upcoming
Performance at Ballard Corners Park by Colleen RJC Bratton
May 19th, 5:15 pm
In conjunction with Microcosmic, Colleen RJC Bratton will create an original installation in our neighborhood park, Ballard Corners, just 4 blocks from the gallery. The performance will last approximately 45 minutes.
Please join us before for our birthday party from 4-5 pm or meet us directly at the park.
It’s Our Birthday!
May 19th, 4-5 pm
Join us for cake and tea to celebrate two years in our new space. And we’re actually accepting gifts!
Donate now and keep the Vestibule going for 2 more years.
Interested in Volunteering? Inquire here.
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Reading with Molly Schaeffer
March 9, 3 pm
As part of our Time Capsule exhibition, four local poets and visual artists —Molly Schaeffer, Liza Birnbaum, Ruth Marie Tomlinson, Shelby Handler — will read from time-inspired projects.
Schaeffer will share her collection of long-form poems accompanied by sculptures created during daily walks.
Artist Talk
Katie Miller
February 10th at 1 pm
Miller discusses her research into mines in Joshua Tree National Park and her process for creating glass and photos.
Failed Poetry
A reading
Saturday, September 30th, 4 pm
In conjunction with our current show, Failed, we’ll share failed poems by local writers and famous others, dead or alive -- failed drafts, work set aside, works about failure.
A reading usually showcases the few poems that make it through drafts to the final product, let along to publication. But so many more are set aside by writers or editors. Dealing with failure, rejection, self-criticism, perseverance, and revision are perhaps the greatest part of a writer’s process. Come celebrate failure!
RSVP to home@thevestibule.org if you are interested in reading
Poetry Write-in
Saturday, June 17th, 2-4 pm
Join us before the reception to write poems inspired by Sung Eun Park’s exhibition Departure. We’ll offer prompts and some cozy cushions. Bring a notebook! No need to rsvp. After, we'll collect submissions from anyone who finds that it leads to a satisfying poem before July 1ish.
Can’t make the write-in? Stop by another day for writing time.
Artist Talk with Jia Jia for The skin as one example,
May 13, 1 pm
Fiber Art Meet-Up
POSTPONED! Now Sunday April 2 2-4 pm
Join us to respond with your hands and hearts to the recent mass shootings by knitting squares into prayer shawls that will be sent sent to the communities that suffered these atrocities. Knitting in Solidarity is the project of LA-based artist Connor Walden. He first crafted shawls in 2019. In 2023, shootings in Buffalo, Ulvade, Tulsa, St. Louis — and so many more — moved him to create a new collection of shawls. Participants will knit a 6x6” square that the gallery will send to Walden who will sew the squares into a shawl and gift it to the communities who have experienced loss.
If possible, please bring size 6-8 needles and 4-worsted-weight blue yarn.
Can’t make the event? Bring completed 6x6” knit squares to the gallery any time during open hours. Donations of yarn and needles needed!
Fiber Art Now magazine has been a generous supporter of our meet-ups.
Watch this video from Walden and his cocreator about the project
Artists Talk & Conversation on Mentorship
With Gayle Clemens (Cornish, Seattle Times) Ruth and Stella will discuss their individual practices and how mentorship and collaboration shaped the current exhibition With, In
Saturday, April 1 at 4 pm!
Open Performance Hours for Tying/Untying
Thursday 5-7 and Saturday 2-4 pm
Megan Prince creates her installation Tying/Untying for Reworked. Visit and watch her work or follow at @meganprinceart Thursday 5-7 and Saturday 2-4 pm z
Join us for our first
Fiber Art Now Meet-up!
January 13th 6-8 pm
Supported by a Fiber Art Now Gathering Grant, The Vestibule will host a quarterly fiber artist meet-up. In the spirit of the quilting bee, we'll build community around a craft technique or discussion each session.
The first meet-up is in conjunction with the paired show Reworked: Lee Davignon and Megan Prince. Participants are invited to knot a mass of reused textile while Prince attempts to unknot it and remake it into a fiber installation. Meanwhile, Davignon will discuss weaving and reclaiming materials.
During her open studio hours, Prince will return and untangle the string in order to create a large textile installation in the gallery. Gallery visitors can re-knot the string or untie Prince’s progress. The performance echoes the frustration and reward of working with others.
Join Fiber Art Now’s growing community in the PNW. Come ready to knot, tangle, listen, and chat.