Support artists while they are alive.
A group show featuring Seattle-area Living Artists.
It’s time for another gallery-style group show, this time featuring artists who have exhibited with us in any capacity in the past going all the way back to our 2020 “Open House” show. Several artists have been with the Living Artists Collective since the beginning, and we wanted to honor them and all the others with whom we have made connections along the way.
Happening at the beautiful Sand Point Arts & Cultural Exchange gallery in Magnuson Park, this show’s work was chosen by juried panel and is organized around Living Artists Collective’s founding inspiration: ”Support artists while they are alive; the dead ones don’t need your money”. We as a group believe that creatives are performing a vital job as the city’s culture-makers, and that it’s time to fairly pay them according to the value we get from their work.
The 23 artworks by 21 people selected for this show investigate topics affecting our participating artists: understanding the human condition, the purpose for existing, getting paid as an artist in an expensive city, fostering relationships, and more. You’ll notice tones of the macabre, the inevitable passage of time, and the unapologetically human animal.
Promo features “Consolation for the Despairing” by Amelia Shipman.
Events.
As usual, we will have several activities coinciding with the gallery show to bring folks into the space, interact with the art, and meet each other:
Gallery hours begin September 7th every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 12-3pm.
September 8th, 4-7pm: Opening reception. RSVP here.
September 23rd, 3-4pm: Business structure and tax basics for artists with Dinah J. RSVP required here. Sponsor a ticket by donating $35.
September 30th, 6-8pm: Donors thank you night, featuring presentation by executive director Alaina Stocker and board president Annah Nelson-Feeney. More info and invitations to come.
October 14th, 2-4pm: Closing reception, including awards announcements. RSVP here.
How you can help.
We need donors, business sponsors, and volunteers to make these events possible. Artists will be given financial awards for winning the jury favorite and people’s choice votes; the more you donate, the more we can put towards these awards.
Here’s a preview of some artwork. There are many pieces in this show utilizing unique mediums and methods.
“Mean Reds II” by Alana Crawley, cyanotype.
“How do you avoid being drowned by the raw waves of fear, anger, anxiety, and vulnerability of the ‘Mean Reds’?”
“Everything is Temporary” by Dawn Hubbard, epoxy clay and resin.
“This piece is based around my inner darkness that tries to take over during times of deep hurt and sadness. It tries to tell me that I don't want to exist, but that is always temporary and there are so many beautiful reasons to exist.”
“Ivory Billed Woodpecker” by Emily Wamsley, tin collage.
“The call to ‘support artists while they are alive’ instantly triggered the thought of things that are no longer alive, extinct in fact. The Ivory Billed Woodpecker is rare, though not yet fully extinct.”
“AGONY & ECSTACY” by Andrew Tomingas, acrylic airbrush.
“This piece expresses for me the churning watery chaos of the unknown.”
You can see even more artwork previews on our events page. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for the most current updates. We can’t wait to see you at the show!
-The Living Artists Collective