Visting Every Seattle Art Gallery

Mural. Greenwood/Phinney Ridge. 85th & Greenwood, Next to Taproot Theatre.

I live in a city of art. A city where an arsonist burns down a building, and a mural is erected in a tribute to that neighborhood-- with a phoenix, firefighters and flaming cars. Seattle is a great place to live, but one in which I no longer will. One of my goals before leaving is to visit all the art galleries I can to gain insight on the Seattle art scene, ideas for my own work (yes, I am an aspiring artist), and also gather up as much of my hometown culture as possible while creating good memories.

This task will not be easy, since there are over 60 galleries listed in the Art Access (www.artaccess.com), and those are just the galleries that have paid $100 for this quarterly publication. Also, it is winter. The Art Access is a great place to start, though, and paired with google maps and a raincoat, I should be able to visit most of them. I plan to hit all the neighborhoods at least: Ballard, Belltown, Capitol Hill, Columbia City, Downtown, First Hill, International District, Phinney Ridge, Pioneer Square, University District, Wallingford and West Seattle.