Hilary Northcraft

In the heart of Seattle, where "For Lease" signs once signaled economic stagnation back in 2008, a vibrant transformation has been unfolding for the past 15 years. Shunpike's Storefronts & Artist Residencies program transforms empty commercial spaces into hubs for creativity and community engagement. In the latest cycles, the program has made a deliberate push to amplify BIPOC artists by providing them with high-visibility platforms to explore themes of identity, memory, and community...

ARTE NOIR continues to grow, and we are thrilled to introduce you to Hasaan Kirkland , who has come aboard to assist in managing the gallery space. Hasaan brings to us a wealth of knowledge as a practicing artist, curator, and arts educator. Get to know a little more about Hasaan! From where do you hail? I hail from all over— smile . As a military child, I was born in Bitburg, Germany, and for the first fourteen years of my life, my family and I traveled the world. I was able to see and...

TAKING CARE: EMBRACE WITH TENDERNESS Featuring Kamari Bright, Le’Ecia Farmer, and Annie Marie Musselman Curated by Arielle Simmons   Hedreen Gallery April 10 - June 14, 2025 Artists  Kamari Bright, Le’Ecia Farmer , and  Annie Marie Musselman  demonstrate a nurturing care for others and our one precious world in the works of this group exhibition,  Taking Care: Embrace with Tenderness . Bright viscerally reminds us of the deeply human need for another’s touch with the video poem,  Close Spaces...