Gallery Openings
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Belltown Art Walk Galleries and venues include Art/Not Terminal, the Virginia Inn, and 2312 Gallery. See belltownartwalk.com for more info. 6-9 p.m. Fri., Aug. 8.
Continental Shift A one-night-only group exhibition takes a look at the realm of the stepfamily. Georgetown Castle, 6420 Carlton Ave. S., continentalshiftseattle.com. 6-9 p.m. Sat., Aug. 9.
Curtis Erlinger Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, the local artists sometimes repaints the negative images of old photos—including his father’s wartime experiences in Vietnam. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 621-1945, punchgallery.org. First Thurday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Ends Aug. 31.
Gretchen Gammell The Vancouver, BC artist shows new paintings in Muscle Memory. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., 223-0816, hallspassov.com. First Thursday opening reception 5-8 p.m. Ends Aug. 31.
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Georgetown Art Attack All the galleries and studios are open late, from Equinox Studios to LxWxH Gallery. See georgetownartattack.com for all locations. 6-9 p.m. Sat., Aug. 9.
Femke Hiemstra & Casey Weldon Hiemstra paints on found objects in Warten am Waldrand. Weldon tweaks nature scenes with bright, artificial colors in Novel Relic. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., 374-8977, roqlarue.com. First Thursday opening reception 6-9 p.m. Ends Sept. 27.
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Etsuko Ichikawa and Yukiyo Kawano
One Thousand Questions—From Hiroshima to Hanford is a joint exhibition examining the nuclear history of Japan and Washington State. In conjunction with the show’s opening, the artists will release floating lanterns on Green Lake (6 p.m. Weds, on the northwest side of the lake) to memorialize the A-Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave. S., columbiacitygallery.com, 760-9843. Opening reception 5–8 p.m. Sat., Aug. 9. Ends Sept. 21.
Introductions Meet artists new to the gallery, including Susanna Bluhm, Linda Davidson, Gail Grinnell, and Blake Haygood. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington Street (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 587-4033, ggibsongallery.com. First Thurday opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. Ends Aug. 16.
It is a door and a window that make a room useful Taoist works by Venetia Dale, Christalena Hughmanick, Tia Kramer, Jovencio de la Paz, and Barbara Smith are featured. In the back space: Margot Quan Knight’s photos. SOIL Gallery, 112 Third Ave. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 264-8061, soilart.org. First Thursday opening reception 6-8 p.m. Ends Aug. 31.
Gustavo Martinez
Agua es Vida presents his new little clay figures bearing water. Gallery4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 296-7580, 4culture.org. First Thursday opening reception 6-8 p.m. Ends Aug. 28.
Real Abstract A dozen artists are included in this group show, from Timea Tihanyi to Jaq Chartier. Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., 624-3034, lindahodgesgallery.com. First Thursday opening reception 6-8 p.m. Ends Aug. 30.
Will Robinson The local sculptor discusses his work (on view through Sept. 3), gardening, garden art, and bonsai. Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., 622-2833, fosterwhite.com. 2 p.m. Sat., Aug. 9.
Soulful Treasures Come meet the makers of colorful quilts, made in the traditional African-American idiom of the Old South. C Art Gallery, 855 Hiawatha Pl. S., 322-9374, cartgallery.org. Artist reception 1-4 p.m. Sun., Aug. 10. Ends Aug. 12.
Heidi Steinman She shows new paintings in Observations of substance. Zeitgeist, 171 S. Jackson St., 583-0497, zeitgeistcoffee.com. First Thursday opening reception 5-7 p.m. Ends Aug. 30.