Capitol Hill Art Walk Teams Up With PrideFest For Monthly Event

June 14, 2018• byMichael Strangeways

Art: Jordan Christianson at Salon Bar-Kon

You have even more reason to check out this month’s Capitol Hill Art Walk since once again they’ve teamed up with Seattle PrideFest to showcase art by LGBTQ artists at many (but not all) venues participating in the event.

For a full map and list of participating venues, go to the Capitol Hill Art Walk website. Here are a few highlights to look out for:

Salon Bar-Kon

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PrideFest art spot! PRINTS CHARMING. Jordan Christianson invites you to the world of print and pattern design through his own unique lens; testing the line between the tasteful and the tasteless. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Jordan is Designer and Couturier to its diverse entertainment and performance community. His work has been showcased internationally in galleries and museums, stages, pages, and screen.

Vermillion

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Pareidolia: new work by Bridget Sexauer. Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon in which the mind responds to an image or a sound by perceiving a familiar pattern where none exists, such as seeing the man in the moon or hearing voices within white noise. Bridget’s paintings were inspired during her time working on board the M/V Golden Alaska, and is the result of putting a female with a tendency to anthropomorphize everything she sees in an engine room with no shortage of beautiful corrosion and industrial aesthetic.

Art Cave

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PrideFest art stop! Come on down. Hats and Shirts with iconic images created by David Johansson. 5-9, under The Factory, corner of 10th and Union. Many paintings to see too!

Aria Salon

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PrideFest art spot! Wine soiree and group art show, 5:30-8 pm. Featuring renowned photographer Kevin Westenberg who will be auctioning a beautiful photograph of openly gay singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright. Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars for over 25 years. All proceeds from sales will go to The Lambert House
Adam Burke: Photographer/Charcoal Artist, featuring various works focusing on male forms.
Talcott Broadhead: Gender Identity watercolor and pencil illustrations
Keith Johnson: Photographer, trans and gay culture subject matter.

Blue Cone Studios

PrideFest art walk spot! Guest artists Robert Johnson and Bacchus are helping Blue Cone celebrate Pride with abstract photography and outsider angst. Studio artists Meagan Hall, Mark Meuller, Carolyn Hitt, and Julian Peña join dj thad wenatchee with art vibes and good times. 6-9ish. Look for the Blue Cone!

Cloud Gallery at Frame Central

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PrideFest art stop! June/Pride group art show featuring all queer art! Opening reception 6 – 9 pm.Image is of Thundercloud, spiritual leader and artist and gallery namesake.

Creatura House

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Extending our “Le Carnival Des Animaux” show at Creatura through June, but we have a extra mini show opening as well! “Dark Decadence” is an exhibition of turn of the century (20th) posters that depicted the depravities and vices of the time. Works alternately warning and extolling Absinthe, Syphilis, Alcohol, Strange Subversive Art, The Grand Guignol Horror Theater of Paris, not to mention hot babes luring you to a BAD END will be on view and available at the show. Thanks to our friends at Century Guild.

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.