Native Hawaiians have been coming to the Pacific Northwest since at least 1787, and this exhibition in the Chinatown-International District gathers that overlooked history through art by regional Native Hawaiian […]
Cree artist Kent Monkman borrows the grand scale and theatrical staging of 19th-century history painting and turns it on the myths of the American West, exposing what those romantic landscapes […]
More than 100 works by over 130 Indigenous Australian artists, drawn from the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, make their Portland stop before the show closes January 3. The […]
Two shows at Edmonds' museum of Northwest art from 1870 to 1970 recover overlooked chapters of Seattle's art history. One celebrates Zoe Dusanne, who opened the city's first professional modern-art […]
Tokyo textile studio NUNO, led by design director Reiko Sudō, pairs traditional Japanese weaving and dyeing with modern materials, and this exhibition shows how. Fabrics made with small community workshops […]
Halo was born on the Eastside, and MoPOP marks the franchise's 25th anniversary with a spotlight on more than 20 rare artifacts: Master Chief's armor, Covenant and UNSC weaponry, original artwork and a few familiar faces, including Atriox. A section salutes the fans who've kept the universe alive through cosplay, art and collectibles. Halo has […]
Pioneer Square's First Thursday has been the city's monthly gallery night for decades. Galleries, studios and a handful of other venues in the old brick blocks open their doors in the evening for new shows and openings, and the whole thing is free and self-guided. Pick up a free parking voucher at any participating gallery […]
Tacoma Art Museum stays open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays, and admission is free from 5 o'clock on. That's three hours to see Northwest and Western art in the Haub Family Collection, the Kent Monkman and Grafton Tyler Brown pairing before it closes Jan. 3, and the new Internet Speed show from Nov. 21. The […]
Since 1986, Pearl District galleries have kept their doors open late on the first Thursday of the month for openings, receptions and a chance to meet the artists. The walk clusters in the blocks around NW 9th Avenue between Burnside and Glisan, and it's a low-key way to see what Portland artists are making this […]
Lan Su's chrysanthemum festival opens with four evenings in Old Town's walled garden, lit by lanterns and lined with roughly 81 varieties of mums, including cascading waterfall displays from the horticulture team. Eighteen local floral artists and featured designer Toni Tibbits interpret this year's theme, Golden Blooms Upon Autumn Waters, and you can vote for […]
Lakewood Theatre Company, now in its 74th season, stages the Irving Berlin musical about two song-and-dance men, a sister act and a Vermont inn that needs rescuing. Expect the title song, big tap numbers and a stage full of snow. Directed by Don Alder, it runs six weeks from early November to just before Christmas […]
Portland Opera opens its season's big stage with Verdi's La Traviata, the story of Violetta, a woman who chooses love and her own terms over polite society's verdict, and pays for it. It's one of the most beloved operas ever written, packed with tunes you'll recognize, and an ideal first opera if you've been meaning […]
