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Lectures and Events
ARCHITECTS WITHOUT BORDERS The organization celebrates its new nonprofit status by exhibiting its recent projects, including a Sri Lankan orphanage, a Kenyan health clinic, Habitat for Humanity in Judkins Park, and Phinney Neighborhood Association Renovations. Creeping Time will also perform. 6-10 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. Ouch My Eye Studios, 1022 First Ave. S. www.ouchmyeye.com.
BREATHE IN BREATHE OUTGuest artist and curator Jenny Perlin presents over ten short films "in a fugue-like structure that balances the suspense of held-in tensions and anxieties with the explosive release of laughter and violence". 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street, 206-543-2280, www.henryart.org. $6.
JACK STRAW ALUMNI READING SERIES Poet Don Kentop curates this reading featuring Kent Chadwick, Kip Robinson-Greenthal, Frances McCue, and Joan Swift. 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 15. 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-634-0919, www.jackstraw.org. Price TK.
KEITH KNIGHTSEE REVIEW 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. Richard Hugo House Theatre, 1637 11th Ave., 206-323-4032, www.hugohouse.org. $7.
ERWIN WURMThe Vienna-based artist lectures on his new Frye exhibit, "I Love My Time, I Don't Like My Time." 2 p.m. Sat. Nov. 18. 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250, www.fryemuseum.org.
Yoshiko WadaIn "Creative Impulses—Japanese Fashion and Textiles," internationally-known textile artist, scholar, and president of the World Shibori Network, Wada will discuss "the intersection of tradition and technology in post-industrial Japan." 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect St., 206-654-3100, www.seattleartmuseum.org.
Openings
BENHAM GALLERYPhotographers Phil Borges and Luis Delgado and humanitarian organization CARE international exhibit "a visual commentary on culture, power, poverty, torture, perseverance and exceptional heroes." Thurs. Nov. 16. Reception on Thurs., Dec. 1. 1216 First Ave., 206-622-2480, www.benhamgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat.
CATHERINE PERSON GALLERY Local artist Yancy Wright exhibits "Illumine," a series of lushly illuminated photographs. Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. Artist talk: noon Sat. Nov. 18. Free. 319 Third Ave. S., 206-763-5565, www.catherinepersongallery.com, noon-6 p.m. Tue.-Fri. noon-5 p.m. Sat. and by appointment. Ends Dec. 22.
COCA The 2006 Annual, organized by guest juror Jennifer Gately of the Portland Art Museum, features work from Lucas Blalock, Sylvie Matt Buchler, Susanna Bluhm, Margarida Correia, Tim Cross, and eleven other local and national artists. Reception: 8 p.m.-midnight. Sat. Nov. 18. $5. 410 Dexter Ave. N., 206-728-1980, www.cocaseattle.org. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Dec. 30.
FRANCINE SEDERS GALLERYGail Grinnell's "Bitter Love" are tender works in ink and acrylic; in the Upstairs Gallery, Marc Wenet presents mixed media constructions in "Up from Down". Reception: 2-4 p.m. Sun. Nov. 19. 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 Dec. 24.
FRYE ART MUSEUM "I Love My Time, I Don't Like My Time," recent work by Viennese artist Erwin Wurm. Reception: Fri. Nov. 17. 7 p.m. Free. Opens Sat. Nov. 18. The depiction of children in the 19th century is the unifying theme of "Little Women, Little Men: Folk Art Portraits of Children from the Fenimore Art Museum," a collection of paintings, primarily by New England artists from that era. Also: "Klompen" is the latest kinetic sculptural installation from sound artist Trimpin featuring nearly 100 wooden clogs hanging from the ceiling connected to a computer. 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250, www.fryemuseum.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs., noon-5 p.m. Sun. "I Love My Time" ends Jan. 28. "Klompen" ends Jan. 21. "Time" ends Jan. 28. "Little Women" ends Feb. 4.
GIBSON GALLERY "15 + ½" is an anniversary exhibit of new work by over 20 gallery artists, including Alicia Berger, Michael Brophy, Larry Calkins, and Faryn Davis. Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. 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 Dec. 23.
GREG KUCERA GALLERY50 etchings from printmaker Robert Motherwell's collaborations with Catherine Mosely are on display, with Mosely present on opening night. Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. 212 Third Ave. S., 206-624-0770, www.gregkucera.com. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 23.
JAMES HARRIS Photographer Rory McMakin's new body of work, "Actual," aims to "capture the essence of domestic found objects." Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 16. 309A Third Ave. S., 206-903-6220, www.jamesharrisgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Dec. 22.
LAWRIMORE PROJECTExciting new work at this edgy gallery, including Sami Ben Larbi's "Are We There Yet?" installation, as well as paintings, audio, and new prints; prints from Ben Beres, and a surprise video from Erwin Wurm, concurrently exhibiting work at the Frye. Opens: Sat. Nov. 18. Lawrimore Project, 831 Airport Way S., 206-501-1231, www.lawrimoreproject.com. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30.
MUSEUM OF HISTORY And INDUSTRY"Essential Seattle" spans 150 years of local history using images, artifacts, films, and oral histories. "Picturing the Century" features 100 years of photos of both historical and cultural fascination from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. 2700 24th Ave. E., 206-324-1126, www.seattlehistory.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $5-$7. Ends Dec. 17.
