Capitol Hill Art Walk Gets Mighty Real For Pride Month

June 12, 2025• byMichael Strangeways

The second Thursday of the month is Capitol Hill Art Walk and naturally the June edition is full of LGBTQ+ art to check out at various venues on the “hill”. The biggest one is the return of the annual June show at Vermillion, our favorite art/bar and it’s full of queer art and artists. STILL MIGHTY REAL is once again being put together by Anouk Rawkson, Jordan Christianson, Kelly O. and other terrifically arty folk and it’ll feature all sorts of work. It’ll be at Vermillion all month, but do try and bop in Thursday, June 12th between 6pm and 9pm for the official opening reception.

Some highlights listed below. For the entire line-up go to https://capitolhillartwalk.com/

Vermillion

www.vermillionseattle.com

Capitol Hill Art Walk and Still Mighty Real Party Thursday, June 12, 2025 6-9pm
Show runs through Wednesday, June 25, 2025
We’re back with our 3rd installment of our very Queer show, STILL MIGHTY REAL! Featuring local Queer artists
Anouk Rawkson @rawkson, Jordan Christianson @jonquilandblack, Julianee Mendoza @juli.anee, Kelly O @ballsarethenewtits, Kerstin Graudins @kerstingraudins, David Van Der Linden, @dvanderl83, Tara Thomas @taraeatsglue, Ham West @hamhamwest, Harlen Munso @harlenmunso, Sidney Woodruff @wgimpressions, Nell Kerr @doe.faced Varin Volk @varinvolk, Samara Dot Ghoul @vain_flesh, Marcus Wilson @gaypartydadonparole72 , Lamb@silkorchids.
Queer Archives provided by Doghouse Leathers @doghouse_leathers
Visuals by Rajah Makonnen @wicked_hunter.

UNION

www.unionseattle.com/

Union announces “8 YEARS OF PRIDE”, an exhibit celebrating Pride 1986 – 1995.
For the first time in many years on Capitol Hill, original photographs taken by John Beck spanning Pride celebrations from 1986 to 1995 will be on display in the back hallway of Union Seattle. These powerful images capture the faces and spirit of Pride at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Come see if you can spot yourself, your friends, or a moment from times past. Presented by Come OUT Seattle in conjunction with Union Seattle, the exhibit will be shown from June 1- 30 and can be viewed anytime Union is open. Special thanks to: Harry Hoglin, Sofonda Peters, photographers John Beck & Eric Gregory, and Come OUT Seattle.

Seen. Remembered. Celebrated.

www.unionseattle.com/
1009 E. Union St. Suite C Seattle WA 98112
Instagram: @union.seattle.bar

Scream Salon

screamseattle.com/

Passable Art

totallylegitllc.com/passable/

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.