Visual Arts Calendar

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Lectures and Events

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ARTIST LECTURE Sculptor Gerard Tsutakawa (the second generation of Tsutakawas to take up the art) talks about his abstract creations in bronze. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Wed. Oct. 8, Pratt Fine Art Center, 1902 South Main St., free, 206-328-2200.

CURATOR & ARTIST DISCUSSION Some of those involved in SAM's "Baja to Vancouver" show give brief talks with the theme: "We're All in this Together." 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Sat. Oct. 11. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., 206-654-3100.

ART MARKET Native American artists sell prints, baskets, weavings, photography, carvings, and more at this monthly market in Discovery Park. 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sat. Oct. 11. Daybreak Star Arts Center, Discovery Park, 40th Ave. W, free, 206-285-4425.

ART DETOUR 2003 This week's edition of CoCA's monthlong event opens artists' studios downtown and in Pioneer Square, Belltown, and SODO on Saturday. On Sunday, see artists at work in lovely Ballard. Noon-6 p.m. Fri. Oct. 11 and Sat. Oct. 12, tickets available through CoCA, 1420 11th Ave., $5-$20, 206-709-4573.

LECTURE: BEYOND ABORIGINALITY Australian aboriginal "dot paintings" in acrylicwhich map out the myths and dreamtime of the outbackhave now become prized international art pieces. New York University professor Fred Myers describes the genre's rise to prominence. 3 p.m. Sat. Oct. 11, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect Ave., free with admission, 206-625-8900.

LECTURE: CATHERINE THE GREAT University of Washington professor Daniel Waugh talks about the flowering of art and culture in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great. 2 p.m. Sun. Oct. 12, Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., free, 206-622-9250.

PRAXIS In the opening lecture of the University of Washington College of Architecture's annual "Praxis" series, professor Jeffrey Ochsner discusses Seattle architecture in relation to the Fire of 1889. 6:30 p.m. Tues. Oct. 14. UW Campus, Architecture Hall (south of Meany Center) Room 147, free, 206-543-4180.

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Openings

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FACERÉ In "Charmed Lives: Jewelry as Memento," Philadelphia curator Gail Brown brings together 57 jewelry artists who play with variations on the themes of charm bracelets and memory. Curator lecture : 4 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 9 (reservations required). Reception : 5 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 9. 1420 5th Ave. (US Bank/City Centre), Suite 108, 206-624-6768.

GULASSA & CO. Leiv Fagereng's huge pop-art canvases in "Get It On While You Can" are loaded with vices, temptations, and big hair. Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Fri. Oct. 10. 10 Dravus St. (near SPU), 206-283-1810. Noon-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

KIRKLAND ARTS CENTER Deborah Paine (former administrator of Microsoft's art collection) and Melinda Moshuk (curator at The Little Theater) have a shoe fetish of sorts and have enlisted 37 artists to create works on the topic. The result is "Well Heeled," a meditation on "shoes as muse." Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 9. 620 Market, Kirkland, 425-822-7161. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; by appt. Sat.

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MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART If you missed the exhibit "Never Late for Heaven: The Art of Gwen Knight" at the Tacoma Art Museum, here's another chance to see this showcase of work by the 90-year-old Northwest artist whose figurative paintings have ranged in style from folk-art-inspired simplicity to vigorous portraiture. On opening night, Seattle writer and artist Barbara Earl Thomas will interview Knight on her art and life. Reception and interview: 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 11. 121 South First St. (La Conner), 360-466-4446. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily..

SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS D.K. Pan's installation, "there is no there there here where you left her bare," is the second of four weekend shows at SAW exploring the intersection of humans, large objects and open spaces. This installment will consist of "salt, Q-tips, garlic peels, and a human body." Sounds kinda like my kitchen floor. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave. (at Yesler), 206-839-0880. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

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Galleries

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ACE STUDIOS Seattle artist Su Job's "Soft Porn" transposes ubiquitous Internet porn images into carefully stitched wool needlepoint, drawing attention to issues of sex work and disposable images. 619 Western Ave., 206-623-1288, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sat.

ARTEMIS Two dual shows by Kevin Wildermuth: "Scientific Method" features mixed media prints that incorporate found images into what look like scientific diagrams; "Artifacts" contains juxtaposed photographs of mundane, unnoticed everyday objects. 3107 S. Day St., 206-323-0562. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

ATELIER 31 Rebecca Raven's paintings on aluminum and copper include "transfigurations"little portraits that can be rotated within their shadow boxes to reveal a hidden side to each subject. Also on display is Judith Kindler's "Defining Truth"paintings investigating girlhood and identity. 2500 First Ave., 206-448-5250. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Tues.; 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.

BALLARD/FETHERSTON Seattle painter Michael Schulteis first trained as a mathematician and his new solo show of abstract paintings, "Correlations," is all about patterns, space, and music. 818 E. Pike St., 206-322-9440. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

BENHAM "Dreamscapes" serves up sensual photography from the dark night of consciousness by John Casado, Frank Dituri, Karin Rosenthal, and Bulgarian photographer Tseno. 1216 First Ave., 206-622-2480. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun.