Seattle will host its debut BOREALIS, a festival of light at MOHAI, including the first international Video Projection Mapping competition and exhibition in the United States. Presented by Comcast, this free event features a unique combination of multi-media video mapping, original music, and lighting art installations.
How do you shape the national narrative? From marketing a war to tackling current social issues, propaganda posters have long served as a means to shift public perception.
Walk down any Seattle street, turn the corner, and you're likely to discover art enhancing the city's parks, plazas, and waterfront piers. From cedar totem poles to high-tech video installations, the downtown area alone has more than 350 works of art for all to enjoy.
MOHAI and the 5th Avenue Theatre are excited to offer a free public performance of Northwest Bookshelf. With witty lyrics and enchanting music, each story comes to life in delightfully entertaining musicals. Take a musical journey, meet zany characters, explore the world from new points of view, and discover the rich history and cultural diversity of the Pacific Northwest.
Learn how local artist Louie Gong (Nooksack) parlayed interest in his hand-drawn shoes to create Eighth Generation, the fastest growing Native-owned business in the country.
Join a young girl who escapes oppression in the old world to make a new life in America. But what happens to immigrants who are held back on Ellis Island? Experience this pivotal moment in a personal immigration story, and learn about the important immigrant histories that have shaped our nation.
Join a young girl who escapes oppression in the old world to make a new life in America. But what happens to immigrants who are held back on Ellis Island? Experience this pivotal moment in a personal immigration story, and learn about the important immigrant histories that have shaped our nation.
Arising from the powerful global Black Lives Matter movement, the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) is the first autonomous zone in Seattle. Join local artists and activists who share their stories and connection to pieces of CHOP art and what it means to them. This program is co-presented by Seattle CHOP Art and MOHAI.
MOHAI is honored to welcome internationally renowned glass artist Preston Singletary (American Tlingit, born 1963) to discuss his artistic vision and work. Singletary stands apart in the glass art world, combining demanding European glass blowing with new technique and design inspired by southeast Alaska Tlingit culture.
Walk down many streets in Seattle, and you're likely to discover a George Tsutakawa sculpture. An internationally-renowned Japanese American sculptor, Tsutakawa drew from his observations of nature to create bronze masterpieces that are now integral to our urban landscape. Learn about the art, the artist, and the Tsutakawa family legacy, in this online tour curated by the daughter of George, Mayumi Tsutakawa.
Meet with local artist Charmi Shah to make your own sketchbook and practice seeing the world like an artist. Observe nature with a fresh perspective and draw inspiration from Lake Union Park.
Leonardo da Vinci remains history's universal genius. His achievements in art, engineering, mathematics, anatomy, geology, physics, music, military technology, aeronautics, and many other fields, not only stood without peer in his own time, but were strikingly prescient for the distant future. He was a Renaissance visionary who saw the modern world before it was realized.