Seattle Events Calendar
10:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Shifting Ground: Recent Acquisitions in the Henry Collection
This presentation is the second rotation in a two-part series showcasing new additions to the Henry’s permanent collection. This rotation features paintings, sculptures, and drawings that explore ideas of space, time, and perception. Referencing spaces and geographies both real and…
10:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Josh Faught: Sanctuary
Josh Faught (b. 1979, Missouri, based in San Francisco, CA) creates multi-media works that combine weaving, found objects, and ephemera to explore craft traditions, queer culture, and personal history. By incorporating materials from both institutional and personal archives, Faught reimagines…
10:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Tala Madani: Be flat
Be flat is Tala Madani's (b. 1981, Tehran, Iran; lives in Los Angeles, CA) debut solo exhibition in Washington State, featuring recent and newly commissioned works that explore the influence of symbols, language, and mark-making on power dynamics and individual…
10:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Carmen Winant: Passing On
Carmen Winant (b. 1983, San Francisco, CA; based in Columbus, OH) uses photography to explore collective acts of feminist care, survival, and resistance. Her work highlights the role of images in shaping feminist movements, questioning ideas about women’s power, healing…
10:00am
Visual Arts
Wavelength
Discover the waves around us - in sound and sea. Perri Lynch Howard incorporates sound waves into her work, creating soundscapes which combine technical detail with abstract landscape, transporting us to a dreamlike world. Jasmine Novack brings to light the life…
11:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Frye Salon
Frye Salon features over one hundred paintings from the Frye Art Museum’s Founding Collection hung floor to ceiling—a display mode referred to as a salon-style hang. The installation approximates the dramatic viewing experience enjoyed by visitors to Charles and Emma…
2:00pm
Theater
Youth Shakes: Twelfth Night
Join the Youth Shakes ensemble for a fresh, all-youth production of Twelfth Night. Experience the classic comedy of mistaken identities and chaotic romance, brought to life with vibrant energy and sharp humor - all tickets are Pay What You Choose!Shipwrecked…
2:00pm
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Laurie Barmore | Whispers from the Unseen
ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery
Artist Statement‘In my current work, I explore the connection between the inner world and its outward expression. Art serves as a portal to the unseen, revealing the hidden layers of experience. Every story begins in darkness and gradually takes shape…
6:00pm
Film
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie [In-Person Only]
(Stephen Hillenburg, 2004, United States, 87 min, in English)There’s trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune’s crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob’s boss, is the culprit. Though he’s just been passed over for the promotion…
7:30pm
Theater
14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival
Center Theatre at Seattle Center Armory
14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival is back for this Summer! We'll be back inside the Seattle Center Armory for two weekends. Come and see 14 plays written, cast, directed, rehearsed, scored, designed, and premiered in 48 hours! Seven new…
7:30pm
Theater
The Effect
ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery
NY Times Critic's Pick!In this thrilling play by Lucy Prebble (HBO’s Succession), two young volunteers, Tristan and Connie, agree to take part in a clinical drug trial. Succumbing to the gravitational pull of attraction and love, however, Tristan and Connie…
9:30pm
Theater
The Grown-Ups
Welcome to Camp Indigo Woods! (The alumni aren’t thrilled about the name change, but it’s really way more ~ inclusive ~ this way!) The campers are all finally asleep, and the lake is getting quiet. Crack a cold one, make…
10:00pm
Theater
14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival
Center Theatre at Seattle Center Armory
14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival is back for this Summer! We'll be back inside the Seattle Center Armory for two weekends. Come and see 14 plays written, cast, directed, rehearsed, scored, designed, and premiered in 48 hours! Seven new…
10:00pm
Theater
The Grown-Ups
Welcome to Camp Indigo Woods! (The alumni aren’t thrilled about the name change, but it’s really way more ~ inclusive ~ this way!) The campers are all finally asleep, and the lake is getting quiet. Crack a cold one, make…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit)
The sketch comedy show Almost Live! aired on KING 5 from 1984 to 1999. It poked fun at regional stereotypes, gave us memorable characters and sketches, and launched local celebrities and national careers. It was a renowned success at a…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Charlene Liu: Scallion
Charlene Liu (b. 1975, Taiwan; based in Eugene, OR) creates paintings, prints, and mixed media installations that blend family histories, cultural references, and decorative patterns. Liu incorporates wide-ranging traditions into her imagery, drawing from nature, food, still life painting, and…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes
Christine Sun Kim (b. 1980, Orange County, California; based in Berlin, Germany) is a groundbreaking artist exploring sound's social and political dimensions. In her first Seattle exhibition at the Henry, Kim presents Ghost(ed) Notes, a mural animating the museum’s east…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei Miei Habiti / La Montagne Enchantée
SAM’s ornate Porcelain Room features an evocative ceiling fresco, The Triumph of Valor over Time (ca. 1757) by the greatest Venetian artist of the eighteenth century, Giovanni Tiepolo. Contemporary artist Diego Cibelli presents a site-specific response to the famous painting…
All Day
Film
Free Films For Tacoma Students @ The Grand Cinema!
The Grand Cinema is pleased to participate in a pilot program funded by Tacoma Creates. Students and EBT/Quest card holders living within Tacoma city limits may now attend most* public showings at The Grand Cinema. Any student of any age…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle: Conversations with Our Elders
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle explores the many roles Elders play in our communities, celebrates their lives and achievements, and honors the wisdom gained with time. This exhibit elaborates on who an Elder can be and what a society that values…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Lessons from the Institute of Empathy
Three Empathics have moved into Seattle Art Museum and are a central feature to the latest installation imagined in our African art galleries. The popular and immersive ChimaTEK: Virtual Chimeric Space by contemporary artist Saya Woolfalk was first shown in…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Lost & Found: Searching For Home
This exhibition explores the complex relationship between place and belonging through the lens of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity. In this exhibit, artists unpack attempts to reconnect with their cultural homelands, through both physical and emotional…
All Day
Visual Arts | Museum Tour
Permanent Collection: Nordic Journeys
The National Nordic Museum’s core exhibition, Nordic Journeys, spans centuries, from prehistoric migrations to Viking adventures to modern-day challenges and triumphs. Go on a journey across 1.3 million square miles and twelve thousand years to explore the Nordic region. Then…
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Visual Arts
SAM Teen Arts Group Presents: [REDACTED]
Born from a desire to stand against censorship and suppression online, SAM Teen Arts Group (TAG) presents [REDACTED]. TAG's response to these restrictions is to use their platform at the museum to amplify the self-expression of their community.[REDACTED] honors the…
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Film | Theater | Television
Theatre: Dead or Alive?! (Streaming)
In 2023-24, 2 remarkable teens inaugurated the positions of Young Core Company Representatives. Fish Harrison and Hersh Powers led youth engagement efforts on a variety of fronts, and were inspiring, galvanizing artistic leaders. Their biggest project was a hilarious, absurd, deeply…