Pratt Fine Arts Center @50

Part of Handwork 2026

Pratt Fine Arts Center, in Seattle’s Central District, has been a community arts hub for the past fifty years. Pratt was initially established by the City of Seattle — named for the civil rights leader Edwin T. Pratt, Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League — who was murdered in 1969. Pratt serves artists of all ages and abilities, year-round, with affordable classes and studios. It provides access to diverse media including glass; sculpture in metal, stone, wood, and mixed-media; jewelry art; paper and felt-making; and a variety of 2D media including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Featured artists include former and current students, instructors, board members, and staff.

When

Oct 2, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027

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Gerard Tsutakawa (Seattle, WA), Lady of Spain, 2011, bronze, BIMA Permanent Art Collection, Gift of Anne Gould Hauberg
Micki Lippe (Seattle, WA), Time and Place Series, brooch (from Italy and Germany), 1999-2000, Patinated sterling silver and shard, 2.125”h x 3.875”w x .25”d
Cynthia Toops (Seattle, WA), Dust If You Must, 2010, vintage watch case, brush, pencil, antique Chinese silver chain, BIMA Permanent Art Collection, Gift of Charyl Kay Sedlik & Earl Sedlik
James Minson (Australia/Seattle, WA), Perpetuum Vitae, lampworked glass, 26"h x 26”w 11"d, BIMA Permanent Art Collection, Gift of Lee & Stuart Rolfe, photo by Laura Zander
Micki Lippe (Seattle, WA), Magpie Series, earrings, 2015, Rusted metal and sterling silver, 2.25”h x 1.375”w x .375”d
Kristin Tollefson (Bainbridge Island/Tacoma, WA), Bulb and Bloom, 2005, steel wire and plastic beads, Sears-Buxton Collection, Promised Gift to BIMA, photo by CB Bell