ON VIEW

Ed King, Executive Director of Pottery Northwest, is transforming the 59-year-old institution by confronting its history and rebuilding its business model to serve Black and Brown artists long excluded from the clay community—not just through messaging, but through operational and economic redesign.

The first major European exhibition of Black American modernist Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) recently opened at Kunsthal KAdé in the Netherlands. 70 original paintings, 25 drawings, and 75 prints trace Lawrence's six-decade career in Jacob Lawrence | African American Modernist. It's a historic moment that opens new doors for understanding the full story of American art.

Across The Diaspora is a non-linear, narrative-driven exhibition that centers the voices of African descendants in the Diaspora. Part ancestral memory, part fantastical future, the works of thirteen artists serve as cultural portals—resisting assimilation, reimagining tradition, and daring to dream surreal futures.

The group exhibition, Central District Legacy, on view at ARTE NOIR through August 3, 2025, takes viewers on a visual journey through Seattle’s historically Black neighborhood.

By Guest Writer Beverly Aarons The Women, The Paper, and The Light , a portrait art show by George C. Jennings Jr., is a lush, intimate exploration of Black women’s ancient beauty. On exhibit until February 2, 2025, at ARTE NOIR Gallery in Seattle, WA, this series of digital portraits, printed on metal, stands as an exemplar of how digital art, in the hands of a master, can achieve the lifelike qualities typically associated with oil painting. A view from the exhibit, The Wom

Preview of Lynn Nottage's CLYDE'S, directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton In conversation with some of my fellow Black artists, we sometimes discuss the weight of the culture that we carry. It’s a weight, self-imposed or otherwise, that implies that Black stories have to be serious, impactful, and hard-hitting. We end up carrying this shield of representation for the entire culture, leading us to be ever-mindful of the battles fought by Angela Davis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcol

Seattle-based storyteller and arts leader Sharon Nyree Williams brings us a preview of the world premiere of The Lion Tells His Tale , written by Vida Oliphant Sneed based on Delbert Richardson's award-winning American History Traveling Museum: The "Unspoken" Truths, produced and presented by Intiman Theatre. The production runs May 1st through 5th at Broadway Performance Hall in Seattle. "When my ancestor Harriet Tubman looked up she saw the North Star. How do we get back t