Each year between fall and spring, the Richard Hugo House presents the Literary Series: four events that feature local writers, musicians, cartoonists, and other artists, who are commissioned to create new works of art. Each event features four artists, each asked to create on the same theme. The result is a diverse and fascinating look into various topics, by some of the Seattle area's most talented creators. This week's theme is "While You Were Sleeping", and will be presented on Friday, November 18 at the Hugo House on Capitol Hill, at 7:30 p.m. more ›

Portland's Velveteria Museum of Velvet Paintings has taken over the art gallery space for the month of May, offering a wondrous eyeful of, well, pretty much what you might expect from a collection of velvet paintings--unicorns, naked ladies, Skinny Elvis, Fat Elvis, sad clowns, sad Jesus--it's all there, waiting to be loved, laughed at, idolized, lusted after. more ›