The Arts

Today’s weather isn’t conducive to gathering outdoors by the water and looking at lights, so Seattle Art Museum has rescheduled its SAM Lights event for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Dec. 18. On that night, you can stroll through the Olympic Sculpture Park on a path illuminated with hundreds of lights and luminarias, listen to music and…

You read that right – free. Saturday, Sept. 27, is the 10th annual Museum Day Live, which means more than 1,000 museums across America will  be open free of charge (visit the site for instructions on getting a ticket, good for 2 people). Quite a few in the Seattle area are taking part, including…

Hey! You! Yeah, we’re talking to you, the one sitting around wondering, “What is there to do this weekend?” Here, we offer three things to do that will get you off that couch/barstool/toadstool and have you enjoying the arts.

Portland-based painter Ralph Pugay is the winner of the 2014 Betty Bowen Award, the Seattle Art Museum has announced. Pugay will receive $15,000 and some of his work will be on view at SAM beginning Oct. 16. Pugay is the current recipient of the Oregon Arts Commission Indivual Artist Fellowship. Also honored: Seattle artists More

From Seattle Times arts writer Michael Upchurch: You expect to see price-tags on paintings, drawings, sculptures and even the odd video installation in an art gallery. But a sign saying “THIS STAIRCASE IS FOR SALE!” is a tad more unusual. The staircase in question is at Davidson Galleries, and it’s a handsome, sturdy, fir-and-welded-steel affair. So why…

From Seattle Times arts writer Michael Upchurch: Painter Susanna Bluhm and multimedia artist Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes have won the 2014 Neddy at Cornish Award, Cornish College of the Arts has announced. Each artist receives $25,000 and their work will be shown at the annual “Neddy at Cornish” exhibition beginning Sept. 3, along with pieces by six…

Ever walk into a museum and think, “Why’d they choose THAT?,” or, “Why did they take down my favorite cat portrait? Nobody leaves until the cat comes back.” The Frye Art Museum staff feels your pain/strong feelings about art/need to free your inner art historian.  So the Frye has launched “You Be the Curator.” Here’s how…

More Seattle gallery news: Kirsten Anderson, owner of Roq La Rue Gallery, at First Avenue South, announces that she’s brought on gallerist Sharon Arnold, of LxWxH, as partner and director. Anderson, a silent partner in LxWxH, acquired that gallery; the space will close at the end of December. Arnold begins work at Roq La…

Scott Burk of Blindfold Gallery announced today that the gallery, on Olive Way in Seattle, will close on Dec. 31. “We have loved being a part of the art community in Seattle, bringing you strong shows from artists that inspire us. But we aren’t gone yet! We still have 6 amazing shows for you, and…

Frying eggs on the sidewalk is no longer an option, and the dreadful (yes, you read that right, dreadful) humidity has drifted away, looking for another city to bother. Seems a good time to go seeking artiness — you won’t have to wander far.