Top Five

The Top Things to See and Do in Seattle October 2018

Adolescent yearning rocks the Showbox, BAM glows, and Bowie goes Brazilian.

09/11/2018 By Stefan Milne

Culture Fix

What to Do After Work August 13–16

A visit from the father of modern Mexican art, a celebration of the queen of pop's birthday, and a cabaret to close out Nights at the Neptune.

08/13/2018 By Landon Groves

Style Exhibit

BAM Celebrates 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair

Explore the history of the iconic traveling fashion show and how it redefined beauty, style, and empowerment.

05/17/2016 By Aoife Reilly

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week February 29–March 6

Bellevue Arts Museum shows of tech-driven art, Jet City Improv spoofs 'Orange is the New Black' spoof, and high school musicians play with the Seattle Symphony.

02/29/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week February 22–28

Don't miss the ascending musical talents of Julien Baker and Crater or the chance to giggle with Ron Funches.

02/22/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week January 25–31

Laugh it up with classic Kubrick, witness the work of an architecture legend, and start riots with Sunil Yapa and Mommy Long Legs.

01/25/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Bellevue Arts Museum

Slide Show: Counter-Couture Party

Party attendees donned their grooviest 1960s and ‘70s attire to celebrate Bellevue Arts Museum’s newest exhibition, Counter-Couture: Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.

09/04/2015

Elements of Style

Hippie Fashion Exhibit ‘Counter-Couture’ Is Coming to Bellevue Arts Museum

Local designer Michael Cepress brings a study of groovy threads and their cultural impact to BAM this month.

08/24/2015 By Amanda Zurita

Elements of Style

‘Counter-Couture’ Hippie Fashion at Bellevue Arts Museum

A look at some pieces appearing in the exhibit.

08/24/2015

Hippie Chic

Style Happenings: 'Counter-Couture: Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture' at BAM

Mark your calendars as Michael Cepress brings far-out fashion to this must-see exhibit at Bellevue Arts Museum.

08/17/2015 By Amanda Zurita

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: April 13–19

Bellevue Arts Museum showcases Jana Brevick’s ingenious metal work and EMP's Pop Conference gets weird: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

04/13/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld and Atoosa Moinzadeh

Visual Art

BAM Biennial 2014 Celebrates the Art of Wood

Bellevue Arts Museum's regional artistic showcase features furniture, sculpture, and one giant carved wooden mask.

11/24/2014 By Jeremy Buben

Visual Art

On the River, Down the Road Clashes Nature and Capitalism

Jason Walker sculpts a stern warning about man’s impact on nature at the Bellevue Arts Museum.

10/15/2014 By Jeremy Buben

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: July 21–27

Pirates on parade and a how-to for making it in the music business: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

07/21/2014 Photography by Conor Romack

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Dan Webb

The master woodworker opens the first solo museum exhibit of his photorealistic carvings at Bellevue Arts Museum.

03/04/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Stylish Show

FGI Tours A World of Paper, A World of Fashion at Bellevue Art Museum

If you haven't had the chance to see Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave's paper masterpieces at BAM, here's your opportunity to do it in style.

02/07/2014 By Molly Warinsky

Slideshow

Slide Show: A World of Paper, A World of Fashion

11/23/2013

Stylish Shows

4 Reasons to See A World of Paper, A World of Fashion at Bellevue Arts Museum

BAM continues the string of stylish Seattle shows with an exhibit of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave's life-size costumes based on the couture of early 20th-century Spanish designer Mariano Fortuny.

11/21/2013 By Laura Cassidy

Art Review

The Wit and Wisdom of Artist Patti Warashina

Bellevue Arts Museum honors the 50-year career of the masterful (and wickedly funny) Northwest ceramicist.

07/11/2013 By Sheila Farr

Places to Go, People to See

Dress Code: BAM Ignite

Value craft and craftspeople? Put April 12 on your calendar and get ready to celebrate at Bellevue Arts Museum.

03/19/2013 By Laura Cassidy