Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Great art spaces in Seattle


Hi Salonistas.
Craig and I just returned from Seattle.  Aside from the beauty that is our 2 year old grandson, we were excited to see two great photo shows.  We were excited about these two very different art spaces:
Pacific Northwest Photography Center
This was a great little space for our photographically inclined friends.  We caught the last day of the "Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows" exhibit.  This woman was a nanny for 40 years who took pictures of everyday life, with a haunting twist.  She never printed a single one.  Her 10,000 negatives were discovered and are now being exhibited around the country.
The space was intimate, very accessible, in a super fun neighborhood and was really energetic and filled with people.  You could tell that it attracted a nice audience of folks who care about photography.  The woman at the front desk was very open and helpful.
Zelda, Karen, Craig should send a proposal now!

Henry Art Gallery
This is a fabulous museum/gallery at the University of Washington in Seattle.  They have an impressive permanent collection and interesting and varied exhibits in all mediums.  We flipped out over the exhibit "Out [o] fashion".  The space was beautiful.
Karen:  This place has the perfect room for your installation.  I mean it.  There was an interesting video projected in a great space that you could walk through or observe from above.  This is a place that you should push like crazy to get into.  It was meant for you!

OK.  Back to work!

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