"Synapse"

Trabant Coffee & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"Synapse" (White Charcoal + Paper)
by Grace Matsumoto of Tiny Fat Bird

syn·apse ˈsinˌaps/ noun: synapse; plural noun: synapses 1. a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.

"In these pieces I am marking time, beats of my heart, moving my hand across a page. I am marking memories, moments & light, each dash one moment in time that was and is gone, and everything in me at that moment reaching out from a starting point into a pattern of growth, a period of time, made solid by marks on a page. This meditative & quiet process is something I hope to express in all my work, in metal or on paper." ~ Grace

Opening reception:
Thursday, 2 July from 6-9pm
Trabant Coffee, Pioneer Square

Encore reception:
Thursday, 6 August from 6-9pm
Trabant Coffee, Pioneer Square

Showing through 31 August 2015

More info:
http://www.tinyfatbird.com/

"Post-Industrial Nostalgia"

Trabant Coffee & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

Post-Industrial Nostalgia: 
Amelia Marsh Arts

Opening reception:
Thursday, 4 June from 6-9pm
Trabant Coffee, Pioneer Square

Showing through 30 June 2015

More info:
https://ameliamarsharts.wordpress.com/

When I was a kid and my parents wouldn’t buy me a teddy bear, I cried. Not because I didn’t get what I wanted, but because I had told the teddy he had a home with me and that I would keep him safe, and I had let him down. Even now, when I don’t want to give it credence, I feel a twinge: this object has a soul. A character. A vacuum tube that passed inspection in 1936. A stranger’s perfect handwriting. Lost glasses, smashed headphones, half of a lawn ornament. Keys, oh so many keys to doors I will never find. They are tiny mysteries and tiny kindnesses: finding homes for abandoned objects. I pick them up.

"The Art of Alicia Hatfield"

Trabant Coffee & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

The Art of Alicia Hatfield
Woodblock prints & more!

Opening reception: 
Thursday, 7 May from 6-9pm
Trabant Coffee, Pioneer Square

For more info:
Alicia Hatfield Art
www.aliciahatfield.com

Every morning I’d wake up with a new heartbreak, as I emptied out the jar of dead fireflies.
But every night I was still so ecstatic capturing them,
and somehow just leaving them outside didn’t feel like an option.

They’ve always captivated me

Precious, Alien,
Short lived, numerous,
Powerful, vulnerable,
Passing, armored

Unlike your company,
I can keep them in a jar

But like your company,
They don’t last long.
Or at least as long as I’d like.

All the sticks and leaves and water-soaked cotton balls in the world
Won’t make either of you stay forever

But I can try to fake it

"Kittens & Clockwork"

Trabant Coffee & Chai and the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"Kittens & Clockwork"
by Braden Duncan

2 weeks only!!!

My artist at Trabant cancelled this month, so my kitties & birds are hanging out until the next install. Swing through Pioneer Square for delicious coffee & chai, and say hi!

Show will run through 30 April

www.clockworkart.com

"Menagerie"

Trabant Coffee & Chai in Pioneer Square is pleased to host Shanna Duncan's "Menagerie" this month! Come see this colorful collection of beasties, guaranteed to delight and amaze!

shannaduncanart.com

Opening reception:
Thursday, 5 March from 6-9pm 

Encore reception:
Thursday, 1 April from 6-9pm 

The show will run through 5 April

"2nd Annual Show of Hearts"

Trabant Coffee & Chai and the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"2nd Annual Show of Hearts"

February is the hearty month! Over a dozen artists have created works based on two different shapes, (an anatomical heart and a graphic heart lovingly laser crafted by Bellevue Fine Art Reproduction), meant to showcase their experience of that whole love thing.

Join us, won't you.

The opening reception will take place during the Pioneer Square Art Walk!

Trabant Coffee (Pioneer Square)
602 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Thursday, 5 February form 6-9pm

The show will remain up through the month of February, so if you can't make the opening, you will still have an opportunity to come by and see the art!

Featured artists:
Alair Wells
Andrew Taylor
Angelina Heyd
Ash
Braden Duncan
Brandy Tomlin
Christine Brauch
Corey Skillman
Dusty Rockets
Jeanne Young
Kassandra Davis
Kenneth Lee Huntington
Kree Arvanitas
Laurie McClave
Luba Pacyga
Maya Vajra
Rachel Setzer
Ronnie Taylor
Sami Saurus
Tami Donnelly

CALL FOR ART: 2nd Annual Show of Hearts

Trabant Coffee & Chai and The Seattle Arts Coalition presents: 

"2nd Annual Show of Hearts"

***THIS IS THE OFFICIAL CALL FOR ART***

The materials:
Laser cut hearts (provided by us, c/o Bellevue Fine Art Reproduction)
Ribbon for hanging (provided by us)
Your imagination (be creative and have fun!)

The challenge:
Create your own unique heart(s)!
(Limit of 2 heart ornaments per artist until we can have more laser cut.)

