Artemisia Gentileschi

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.

INTERVIEW ON BOOK THEATRE

Chase D. Anderson September 9, 2019March 19, 2023 12th Avenue Arts, Amy Poisson, Artemisia Gentileschi, interview, Joy McCullough, Macha Theatre Works, Seattle

5 Questions with Playwright & Novelist Joy McCullough

‘Blood Water Paint’ imagines the great 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi in her studio, interacting with the apocryphal subjects who inspired her. NWT talked with playwright Joy McCullough about the work, ahead of the play’s opening this Friday with Macha Theatre Works.