Georgia S. McDade
Oct 1, 2017
A Monumental Teaching Moment
Perspective. So much depends on perspective. Whether one stands or sits, when and where – the perspective may change. The answer to the...
Susan Noyes Platt
Sep 1, 2017
Creativity as Resistance
As we feel shocked by the escalating exposure of hate and racism in our country, we can take heart that creative voices offer an...
Susan Noyes Platt
May 21, 2017
Racism and Immigrants, Then and Now
With the provocative title, "In Search of the Lost History of Chinese Migrants and the Transcontinental Railroads", the Tacoma Art Museum...
Susan Noyes Platt
May 1, 2017
Far Away and Right Here: Deep South Tales and Central District Families
Don’t miss the two special exhibitions at the Northwest African American Museum! In the main Northwest Gallery are Daniel Minter’s...
Susan Noyes Platt
Apr 1, 2017
Apologies, Memory and Witchcraft
“Artists are like raindrops—each one. You have to recognize this as the natural role of impacting society through art.” ~Akio Takamori...
Susan Noyes Platt
Mar 1, 2017
Maria de Los Angeles: Artist, Activist, DACA
As ICE raids are escalating, the artist Maria de Los Angeles in her art and her life poignantly underscores the terror and insecurity of...
Susan Noyes Platt
Feb 1, 2017
The Spirit of Standing Rock Continues
We just travelled across the entire country on the train. On the second night, we passed through Minot, North Dakota. It was minus forty...
Susan Noyes Platt
Jan 1, 2017
“Tabaimo: Utsutsushi utsushi” and the future of the Seattle Asian Art Museum
When I went to the wonderful Tabaimo exhibition at the Asian Art Museum, the head curator told me that the Museum would close at the end...
Susan Noyes Platt
Dec 1, 2016
“Artists Engage the World”
As we think about a way forward after the election, I want to introduce some artists who are already making a difference. They have...
Diane Snell
Nov 1, 2016
New Artwork at 23rd & Union
The Department of Arts & Culture selected Martha Jackson Jarvis of Washington, DC, to design the new art installation at 23rd & Union....
Georgia S. McDade
Nov 1, 2016
“Finally the Rest of the Story”
(Editor’s note: We were delighted to receive this review of the new National Museum of African-American History and Culture by Georgia...
Susan Noyes Platt
Sep 1, 2016
Seven Simultaneous Exhibitions of African American Artists in Seattle!
All of a sudden, we have African American art everywhere in Seattle. And it isn’t even Black History Month! Some of these museums may be...
