03 Dec Art Walk Recap

Hopefully you were able to make it down to First Thursday this month, because there were a ton of things happening in Pioneer Square.

The Forgotten Works Challenge at TK, SOIL, Seattle Storefronts, Round 2, Crosscut Open House, and more. I tried to walk around to as many as I could, so prepare to be inundated with photos:

Janet Nachama Miller

Although I have some amazing art to post, Janet had two of my favorites ones from her series titled “stillness, momentum, action,” which honors rooftops, romantic moments, laundry, power lines, flight, stillness, momentum, and action:

going back (2009)

another simple truth (2009)

studio e: David + James Weed (206-777-5917)

They had a series of light displays in their studio:

Plus this one, titled “Sugarcoated”:

Valerie Jusela

Spring Landscape

Learning to Read Music by Becky Frehse

I think these would look amazing in a music lovers home, or a music teacher’s studio (.. or really anywhere…):

Colla Voce

Diviai & Due

Fraker/Scott Gallery

This is a “new eclectic gallery” in the Tashiro Kaplan building that features many different artists:

Decision (by Robertson)

Seattle Storefronts, Round 2

An amazing program that has been fantastic for the neighborhood. Read more about it on their website.

Forgotten Works Challenge

The Forgotten Works Challenge is an open group show where participating artists are be given 30 days to produce 30 pieces of artwork (which cost $40/each to purchase):

Greg Kucera Gallery

It’s easy to get caught up in the maze of studios in the TK building, but it’s always a rewarding experience when I make it to the other galleries in Pioneer Square. The gallery has been in the ‘hood since 1983 and had some great displays:

Variations (by Chris Engman)

My friend and I debated for a few minutes whether or not any of the pictures (above) had the same set up. But they definitely don’t and I can only imagine how long it took.

Three Moments (by Chris Engman)
(zoom in to see the detail of this one)

Titled “Phil / Fingerprint” (by Chuck Close) — you’ve got to take a closer look:

Spring Mesa (by Joe Goldberg)

And before leaving the gallery, I was also caught off guard by this “walking piece of art:”

What can I say? It’s always an adventure in Pioneer Square…

Foster / White Gallery

I think that this gallery was my favorite stop of the night — not just because they had some amazing art + sculptures, but also because they had such a wide variety of art:

Hidden Cities (by Evan Blackwell)

Honey Downs (by Robert Marchessault)

Bratsa Bonifacho (by The Do Deck [top] and Samlermani [bottom])

(by Stephanie Ashby)

(by Stephanie Ashby)

And if you stop by this one, make sure you make your way upstairs and out the back to their serene deck with other large-scale sculptures: