News from 2023
December 2023 — We Are Family: Winter Art Show at Winderemere Real Estate Mount Baker
A number of friends of ReVision Arts have works on display as part of Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker’s 2023 Winter Arts Show, We Are Family.
Artists include:
- Rowan Loidhamer
- Isobel Davis
- Makoto Sugimoto
- Susan Cole
- Kelly Lyles
- Molly Chapin
- Joan Engelmeyer
- Amy Augustine
- Sally Drew
- Lori Duckstein
- Mita Reichardt
- Aaron Loidhamer
- Vivian Blanco
- Karen Gjelsteen
- Aaron Loidhamer
- Rowan Loidhamer
- Barb Oswald
Location
Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker
4919 South Genesee Street
Seattle, WA 98118
Artists Reception
Thursday, Dec. 14th
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Contact
Susan Cole
(206) 915-3444
scole@windermere.com
December 2023 — It's that time of year … for CELEBRATING … and GIVING!!
CELEBRATING …
PLEASE TOUCH 2023 — Was a rousing success! So much art to touch and experience, and so many who had the pleasure to experience them with senses other than sight. This piece of art named, "Pulpo de Colores," was created by artist Lorenzo Lazo (left in photo), with the children from the Jose Marti Child Development Center at El Centro de la Raza. An incredible experience for Please Touch as well as the students and artist!! It was one of two pieces created and exhibited. Barbara Oswald, ReVision Arts Executive Director (right in the photo) admires this fantastical creation!
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF PLEASE TOUCH — 2024 will be the tenth anniversary of Please Touch. Great things are on the horizon and it promises to be the best show yet, to be held at two locations. Make sure to join us at our events to celebrate! More to come on this …
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH — Please join us in wishing Barbara Oswald a very happy birthday this month! She is celebrating a sentinel birthday this year — her 70th!! She has been the brains and brawn behind ReVision Arts and is dedicated to making ART FOR ALL!! Perhaps a celebratory donation in her honor???
GIVING …
It is because of generous folks like you that ReVision Arts is able to continue engaging with, and bringing art to ALL in our community. As a non-profit organization, ReVision Arts relies on you and your kind generosity. THANK YOU.
PLEASE … Let’s all CELEBRATE by GIVING!!
Your support is deeply appreciated!
June 2023 — Please Touch — 2023
Please Touch is our annual tactile art exhibition, now in its ninth year. This year's theme is art equity, resilience, & collaboration.
This year the exhibition will run at two locations:
June 28 – July 28
Wednesday – Sunday
A/NT Gallery
Seattle Center International Fountain Pavilion
Opening Reception: July 1, 5–8 PM
July 29 & 30
Saturday and Sunday
El Centro de la Raza
Historic Building Room 310
2524 16th Ave S, Seattle
Each work on display is labeled in both print and Braille. In addition, audio descriptions are available at https://on.soundcloud.com/CmJD2.
June 2023 — 2023 Rainier Valley summer arts and cultural events
ReVision Arts, with funding from Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, presents 2023 Rainier Valley summer arts and cultural events in 98118:
June Events
Flying Blind!
Presented by Anything is Possible Theatre
at Lakewood/Seward Park Community Center.
- Friday, June 2, 7:00pm
- Saturday June 3, 2:00pm & 7:00pm
- Sunday, June 4, 2:00pm (ASL interpreted)
FCS Pride Disco and Art Night: LGBTQ+ Disco Party
Presented by the Filipino Community Center
at the Filipino Community Center Ballroom.
https://www.filcommsea.org/event-details/lgbtq-disco-party
- Friday, June 16, 5:00–9:00pm
7th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Presented by It Takes a Village
at Othello Park.
https://www.facebook.com/events/483861959425183
- Saturday, June 24, 11:00am–5:00pm
July & August Events
Summer Porch Festivals
Presented by Rainier Arts Center
at Columbia Park.
