Art in the neighborhood. Come view a new show each month at the Phinney Center Gallery.

The Gallery is located upstairs in the Phinney Neighborhood Center. Gallery hours are Mon-Fri 9am-9 pm and Sat. 9 am-2 pm. Openings are held on the first Friday evening of the month. For more information call (206) 783-2244.

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2008 Northwest Fine Arts Competition
Oct. 3 - 28

featuring:

Carol Adelman
Laura Castellanos
Suzanne Kelly
Cynthia Jeffries Knox
Rich MacDonald
Maxine Mattson
Chris Papa
Berkeley Parks
Sue Gill Rose
Samuella Samaniego
Kim Sciaronne
Patty Shaw
Gerrit Van Ness
Suze Woolf

Marita Dingus and Heather Dwyer, jurors

Opening Reception with the artists, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008
7 - 9 p.m.
Phinney Center Gallery

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Untitled [Intersection], 2008
Contemporary Art & Poetry

Every 4th Friday of the month, from 7-9 pm, in the Phinney Center Gallery (2nd floor).

Wine reception with light fare and a complimentary copy of the Untitled Manifesto, a booklet of artist manifestos with hand-printed, signed and numbered covers made by printmaker Kate Freeman.

Untitled [Intersection] was conceived as a live art series, designed to strengthen the Seattle arts community by cross-fertilizing, fostering dialog between genres and bringing fresh talent to the fore. On the 4th Friday of every month, between 7-9 pm, Untitled [Intersection] showcases experimental performance art and exceptional poetry. Suggested $5.

SEPTEMBER 2008 ARTISTS/CURATORS

PANEL OF KICKASS POETRY CURATORS comes together for a combined READING & PUBLIC FORUM about our passion for presenting. 7P, Friday 26 September, at The Phinney Neighborhood Center in Greenwood, Untitled [Intersection] presents its first stellar event of Fall 2008. We hope you'll join us.

Panel: JENNIFER BORGES FOSTER (Seattle Poetry Festival), BRIAN MCGUIGAN (Cheap Wine and Poetry/Hugo House), JED MEYERS (NorthEndForum/Bai Pai), MICHAEL SCHEIN (LitFuse/Tieton) & ROBERT TOMLINSON (Gallery One/Ellensburg).

Why do they do it, how do they find talent, where is the money, how do they build audience, does it curb their own writing practice? O my.
This discussion hopes to attract poetry curators, their adoring fans, other kinds of event curators and, of course, just your general run of the mill poetry lover. If you curate an event and are not on this panel, I hope you'll consider joining our discussion. If the format works, I'll run something like it again in the spring. I know you've got something to say. We'd love to hear it!

Thanks for your continued support.

A. K. Allin
Curator, Untitled [Intersection]

Coming up:

OCTOBER 2008
POET 1: E. H. BEYER
POET 2: JAN WALLACE
PERFORMANCE ARTIST: TOM SEMPLE

NOVEMBER 2008
POET 1: NICO VASSILAKIS
POET 2: MICKEY O'CONNOR
PERFORMANCE ARTIST: BETH GRACYK

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PNA Arts Program Mission Statement
The purpose of the PNA Arts Program is to provide the community with a rich diversity of cultural experiences while supporting regional visual and performing artists. To achieve this goal, the program develops creative venues for artists to share their work in a neighborhood environment.

Preference is given to artists living in the Puget Sound area who are not affiliated with a commercial gallery.

The Phinney Center Gallery is funded in part by 4Culture (formerly the Cultural Developmental Authority of King County).

The Phinney Center Gallery is a partner in Take Part in Art.org. Click on the logo below to find other area arts event listed at the Take Part in Art.org website.