Her glass pyrographs, which she makes by dragging molten pieces of glass across paper, looked delicate even through a screen. The way the paper traced the motion of the hot glass was a welcome respite from the images and websites that normally occupied my screen. And because the internet facilitated the viewing of this work, I had immediate access to watching Ichikawa’s process on other platforms like YouTube an experience I couldn’t have in the same way by just seeing her work in a gallery.
Despite these connections, virtually experiencing art felt lacking. I’d usually log off the Zoom or exit the viewing room or shut down Instagram and would again be confronted with my loneliness. Screens make connecting hard.
by Jasmyne Keimig • Mar 16, 2021 at 11:48 am
The Eastside sucks. Courtesy of BAM
In an open letter addressed to the Bellevue Arts Museum s board of directors on Monday, several artists called for the removal of the museum s executive director, Benedict Heywood. They also demanded greater transparency behind BAM s work around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The letter comes just a few weeks after writers and artists at both Hugo House and Pottery Northwest called for the removal of each respective organization s executive directors following allegations of racism and discrimination.
In the letter to BAM s board, the artists claim that Heywood treated Tariqa Waters, the acclaimed gallerist behind Martyr Sauce and the curator of BAM s
by Jasmyne Keimig • Feb 18, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Can t wait to hop onto the light rail to go from the Capitol Hill Arts & Cultural District to the Rainier Valley Creative District. BEN HORAKAfua Kouyate, executive director of ADEFUA Cultural Education Workshop, is leading an effort to designate southeast Seattle as a creative district under the state s Creative District (CD) program. Having situated her arts organization within the community for over three decades, Kouyate sees the move as a way of remembering what Rainier Valley is about and who we are.
The proposed CD s boundaries would stretch from John Muir Elementary School in the north to Rainier Beach High School in the south and get boxed in by the blocks surrounding Rainier Avenue. If approved, the Rainier Valley Creative District would be the ninth state-approved CD and the first situated within Seattle s borders. (The Capitol Hill, Uptown, Columbia City and Hillman City, and Cent