Monthly Archives: August 2009

Another Bouncing Ball – Betty Bowen Finalists Announced

Finalists this year are Jovencio de la Paz and Josh Faught from Oregon; Jenny Heishman, Sean M. Johnson and Matthew Offenbacher from Seattle. Read the whole post here.

Shop News

What the $@#* is going on in the Henry’s museum shop? As many of you may remember, we bid a very fond adieu to Peter Miller at the Henry a year ago last May. We miss them. We’ve brainstormed and schemed and dreamed about possible uses for the space – and making the Henry’s lobby [...]

Let me stand next to your fire

This morning, in an effort to stay current on our fire safety training,  the Henry staff underwent Fire Extinguisher Boot Camp.  We learned all about different kinds of fires and which fire extinguisher is appropriate for which fire.  We also learned about proper fire extinguisher technique represented by the mnemonic PASS (Pull, Aim, Squeeze and [...]

Henry WTO+10 Flickr Photo Pool Up and Running

Check out the new Henry WTO+10 Photo Pool. People have already started dropping in their photos from the WTO protests and we would greatly appreciate many more.  The Flickr pool was started as a tool to engage anyone who had a camera at the protests, and provide them with a way to share their point [...]

Mark Calderon and Anne Appleby open today – Another Bouncing Ball

Mark Calderon and Anne Appleby open today – Another Bouncing Ball Posted using ShareThis

Applications for 2010 Jack Straw artist residencies now available

THE JACK STRAW ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAMS offer established and emerging artists in diverse disciplines an opportunity to explore the creative use of sound in a professional atmosphere through residencies in our recording studios and participation in our various presentation programs.  Artists may apply to only one program per year. Deadline: Friday, October 30, 2009 Applications [...]

SIMPARCH tonight @ Open Satellite

SIMPARCH opens at OPEN SATELLITE tonight Opening Reception: Wednesday, August 19, 6-9 PM From Open Satellite: “Founded in 1996 as a collective of four artists based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, SIMPARCH (a contraction of “simple” and “architecture”) creates architecturally-scaled work that offers an experimental and populist perspective on the built environment. Working primarily with [...]

4th Annual Seattle Bike-In @ Northwest Film Forum

Northwest Film Forum’s annual Seattle Bike-In is happening August 23rd in Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill. The event aims to bring together biking, transportation, art, environmental, and community advocates for a celebration of biking and environmental sustainability. This community blowout features live bands at 7 pm and the French Jacque Tati film Jour de [...]

The Fremont Bridge needs YOU!

Kristen Ramirez needs you, too. Drop her a line to sign up. Read about her project here, in the LA Times, or listen to her NPR interview here.

Wave Books Poetry Weekend @ Henry – Schedule

The Wave Books Poetry Weekend (August 14th-16th) at the Henry is fast approaching. Mark your calenders and make sure to come for any and all events that catch your eye!   August 14th: FILMS | 11:30-4:00 pm | Feat. Denise Levertov (1966), Philip Whalen (1965), Theodore Roethke (1962), Helen Adam and Robin Blaser (1976) BOOK [...]

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