Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings of Roger Shimomura
MAJOR EXHIBITION
On display through April 18, 2010
Safeco Insurance Foundation Special Exhibition Gallery

Throughout his career, Roger Shimomura (b. 1939) has been devoted to addressing- through his art- issues of his ethnic identity as a third-generation Japanese American. His paintings tackle socio-political issues of Asian America and invite audiences to question their own and society's perceptions about race and culture. This special exhibit features Shimomura's collection of ephemera as well as volumes of stereotypical images of Asian Pacific Islander Americans produced in many media.

Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings of Roger Shimomura would not be possible without support from:
EXHIBIT SPONSORS: The Boeing Company, the Hugh & Jane Ferguson Foundation, KUOW 94.9 Public Radio. Additional funding provided by: Anonymous, Peggy Cheng, Harriett and Halley Cody and Harvey Sadis, Mary and James Dunnam, Ellen L. Ferguson and Diana Sill, Martha Lee Fleming, Helen M. Gamble, Greg Kucera Gallery, Gail Grinnell and Ben Wildman, Michele and David Hasson, Catherine Hillenbrand and Joseph Hudson, Carol Hosford, Barbara Johns and Richard Hesik, Jan and Henry Kumasaka, Betty Ann Lock, Julie and David Lock, Don and Pat Norikane Logerwell, Karen and Larry Matsuda, Sharon Nelson, Kayleen Oka and David Pelkey, Norie Sato and Ralph Berry, Tilman Smith, Michael B. Stewart M.D., Carolyn Tanagi, Judith M. Tobin and Michael Baker, Mary Anne and Paul Trause, Jack Tsuchiya, Camille Uhlir, Jeanne Verville, Kathie Werner, Elaine Wetterauer, Barbara Taber Wilson, Scott Winn, Wyman Youth Trust. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK: 4Culture, Adobe, ArtsFund, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Comcast, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Little Family Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Washington State Arts Commission.

Cultural Transcendence
On display through September 19, 2010
George Tsutakawa Art Gallery

Featured artists: Robert Hodgin, Eunsu Kang, Heidi Kumao, Horatio Law, Brent Watanabe. Curated by Lele Barnett

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Combining the Asian Pacific Islander American experience with conceptual art, themes of injustice, racism and oppression emerge. Artists create work based on their observations, experiences and perceptions. Transcendence lies beyond the ordinary range of perception. We look at circumstances that surround us and overcome with what we have learned, rising above and seeing the world with fresh eyes. Transcending as a culture, we have a new perspective; we look to the future. Transcending as artists, we express this new view with experimental media: digital art, computer animation and interactive technologies.

In Cultural Transcendence, five Asian Pacific Islander American artists exhibit works that focus on a step forward from traditional to new media: materials expanding beyond their inherent meanings. Their conceptual themes peer into history but do not dwell on a negative past— inequality, discrimination and alienation; instead they search the present and envision a better tomorrow. Cultural Transcendence explores the importance of technology in our modern experience and technology's influence on contemporary installation art.

Sponsored by: 4Culture, ArtsFund, KUOW, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Washington Arts Commission

Special thanks to: 911 Media Arts Center, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, DXARTS, Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media, University of Washington

Across the Spectrum: Stories from Queer Asian Pacific America
On display through February 14, 2010
Boeing Company Community Portrait Gallery

Across the Spectrum explores the journeys of Queer Asian Pacific Islander Americans. From Shaking Buddha in the Chinatown Seafair Parade to the meaning of marriage, hop on board and listen to stories on community, identity, love and pride. Portraits and oral histories are featured. A series of community programs will also be offered in conjunction with the exhibit.

Major Sponsor: Pride Foundation

Special thanks to: 4Culture, ArtsFund, KUOW, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Washington Arts Commission

Return Home from War
A New Dialogue Initiative Exhibit
On display January 7-August 15, 2010

Remnants of war through Asian Pacific American veterans' perspectives.

The New Dialogue Initiative is a multi-strategy program that address concerns and urgent needs about contemporary social issues and news events affecting the Asian Pacific American community.

Sponsored by: 4Culture, Adobe, ArtsFund, KUOW, Little Family Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, MetLife Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Washington Arts Commission

New Years All Year Round
On display January 16-July 3, 2010
KidPLACE

Many Asian celebrations are based on the lunar calendar, which follows the phases of the moon. People from China and Vietnam use the lunar calendar to mark the New Year, which usually falls in late January or early February. Many Koreans celebrate the January 1st New Year, as well as Sol, the Korean Lunar New Year. Filipinos and Japanese mark the New Year on January 1st. Cambodians and Laotians typically celebrate the New Year from April 13th to 15th. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, while not a New Year celebration, is a highlight of the year and is celebrated across India and by Hindus everywhere. Diwali occurs on the first night of the new moon of the Hindu lunar calendar – corresponding to mid-October or mid-November in the Gregorian calendar. For the Hmong, a hill tribe minority group from Laos, as well as Polynesians from the southern islands of the Pacific Ocean, the New Year starts after harvest time, generally in November.

While many New Year traditions have changed to accommodate new surroundings in America, their essence still remains. Family, friends and communities join together around food, music, dancing and games to usher out the old year and welcome in the new.

Sponsored by: 4Culture, Adobe, ArtsFund, KUOW, Little Family Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, MetLife Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Washington Arts Commission