Photo by Bruce Tom Hundreds of people filled ARTS at King Street Station pre-holiday weekend, July 3, for First Thursday Artwalk—a vibrant evening of storytelling, community, and celebration.
DJ Âm Thanh (Thanh Tân) set the tone and the tunes with rare vinyl from pre-1975 South Vietnam. Visitors relaxed, flipped through original music sheets, and even contributed to a community song log, all part of Kho Tàng Nhạc Vàng / South Vietnam’s Golden Music Archive—on view through August 9.
Photo by Bruce Tom
At 6 p.m., the evening shifted into a live reading and performance gathering for Spells for Collective Resonance: “Where we’re going, we can breathe.” Which celebrates the exhibit Eight Years of Inscape AiR: Resistance and Belonging at the Historic Immigration Building on view through August 9. Artists from Breathing in a Time of Disaster and UW Bothell’s BIPOC Story Circle shared poetry rooted in resistance, mutual aid, and belonging.
Visitors also explored the soft, introspective textile works of CityArtist Saina Heshmati at the debut of her exhibition Whereabouts, on view through July 19. Through textile drawing, Heshmati depicts her deep-rooted humanity and the preciousness of being alive through highlighting the everyday.
ARTS at King Street Station is open Wed. – Sat. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and until 8 p.m. on First Thursdays. Admission is free. The gallery is located at 303 S. Jackson St., Top Floor, Seattle, WA 98104.
