Monthly Archives: June 2009

Suddenly in Your City

The Seattle incarnation of  suddenly: where we live now opens this week. SUDDENLY: WHERE WE LIVE NOW An Exhibition Exploring the Aesthetic Life of Cities July 3-15, 2009 312 Occidental Avenue Seattle, WA, 98104 gallery hours: July 5-15, closed July 4, 12-6 p.m. Free suddenly: where we live now will be on view from July [...]

Risky Business

Every Wednesday, the Henry staff meets. We talk about what’s coming up, new ideas, and plan new programs as a team – and often, we talk about The Big Picture. This morning, Henry Director Sylvia Wolf posed these questions: What does it mean to be a risk-taking institution? How do we take risks? Why do [...]

Go means go!

suddenly, this summer

Read ALL about it at http://suddenly.org/

Last Chance For MFA Exhibition

The 2009 UW School of Art M.F.A. exhibition closes after this weekend. Today and tomorrow are you big chances to see it. It’s an excellent one and these students have worked very hard. See them at the Henry in the next 48 hours. We’re open 11-4 today and tomorrow.

Words Without Pictures: come to the program, hear artists talk, help us launch the book!

We are gearing up for another Projections program tomorrow, this one centered on current issues in contemporary photographic practice. We will hear from three fantastic Seattle artists — Margot Quan Knight, Vesna Pavlovic, and David Hartt — on their work before we head into discussion with visiting artist/curator Alex Klein. Klein edited the brand new [...]

Bike Friday Pics

Last night’s Bike Friday event was biketastic! So many, many THANKS to our amazing volutneers, to Whitney Ford-Terry, to LAKE (who sounded amazing), to the ASUW Bike Shop Valet Parking Team, to Alex from 20/20 Cylces and his incredible Bike-Powered Blender and just-picked organic strawberries, to BikeWorks for the racks, to Seattle DIY, to Hollow [...]

New Alchemy – Get your golden tickets today!

Tickets available here! WHAT: A Fundraiser with a Mad Scientist Type Twist WHY: Support ARCADE V.28 – A NEW ALCHEMY FEATURING: Live Music, Entertainment, Food and Libations WHERE: Argent Fabrication – 4001 Aurora Ave N, Seattle DATE: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 TIME:   6 PM to 9 PM

Walk through Target Practice with Laurie Anderson

Many thanks to Jen Graves for pointing me to the the audio guide that features Laurie Anderson and SAM curator Michael Darling with for the new exhibition Target Practice. Very cool!

For Eric(s)’s a Jolly Good Fellow!

Yesterday, Henry Staffers celebrated the recent nuptials of Visitor Services Supervisor Eric Carson, and the much-anticipated new baby of prep crew member Eric Adami. Operations Manager Owen Santos manned the grill, Exhibitions Manager Paul Cabarga made a lovely speech and led the singing – and the Henry loading dock was the perfect place to spend [...]

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