Openings & Events

Associate of Fine Art Graduate Show Students show their work. Opening reception, 3:30-5 p.m. Thurs., April 25. Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., 546-4101, shoreline.edu, Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Through May 15.

Beyond Technique Gallery artists Jacqui Beck, Mark Ditzler, Karen Graber, and Shari Kaufman show new work in a range of media. In the guest gallery: the miniature print exhibit little x little features members of Seattle Print Arts. Artists’ Reception 5-8 p.m., Sat., April 27. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave. S., 760-9834, columbiacitygallery.com, Weds.-Fri., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Through June 9.

Cheryl H. Hahn In Staccato, selections from the artist’s past two bodies of work, Molecular Memory and Winter Secrets, feature rich organic colors that attempt to mimic the feeling of being in nature. Patricia Cameron Gallery, 234 Dexter Ave. N., 343-9647, patriciacamerongallery.com, Opens April 29, Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Through June 21.

The Landscape: Described On view is the nature-inspired work of Darlene Campbell, Kimberly Clark, Josh Dorman, Kathy Gore-Fuss, Laura Hamje, Michelle Muldrow, and Andrew Yates. Opening reception: 2-4 p.m. Sat., April 27. Prographica, 3419 E. Denny Wy., 322-3851, prographicadrawings.com, Opens April 27, Weds.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Through June 1.

Northwest Watercolor Society 73rd Open International Exhibition Selected by juror Mark Mehaffey, the show features paintings by international artists. Reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., April 25. Mercer View Gallery, 8236 S.E. 24th St. (Mercer Island), 275-7609, mercergov.org, Mon.-Fri., 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Through May 31.

Open Studio Night for Teens Featuring artist demonstrations and activities including printmaking with Bonnie AuBuchon, collage puppets with Cynthia Gaub, and paper wall sculpture with Anna Mastronardi Nova. Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave. (Everett), 425-257-8380, schack.org, Free, Thu., April 25, 6-8 p.m.

Seattle League of Arts Juried Show: Work in a variety of media is featured from Betty Bartlett, Beth Betker, Susan Bloch, Clifford Burkey, Carol Castaneda, Elaine Cohn, Lynn Kerr, and Eunice Smith. Reception during the Third Thursday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m. Thurs., April 25. Gallery North, 508 Main St. (Edmonds), 425-774-0946, gallery-north.com, Mon.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Through April 30.

Museums

Rik Allen

Seeker are his sculptural works and a site-specific installation that explore themes of space and limitless expanses. Sunday & Monday: Noon – 5pm. La Conner Museum of Northwest Art, 121 1st St. (La Conner), 360-466-4446, museumofnwart.org, $3-$8, Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Mon., Sun., 12-5 p.m. Through June 9.

Karen Bit Vejle

Scissors for a Brush is the Norwegian artist’s collection of intricate paper cuts. Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 N.W. 67th St., 789-5707, nordicmuseum.org, $4-$6, Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., 12-4 p.m. Through June 16.

Chamber Music/36 Chambers “Most people don’t know the Frye does contemporary art,” says curator Lawrimore as we walk through his show Chamber Music, in which 36 local artists have created new works based on music based on James Joyce’s 1907 poetry collection Chamber Music. The 36 new works, mostly paintings, are hung numerically in the order of Joyce’s verses (and the album). You could, if obsessive, revolve clockwise around the room in sync to the music, but that’s not Lawrimore’s agenda. Instead, he wants visitors to sit and linger around the large, low three-armed wooden bench in the center of the room. In circular form, it’s modeled on a “gossip chair” (such as you’ll see in 36 Chambers, selections from the Frye’s permanent collection, in the adjacent gallery), but with a larger, more interactive intent. Contained within the structure, a kind of artist’s supply cabinet, are three dozen cubbyholes in which each contributor has left a little trove of documentary materials. Go ahead and touch them, Lawrimore tells me; take them out and browse. It’s a rare, interactive opportunity to sit and study in a museum; the gallery becomes like a library reading room. Or an archive, as Lawrimore also intends. BRIAN MILLER Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., 622-9250, fryemuseum.org, Free, Tues., Weds., Fri.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Through May 5.