June 15-21, 2005

Artist Lecture: Remembering Noguchi Seattle artists Gerard Tsutakawa and Eric Nelsen talk about 20th-century sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi and his lasting influence on the arts in Seattle. 6:30 p.m. Thurs. June 16. Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect Ave., free with admission, 206-625-8900.

MONA Art Auction The Museum of Northwest Art's annual gala fund-raising art auction will feature the work of nearly 300 artists. Auction preview: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri. June 17; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. June 18. Auction: 5 p.m. Sat. June 18. Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, $75, 360-466-4446.

Panel: The Language of Jewelry Artists and jewelry experts from around the country discuss trends in studio art jewelry, in conjunction with TAM's "Zero Karat" exhibit. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. June 18. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, free, 253-272-4258.

SAFA Student Exhibition An end-of-the-year exhibition by students at Seattle Academy of Fine Arts. 6-9 p.m. Fri. June 17. Seattle Academy of Fine Arts, St. Nicholas Building, 1501 10th Ave. E., $10 or art book donation, 206-526-2787.

Openings

CoCA Tokyo-based architect and artist Yumi Kori's two-part installation "Infinitation" reacts to the regimented and documented space of urban existence by trying to suggest the infinite through manipulation of sound and light. Reception: 8 p.m.-midnight Fri. June 17. 410 Dexter Ave. N., 206-728-1980. 2-8 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun.

Crawl Space In "Common," six local artists aim to elevate the banal—Laundromats, muscle cars, picnic dinnerware—to the level of high art. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Sat. June 18. 504 E. Denny Way #1, 206-240-6015. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Facèré "Signs of Life" collects art jewelry that stretches the boundaries of wearable artifacts and pairs each work with a poem or short prose piece by a local writer. Artist-writer duos include artist Jana Brevick and local sci-fi writer Greg Bear, and German artist Heidi Kindlemann and novelist Laura Kalpakian. Lecture/reading: 4-5 p.m. Thurs. June 16 (reservations suggested); Reception: 5-7 p.m. 1420 Fifth Ave. (U.S. Bank/City Centre), Suite 108, 206-624-6768.

Howard House Fourteen artists explore the shifting terrain of landscape painting in the early 21st century. No gorgeous vistas or Ansel Adams nature portraits here; instead, New York's Cameron Martin portrays Mount St. Helens in superflat studies of gray, while Seattle painters Victoria Haven and Robert Yoder create near-abstract compositions suggestive of mountains and aerial views. Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. June 16. 604 Second Ave., 206-256-6399. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

Jacob Lawrence Gallery In "Touching Art," local artists were challenged to create tactile artworks that can be experienced by blind art patrons. Four pieces from this exhibit will be selected for permanent display at the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind. Exhibit opens: noon, Tues. June 21. UW campus, School of Art, 206-685-1805. Noon-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

BKB & Company North Carolina artist Clark Whittington had an inspiration in 1997 to convert old cigarette vending machines into Art-o-Mats—just plunk your $5 token in, pull the knob, and get work by a local artist. Now in some 76 locations nationwide, Art-o-Mat gets its Puget Sound debut at this Tacoma art and jewelry shop. Reception: noon-4 p.m. Sat. June 18. 1744 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-6884. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-4 p.m. Sun.

Last Chance

Platform "Between Before and After" features new drawings by Toronto-based experimental artist Stephen Andrews, whose recent work reproduces disturbing images from the war in Iraq using a meticulous color-separation process that involves crayons and window screens. A brief one- minute animation featuring many of these images distills the horror of war into a quietly elegant composition. 114 Third Ave. S., 206-323-2808. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Exhibit ends Sat. June 18.

Sand Point Gallery Gen X artists revisit the Victorian era in "New Age Old." On tap will be Thom Heileson's video 101 Sunsets, a trucker-speed tour of pretty landscapes, Dawn Cerny's etchings based on Florence Nightingale's wartime experiences, and Ellen Ziegler's aquatic animals on Mylar. 7527 63rd Ave. N.E., Building #5, Bay C, second Floor. Noon- 5 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Exhibit ends Sun. June 19.

Seattle Asian Art Museum This is your last week to visit SAAM before it closes for seven months to get a new roof. (It'll reopen in January of 2006 as the temporary digs for SAM during downtown expansion construction.) In addition to works from the permanent collection, "Mountain Dreams" showcases contemporary ceramics incised with Buddhist text by Korean artist Yoon Kwang-cho. Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect Ave., 206-625-8900. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Museum closes Mon. June 20.

Galleries

All City Coffee "Blue and Green Make Gold" features new, boldly colored abstract canvases in scrappy mixed media by Kristen Cochran. 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.