Linda Farris Estate Auction and Sale

The late Linda Farris was a highly influential gallerist, and this intimate auction offers a chance to purchase pieces from her collection. With work by Jon Haddock, Sherry Markovitz, Claus Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, and Dan Webb. Half of the proceeds will go to establish a Linda Farris GAP grant with Artist Trust. Reservations requested: john@kucher.com. Monday, May 12, 6-9 p.m., preview 5 p.m.

The Kucher Family Residence

$25 door entry. Mon., May 12

Jesse Brown: The Village Green

A show of drawings and paintings by this artist/designer and the Creative Director at Artworks. A last hurrah before he moves to Chicago. Opens Sat., May 10, 7-9 p.m. Free. Mon.-Sun. Ends June 12.

20Twenty

Daily from Sat., May 10 until Thu., June 12

Blue Earth Alliance Photographers

Visual documentation of the impact of climate change, from award-winning photographers. Free. Mon.-Fri. Ends June 6.

City Hall

Thu., May 1, 4:00pm-6:00pmEvery week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Tue., April 22 until Fri., June 6

"Message to Love"

The first phase of a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, “Love” features two of the legend’s guitars, including his Woodstock Fender Strat. The gallery walls are a blank slate for visitors to write comments and reflections. Jan. 26-April 6. Also: Rik Allen's clever glass and metalworks of spaceships and rockets come from a mind fascinated with science-fiction and the future. Through April 25. Also: “American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music,” a bilingual, interpretive, interactive exhibition following the impact of Latinos in American pop music. Through Sept. 7 2008. “Sound and Vision: Artists Tell their Stories,” features more than 100 excerpts from the extensive oral history archives of Experience Music Project and the Science Fiction Museum.

Experience Music Project

Daily

Jordan Crane

Limited edition prints and original artworks from this L.A. cartoonist. Opens May 10, 6-9 p.m. as part of Art Attack. Free. Mon.-Sun. Ends May 21.

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery

Daily from Sat., May 10 until Wed., May 21

Dennis Oppenheim: From Here

Photographs, models, and drawings of the sculptor’s work, to coincide with the installation (mid-May) of his 18 foot high fiberglass traffic cones, Safety Cones (2007), at SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Free. Mon.-Fri. Ends May 30.

Gallery4Culture

Thu., May 1, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Thu., May 1 until Fri., May 30

Heads (dis)Embodied

Curated by Jim McDonald, this exhibit the role of the human head in art. With work by Claire Cowie, Scott Fife, Sherry Markovitz, Shawn Nordfors, and Dan Webb, among others. Opens Thurs., May 8, 6-8 p.m. Free. Mon.-Sat. Ends July 3.

Kirkland Arts Center

Thu., May 8, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., May 9 until Thu., July 3

Sherry Carver, Peter deLory & Richard Morhouse

Paintings that incorporate photography, with diptychs by Morhouse and deLory. Free. Mon.-Sun. Ends May 31.

Lisa Harris Gallery

Daily from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 31

The Black Panthers: Making Sense of History

Photography by Stephen Shames Forty seven photographs by Stephen Shames, documenting both public and behind-the-scenes activities of The Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party, in work from 1967 to 1973. Mon.-Sun. Free. Ends May 31.

Odegaard Undergraduate Library, UW campus

Daily from Wed., April 2 until Sat., May 31

Geoff McFetridge: In the Mind

An installation by the L.A. artist takes over the east wall of the pavilion: “an over-sized bulletin board complete with out of scale thumbtacks holding up larger-than-life posters.” On view for about one year, until March 2009.

Olympic Sculpture Park

Daily from Tue., April 29 until Sun., March 29

Xavier Lopez Jr.: Into the Deep End

Acrylic on canvas. Opens May 2, 6-11 p.m. Free.

Orange Splot Gallery

Fri., May 2, 6:00pm-11:00pmDaily from Fri., May 2 until Sat., May 31

Sugar and Spice

L.A. and Philly photographers Susan Anderson, Amy Stevens, and Alex Prager explore dress-up, drama, and the play of self-decoration. With gorgeously messy cakes, a la Martha Stewart (almost) and lots of dresses. Mon.-Sun. Free. Ends May 28.

Photographic Center Northwest

Daily from Fri., May 2 until Wed., May 28

Sneak Peek

A selection of works in a range of media curated by Deborah Paine from the city's portable works collection. Mixed-media works by 22 artists, with oftentimes a strange perspective on looking. Free. Mon.-Fri. Ends August 1.

Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery

Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Mon., April 28 until Fri., August 1

Jenny Heishman’s Water Mover

The sculptor's first piece of public art, composed with artificial timber pipes and a false boulder. Its movement is powered by rain. A permanent installation.

Seattle Public Library, Fremont Branch

Sat., May 3, 4:00pmDaily

Anna Summa: Los Angles Punk

Photographs of the LA punk scene, 1978-84, from Black Flag to Siouxsie Sioux. Free. Mon.-Sun. Ends May 25.

Skylark Cafe & Club

Sun., April 20, 7:00pmDaily from Tue., April 1 until Sun., May 25

Printmakers' Showcase

Work by a slew of local artists, including Dawn Cerny, Brian Lane, Marcie Myrick, Kristen Ramirez, and James Reed. Free. Mon.-Sat. Ends May 31.

Some Space Gallery

Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 31

Brian Tolle: Stronghold

Best known for his Battery Park Irish Hunger Memorial, New York based Tolle has installed a new work on the UW campus. A stump measuring 23 feet in diameter and crafted from cedar two by sixes, Stronghold is a nod to the many enormous old growth trees that once populated the UW camps. Free.

University of Washington Campus

Daily

Peter Waite: Arrivals and Departures

The Connecticut-based artist shows work in acrylic: gorgeous old buildings and lonely pools. Free. Mon.-Sat. Ends May 23.

Winston Wachter

Wed., April 16, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., April 16 until Fri., May 23

New Directions: Shape, Color, Movement

A group show of glass: Cassandria Blackmore, Ann Gardner, Therese Lahaie, Amy Pruzan, and Susan Zoccola. Mon.-Sat. Free. Ends May 23.

Winston Wachter

Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., April 16 until Fri., May 23, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Brooke Fitts: The Fair

Photographs that work to capture an iconic American landscape. Opens May 1. Free. Mon-Sun. Ends June 4.

Zeitgeist Art and Coffee

Daily from Thu., May 1 until Wed., June 4

To Do List

Sunday, May 11

Cake
On a cold rainy day, nothing perks my mood like Cake. The Sacramento alt-ro... More>>
Paramount Theatre, Sun., May 11, 7:00pm

Seattle Trumpet Consort
Without getting into a lot of acoustic arcana about how and why, the natura... More>>
Trinity Parish Church, Sun., May 11, 2:00pm

Ron van der Ende: Motor Memory
Dutch artist Ron van der Ende, who was born in Delft (home of the famous bl... More>>
OkOk Gallery, Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 10 until Tue., June 10

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