Art Beat
This is a glimpse into Seattle's conflicted relationships with artists and the spaces they occupy.
The dilapidated marquee of the Lusty Lady adult entertainment venue remains in-place on 1st Avenue in Seattle, Washington, USA on April 9, 2023. Artists occupied the space at various intervals after the original venue closed in 2010.
Gage Hamilton (L) and Jeremy Buben at RailSpur on May 30, 2024 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Mary Anne Carter of Wishbone Industrial Arts chats at the workshop in SoDo of Seattle, Washington, USA on June 5, 2024.
Otis Calvin performs at the UPSETTERS:UNION in the Love City Love venue on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA on December 5, 2023.
Shoes at the Art Walk on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA on June 13, 2024.
Levi Clark (black t-shirt) chats outside Passable, a collective studio space on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA on June 13, 2024.
Telehealth practices on May 10, 2024 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
A group of artists and supporters visit the future Cannonball Arts space in downtown Seattle, Washington, USA on May 9, 2024.
The Bergman Luggage building is illuminated by the Ghosts of Belltown Exhibit and soon-to-be renovated studios upstairs in Seattle, Washington, USA on January 12, 2024.
Sound artist Robert Millis plays records from his collection at Vermillion in Seattle, Washington, USA on June 26, 2024.
Detail at a party in SODO of Seattle, Washington, USA on October 5, 2024.