Arts
Studio Sessions: Eirik Johnson
In a residency hosted by Foster/White Gallery, local photographer Eirik Johnson observes the collision between nature and humanity, and the longing by the latter to leave a mark in place and time.
Most people view the advent of summer as a signal to slow down and relax, but for artist Eirik Johnson, this year’s warming months are a time to ramp up as he prepares to debut two creative projects. Born and raised in Seattle, Johnson, whose deeply emotional photography covers a range of subjects, will release a…
Fremont’s Naked Bike Parade Turns 35
What began with four nude cyclists in 1989 has grown into one of Seattle’s most joyful summer traditions.
The summer solstice is celebrated across the Northern Hemisphere. The longest day of the year brings warmer days, late sunsets, and plenty of excuses to spend as much time outside as possible—especially in our environmentally blessed corner of the world. In Sweden, Midsummer is celebrated with flower crowns, maypoles, folk dances, and eating pickled herring….
The Digital Resurrection of Place: Walking the Future Arts Way
In the heart of Seattle, where glass towers rise above historic streets and the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, a new kind of public infrastructure is taking shape, one built not from concrete, but from augmented reality, digital storytelling, and ancestral memory. Launching with a public opening ceremony at Pacific Science Center’s newly free…
The Clouded Surf: Warren Dunes Makes Beach Music for Seattle
The local band is the unlikely mascot we need.
Contrary to what you might think, the best mascots are born, not manufactured. Yes, a lovable socialist monster like Gritty might emerge to provide a face for the soul of a city, but sometimes, there are artists who rise up to define the character of that city. One of the enduring memories I have of…
Best in Show: Schack Art Center’s Annual Juried Exhibition Opens in Everett
This spring, Everett’s Schack Art Center opened Present Tense: 24th Annual Juried Exhibition. A longstanding tradition, the show will feature pieces from artists working in a range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, glass, ceramics, printmaking, photography, and mixed media. “We select emerging artists and those with well-established practices,” says Schack’s marketing and communications manager, Aaron…
Studio Sessions: Jo Cosme
The Seattle-based multimedia artist and 2026 Neddy Award winner challenges the postcard version of Puerto Rico and centers the persistence of its people.
Jo Cosme knows how seductive a postcard can be. The Seattle-based Boricua (Puerto Rican) multimedia artist works across photography, installation, video, sound, and interactive elements to examine and pull apart how Puerto Rico is seen, sold, and misunderstood from the outside. Trained in photojournalism, with a BFA in photography from Puerto Rico School of Fine…
Seattle’s Drag Brunch Has History
The city’s Sunday shows started long before the mimosas got bottomless.
There was a time not too long ago, when drag performances—now a mainstay of Seattle’s queer scene—were kept under wraps. And when brunches, complete with singing and dancing queens dressed in dazzling drag as you sipped mimosas, weren’t a Sunday staple. During the 1940s and ‘50s, an era largely shaped by restrictive laws and bias…
Studio Sessions: Sangram Majumdar
Working at the confluence of history, culture, and various painting traditions, UW associate professor Sangram Majumdar is one of this year’s Neddy Artist Award winners.
Discover the art of UW professor Sangram Majumdar, a 2026 Neddy Artist Award winner. Learn about his inspiration and upcoming Seattle exhibition at Cornish.
Madrona Gets a New Gallery
Interior designer Michelle Dirkse and artist Jeremy Prim bring a new art-centered space to the neighborhood.
Interior designer Michelle Dirkse has centered art in her work for more than a decade. Since launching her firm in 2013, Dirkse has earned a reputation for building projects around unique, cheeky, and ultimately striking pieces. Even as a new designer, she supported local artists, often handing over the keys to her studio. “When I…
Studio Sessions: Timothy White Eagle
The multidisciplinary artist’s new Mini Mart City Park exhibition listens to the Duwamish River as a living force.
The river is still moving. That is the idea behind Once Wild River, Timothy White Eagle’s new exhibition. The artist has spent the past year thinking about the Duwamish River as a living force with a long memory and its own direction. Over time, the river has been straightened, dredged, filled, polluted, studied, cleaned, and…
Five Ways to Make the Most of a Seattle Summer
Rooftop cocktails, rose gardens, waterfront walks, farmers markets, and one very big Seattle Center party.
I have lived in the Pacific Northwest long enough to expect it, and still, late spring catches me by surprise. The mountain returns for the season, suddenly part of the almost-daily view again. The grass isn’t (so) soggy anymore. Dinner can happen outside, and the city gets a little easier to love. Here are five…
Creation in the Balance
Artist Gabriel-Bello Díaz utilizes classic materials and tech-forward methods to produce pieces that straddle the line between past and present—and feel wholly of the moment.
Discover how Seattle artist Gabriel-Bello Díaz blends 3D printing, robotics, and Taino mythology in his “Ancestral Future” show at King Street Station.
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