Mural installation by Nikki Barber extended through 2020
“This has to stop. This has gone on for hundreds of years and it has to stop,” Pastor Kenneth Isabell said in his opening prayer at the third anniversary of Charleena Lyles’ murder June 19, 2020. Three years ago, Seattle police Officers Steven McNew and Jason Anderson shot Lyles seven times after she called 911 on a Sunday morning to report a burglary at her apartment. Charleena Lyles lived just a few short miles from the League’s studios. Her murder still has not been investigated.
This summer, amidst Black Lives Matter protests, the League’s printmaking instructor Nikki Barber installed a mural honoring Charleena Lyles on the North side of our studio. The mural was in support of the Black Lives protests and was scheduled to be replaced with another transitional mural September 1, 2020.
Recent news about more police shootings of Black people have us outraged and in grief. In response, the League’s building owner has extended the mural until the end of the year.
We are more committed than ever in our efforts to build greater equity, diversity, and inclusion in the arts. As we work to support each student’s creative potential, we also value each life and every creative act, as it enriches us all.
Welcome to Day 2 of the 30SAL Challenge! To learn more about the 30SAL Challenge, click here. Today’s 30SAL Challenge is a creative idea from Seattle Artist League instructor Charity Baker. First, tone a piece of paper as dark as you can with soft willow charcoal. You might find that paper with some tooth or …
I’d like to also mention Wendy Lumsdaine, for her stitch sketches. Every one of her posts has been a tondo! Inspired? There’s still time! Every doodle counts! Start where you are, and make something. Not a perfect something, just a something. Something is infinitely more than nothing, and that’s a big win for us …
Red Cadmium Red: “Matisse was much taken with this strong new red, which has excellent stability. He recounts that he attempted, unsuccessfully, to persuade Renoir to adopt a “cadmium red” in place of the traditional cinnabar. Matisse inherited the use of intense cadmium red, a 19th century invention, from the Impressionists. The critic John Rusell …
[image_with_animation image_url=”6263″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Richard Tuttle Richard Tuttle is an American known for his small, odd, subtle, and intimate works. Sometimes, his art incites the viewer to decide what distinguishes art from trash. See “untitled” drawing above, and the gem below. Tuttle was a very close friend of minimalist painter Agnes Martin. ” …
Black Lives Matter mural extended through 2020
“This has to stop. This has gone on for hundreds of years and it has to stop,” Pastor Kenneth Isabell said in his opening prayer at the third anniversary of Charleena Lyles’ murder June 19, 2020. Three years ago, Seattle police Officers Steven McNew and Jason Anderson shot Lyles seven times after she called 911 on a Sunday morning to report a burglary at her apartment. Charleena Lyles lived just a few short miles from the League’s studios. Her murder still has not been investigated.
This summer, amidst Black Lives Matter protests, the League’s printmaking instructor Nikki Barber installed a mural honoring Charleena Lyles on the North side of our studio. The mural was in support of the Black Lives protests and was scheduled to be replaced with another transitional mural September 1, 2020.
Recent news about more police shootings of Black people have us outraged and in grief. In response, the League’s building owner has extended the mural until the end of the year.
We are more committed than ever in our efforts to build greater equity, diversity, and inclusion in the arts. As we work to support each student’s creative potential, we also value each life and every creative act, as it enriches us all.
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I’d like to also mention Wendy Lumsdaine, for her stitch sketches. Every one of her posts has been a tondo! Inspired? There’s still time! Every doodle counts! Start where you are, and make something. Not a perfect something, just a something. Something is infinitely more than nothing, and that’s a big win for us …
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Red Cadmium Red: “Matisse was much taken with this strong new red, which has excellent stability. He recounts that he attempted, unsuccessfully, to persuade Renoir to adopt a “cadmium red” in place of the traditional cinnabar. Matisse inherited the use of intense cadmium red, a 19th century invention, from the Impressionists. The critic John Rusell …
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[image_with_animation image_url=”6263″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Richard Tuttle Richard Tuttle is an American known for his small, odd, subtle, and intimate works. Sometimes, his art incites the viewer to decide what distinguishes art from trash. See “untitled” drawing above, and the gem below. Tuttle was a very close friend of minimalist painter Agnes Martin. ” …