There are two shapes, an anatomical heart and a graphic heart. You may use one or both of the original heart ornaments as the base of your creation, or create entirely new heart-themed works of art!

HEART ORNAMENTS AVAILABLE:
Thursday, 8 January at Trabant Coffee & Chai in Pioneer Square (2nd & James)

ART DROP OFF DATE:
On or before Wednesday, 4 February at Trabant in Pioneer Square by 6pm

SHOW OPENS:
Thursday, 5 February

Trabant has a sign up sheet for your name, contact info, and the # of hearts you're making. When you bring your pieces in, please attach your name, title, and price (if for sale; consider Trabant's 40% cut). Trabant has a new artist contract for 2015, so you will be asked to fill one out when you drop off your finished pieces.

If you are not a Seattle local, you are still welcome to participate! Just message one of us with your name and address, and we will send the hearts to you! Once they're decorated, just send them back to us by February 4th, and we'll include you in the show!

"2nd Annual Singular/Similar Solstice"

Trabant Coffee & Chai and the Seattle Arts Coalition presents:

"2nd Annual Singular/Similar Solstice"

Everyone knows that no two snowflakes are alike... but what if they all started as the same shape, and deviated independently?

Snowflake ornaments and winter themed art! Featuring over a dozen artists!

Laser cut snowflakes courtesy of Bellevue Fine Art Reproduction

Opening reception:
Thursday, 4 December for the Pioneer Square Art Walk 
6-9pm
2nd & James 

Show runs through 31 December 

Hope to see you all there!

CALL FOR ART: 2nd Annual Singular/Similar Solstice

Trabant Coffee & Chai and the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

The official Call For Art for the 2nd Annual "Singular/Similar Solstice!"

Everyone knows that no two snowflakes are alike... but what if they all started as the same shape, and deviated independently?

The challenge:
Create your own unique snowflake! Decorate it any way you like, paint it, sculpt it, collage on it, bedazzle it, incorporate it into a larger piece, cut it up - your imagination is the limit!

The materials:
Wooden laser cut snowflakes (provided by SAC, courtesy of Bellevue Fine Art Reproduction)
Ribbon for hanging (provided by SAC)

***Since it's only 3 weeks before the show opening, we are also opening the Call to other winter and holiday themed art! Art must arrive ready to hang, with title, price, and contact info attached.***

Laser cut snowflakes are available starting Friday the 14th! You can pick them up directly from Braden as well as at Trabant in Pioneer Square. Trabant has a sign up sheet for your name, contact info, and the # of snowflakes/art pieces you're making.

Drop off deadline: Wednesday, 3 December by 6pm, either at Trabant in Pioneer Square, or you can arrange a pick-up with Braden.

Trabant takes a 40% commission, so consider your pricing accordingly.

Please post pics of your completed snowflakes/art pieces here or send them to Braden's email: bcduncan.art@gmail.com. Pics we receive before the 30th will be featured on the flyer!

The show opens Thursday, 4 December for the Pioneer Square Art Walk. Hope to see you all there!

Feel free to contact Braden with any questions. Cheers!

"Fat Birds"

Trabant Coffee & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"Fat Birds"

Trabant has been overrun with BIRDS! Tiny birds, enormous birds, realistic, surrealistic, stylistic birds, in monochrome and technicolour! They have one thing in common: they're all adorably, deliciously fat!

Featured Artists:
Braden Duncan
Hanna Myers
Fatima Al Khuzaei
John Osgood
Julia Carpenter
Kat Houseman
Shanna Duncan
Shawn Wood
Travis Talburt
and more!

Curated by:
Braden Duncan

I love fat birds, so I figured it was time they needed a show of their own. The 1st Thursday Art Walk has been rescheduled for FRIDAY due to the football kick-off, so please join us for the opening reception:

Friday, 5 September from 6-9pm
Trabant Coffee in Pioneer Square
Corner of 2nd & James

Show will run through 30 September at Trabant in Pioneer Square and then migrate to Trabant in the U District through the end of the year.

"Cave Paintings"

Trabant Coffee & Chai & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"Cave Paintings"

Artist Xavier Lopez Jr debuts a brand new series of acrylic paintings at Trabant Coffee and Chai! Stop in to explore the depths if you dare...

Opening Reception:
Thursday, 7 August from 6-9pm

Show runs through 31 August

"Israel"

Trabant Coffee & Chai & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"Israel" a photographic series by Alyson Jay

Giclee photo prints on metal, taken during Alyson's stay in Israel. Her series explores objects of historic, religious, and cultural significance as well as local colour. Please join us during the Pioneer Square Art Walk!

Opening Reception:
Thursday, 3 July from 6-9pm
Trabant Coffee (Pioneer Square)

Show will run thru 31 July

"Don't Lick the Fine Print"

Trabant Coffee & Chai & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"Don't Lick the Fine Print"
 
The Collagemonauts are taking over Trabant with a delectable series of collage works! We invite you to look as closely as you like, just don't lick the fine print...

