Call for Washington Artists

From beautiful Bainbridge: The Bainbridge Island Public Art Program seeks a Washington artist to create outdoor artwork as part of the 2010 Winslow Way Street Improvements Project.  The commission amount is $49,500.  Additional artists will be identified by the selection panel for potential additional projects. Submit resume, letter of intent, and digital work samples on [...]

Today the Stranger Suggested…

Ann Lislegaard: 2062. We second that suggestion, heartily.

Soho and Felix

Susan Platt (Art and Politics Now) adds some insight to the Kentridge exhibition. William Kentridge closes Sunday, May 3. Don’t miss it.

Social Media: Virtual to Visceral

Last week Maxwell Anderson, from the Indianapolis Museum of Art, had some settling things to say about the role of technology in the transition from virtual to visceral audiences during the opening plenary for the 2009 Museums & The Web conference. “As social networking continues to grow, a priority for museums should be to open [...]

Transformers, more than meets the eye.

Makeover!

We made some design changes here at Hankblog. We’d love to hear what you think of them!

Seattle Arts and Lectures: Mira Nair — special offer for Henry Members!

Mira Nair \ April 28 7:30 – 9:00 PM, Benaroya Hall “I always try to make films about things that get under my skin,” says writer, producer, and director Mira Nair, who will speak about her work and life as part of SAL’s Lecture Series. In all her films, she has built her stories on [...]

Transformers, more than meets the eye.

I’m not bragging – but the Henry prep crew rules. As the Stranger’s Jen Graves noted, “basically, the Henry’s entire subterranean space has been opened up—no temporary walls—for the first time in years. This large open space is also, dramatically, completely unlit, except for the light coming from the art: three video installations.” Maybe you [...]

Potluck!

Kirkland Arts Center is running an interesting new potluck series. Check it out (from their Facebook invite) ArtLuck! with Doug Parry Artist and Kirkland Arts Center painting instructor Doug Parry will be talking about his new work: The “Aside” series. Created over a four year period, these nine, large-scale portraits of different sets of staring [...]

Crystal World

Missed the Henry Open House? No worries, the exhibitions are still just as awesome. If you haven’t already seen  Ann Lislegaard: 2062, now is the time. Here is an excerpt from Lislegaard’s video artwork Crystal World (after JG Ballard), 2006.