Missed the Northern Lights in 2024? Check Out Project Aurora
A year marked by breathtaking Puget Sound aurora borealis visits may be behind us, but the work of Ballard-based multimedia artist Ginny Ruffner immortalizes the phenomenon with Project Aurora—a newly permanent exhibit at the National Nordic Museum. The medium of LED lights guided by programmed microprocessors towers over the entrance lobby of the museum thanks to support from the Kongsgaard Goldman Family.
Frameworks for Progressive Living: Envisioning New Architecture in Seattle
I was at the Center to attend the opening reception for the exhibition of Boliglaboratorium: A Danish Housing Lab. As I entered the space carrying the aforementioned mental baggage, I found myself surrounded by action words that were at odds with how I was feeling—words like develop, transform, promote, support, and build. I then found myself embraced by concepts that were contrary to how I felt about our nation’s current political situation—words like diversity, multi-generational, non-profit, mixed housing, social life, synergy, and interaction. I actually relaxed…took a breath…shook off the cold…and immersed myself in the warm world of Scandinavian design.
Seattle’s Meghan Trainor Puts the “A” in STEAM with STEM-Infused Art
Meghan Trainor’s work has always had spiritual connections. With a practice firmly rooted in her own ancestral Irish Catholic imagery and iconography in her early art-making days, Trainor found new inspiration via Mexican folk art when she was exposed to the work of Frida Kahlo and later from a nearby shop when she worked at Pike Place Market in the 1990s. Importantly, a 1980s show at Seattle Art Museum about African spiritual objects left a significant impression.
Net Zero CO2? Local CETI Program Analyzes Emissions Data
Net Zero raises many questions with few solid answers: Is it really happening? Is it even possible? Will there be enough money? Is there enough staying power on the part of states, companies, and organizations?
