Special Collections Photo of The Month

Negative No. UW 28046

Arctic Brotherhood Building presentation ceremony at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 10, 1908. The first log of the building is being carried by a team of eleven dogs to the construction site.

To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/service/reproduction.html
Please cite the Negative Number when ordering.

Seattle Print Arts - Opportunity

The Seattle Print Arts Tenth Anniversary Exhibition submissions deadline has been extended to January 15th, 2010. The Exhibition will be held at the Kirkland Art Center: 620 Market Street, Kirkland, WA 98033, from May 14th - June 5th, 2010 with an opening reception on May 13th.

The exhibition is open to all SPA members, so if you're not a member, now is a great time to join: www.seattleprintarts.org/membership.html

For more information and to download the application forms please go to: www.seattleprintarts.org

Featured Artist: Taiko Suzuki

Taiko Suzuki has been a long-time customer here at CSS, and we always enjoy seeing her smiling face and beautiful artwork. Suzuki makes her own paper and creates colorful collages from a combination of printmaking techniques. Her mastery of Japanese and Western-style papermaking and daring use of gold leaf and vibrant paint create pieces that are both technically impressive and visually stunning.

She will be having a show in Tokyo, Japan from November 2nd to November 7th at Ozu Washi, 3-6-2 Nihonbashi-Honcho Chuo-ku Tokyo, 103-8435.

Betty Bowen Award - Artist Opportunity

Betty Bowen (1918-1977) was a Washington native and an enthusiastic supporter of Northwest artists. Her friends established the annual Betty Bowen Award as a celebration of her life and to honor and continue her efforts to provide financial support to the artists of the region. Since 1977, the Seattle Art Museum has hosted the yearly grant application process by which the selection committee chooses one visual artist working in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho to receive an unrestricted cash award.

Applications may now be submitted online at www.callforentry.org. The submission deadline is Saturday, August 1, 2009. All applications must be submitted to this website; applications sent by mail will not be processed. The exception to this rule is for video artists. All artists are required to submit six images of recent work, as well as a resume, artist’s statement, and information about the six works. Please visit www.callforentry.org for further application details.

The 2009 Award finalists will be contacted the week of August 31st, 2009. The finalists will be invited to present their work to the committee on Tuesday, September 15th. After this presentation, one winner will be selected and the Award ceremony will be held on Friday, October 23rd at the Seattle Art Museum.

Please feel free to visit the museum’s website for detailed information about the award and the award process at www.seattleartmuseum.org/bettybowen. Any further questions may be directed to: bettyb@seattleartmuseum.org, or at the Betty Bowen phone line at 206.654.3131.

Special Collections Photo of The Month

Cables and roadbed of the collapsed Tacoma Narrows Bridge with men walking on midspan. November 16, 1940
Special Collections Negative Number UW21414

To order a reproduction of this picture contact Special Collections at: photos@u.washington.edu, or go to: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/service/reproduction.html
Refer to Negative#: UW21414

June is "RAW Art Month!"

18x24" Oil on canvas by Christina Olsen Burtner

Congratulations! It's the end of another school year! For all of the students in the School of Art who have just finished up their final projects, we are offering a special for the month of June.

We call it "RAW Art Month" where we shoot it and you Photoshop it. To help save you some money for summer, we'll shoot your 2-D work in our studio and give you the files to color correct on a CD.

1-9 pieces $10.13 each
10+ pieces $6.33 each

Price includes:

- set-up in the studio
- balanced Tungsten lighting
- shot with gray card
- RAW (NEF) or TIFF file
- 3 business day turn-around.

* For $5 per piece extra we will do the levels, curves and color correction using our professionally
calibrated monitors.

Memorial for Larry Sommers Today

Today is the Memorial to celebrate the life of friend, teacher, union leader and colleague Larry Sommers who died on April 2, 2009. Since August of 1985 Larry was the Printmaking Tech and Health and Safety Coordinator for the UW School of Art. He was also active in SEIU 925, the Seattle Print Arts, the Book Arts Guild and taught Papermaking during the summer. His contribution to artists, both emerging and established was profound. He was much more than a teacher to his students; he was a guiding light who's passion for Teaching, knowledge of Art and wisdom of Life was immeasurable. He will be sorely missed.

The Memorial for Larry Sommers is Today, May 29th from 6-9pm at: The Tashiro Kaplan Building in Pioneer Square
310 South Washington St.
Seattle, WA
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Seattle&state=WA&address=310+So.+Washington+St.&zipcode=98104
A collection of Larry's artwork will be on display and for sale.

A Fellowship has also been created in Larry's name sponsored by the Seattle Print Arts. To donate to the Larry Sommers Art Fellowship and to help sustain the legacy of support to artists that Larry gave to generations of artists while he was alive you can contribute by visiting the Seattle Print Arts website: www.seattleprintarts.org and clicking the donate/join tab.