Seattle Upcoming Events
TADAIMA: I’m Home
Next Up: Tuesday, May 12 | All Day | Museum of History & Industry
After more than 80 years, a treasured collection returns “home” to Seattle’s Japanese American community. In 1942 dozens of traditional Boys’ and Girls’ Day dolls were entrusted to Bailey Gatzert Elementary School by Japanese American families facing forced incarceration. Most…
Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes
Next Up: Wednesday, May 13 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
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…
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Free
Next Up: Wednesday, May 13 | All Day | 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…
Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
Next Up: Wednesday, May 13 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
Inspired by the region’s natural beauty and rapidly changing city, this exhibition showcases artists who told the raw story of Seattle in the 20th century. By sharing the Pacific Northwest’s perspective through trending art styles—including Social Realism, Surrealism, and Abstract…
Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|-|ólǫ́
Next Up: Wednesday, May 13 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
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…
Charlene Liu: Scallion
Next Up: Wednesday, May 13 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
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…
Rodney McMillian: Neighbors
Next Up: Wednesday, May 13 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
Rodney McMillian (b. 1969, Columbia, South Carolina; based in Los Angeles, California) works with the social and political histories of the United States and how they shape our daily lives. Using existing texts and domestic materials—such as house paint on…
Lost & Found: Searching For Home
Next Up: Wednesday, May 13 | All Day | Wing Luke Museum
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…
Midday Mindfulness Free
Next Up: Thursday, May 14 | 11:30am | Henry Art Gallery
Join Danny Arguetty in the James Turrell Skyspace for a guided meditation to cultivate calm and presence through mind-body-breath connection. Immersed within the awe-inspiring interior of Turrell’s artwork, participants will enjoy a 20-minute guided meditation, followed by 10-minute small group…