Seattle Events Calendar
2:30–6:00pm
Workshops/Classes
Free Mental Health Support
Free drop-in therapy and mental health support is available for middle and high school students during after-school hours at the Teen Center with mental health therapist, Christina MSW, LISCWA. Contact Christina Yiatchos at [email protected] for more information. Schedule Monday: 2:3…
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A Room for Animal Intelligence
We, the animals of the world, invite you to meet with us at SAM. One hundred representatives are waiting to talk about what we see happening on our planet. A few of us share your couch, while others of us…
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Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
Get up close with Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (2010) at the Olympic Sculpture Park, where you can walk among these monumental sculptures. Consisting of 12 zodiac head sculptures arranged in an arcing semicircle, each animal in Circle of…
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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…
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Exhibit
An American Experiment
The Washington State History Museum
Step into a laboratory of ideas where history meets hypothesis.An American Experiment (Washington’s Version) invites you to explore the connections between Washington State’s Constitution and America’s founding documents: the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights…
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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…
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Chris Kallmyer: Song Cycle
Song Cycle is a kinetic sculpture featuring ever-changing poetry. Part imagined, part remembered, and part observed, the revolving text is continually inscribed and reinscribed by a 256-character split-flap readymade sign reminiscent of the arrival and departure boards seen at airports…
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DRIFT: Meadow
Art’s capacity to delight and to make you curious is a characteristic trait of the Netherlands-based studio DRIFT, founded in 2007 by Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn (born 1980) and Ralph Nauta (born 1978). The duo leads a multidisciplinary team that…
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Miscellaneous
Daily Admission @ Bellevue Botanical Gardens
The Bellevue Botanical Garden features cultivated display gardens, natural wetlands and a woodland trail, displaying the best plants and gardening practices for healthy, beautiful Northwest gardens. Visitors are welcome any day, from dawn to dusk.
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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…
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Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|-|ólǫ́
ojo|-|ólǫ́ (pronounced oh-ho hol-ohn) is an exhibition of recent and newly commissioned work by Diné artist Eric-Paul Riege (b. 1994, Na’nízhoozhí [Gallup, New Mexico]) that includes sculpture, textile, collage, and video, activated by moments of performance. Across this work, Riege…
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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…
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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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Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan
At times reminiscent of biological structures and geological formations, Tara Donovan’s work elevates mass-produced industrial materials, such as tar paper, drinking straws, or the silvery metal rings of slinky toys, into mesmerizing installations. Her cumulative process transfigures the mundane into…
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Permanent Collections @ MOPOP
MoPOP's permanent collections feature a wide variety of artifacts and art highlighting the relevance of music, movies, and other popular culture experiences. Exhibits include: Nirvana: Taking Punk to the MassesInfinite Worlds of Science FictionIndie Game RevolutionFantasy: Worlds of Myth and MagicScared to…
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Visual Arts
Qiu Zhijie: Map of the History of Science and Technology
Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
For the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the artist designed a Map of the History of Science and Technology. In this project, Qiu interweaves scientific and technical advancements in Asia and the West from ancient to contemporary times. The…
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Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture
The Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture
The Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture is focused on the life of Mexican Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as from the earliest times to the present. Through the voice of the people themselves, as well as documents and photos, this museum…
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WINNERS!:Trophies from the WSHS Collections
The Washington State History Museum
Trophies reflect the things we value and the accomplishments we hope to remember. In this edition of Collection Selections, visit the trophy case of Washington’s past to see the stars of the state’s history. Discover stories of the development of…