July 6-12, 2005

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Lectures and Events

Georgetown Artwalk Home to a number of artists because of low rents (and because we all know that artists love low-flying aircraft), Georgetown now hosts its first artwalk. Down where artists live and work, you can see stuff on display at All City Coffee, ArtCore (an art/tattoo emporium), and several other venues. Noon-6 p.m. Sat. July 9. Free. Artcore Studios, 5501-A Airport Way S., 206-767-2673. All City Coffee, 1205 S. Vale St., 206-767-7146.

Kirkland Arts Center Summerfest A weekend of arts and crafts booths, wine tasting, and a cutthroat "Iron Potter" competition. 4-9 p.m. Fri. July 8; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat. July 9; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. July 10. Marina Park, Kirkland, free, 425-822-7161.

West Edge Sculptural Invitational Seattle's Harbor Steps get a dose of public sculpture for the second summer in a row, with works by locals Ann Morris, Gerard Tsutakawa, Claudia Fitch, and Ross Palmer Beecher, whose American flag made from Bus(c)h beer cans was a big crowd pleaser last year. Opens Thurs. July 7. Harbor Steps to Benaroya Hall, between Third and Western avenues at University Street, free, 206-334-5040.

First Thursday

Alibi Room "Smoke and Mirrors" features erotic self-portrait photographs by Erin Frost. Opening night music provided by Blackhorse. Reception: 7-10 p.m. 85 Pike, 206-623-3180.

All City Coffee "Red Grass and Other Distortions of Nature" is a collection of digitally altered photos of the natural world by local shooter Malcolm Smith. Reception: 6-10 p.m. 125 Prefontaine Pl. S., 206-652-8331. 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat.; 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.

Artists' Gallery of Seattle The first annual Northwest African American Fine Art Show features work by Conswella, Robert L. Horton, Robin Jordan, Roosevelt Lewis, and others. Reception: 6-10 p.m. 902 First Ave., 206-340-0830. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.

Consolidated Works "Commissions: The Artist-Client Process," showcases commissioned textiles that were designed by UW art students, then woven by Nepali artisans according to fair-trade practices. Reception: 5:30-midnight. 800 Boren Ave. N., 4-8 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; 1-8 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 206- 860-5245.

Davidson Ghostly female figures emerging from marble by Oregon artist M.J. Anderson. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-7684. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

Foster/White Bulbous, globular glass sculptures by David Schwarz. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 123 S. Jackson St., 206-622-2833. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.

G. Gibson Eight artists peeking at nature are part of "You Can't See the Forest," a group show of photographs, collage, and mixed-media constructions. Includes new work by Seattle photographer Paul Berger and long- exposure shots by Scotland's Iain Stewart. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 300 S. Washington St., 206-587-4033. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.

Gallery 4 Culture A sampling of paintings from King County's public art collection that reaches back to the '80s with stuff by Alden Mason, and a grab bag of more contemporary work by Susan Dory and Patricia Hagen. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 506 Second Ave., Suite 200 (Smith Tower), 206-296-7580. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri.

Gallery 110 Two artists, each with a compelling, disturbing vision: James Cicatko paints monstrous child-beasts in a putrid pink-and-blue palette, while Carl Jackson creates gothic, near-abstract surrealism. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 110 S. Washington St., 206-624-9336. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat.

Garde Rail "Four X Northwest" brings together four self-taught, outsider artists from these parts: Anne Grgich's richly painted panels, Ree Brown's watercolors of birds and people ("no one in particular," he admits), Tim Fowler's cartoony figures in wood, and Gregory Blackstock's meticulous and addictive "list" paintings. 110 Third Ave. S., 206-621-1055. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.

Greg Kucera New work by Montana artist Deborah Butterfield, who does clever, life-sized sculptures of horses from bronze, wood, and scrap metal. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 212 Third Ave., 206-624-0770. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

Grover/Thurston Vashon Island–based artist Joanne Hammer's new paintings are intentionally naive and folksy and offer a menagerie of vaguely spiritual animals and human figures. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 309 Occidental St., 206-223-0816. 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

James Harris Claude Zervas' new work "The Country" obliquely approaches the nature and landscape of the Northwest via technologically sophisticated sculpture. Rivers, forests, and the environment are alluded to through fluorescent lights, cascading wire, LEDs, and video projection. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 309A Third Ave., 206-903-6220. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat.

Jeffrey Moose "Yilpinji, Love Magic and Ceremony," collects dot-painting prints by top Australian Aboriginal artists. Opening night includes the screening of an artists' video and live didgeridoo music. Reception: 5-7:30 p.m. 1333 Fifth Ave., Rainier Square, second level, 206-467-6951. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; noon-5 p.m. Sat.

Linda Hodges "Patterns of the Celestial Gallery," new paintings of a "spiritual" nature by Alfredo Arreguin. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 316 First Ave. S., 206-624-3034. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat.