Sculpture and Installation by June Sekiguchi

Opening Reception: First Thursday, January 5th, 5pm-8pm

Artist Reception: First Thursday, February 2nd, 5pm - 8pm

Artist Talk: First Thursday, February 2nd, 3pm (prior to reception)

On Display January 5th - February 25th 2012

Winged Mandala by June Sekiguchi, Enamel on Scroll-cut Wood

Opening First Thursday November 3rd For Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk 5pm - 8pm On Display Through December 23rd 2011

Did you know that there is free parking available for gallery-goers during Pioneer Square First Thursdays?

Free parking is available from 5pm - 10pm at the Merrill Place Garage (1st Ave S & S King St). When you leave, simply show the attendant your reciept from any Pioneer Square merchant or a business card from a gallery and your parking will be complimentary!

Thanks to the Alliance for Pioneer Square for this incredible useful opportunity.

In order for as many people to experience Chado as possible, we have added more Japanese tea ceremony dates to our calendar! In addition to the Arts Crush Featured Event on Saturday, October 8, Seattle Urasenke Foundation will be performing tea ceremony on the following Saturdays: October 15 and October 22.

Tea ceremony will be held at Noon, 2:30, and 3:30 each day. Contact ArtXchange Gallery to reserve a space! Great activity for small groups (3-5 people max) or individuals can also join a tea. Email info@artxchange.org or call 206.839.0377

There is a $20/per person cost for tea ceremony, for the artists time and materials. Cash or check is preferred. 

Additionally, if your group has a special request for another day or an evening time, contact us and we will try to accommodate you! Let's bring Chado to life in October!

In Seattle's Pioneer Square, what you find underground at night can be even more exciting as what's going on above ground during the day.

Join the international artists behind MIKO KURO'S MIDNIGHT TEA for a one-night-only underground "art happening" at ArtXchange Gallery. Midnight Teas have become buzz-worthy after being held in different cities 20 times since 2008, with upcoming events in Greece, China, and India.

LIMITED SEATING IS AVAILABLE so plan to arrive at the gallery by 11:45 pm on Saturday, May 14th. This event is sponsored by arts-friendly local businesses and individuals including The City of Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs.

For more information, RSVPs, and tickets: http://www.mikokuro.com/ 

ichi-go ichi-e means once in a lifetime

Coming up at ArtXchange!

ASIAN ART COUNCIL OF SEATTLE ART MUSEUM GALLERY WALK

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH

5:00 KAGEDO JAPANESE ART, 520 FIRST AVE. SOUTH - MEET THE GROUP HERE TO START YOUR WALK!

Early 20th Cent. Nihonga paintings, Imperial works of art and Japanese Art Deco and Modernism

5:45 ARTXCHANGE GALLERY, 512 FIRST AVE. SOUTH

RED – Contemporary art of Pakistani artist Humaira Abid in sculpture and miniature painting and artist will be present.  Refreshments will be served.

6:30 CULLOM GALLERY, 603 SOUTH MAIN ST.

Works of Mugi Takei in gouache, watercolor & pencil drawings and drawn stop-motion films

7:15 NO HOST DINNER AT FUJI SUSHI RESTAURANT, 520 SOUTH MAIN ST.

RSVP and QUESTIONS: Karen Knudson at asianartfriends@hotmail.com or 206 528 9870

Learn about becoming a SAM council member here!
These groups bring together people with similar interests to socialize, study and support the museum in many different ways. Activities range from educational lectures and artist talks to travel opportunities with curators.

The Namaste Story and how it led ArtXchange Gallery Director Cora Edmonds to found the non-profit Namaste Children's Fund has always been part of the foundation of ArtXchange's charitable endeavors. A portion of the proceeds from Cora Edmonds' photography is donated annually to NCF to support various projects. In 2010, NCF was able to build a child sponsorship program to support the education of girls from the remote Thehe village in Humla. In addition to general project support, ArtXchange is proud to announce our sponsorship of Pavina Sunar. We are very fortunate to be able to make an annual donation to NCF through doing what we love, sharing cultural exchange through art, and we thank all our supporters!

Click here to learn more the NCF Sponsorship Program!

Kurumi Conley, a native of Japan, graduated in 1994 from Joshibi University of Art and Design, Tokyo, where she studied textiles, ceramics and glass. She now lives in the Northwest and creates glass work using sustainable methods in her home studio. Learn more about her  process on her website.

Kurumi Conley's work is exhibited at ArtXchange January 6 - February 19!

Opening First Thursday January 6, 2011

ArtXchange Gallery presents Indigo, a traveling exhibition previously exhibited in major cities throughout India and now crossing to the US, January 6 through February 26, 2011. The exhibition presents complementary bodies of artwork by Indian artist Shelly Jyoti and US artist Laura Kina in a range of media including hand-embroidery on khadi fabric, Sanskrit calligraphy and mixed-media on canvas. The narrative threads running throughout the artists’ work evoke India’s colonial history, stories of immigration, and the tensions and transformations of cultures evolving in a globalized world.

Click below to read more about the artists
and for a sneak preview of the artwork!