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GALLERY CLOSURES

We’re preparing for our annual auction and gala this weekend, June 13-14! The museum is open, but please be aware that many of our galleries are closed to the public for this changeover, and that our Summer exhibitions open July 4.

HOURS

Friday, June 13: 10am–2pm

Saturday, June 14: 10am–2pm

Lei Making Community Art Activity

Pacific Horizons: A Community Lū’au

DogEar: The Printed Matter Market

DogEar: suq’ʷabš Suquamish Lushootseed Language Demonstration on Proofing Press

DogEar: Make Your Own Mini Photo Book

DogEar: Lushootseed Revitalization and Traditional Narratives

DogEar: Edible Books Chompetition

DogEar: Our Words Are a Reflection of Ourselves

Artist Mare Blocker

DogEar: Drop-in Printing with Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.

DogEar: Storytime with Mare

Mare Blocker, Dance of Death, 1991. Linoleum print and handset type. Photo by Laura Zander
Mare Blocker (Seattle, WA), The Ultimate Self-Help Book, 2001, one-of-a-kind altered game, mixed media, cloth-covered book board box, 16”h x 9.5”w x 2.5”d (closed), 21”h x 9.5”w x 2.5”d (open), unique, Cynthia Sears Artist's Books Collection, photo by Hunter Stroud
Mare Blocker, The Ultimate Self-Help Book, 2014, one-of-a-kind altered game, mixed media, and cloth covered book board box, 16” h x 9.5”w x 2.5d (closed), 21”l x 9.5”w x 2.5d (open). Private Collection.
Artist Mare Blocker
Mare Blocker, Dance of Death, 1991. Linoleum print and handset type. Photo by Laura Zander
Mare Blocker, Hippocampus Hippocampus, 2024, mixed media, (watercolor, typewriter, hand lettering, stamping, papercuts), drum leaf dos-a-dos binding, 4”w x 6”h x 2”d, Unique, Commissioned by Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection
Mare Blocker (Seattle, WA), The Ultimate Self-Help Book, 2001, one-of-a-kind altered game, mixed media, cloth-covered book board box, 16”h x 9.5”w x 2.5”d (closed), 21”h x 9.5”w x 2.5”d (open), unique, Cynthia Sears Artist's Books Collection, photo by Hunter Stroud
Mare Blocker, The Ultimate Self-Help Book, 2014, one-of-a-kind altered game, mixed media, and cloth covered book board box, 16” h x 9.5”w x 2.5d (closed), 21”l x 9.5”w x 2.5d (open). Private Collection.