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Lectures and Events
Bungalow Fair Arts and crafts by over 50 artisans and antiques will be for sale at this annual fest celebrating early 20th-century architecture and design. Lectures and workshops also featured. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Sept. 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. Oct. 1. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-622-6952, www.historicseattle.org. $8 members, $10 nonmembers (under 12 free). Lectures: $8-$10.
Conversation with the Collector: Joseph Monsen This art collector discusses his extensive photography collection with Henry Art Gallery Director Richard Andrews. Reception follows. 7 p.m. Wed. Sept. 27. Henry Art Gallery, UW Campus, 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street, 206-543-2280, www.henryart.org. Free.
An Evening with Trimpin The acclaimed sound artist and sculptor discusses and demonstrates his current installation, Picnics, Rhythms and Vacations. 7-8:30 p.m. Thurs. Sept. 28. Stimson Auditorium, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect St., 206-654-3100, www.seattleartmuseum.org. Free with museum admission ($3-$5, under 12 free).
Handmade Tile Seconds Sale Looking to jazz up your home with some discount flourishes? Hundreds of handcrafted tile seconds by local tilemakers are on sale in this fund-raiser for Artisan Tile NW. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Sept. 30. 3410 Woodland Park Ave. N., 360-331-1295, ArtisanTileNW.org.
Openings
Baas "New Paintings" by Rachel Maxi present a vaguely Hopper-esque glowing realism in oil. Also: Kenyan native Rashidi Alibhai's vibrant mixed-media paintings combine acrylic and ink and capture East African life. 2703 E. Madison St., 206-324-4742, www.baasartgallery.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Alibhai ends Sept. 30. Maxi ends Oct. 28.
Bluebottle The petty criminals of "San Francisco 1940-1942" are the subject of local artist Chris Crites' latest collection of deft mug-shot portraiture on humble brown paper bags. Opens Sun. Oct. 1. Also: "Count the Birdies," cartoonlike acrylic-on-wood paintings from a children's counting book by Matthew Porter. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592. 1-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri. "Birdies" ends Sept. 28. "San Francisco" ends Oct. 29.
City Hall "Five Blocks to Green Lake" are 32 sharp black-and-white portraits by local photographer and psychoanalyst Gary Grenell in an homage of sorts to his local neighborhood—some rather wry, like "Green Lake Gothic" featuring a frumpy fishing couple. (Grenell repays his subjects with framed copies of their portraits.) Opens Mon. Oct. 2. City Hall lobby, 600 Fourth Ave. 206-684-7171. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Oct. 30.
Vetri Boyd Sugiki's vessels are sleek experiments with "Stripes." 1404 First Ave., 206-667-9608, www.vetriglass.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Oct. 31.
Windows Acrylic and encaustic on board and canvas by local artist Barbara Mallon in "The Legacy of Trees." Opens Sun. Oct. 1. 4131 Woodland Park Ave. N. 425-806-8044. By appointment only. Ends Oct. 31.
Last Chance
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 "Voces Comunitarias" is a "photovoice exhibit" that addresses the gun violence that has plagued South Park during the past year. 306 S. Washington St., Suite 102, 206-388-2373, www.sweatshopinc.com. By appointment only, Sun. Through Sept.
Bellevue Arts Museum Work from 14 studios in "Studio Glass: Decorative and Functional Objects." Ends Oct. 1. Also: Garry Knox Bennett has created 52 wry and funky chairs in "Call Me Chairmaker." 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, 425-519-0770, www.bellevuearts.org. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. (until 9 p.m. Thurs.), 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sun. "Chairmaker" ends Nov. 26.
Catherine Person Gallery The haunting figures of Juan Carlos Castellanos inhabit "Between," his latest paintings on paper. 319 Third Ave. S., 206-763-5565, www.catherinepersongallery.com, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Sept. 30.
Davidson Contemporary Xiaoze Xie continues his realistic oil studies of newspaper stacks found in library archives, while Ying-Yueh Chuang sculpts detailed ceramic creatures in "Yuan." 310 S. Washington St., 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Sept. 30.
Davidson Galleries Imaginative lithographs from the 1970s by Mexican print artist Francisco Toledo. Also: new etchings by American print artist Peter Milton combine real buildings into imaginary spaces in "Continuum." Also: the Antique Prints Dept. features etchings by Ralph M. Pearson (1883-1958). 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-1324, www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. All end Sept. 30.
Foster/White Minimalist still-life floral paintings by James Waterman in "Awaken," and childhood memory-infused oil paintings by Ontario artist Darlene Cole in "Some Sweet Day." 220 Third Ave. S., 206-622-2833, www.fosterwhite.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Both end Sept. 30.
Fountainhead Sheila Evans' acute pastel studies explore the abstract undersides of leaves in "Rhythm and Silence." Also: vaguely surreal oils and acrylics by Washington painter Anne John in "Beyond Boundaries." 625 W. McGraw St., 206-285-4467, www.fountainheadgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Both end Oct. 1.
Francine Seders Gallery "Three Installations" presents work by Kathryn Glowen (A Round the House), Mar Goman (ARTiFACTS), and Yvonne Puffer (The Home Place). 6701 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-782-0355, www.sedersgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. and Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tues., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Oct. 1.
