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Seattle Times: Seattle’s Julian Priester helped create jazz as we know it. Now he’s teaching the art of listening
By Jade Yamazaki StewartSeattle Times staff reporter Julian Priester sat in front of a small crowd at the brick-walled Vermillion bar on Capitol Hill on a recent Wednesday, holding a microphone in one hand and his 1977 record, “Polarization,” in the other. “Let’s listen to it first, then talk about it,” he said, and the sound […]

Trumpeter Thomas Marriott helps start Seattle Jazz Fellowship where jazz veterans can mentor younger musicians
By Paul de BarrosSpecial to The Seattle Times For decades, Seattle jazz musicians have lamented the lack of a dedicated local venue where they could be paid well to practice their art and pass it on to the next generation. Usually, musicians just grumble about such things, but Seattle jazz trumpeter Thomas Marriott has decided to […]

UPDATE: VOTE FOR US AGAIN! Seattle Weekly BEST OF 2018
UPDATE: We got 2nd Place! First prize goes to the FRYE ART MUSEUM for best GALLERY. This is a tough category – we love our co-nominees! http://seattleweekly.secondstreetapp.com/Best-of-Seattle-2018/gallery?group=288962

City Arts: Vermillion Celebrates 10 Years
MARGO VANSYNGHEL May 30, 2018 When someone insists they don’t want a big gathering for their birthday, some suspicion is usually warranted; you might wanna stock up on last-minute balloons. Diana Adams is the exception to the rule. Yes, her art gallery/bar Vermillion is celebrating its 10th anniversary this Friday, but no, she doesn’t want a big […]

Best of Seattle Weekly Readers 2017: BEST GALLERY
Vermillion Multifaceted. Risk-taking. Modern. Vermillion is as vibrant as its namesake, a red pigment the same color as a good cabernet. With rotating exhibits by Seattle artists, alternative music acts, and a cozy bar tucked in the back, Vermillion never disappoints. Currently, Sarah Teasdale’s Technaissance is on display until August 5. Check their Facebook pages for other […]

‘Vermilion/Vermillion’ open to interpretation
The energetic shapes in the abstract exhibit at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar are untethered to reality. By Gary Faigin Special to The Seattle Times The voluptuous pink paintings of Ellen Ziegler, now on view at Vermillion on Capitol Hill, depict roly-poly floating objects that are unmoored from everyday reality. Like other artists who practice […]

We Won! Voted Best Gallery 2015 by Seattle Weekly Readers!
http://www.seattleweekly.com/bestof/960032-129/best-of-seattle-arts-culture Best of Seattle: Arts & Culture Winners As chosen by our readers. By SW Staff Tue., Aug 4 2015 at 09:03PM Best Museum Frye Art Museum I think that the Frye clinched this category—surprisingly, over SAM—last fall, when its #SocialMedium show invited visitors to vote for their favorites among 232 works in its […]

A GIF Comic Tour of Bruce Bickford’s Magical Home Animation Studio in SeaTac, WA
The famed Frank Zappa collaborator and claymation master walks us through his incredible, crazy garage. By Kelton Sears Wed., Jan 21 2015 at 05:27PM Bickford in his living room, where he spends most his time drawing vampires nowadays. Photo by Kelton Sears. Getting to spend a day with local animation legend Bruce Bickford for my […]

Seattle Weekly by Kelton Sears
Bruce Bickford Vs. Time Famed for the stop-motion movies he created for Frank Zappa in the ’70s, the artist hopes to finish his magnum opus for a new generation of fans. By Kelton Sears Tue., Jan 13 2015 at 05:31PM Bickford at a Des Moines store where he likes to draw. Photos by Kelton […]
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