Fri 28 Mar 2008
The Virginia Inn reopens with art exhibit and reception
Posted by Marlow Harris under Art , Seattle News
The V.I., long know for its support of local artists, is having a reception to celebrate it’s reopening after being closed for several months for remodeling.
The show is curated by Rolon Garner. The very first art exhibit was curated by Rolon in 1981, so its perfect that he’s back with this group of Seattle artists.
Some of the artists in the show this Sunday will be Charles Krafft, Bill Whipple, Lisa Buchanan, Buster Simpson, Randy Hayes, Jeffrey Bishop, Art Aubrey, Bill Hoppe, Paul Heald, Lynn Votaw, Bob Seng, Don Scott, Frank Samuelson, Dyan Ray, Mary Ann Peters, Jacques Moitoret, Suzanne Lamon, Gordon Lambert, Billy King, Andrew Keating, Chuck Iffland, Bill Hoppe, Paul Heald, Eduardo Calderon, MikeHascall, Rolon Garner, T. Michael Gardiner, Diane Dickman, Drake Deknatel, Gloria DeArchangelis, David Kane and Charlie Cunniff.
March 29th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
This looks good, will try to be there, nice to see so many familiar names!
June 13th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I went to this opening/reunion and it was scary. Seattle was a different city when these artists commenced their careers. The Virginia Inn was a funky old tavern for retired merchant seamen that looked like it hadn’t changed since the war years. That’s why we liked the joint. Now the V.I. looks like a cross between a bank, a bistro and an art museum. It’s certainly no longer a place that’s conducive to drug deals and broom closet quickies. Maybe if some Indians returned it would be once again.