Nov 2006–Jan 2007 - Preview

Seattle Art Museum downtown isclosed. During construction the SeattleAsian Art Museum is our centre ofactivity, exhibitions and programs. Anew and expanded facility will openthe weekend of May 5-6, 2007. Visitour website for more information.★ Seattle Asian Art Museum1400 E Prospect St ✆(206)654-3100www.seattleartmuseum.orgtues-sun 10am-5pm thurs til 9pmAdmission: suggested donation $3 .Thru Jan 15, 2007 American Art Decoand the Seattle Art Museum, 20objects that were some of the firstworks of American sculpture to enterthe Museum’s collection, includingwork by Hunt Diederich, Boris Lovet-Lorski, Alexander Archipenko, andothers; Nov 9-Jan 15 Vik Muniz,“Reflex”, photographs that tread theline between reality and illusion, representationand abstraction, idea andimage and means and ends by transformimages through alteration of scaleand point of view; Ongoing DiscoveringBuddhist Art-Seeking the Sublime,introduces Buddhism through worksfrom the permanent collection.★ Vetri International Glass1404 1st Ave ✆(206)667-9608www.vetriglass.common-sat 10am-6pm sun 12-5pm Open1st Thurs Artwalks 5-8pm Nov Glassby emerging glass artists from aroundthe world; Dec James Minson andRenata Crowe, jewellery.Western Bridge3412 4th Ave S ✆(206)838-7444www.westernbridge.orgthurs-sat 12-6pm Thru Dec 16 IntoBlack; Jan 16-May 5 Christian Marclay,“Video Quartet”; Paul Morrison, DanielPflumm, Steve Roden, Ben Rubin, andothers, “Group Show”.★ William Traver Gallery110 Union St, #200 ✆(206)587-6501www.travergallery.comtues-fri 10am-6pm sat 10am-5pmsun 12-5pm Open 1st Thurs Artwalks5-8pm Nov 3-Dec 3 Bertil Vallien,“Transparent Boundaries”, sandcastglass; Katja Fritzsche, “Into theWoods”, mixed media sculpture;Mary Fox, “Meditations”, blown andcast glass goblets; Dec 8-31 DannyPerkins, glass sculpture; Jan 5-28Annual Pilchuck Glass Exhibition,blown, cast and flameworked glass.74 PREVIEWLanny Bergner, Between Earth and Sky(2006), mixed media, Museum of NorthwestArt, La Conner, WA, through Jan 7, 2007]Winston Wächter Fine Art203 Dexter Ave N ✆(206)652-5855www.winstonwachter.common-sat 10am-5pm Nov 9-Jan 4, 2007Bo Bartlett, "Manifest Destiny", paintingsfocus on the Seattle area and featurea number of regional themes andmonuments; Jan 9-Feb 9 MichaelSchultheis, "Toroids of Ganymede".SPOKANENorthwest Museum ofArts & Culture2316 W First Ave✆24-hr hotline: (509)363-5315www.northwestmuseum.orgtues-sun 11am-5pm Admission (includesvisit to Campbell House): adults$7, seniors and students $5, childrenunder 5 and Museum members free,Family MACFest Days $10, 1st fridaysby donation 5-8pm. Thru Dec 31 Fibersof Life: From a Weaver’s View, AmericanIndian baskets from the permanentcollection; Thru Apr 22, 2007 SpokaneMedicine: Heritage and Highlights,artefacts and images related toSpokane’s medical history; OngoingSpokane Timeline, “Personal Voices”,over a century of history translated intoa 3D tapestry of personal stories.TACOMA★ Museum of Glass1801 E Dock St ✆(253)284-4750866-4MUSEUMwww.museumofglass.orgwed-sat 10am-5pm sun 12-5pm 3rdthurs 10am-8pm Admission: $10general, $8 seniors, military and students(13+ with ID), $8 groups of10+, $4 children (6-12 yrs), childrenunder 6 free, admission is free every3rd thurs from 5-8pm. Thru Dec 31Context Series, Part 1, Fresh! ContemporaryTakes on Nature & Allegory,mixed media works examinehow early 21st century artists areexploring traditional allegories andreinterpreting them to create new personaland collective metaphors; ThruMay 27, 2007 Transparently Built”,site-specific glass installationsexplore the diverse architectural propertiesof glass; Nov 11, 2006-Nov2009 Contrasts: a Glass Primer,includes international, historicallyimportant and visually stunningworks that are grouped to illustrateopposing ideas, techniques andstyles.★ Tacoma Art Museum1701 Pacific Ave ✆(253)272-4258www.TacomaArtMuseum.orgmon-sat 10am-5 pm sun 12-5pm 3rdthurs 10am-8pm Admission: $6.50-7.50, children 5 and under free, 3rdthurs free Thru Jan 28, 2007 AminahBrenda Lynn Robinson, “SymphonicPoem”, subject matter takes the storiesof African-American neighborhoodsof Sellsville and Poindexter Villageas a point of departure. Fabric,needlepoint, paint, ink, charcoal, clayand found objects create works thatintentionally draw from folk and crafttraditions; Thru Jan 14 Trimpin,“Conloninpurple”, installation is a 5-octave, room-sized metal and woodinstrument that produces naturalsounds played by museum visitors orpre-composed musical sequences;Thru Jan 21, 2007 Eric Carle, 40works by acclaimed illustrator of childrens’picture books, most noteably,“The Very Hungry Caterpillar”; OngoingTelling Stories: Highlights fromthe Permanent Collection.★ William Traver Gallery100-1821 E Dock St ✆(253)383-3685www.travergallery.comtues-sat 10am-6pm sun 12-5pm Open3rd Thurs Artwalks 5-8pm Thru Nov 5Davide Salvadore, “New Work”, blownglass sculpture; Mel Munsen, NewWork”, fused and slumped glass; Jan13-28 Sean O’Neill, blown and carvedglass; Benjamin Cobb, blown glass.★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS