Openings & Events

Archaeology Day Preview With the price of museum admission, get a free lesson in throwing an atlatl—an ancient spear-hunting tool. Burke Museum of History and Culture (UW Campus), 543-5590, burkemuseum.org, $7.50-$10, Wed., Dec. 18, 10-11 a.m.

Closed Circuit Shop Launch Cairo, Prism and Nest, as well as a slew of local designers will be selling work at this pop-up shop centered around “past and present observation of flow in the digital age and the direction it has propelled us in: towards craft, mindfulness, focus, collectivity, a longing for authenticity and new application of technology.” Opening reception, 8-11 p.m. Fri., Dec. 20. Lovecitylove, 1430 Summit Ave., lucienpellegrin.com, Dec. 20-23, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Cristina Dioguardi The owner of Pike Place Market’s Beyond Threads, a Peruvian textile shop, Dioguardi will lead a tour through Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon to discuss her favorite pieces. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., 654-3100, seattleartmuseum.org, $12–$20, Thu., Dec. 19, 6:30-7 p.m.

Home for the Holidays Local artists will be selling glass, pottery, wood, and jewelry crafts. Gallery at Towne Centre, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., 417-4645, shorelinearts.net, Tues.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. Through Jan. 4.

The Laurelton: No Place Like Home In this tribute to The Laurelton, a Capitol Hill apartment complex with a history of housing artists, over 30 past and present residents have contributed work as an ode to the thriving local community the building has helped create. Performance night: 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 19. Vermillion, 1508 11th Ave., 709-9797, vermillionseattle.com, Opens Dec. 19, Tues.-Sun., 4 p.m.-midnight. Through Jan. 6.

Video/Yoga Interstitial Theatre curator Julia Greenway also happens to be a yoga instructor. In this class, Greenway will lead a yoga exercise accompanied by video art. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., 543-2280, henryart.org, $6-$10, Thu., Dec. 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Museums

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Rick Araluce With a day job designing sets and scenery for Seattle Opera, artist Rick Araluce is a specialist in illusion—making castles and palaces out of plywood and paint. In The Minutes, the Hours, the Days, he builds immersive sculptural environments with doors, keyholes, thresholds, and other means of guiding the eye. Notions of viewing and voyeurism are strongly felt throughout. His creations are often miniature and frequently incorporate trompe l’oeil painting tricks. Araluce also uses lighting and sound effects to create the impression of space and perspective. His large installation The Longest Hours reads like a corridor leading to a series of doors impossibly suggesting more rooms within. BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., 425-519-0770, bellevuearts.org, $7-$10, Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Jan. 31.

A Fuller View Founding director Richard Fuller is honored with selections from SAAM’s permanent collection. The show is curated by SAM’s Josh Yiu and includes 150 lovely objects from China, Japan, and Korea—including the famous gold Crows screen—that go together because, well, they’re Asian and Fuller (1897–1976) collected most of them. Seattle Asian Art Museum (Volunteer Park), 654-3100, seattleartmuseum.org, $5-$7, Thurs., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Wed., Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through April 13.

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Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon Some countries have more history than others. Peru as a nation is only 192 years old, while this traveling collection of more than 300 objects spans some three millennia. That means Incan artifacts, pottery, sculpture, gold and silver jewelry, and elaborate masks from the pre-Columbian era; then even more lavish colonial artworks made with a European vocabulary (nativity scenes, saints, Madonnas, etc.); then some early ethnographic and documentary photography of an indigenous culture in decline. It’s as much an archaeology/anthropology show as an art exhibit, since these paintings and objects meant very different things to their creators. Less familiar to tourists and trekkers are paintings from the Cuzco School and folk-tinged, 20th-century canvases from native artists, who depict Peru’s hybrid new identity. BRIAN MILLER Seattle Art Museum, $12–$20, Thurs, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Wed., Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Jan. 5.