Events | Artist's Toolkit
The Artist's Tool Kit Series
Fourth Thursdays, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Gage Academy, 1501 10th Ave. E, Seattle
Geo Studio, Room 304, Third Floor
Seattle art professionals present lively lunchtime conversations about the ways of the "real world" of art. Come meet fascinating artists, collectors, consultants and art critics. The public is invited to these FREE events.
Past guests have included Francine Seders, Lyle Silver, Jim Demetre, Margie Livingston, Craig Kosak and John Sisko among many others.
Behind the Scenes at the Frye, with Robin Held, Curator, Frye Art Museum
September 23, 2010
Seattle's Frye Art Museum Curator Robin Held discusses how museums plan their programs and how artists can become involved with local museums.
The Christian Martyr, by Gabriel von Max
Artists in Context, with Jen Graves, of the Stranger
October 28, 2010
The Stranger's Arts reporter, Jen Graves, discusses the Seattle art scene and provides insight on how emerging Gage artists fit into the contemporary art world.
Art by Larine Chung
Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris,
with Chiyo Ishikawa, Deputy Director
of the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, November 4
SAM curator Chiyo Ishikawa gives a digital presentation about the one-time Picasso show at SAM drawn from the collection of the Musée National Picasso in Paris — the largest and most important repository of the artist’s work in the world. The exhibition features more than 150 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs that represent the artist’s personal collection — works that the highly self-aware artist kept for himself with the intent of shaping his own artistic legacy. Bring your lunch, stay for an hour and enjoy an excellent briefing on this magnificent show in the SAM galleries. No registration required.
Portrait of Fernande, by Pablo Picasso
Working Artist Reality Check, with Diem Chau
November 18, 2010 (third Thursday)
Local artist Diem Chau describes how to build a professional artist studio practice and how to get your work noticed as you build a national career.
Women, by Diem Chau
