The art scene in Seattle is quite vibrant and colorful. There are a number of art museums around the city and artists can get involved in different art activities throughout the year. You can visit the Winston Wachter Gallery dedicated to fine arts in the northwestern part of the city. Get to appreciate the paintings of Victoria Adams pertaining to nature.

Visit the Winston Wachter Gallery in Seattle

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Several art exhibitions take place in Seattle throughout the year. Some of the upcoming ones include solo exhibition of Joe Vollan in September and the natural paintings of Jose Rodriguez III also to be held in September. Other upcoming exhibitions include works of Baso Fibonacci and EGO. A group exhibition will also take place in November at the Flatcolor Art Gallery, which is one of the leading galleries in Seattle.

Art exhibitions at Flatcolor Gallery in Seattle

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Street painting and mural painting are also encouraged in Seattle, where artists and non artists take up the brush. This normally takes place during the summer months. Wallingford in North Seattle organizes art walk year round and you can also take part in the festival of Arts in Nature.

Art in Nature Festival

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Art Walk organized by Wallingford

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Apart from attending these, you can visit the art museums in Seattle. Seattle Art Museum has a huge collection of art works that will astound you. The Fyre Art Museum displays art masterpieces from America, French and Germany belonging to 19th and 20th centuries. Seattle Asian Art Museum showcases art works from Himalayan, Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Korean origins. The other art museums worth a visit include Henry Art Gallery, Tacoma Art Museum, Bellevue Arts Museum, Museum of Glass and Olympic Sculpture Park.

Street and mural painting in Seattle

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Art Museums in Seattle

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If you are a connoisseur of fine art and handicrafts and have just arrived in one of the hotels of Seattle Washington, then you couldn't have landed at a better place! For among other things, one reason why Seattle is so popular is for the quality and proliferation of its art galleries. Some of the nationally renowned artists are based out of Seattle and the cosmopolitan nature of the city continues to attract hordes more.

1. A living legend

Long considered to be one of the finest living artists in America, Ed Cox lives and works in Seattle. His studio is located on the picturesque Seattle waterfront and this also doubles up as a showing space and gallery. Ed also teaches fine arts here and his workshops and seminars are always in great demand. The chief attraction for all art aficionados is the ability to not only view and procure works of his but also to meet and greet the living legend.

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2. Jewelry Art Gallery

When people think of art, they often overlook one of the emerging fields which is jewelry art. Settle happens to be one of the world centres of jewelry art and the finest gallery here is the Facere Jewelry Art Gallery Seattle. This gallery has a team of resident jewelry artists and frequently holds exhibitions and workshops where visitors can meet the artists, see their work and also procure limited edition pieces right after they have been created.

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3. Folk art at its very best

The thing about being in a city like Seattle is that its cosmopolitan feel gives rise to some superior art galleries. Take the La Tienda for instance. This is a unique gallery that specializes in procuring hand made folk arts directly from source. By encouraging a dying cottage industry, the gallery also manages to showcase some of the finest examples of American hand crafted original folk arts. Definitely worth a visit if you ever happen to be in Seattle.

http://www.latienda-folkart.com

The settle art walk is being conducted in pioneer square. The first Thursday in Pioneer is the first art walk in the United States of America. It is enhanced by several art installations that you can find while walking between the galleries. It starts at occidental at the native America totem poles and pioneer square parks to the new fire station 10.

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The art walk originates from 1981 when a group of Pioneer Square art dealers printed maps, conducted minor promotions and on the first Thursday of the month painted footprints on the sidewalk outside their galleries. This soon developed into a favored fixture on the locals' arts calendar. Since then the first Thursday takes place each month from noon to 8pm at the pioneer square neighborhood. The art walk features leading art galleries who introduce into the scene new artists and exhibits.

For more information concerning the events at the galleries check out

http://www.firstthursdayseattle.com

There is something for everyone at the art walk you can search and explore the participating venues, artists and exhibits at http://www.firstthursdayseattle.com/venues.php.

There are several Seattle hotels that you can stay in during your visit to the art walk you can check them out at

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