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Newsletter
Volume XII, No.4
July 1999
SELF GUIDED TOURS
Victoria
NAASA members are welcome to visit the audio-visual collections at the Royal British Columbia Museum. This consists of approximately 20,000 ethnohistoric photos in the RBCM collection and some 5,600 photos from other collections in North America and Europe. This collection is available from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Wednesday October 13th. Call Dan Savard at 250-387-2434 to arrange access.
Vancouver
The exhibit at the Belkin Art Gallery on the UBC campus will be "Streams of Consciousness & Precious Bodily Fluids: Ray Johnson and the NY Correspondence School 1963-73." Details of this or other exhibitions are on the gallery's website at www.belkin-gallery.ubc.ca.
Seattle
Seattle has a good number of museums and galleries which exhibit Native American art, mainly from the Northwest Coast area. Below is a selective list of museums, several of which exhibit Native art, and some galleries which feature Native arts and artists. For a more comprehensive guide, Art Guide Northwest is recommended and can be picked up at many galleries and museums. The guide is a highly inclusive directory of galleries and museums located throughout Western Washington and provides maps as well as listings of current exhibitions.
If you are driving to some of these destinations, be warned that Seattle self-pay parking lots require exact change with no change machine in sight. Be prepared and bring single dollar bills. For the Seattle information we can thank UW grad student Silvia Koros, who do a fine and complete job.
For more information contact Kate Duncan in either Seattle or Tempe: Seattle until 8/15: 206/784-5037; Tempe 8/18-10/7. e-mail in both places: kate.duncan@asu.edu
Seattle Art Museum:
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Thursday, 10:00 to 9:00 P.M. Closed Monday.
Admission: General, $7.00; Seniors and Students, $5.00. The admission ticket for the Seattle Art Museum is also valid at the Asian Art Museum.
Information: (206) 625-8900
Location: Downtown, at 100 University Street, on the corner of First Avenue. There is a pay parking lot located next to the museum on First Avenue, as well as other pay parking lots nearby. Street parking is extremely difficult to find. The Seattle Art Museum features a selection of Native Northwest Coast art from the John H. Hauberg collection. Other exhibits include African art and contemporary Pacific Northwest art. The special exhibit will be "An American Century of Photography: Dryplates to Digital."
Asian Art Museum
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Thursday, 10:00 to 9:00 P.M. Closed Monday.
Admission: $3.00. An admission ticket from the Asian Art Museum is valid at the Seattle Art Museum with an additional payment of $4.00.
Information: (206) 625-8900
Location: 1400 E. Prospect (at 14th Avenue E.); located in Volunteer Park in the Capitol Hill district. Free parking is available outside the museum. Special exhibit "Modern Masters of Kyoto."
If you visit the Asian Art Museum, its worth checking out Broadway on Capital Hill for a wide selection of fun and inexpensive cafes and restaurants. Head south on 10th Avenue E. (near Volunteer Park) until it turns Broadway; the next 8 blocks or so contain the bulk of the eating establishments.
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Hours: Daily and weekends, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Thursday, 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Admission: General, $5.50; Seniors, $4.00; Students, $2.50.
Information: (206) 543-5590
Located on the University of Washington campus, near the intersection of NE 45th Street and 15th Avenue NE. Parking is available on campus; use the entrance at NE 45th Street and 17th Avenue NE. Campus parking is free after 12:00 noon on Saturdays and all day Sunday; parking fee applicable on other times and days. Limited street and lot parking also available in the area.
The Burke Museum features the exhibit Pacific Voices, focusing on Pacific Northwest and Pacific Rim cultures. Both contemporary and older Native American art and artifacts are featured. Also highlighted is the natural history of Washington State. The special exhibit will be "Scary Fishes from Deep Time," focusing on fossil fishes.
Henry Art Gallery
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Thursday, 11:00A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Closed Monday.
Admission: General, $5.00; Seniors, $3.50; Students with ID, free. No admission charge on Thursdays, 5:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Information: (206) 543-2280
Located on the University of Washington campus at 15th Avenue NE at NE 41st Street. Parking is available in the underground Central Parking Garage at NE 41st Street; however, as this garage is often full on weekdays, see also parking suggestions for the Burke Museum (listed above).
The Henry Art Gallery features modern and contemporary art. Special exhibits will be: until Oct 10 "Archigram" (fanciful creations of British architects, and. after Oct 15: "The Northwest School" featuring work of Graves, Toby, Anderson, and others.
Frye Art Museum
Hours: Tuesday though Saturday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Thursday, 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.; Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00 P.M. Closed Monday.
Admission: free
Information: (206) 622-9250
Location: 704 Terry Avenue, on the corner of Terry Avenue and Cherry Street. Free parking is available across the street from the museum. The Frye Museum is located in the First Hill district, south of Capitol Hill.
The Frye Museum features 19th century European and American representational art. Special exhibit: "Treasures from the Royal Academy of Arts, London," 19 C British Romantic painting (Alma-Tadema, Waterhouse, Cowqper, and others)
Wing Luke Asian Museum:
Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 to 4:00 P.M.; Closed Monday.
Admission: General, $2.50; Seniors and Students, $1.50. Thursdays are free. Information: (206)623-5124
Location: 407 7th Avenue South at the corner of South Jackson Street. Located in the International District, parking for this museum is available both on-street and in several pay parking lots.