- Wednesdays, July 12, 19, and 26, 5:00–7:00pm
Cinema Under the Stars
Presented by Rainier Arts Center
at Columbia Park. Gather at 7:30pm.
Movies start at sunset.
- Know Your Place, Wednesday, July 22
- Soul, Wednesday, August 19
Dance & Splash!
Presented by Inspired Child.
Locations vary. All events are on Saturday, 5:00–7:00pm
https://www.inspiredchild.org/danceandsplash
- Zimbabwe Marimba @ Pritchard Beach, Saturday, July 15
- Movies & Shakers @ Rainier Beach Outdoor Pavilion & Pool, Saturday, July 22
- Caribbean Steel Pan – Seattle Steel Pan Project @ Pritchard Beach, Saturday, July 29
- Northwest Tap Connection @ Rainier Beach Outdoor Pavilion & Pool, Saturday, August 5
- Puerto Rican Bomba – Otoqui Reyes and Hijos de Agüeybaná @ Pritchard Beach, Saturday, August 12
- Hip Hop/Dance Fitness – 206 Dance Collective @ Rainier Beach Outdoor Pavilion & Pool, Saturday, August 19
4 Black Women Talking Ugly Art
At Rainier Arts Center.
- Thursday, August 24, 6:30pm
May 2023 — Featured Artist: Vivian Blanco
Vivian Blanco is a physician turned photographic artist. Her incredible pictures of nature speak to the heart!
She started, "Back to the Forest Photography," and her works are just stunning!
Any one of her pictures would make a fabulous Mother's Day gift&ellip;or an anytime gift for family, friends or yourself!
Here is a link to her website:
Back to the Forest Photography / Vivian Blanco
May 2023 — GiveBIG 2023
GiveBIG to Revision Arts on May 2–3! Help us support artists and audiences of ALL abilities! We are fundraising for our accessible arts programs of 2023. Join the movement on May 2–3, or you can donate NOW with early donation.
To donate:
https://www.wagives.org/organization/revisionarts
GiveBIG is a statewide fundraising campaign where individuals and organizations come together across Washington to invest in our communities. When we give, we take a proactive step towards creating the society we want to live in.
Washington Gives, the year-round giving platform that hosts the GiveBIG and GivingTuesday campaigns, is a program of 501 Commons.
February 2023 — Seeking Rainier Valley Grant Proposals
Need $$ for an arts and culture event in Rainier Valley? Or need reasonable accommodation for your project?
ART - PERFORMANCE - MUSIC
DANCE - STORYTELLING - DRAMA
ReVision Arts is pleased to announce a one-time Request-For-Proposal (RFP) for arts and culture for the Rainier Valley. These funds have been made available from the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture (ARTS) and are being distributed through ReVision Arts. Funding available through this RFP is for projects or events specifically in the Rainier Valley, to occur from April 10 to August 31, 2023.
For details, see the grant project page.
Illustration above: Purple Bowl with Bamboo and Feathers, mixed media by Doriane Nieburgs.
February 2023 — ReVision Arts 2023 Calendar
ReVision Arts is delighted to share a 2023 calendar featuring 13 of our artists. Thanks to Susan Cole and Heidi Devereux of Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker for creating this work of art! Our hope is that 2023 will be a creative year for each of you!
This calendar will be mailed to Sponsors who have donated $100 or more to help support ReVision Arts, but everyone can download an electronic copy.
January 2023 — Coyote Returns Art Show
John Halliday “Coyote”, Blind Muckleshoot Tribal Member, invites you to his art show at the Sacred Circle Gallery Of American Indian Art, 5337 Ballard Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107, 206-268-0523, https://sacredcirclegiftsandart.com.
Opening Show January 14th, 2023 at 5:30pm. Show runs until February 13, 2023.
I love ReVision Arts because it is a venue for blind artists and working with Barbara has made it so much easier to get my artistic endeavors shared with the public with Barbara's dedication to helping blind artists.
— John Halliday, “Coyote”
You can learn more about John and his works at https://coyoteinsightart.com.
