The clock tower rising above King Street Station features four seven-foot-wide clock faces, one on each side, modeled after the clock in London’s Saint Mark’s Campanile. Inside, the station serves as a hub for regional trains. In the early…
Pioneer Square Art Galleries
We will walk through the historic brick buildings of Pioneer Square to experience Seattle's most exciting art galleries. Along the way, you'll see everything from avant-garde local artist collectives to world-class Indigenous carving and contemporary glass art.
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1. ARTS at King Street Station
2. Foster/White Gallery
The Foster/White Gallery occupies a storefront in the historic Pioneer Square district, marked by large, arched windows and exposed brick walls that date back to the late nineteenth century. Established in nineteen sixty-eight, the gallery…
3. Greg Kucera Gallery
A bright red door marks the entrance to the Greg Kucera Gallery, set into a brick building that dates back to the early twentieth century. Greg Kucera opened this space in nineteen eighty-three, moving from a smaller location to help…
4. SOIL Artist Run Gallery
The SOIL Artist Run Gallery features a plain, industrial storefront with a rotating display of contemporary work visible through the glass. Established in nineteen ninety-five, this gallery began when a group of artists wanted a space to…
5. TASWIRA Gallery
The TASWIRA Gallery occupies a narrow, brick-walled space on First Avenue, distinguished by the large, vibrant murals often rotating in its window. Founded by Rita Meher, the gallery exists to elevate African art and artists in the Pacific…
6. Occidental Fine Arts
The Occidental Fine Arts building wears a facade of rounded Romanesque arches carved deep into rough-hewn Chuckanut sandstone. When architect William E. Boone finished this block in eighteen ninety, Seattle was still rebuilding from the…
7. Stonington Gallery
The Stonington Gallery features a massive, arched storefront window that stretches across the brick facade on Jackson Street. Since nineteen seventy-six, the gallery has focused on contemporary art from the Northwest Coast and Alaska.…
8. Gray Sky Gallery
A bright white space behind a simple storefront distinguishes Gray Sky Gallery among these heavy brick surroundings. The gallery began as a project to showcase local artists who were working outside the mainstream scene of the early two…