The Web: May, Part One, 2025
Hey, it has been a while. I have got a cool chick helping me out with The WEB, so I can focus on writing, editing, and, ya know, life things. Thank you Sarah Miller for helping organize my brain here. If you haven’t already read it, here is our conversation on her project Show Your Art PNW. Now, let’s talk about this Web!
THE SHAPE OF THE NIGHT
CLOSING WEEKEND
Georgetown Steam Plant: 6605 13th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108
Dive into the depths of dreams and nightmares with The Shape of the Night, an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind immersive evening that blurs the boundaries between art, theater, and reality. The Shape of the Night is a unique pop-up experience filled with nightmarish characters, theatrical performances, dreamy art installations, interactive adventures, and a truly explorable dreamworld.
The Shape of the Night is the latest production from All of Them Witches (AOTW), a consortium of eight boundary-pushing artists specializing in experiential entertainment. The Seattle-based Non-Profit theater company will partner with Bainbridge Island female-centric production company Emergence Films and Helmstreet Productions to bring this dreamlike event to life. After their sold-out success in Los Angeles, AOTW is proud to return to much of the team’s hometown with new activations rooted in the lore of the Georgetown Steam Plant.
Image from Shape of the Night in the Georgetown Steam Plant. Pictured: Senior Editor Julia Monté’s work, Castle.
DATES: April 24 - May 4th, Thursday to Sunday
TIMES: There will be two shows a night, at 6:30pm and 8:30pm
Show #1 - The Experience begins at 6:30 -- Check In at 6:00pm, doors close 6:45pm
Show #2 - The Experience begins at 8:30 -- Check In at 8:00pm, doors close 8:45pm
From @theshapeofthenight Instagram. Performer: Lucie Dittie - Eric Hoff.
Lila Thomas, Familiar Rhythms 2025, 48" x 48", Acrylic on Canvas.
HOMEBODIES
OPENING NIGHT
Location: 310 Occidental Ave S.
Actualize AiR in partnership with The Hometeam presents “Homebodies” a group show of twelve Actualize resident artists including Alissa Dymally Williams, Baso Fibonacci, Bridget O'Brien-Smith, Drea Harper, Jordan Monloire, Kalina Chung, Kate Bailey, Lacey Swain, Lila Thomas, Mary Anne Carter, Rachael Comer, and Sanoe Stevenson-Egeland. Curated by Julia Anderson.
Join us for the opening of Homebodies at First Thursday Pioneer Square Art Walk!
May 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 12-6PM
Sanoe Stevenson-Egeland Going 2024 Acrylic on Canvas 24” x 18”.
Sanoe Stevenson-Egeland Staying 2024 Acrylic on Canvas 24” x 18”.
EDITORS PICK:
PAST PERFECT FUTURE TENSE
Now on view
Greg Kucera Gallery | 212 3rd Ave s
From Greg Kucera’s Site:
The works in Holly Ballard Martz’s current exhibition, ‘Past Perfect Future Tense,’ “function dually as a nod to the concept of women’s work, a long history of disparagement toward quilting, weaving, embroidery, and other handwork as fine art forms.”
Martz is Seattle based, and received her BFA in printmaking from the University of Washington. She has exhibited extensively and her work is held in many prominent collections, including the Gates Foundation, Bainbridge Museum of Art, University of Washington, and many others. She is the recipient of a McMillen Foundation Fellowship, an Artist Trust Grant for Artist Projects, and a Seattle Office of Arts and Culture CityArtist Grant.
On View April 3 - May 17, 2025 First Thursday Art walk May 1 5-9pm
LOW SLUNG, 2025 Hand-dyed detachable bra straps, lead weights, aluminum rivets, steel 55 x 20 x 8 inches.
(DIS)MISSED, 2024 Vintage quilt remnant, glass seed beads, thread, hardware 35 x 14 x 14 inches.
GiveBIG AND SUPPORT OLDEST ARTIST-RUN SPACE IN SEATTLE, SOIL!
SOIL Artist-run Gallery is celebrating 30 years this year! Their annual GiveBIG Fundraiser is now live!
SOIL Gallery is committed to offering a professional platform that nurtures artistic experimentation and bold curatorial visions. We champion diversity in artistic practice and thought, providing a critical space for dialogue and innovation across the disciplinary spectrum. Our gallery is a crucible for groundbreaking artworks and exhibitions that challenge and inspire.
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-If you give $300 you get an original monotype print from a SOIL Member + a button
-If you give $900 you get a small original artwork from a SOIL member + a button
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Our mission extends beyond exhibition walls to actively engage the wider communities of Washington and beyond. Through regular calls for show proposals, free admission, and a commitment to accessibility, we invite a participatory and collaborative exploration of contemporary art. SOIL Gallery stands as a beacon for creative exploration, offering both artists and the public a unique space to experience the transformative power of art. —SOIL
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