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It’s been a bit of  a bummer summer for me here in the Pacific Northwest. The chilly, dismal weather throughout much of June and July definitely affected my overall mood, in addition to a couple failed job searches and house drama. Now that August has brought hot, sunny weather to Olympia, I’m busy finishing teaching […]

May art at Northern

April showers bring May flowers, or so they say.  The Black Dot Museum, curated by Jean Smith and David Lester of Mecca Normal, took over the walls of Northern for the month of May, bringing together political artists based out of Vancouver, BC. We also celebrated the one year anniversary of Northern in conjunction with […]

“From, Johnson” part II

More on Northern’s march show, From, Johnson Artists included in From, Johnson: Daniel Arlein, Brooklyn, NY Avantika Bawa, Portland, Oregon Jenny Buffington, Shorewood, IL Ingrid Burrington, Baltimore, MD Scott Marvel Cassidy, Los Angeles, CA Ariel Churnin, Johnson, VT Thomas Cummins, San Antonio, TX Janet Hassinger, Houston, TX Harrison Haynes, Durham, NC James Horgan, Cambridge, MA […]

“From, Johnson” March exhibit at Northern

Since December, I’ve been hard at work organizing and curating this month’s group show at Northern. I met all the artists during my stay at The Vermont Studio Center this past November and December. From the Press Release: For the month of March, Northern is pleased to present, From, Johnson, a group show exhibiting the […]

greener grass & self loathing

Sometimes it’s hard to hear the Universe talking to you above the din that is your day to day life. As someone who already has bad hearing from an ungodly amount of hardcore and emo shows attended as a teenager, sometimes it’s difficult to hear anything at all (I escaped the alterna-90s and all I […]

January Art at Northern!

Northern hosted an amazing show of two young, local artists this past month. The opening was truly an event to behold with costumed creatures drumming in circles (think Show Biz comes alive) as well as a lot of attractive, hip kids. The information from the press release is pasted below along with some photos of […]

Broken Water and Sic Alps

The night after I returned from Vermont, The ABC House hosted a show for Olympia All Ages in the basement featuring Broken Water, Sic Alps and Magik Markers. Holy shit, this was a good show. About 75 people turned out to sweat and dance away the night. It was great to have a rock show […]