in a weekend of lectures, vendor booths, and an auction. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri. Aug. 11-Sun. Aug. 13. Exhibition Hall, Seattle Center, 206-297-2490, www.apnq.org. $10 daily/$20 for a 3-day pass.
West Edge Sculpture Invitational You may have noticed sculptures sprouting along the waterfront. This is the third annual effort by a coalition of sculptors and art-lovers to bring the work of 29 artists (such as Ann Morris, Phillip Levine, and Gerard Tsutakawa) to the pedestrians around Benaroya Hall and the Harbor Steps for the next three months. For more info: 206-334-5040, www.westedgesculpture.com. Through Oct. 29. Free.
What's the Future of the Studio Glass Movement? A panel moderated by gallery owner William Traver discusses the question, with glassblower Sean Albert, former Carnegie Art Museum chief curator Sarah Nichols, critic Matthew Kangas, executive director of Pilchuck Glass School Patricia Watkinson, and collector John Price. 1:30 p.m. Sun. Aug. 13. Museum of Glass, 1801 E. Dock St., Tacoma, 253-284-4750, www.museumofglass.org. Free with museum admission ($8-10).
Openings
Kirkland Arts Center "On the Edge" presents nicely unconventional painting and ceramics by KAC faculty Cable Griffith, Jason Huff, Lauren Laughlin, and Michael Ottersen, curated by Victor Sandblom. A highlight is Huff's sanguine four-foot ceramic self-portrait in cat suit surrounded by kitties in Portrait of the Artist with Louies. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Thurs. Aug. 10. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, 425-822-7161, www.kirklandartscenter.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. second Thursdays. (Closed Sept. 1-4.) Ends Sept. 9.
Lawrimore Project For its second show, "This Is Gallery," the stylish new art space along the city's industrial south corridor presents a sampler from its edgy collection of artists, including Tivon Rice, Sami Ben Larbi, Lead Pencil Studio, Chris Jordan, SuttonBeresCuller, Cris Bruch, and others. Reception: 6-10 p.m. Thurs. Aug. 10. Lawrimore Project, 831 Airport Way S., 206-501-1231, www.lawrimoreproject.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Sept. 30.
Last Chance
Ballard Fetherston "Summer Roadtrip 2006" features work by emerging artists Emily Leonard, Chris McMullen, Vanessa Briggs, and Francois Aleta. 818 E. Pike St., 206-322-9440, www.ballardfetherstongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 12.
Gallery63Eleven Photographer Charles Peterson displays images from a decade of international travel in "Wanderings." 6311 24th Ave. N.W., 206-478-2238, www.gallery63eleven.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 9.
Western Bridge "Boys and Flowers" features an eclectic array of commissioned and award-winning local and international work. Highlights include a magnificent botanical mural by British artist Paul Morrison; The Four Seasons of Veronica Read by Turkish-British video artist Kutlug Ataman, which pays homage to ordinary obsessions (here, gardening); an ornate Japanese screen and saucy paean to a doomed bathhouse by local suggestive ceramicist Jeffry Mitchell; and a project to rebuild Denny Hill by the architects of Universal Nonlinear Design. 3412 Fourth Ave. S., 206-838-7444, www.westernbridge.org. Noon-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Aug. 12.
Galleries
Art Institute of Seattle Classroom work in a variety of media, from fashion to animation, is showcased in the "Annual Student Show." 2323 Elliott Ave., 206-448-0900, www.ais.edu. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. Ends Sept. 30.
Art Patch Gallery Photos by Elysha Rose Diaz in "Lines." 306 S. Washington St., Suite 102, 206-388-2373, www.sweatshopinc.com. By appointment only, Sun. Ends Aug. 24.
Arthead New still life and figurative oil paintings by young Seattle artist Orion Misciagna. 5411 Meridian Ave. N., 206-633-5544. Noon-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 19.
Art/Not Terminal Ramon Deslauriers creates somewhat disturbing black-and-white digital collage paintings in "Dovinity: the Dove is God." Also: Susan Roller's sculptures and mixed-media canvases and Bruce Scott's sharp pastels in "The Infinite Path of Seeing." 2045 Westlake Ave., 206-233-0680, www.antgallery.org. "Dovinity" hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. "Infinite": 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 1-6 p.m. Sat., 1:30-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Sept. 7.
ArtsWest "In the Garden and Elsewhere" presents elegant mixed-media monotypes and quilts by April Richardson, Marjorie Rubin, Li Turner, and Gale Whitney. 4711 California Ave. S.W., 206-938-0963, www.artswest.org. Noon-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 19.
