Openings & Events

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Belltown Art Walk Stop by venues including A/NT Gallery (with the group show Mixed (e)Motions), Rudy’s, and Seattle Glassblowing Studio. Info and walking map: belltownartwalk.com. Free. 6-8 p.m. Fri., July 11.

Barbara De Pirro & Katie Miller They show separate sculpture and video works harnessed by the German notion of Vorfreude, translating as “the joyful anticipation of future pleasures.”Method, 103 Third Ave. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), methodgallery.com. Opens Fri., July 11, noon-5 p.m. Through Aug. 23.

11 Feet Artists in this pop-up gallery event include Amanda Manitach, Shaun Kardinal, Charlie Spitzack, Keith Tilford, Leiv Fagereng, Sean Barton, Jed Dunkerley, Boyd Richard, Alexander Mostov, and Melissa Luden. The event includes live music by Fly Moon Royalty, food, and a cash bar. The occasion is a newly created 11-foot mural by Mostov. WeWork South Lake Union, 500 Yale Ave. N. Free. 6-9 p.m. Thurs., July 10.

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Georgetown Art Attack! All the usual venues are open, with Tim Silbaugh’s posters at All City Coffee, Eleanor Davis and Esther Pearl Watson at Fantagraphics, and a group show called “The Dark Woods: The Roots of the Fairy Tale” at Krab Jab. Make sure to visit LxWxH Gallery, Equinox Studios, and Georgetown Arts and Cultural Center, too, before hitting the bars. Downtown Georgetown, georgetownartattack.com. Free. 6-9 p.m. Sat., July 12.

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Heaven & Earth VI The Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) presents its annual outdoor art show, which will surely fall victim to vandals this summer, just like its predecessors. That means you should download the walking map and go early, before any destruction occurs. This year’s theme is “As Above, So Below.” Artists participating are Teresa Burrelsman-Stern, Mary Coss, Elisa Berry Fonseca, Joshua Harker, Michael Todd Harrison, Terra Holcomb, Tom Hughes, Fred Lisaius, Savina Mason, Lucy Mae Martin, Deanna Pindell, Kristin Schimik, Suzanne Tidwell, Megan Treasure, Ken Turner, and Allyce Wood. Carkeek Park, 950 Carkeek Park Rd., cocaseattle.org. Free. Artist tour and opening reception: 2 p.m. Sat., July 12. Through Oct. 20

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Pilchuck Open House Drive on up to Stanwood for this annual summer party, which includes food, music, artist demos, and glass aplenty. Pilchuck Glass School, 1201 316th St. N.W. (Stanwood), 621-8422, pilchuck.com. $20-$35. Noon-5 p.m. Sun., July 13.

Steve Schneider The local music photographer shows photos of figures including Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, and Merle Haggard. The Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333, thetripledoor.net. Free. Artist reception 5:30-7 p.m. Fri., July 11. Through Aug. 31.

Carter Smith He offers new shibori banners and garments. Also on view, prints by Renee Jameson. Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E (Bainbridge), 780-9500, theislandgallery.net. Free. Opening reception 6 p.m. Fri., July 11. Through Aug. 31.

Ryan Weatherly He exhibits new paintings of distorted faces and figures. Blindfold Gallery, 1718 E. Olive Way, blindfoldgallery.com. Free. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Thurs., July 10. Through Aug. 9.

Ongoing

The Art of Gaman The subtitle of this group show reveals its sad starting point: Arts & Crafts From the Japanese-American Internment Camps, 1942–1946. Over 120 objects will be on view, many of them humble wood carvings, furniture, even toys made from scrap items at Minidoka or Manzanar. Some of the more touching items—like a samurai figurine made from wood scraps, shells, and bottle caps—come from family collections, not museums; they’re precious keepsakes from a shameful historical era. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., 425-519-0770, bellevuearts.org, $8-$10, Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Through Oct. 12.

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John Buck Wow. A carousel of history comes to Pioneer Square in Buck’s two wooden machines (plus woodblock prints and bas relief carvings). The central installations are Burrowed Time and Cat’s Cradle, both of them enormous, intricate meditations on colonialism and the golden age of discovery. This opening was the hit of last week’s First Thursday Art Walk. Bring the kids, but don’t touch. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave. S., 624-0770, gregkucera.com. 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 23.