VISUAL ART – NWTheatre

The newly imagined Seattle Asian Art Museum, at the center of bustling-but-serene Volunteer Park, reopens after three years of large-scale renovations. Inside is a bounty of art that’s gorgeous in its breadth and contrasts.

HAPPENINGS VISUAL ART

Chase D. Anderson October 17, 2019July 7, 2022 Artemisia Gentileschi, Bellevue Arts Museum, Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas, Frye Art Museum, Museum of Glass, Northwest African American Museum, Seattle Art Museum

Three Art Openings of Note (and They’re All Free)

Exhibits at Seattle Art Museum, Northwest African American Museum, and Tacoma’s Museum of Glass all have free community opening events this week — and they all look like hits.

REVIEW THEATRE VISUAL ART

Chase D. Anderson September 30, 2019October 7, 2019 12th Avenue Arts, Alysha Curry, Amy Poisson, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bianca Raso, Jocelyne Fowler, Joy McCullough, Leah Jarvik, Macha Theatre Works, Meredith Armstrong, Michael D. Blum., Parmida Ziaei, Tim Gagne

‘Blood Water Paint’ Layers Artistry, Sexism, Violence, and Resilience Into a Vivid Portrait

Weaving disparate stories and art forms into one cohesive work, the latest from Macha Theatre Works makes for an inventive and beautiful play — and a fitting ode to an artist known for her vivid paintings. ‘Blood Water Paint’ runs through October 6.

DANCE REVIEW VISUAL ART

Chase D. Anderson April 26, 2019November 14, 2021 Cherdonna Shinatra, Clowning, DONNA, Frye Art Museum, Seattle

DITCH: Cherdonna & DONNA’s Circus Comes to an End

For all its clownish appearance, Cherdonna Shinatra’s ‘DITCH’ is an important performance. You have only two chances left — this Saturday & Sunday afternoon — to see it.

FEATURE VISUAL ART

Chase D. Anderson March 31, 2019July 7, 2022 Fashion and Style, Jono Vaughan, Photos, queer arts, Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, South Sound, Tacoma, Tacoma Art Museum

Powerful Artist Jono Vaughan Speaks at Tacoma Art Museum this Thursday

Jono Vaughan’s ‘Project 42’ calls out the shortened life expectancy of transgender people, through visual and performative memorials to trans people who were murdered. She talks about the work — which uses handcrafted dresses, complex prints, and dance — on April 4 at Tacoma Art Museum.

FEATURE VISUAL ART

Chase D. Anderson March 31, 2019July 7, 2022 Fashion and Style, Fashion District NW, Photos, South Sound, Tacoma, Tacoma Art Museum

‘Fashion Is ART’ Lives Up to Its Name

A fashion show at the Tacoma Art Museum, produced by Fashion District NW, brought inventive & artistic looks to the runway in a free-flowing environment. The next show, Couture & Cars, is July 20.