Not Surprisingly, June’s Capitol Hill Art Walk Is Gay…Very Very Gay

June 7, 2023• byMichael Strangeways

Duh! I mean, Capitol Hill’s monthly 2nd Thursday of the month Art Walk is always some degree of gay. I mean, it’s Capitol Hill!!!! How could it not contain considerable elements of the L, the G, the B, the T and plenty of the Q??!? If it didn’t, it would be pretty boring.

So, of course you can expect TONS of queer art on Thursday, June 8th with many of the venues showcasing art from LGBTQ+ artists. And, some of them have very specific themed shows for June including Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar on 11th Avenue and Steve Gilbert Studios annual Fruition show on 10th Avenue. Oh, and this year we have a show full of…PEEN!

Check out the entire art walk (WITH A MAP!) at their website: https://capitolhillartwalk.com/ . But, let’s look at some of the more overtly queer shows this month.

First up, is Vermillion since they’re having a big anniversary this year as they turn 15. Their MIGHTY REAL! It’s a queer art show, Henny! opens on Thursday (from 6pm to 9pm) and runs through the end of the month. AND, it features so many great local queer artists including:

Anouk Rawkson, Jordan Christianson, David Van der Linden, Kelly O, Tara Thomas, John Criscitello, Taylor Buck, Saira Barbaric, Leobardo Bañuelos Jr, Nichol Devoy, Kerstin Graudins, Hilario Rio Abundez, Lilia Deering, Brandon BT Thomas.

They also have some secret skinny on the after party:

… and follow the party later to The Mercury for BERLIN10, our ArtWalk Party After Dark with DJ Pavone on deck, and cheap drinks at the bar! Use the special word at the door for entrance. We can’t say it here, but will be posting details soon. So say you’re coming and you’ll be notified!
See you then!

Link to event page

Then there’s the Fruition Show from 5pm to 9pm at Steve Gilbert Studio, 1418 Broadway:

And, at Chophouse Row, 1424 11th Ave:

And, finally, that naughty PALACE OF PEEN SHOW at Passable Art, 1005 E Union St:

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.