Special exhibit "A Different Battle" about Asian and Pacific Islanders serving in the U. S. military.
The Wing Luke Asian Museum features exhibits on Asian Pacific-American history.
Seattle Galleries
Legacy, Ltd. features both historic and contemporary Native Northwest Coast arts, including a large selection of silk-screened prints. 1003 First Avenue (3 blocks south of the Seattle Art Museum), (206)624-6350. Open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Snow Goose Associates carries Eskimo, Inuit and Northwest Coast art. 8806 Roosevelt Way NE, (206) 523-6223. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Due to its location, it is advisable to combine a visit to the Snow Goose with visits to the Burke Museum and/or the Henry Art Gallery. It is helpful to know that Roosevelt Avenue runs one-way southbound beginning at 80th Street.
The Sacred Circle Gallery, located at the Daybreak Star Arts Center in Discovery Park, carries contemporary works by Native artists. The October exhibit will feature the work of Bob Haouzous. Daybreak Star Arts Center, run by United Indians of All Tribes, displays both permanent and temporary exhibits of contemporary Native artists from the United States and Canada. Located at W. Government Way at 36th Avenue. You may want to call for directions. (206)285-4425. Monday through Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5.
Pioneer Square Galleries
Located mainly along First Avenue, between Cherry and Jackson Streets, Pioneer Square contains a great number of galleries and restaurants. Several galleries focus exclusively on Native American art.
Flury and Co. carries the photographs of Edward S. Curtis and antique Native American art. 322 First Avenue South (at the corner of Jackson Street), (206)587-0260. Open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.; Sunday, 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The Stonington Gallery carries contemporary works by Native and non-native artists, including poles, masks, jewelry and prints. 119 S. Jackson Street, (206)405-4040. Open Monday through Friday, 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.; Saturday 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.; Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Pioneer Square is also home to the Seattle Totem Pole, located on First Avenue, near the intersection of Yesler Way & James Street. This pole is a replica of the totem pole removed by Seattle businessmen from the Tlingit village of Tongass, Alaska in 1899. Adjacent to the pole is a contemporary work by Edgar Heap of Birds.
Pike Place Market area
Located two blocks north of the Seattle Art Museum, the Pike Place Market is great place to find fresh produce, flowers, crafts, and a wide variety of inexpensive cafes and restaurants. The Market area also houses several Native art galleries, including:
Bailey Nelson Gallery
Features sculpture and contemporary art, including Native Northwest Coast. Located near the north end of the Pike Place Market, at 2001 Western Avenue. Call for hours at (206) 448-7340.
Ravens Nest Treasures carries a mix of higher quality Native Northwest Coast art as well as less expensive items. Located on the main level of the Pike Place Market, at the south end. 85-B Pike Street, (206) 343-0890.
At the north end of the Pike Place Market, two totem poles are located in the Victor Steinbrueck Park. Both carvings were carried out by James Bender.
Other Seattle Highlights:
Tillicum Village
Hours: Oct. 12-Nov. 15: Tours leave 11:30 A.M. on Saturday and Sunday only. Admission: Adult, $60; Seniors (60+) $54
Information: (206) 443-1244
Location: Blake Island State Park (tours depart from Piers 55 & 56 from Seattle's waterfront)
The four-hour tour to Tillicum Village includes roundtrip boat ride, a buffet-style dinner featuring baked salmon and a stage show entitled, Dance on the Wind. The dances are taken from a number of tribal traditions and feature dancers wearing button blankets, Chilkat-style robes and other Northwest Coast garments. Inside and around the village longhouse, a number of carvings and other artworks can be observed.
Outside Seattle:
Squamish Museum
Information: (360) 598-3311
Location: The Museum is located on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, north of Agate Passage on Highway 305, Squamish.
Seven Cedars Casino
Information: (360) 683-7777
Location: U.S. Highway 101, 0.3 miles west of Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Center, between Blyn and Sequim. If you take the ferry between Vancouver Island and Port Angelos (the most direct ferry from Seattle-Tacoma Airport) you will pass the casino. The totem poles are the work of Dale Faustich, in a consciously hybrid style combining Kwakwaka'wakw, Tlingit and Nuxalk characteristics.
Makah Cultural and Research Center and Museum (Neah Bay, Olympic Peninsula)
Information: (360) 645-2711
Location: East side of Highway 112 (entering town), Neah Bay.
The highlights of the museums collections are objects recovered from the Ozette site, a Makah village at Cape Alva buried by a mud slide 500 years ago. Canoes, baskets, and a reconstruction of a traditional plank house are among some of the other features of this beautifully designed museum. Hours: daily 10-5. Wednesday through Sunday (but could make arrangement for a group on Monday or Tuesday). It takes from 1.5 to 2 hours to drive to Neah Bay from Port Angeles, and usually more than 4 hours to drive from Seattle to Neah Bay, sometimes as many as 6. In addition to the Ozette artifacts the Center will feature its 20th Anniversary exhibit "In Honor of our Weavers." The exhibit examines Makah basketry from the middle of the last century to the present, and features 8 weavers who have kept the tradition of Makah basketry alive.
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