Opening reception:
Thursday, 5 June
6-9pm

Show runs through 30 June

The Collagemonauts are Marty Gordon, Tim Manthey and Craig van den Bosch. It began with a series of collaborative collage journals in 2011 modeled after the Exquisite Corpse technique of art making in which no image is sacred. The collaboration has since evolved into larger scale pieces, and will soon include a graphic novel, a short film, and more!

Their work explores themes of space, religion, indigenous people, and medical science. This show features the Collagemonauts' collaborative work as well as individual pieces by Marty, Tim, and Craig.

www.collagemonauts.blogspot.com

"Nebulae"

Trabant Coffee & Chai, Laika Lounge & the Seattle Arts Coalition presents:
 
"Nebulae"

A world of ethereal starscapes featuring work by Corey Skillman and Thomas Drake Steffans

Curated by Braden Duncan

Opening Reception:
Thursday, 1 May from 5-8pm

Show will run thru 30 May

"Anatomy & Analogy"

Trabant Coffee, Laika Lounge & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"Anatomy & Analogy"

Opening reception:
Thursday, 3 April 2014
5-8pm

The "Anatomy & Analogy" theme reflects how our bodies, both internal and external, can affect and be affected by both physical and ephemeral elements.

Featured artists:
Braden Duncan
Larkin
Morbid Anatomy
Rachel Setzer
Ronnie Taylor
Sara Baumgart
Yvette Endrijautzki

Curated by:
Braden Duncan

During the day time, Trabant is a coffee house devoted to providing the denizens of Downtown Seattle with delicious espresso. At night, Laika Lounge takes over as a Russian restaurant and craft cocktail lounge. That means after 9pm it's 21+ but the work will be open to all-ages on Art Walk night and available for viewing during day time hours.

Show will run through 30 April

"An Evening of Light-Hearted Horror"

Trabant Coffee, Laika Lounge & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

"An Evening of Light-Hearted Horror"
Featuring the Happytime Apocalypse crew

Opening reception:
Thursday, 6 March
5-8pm
21+

HappyTime Apocalypse is an art collective that celebrates the balance of dark and light, good and evil, happy and horrified. We aim to create an artistic escape from the horrors of the world that surround us by bringing attention to the humor and beauty within the maddening and grotesque parts of the human experience, illuminating the opposing forces of humanity within us all.

The HappyTime Apocalypse collective will have craft booths set up as well during the opening night Art Walk!

Trabant Coffee & Chai is happy to celebrate the official opening of its late-night alter-ego: Laika Lounge!

During the day time, Trabant is a coffee house devoted to providing the denizens of Downtown Seattle with delicious espresso. At night, Laika Lounge takes over as a Russian restaurant and craft cocktail lounge. That means that Art Walk nights will now be 21+ but the work will be available for all-ages viewing during day time hours.

"A Nightmare After Christmas"

Trabant Coffee & the Seattle Arts Coalition presents:

"A Nightmare After Christmas"

What's this? What's this? There's Burton everywhere!

Trabant Coffee & Chai presents a Tim Burton themed group show! In case you missed it at Otherworlds last month, you have another chance to see some fun and fantastic Nightmare *After* Christmas art by talented local artists!

Featuring:
Braden Duncan
Brandy Tomlin
Christine Brauch
Eli Wolff
Jesse Porterfield
Jonathan Seright
Kassandra Davis
Klint Flentge
Ronnie Taylor
Sue Howard
Vikram Madan
Xavier Lopez Jr.

Curated by:
Braden Duncan

Join us at Trabant in Pioneer Square for the 1st Thursday Art Walk from 5-8pm!

602 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104

The Art of Yvette Endrijautzki

Trabant Coffee & the Seattle Arts Coalition present:

The Art of Yvette Endrijautzki, with Nathan Cartwright & Inga Scheibel

Opening reception:
Thursday, 7 November from 5-8pm

Showing through 2 December

CALL FOR ART: The Snowflake Show

As many of you know, I am now the curator at Trabant Coffee & Chai in Pioneer Square. For December, I'd like to have an exhibition of similar yet singular Winter Solstice ornaments! Everyone knows that no two snowflakes are alike... but what if they all started as the same shape, and deviated independently?

The only stipulation is that you use the original snowflake as the base of your creation, and that it can hang from a ribbon on a wall so that we can display it at the 1st Thursday Art Walk. (This doesn't mean your design has to be 1-sided or even flat; feel free to 360 it!)

The materials:
Wooden laser cut snowflakes (provided by me, courtesy of Bellevue Fine Art Reproduction)
Ribbon for hanging (provided by me)
Your imagination (be creative and have fun!)

The challenge:
Create your own unique snowflake!
(No more than 3 per artist)

Laser cut snowflakes are available NOW! You can pick them up directly through me as well as at Trabant in Pioneer Square. Trabant has a sign up sheet for your name, contact info, and the # of snowflakes you're making.

The deadline for art drop off will be Monday, 2 December at 6pm. I am happy to collect your snowflakes in person, or you can drop them off at Trabant in Pioneer Square.

Pricing will be up to each artist, but it would be nice to keep everything in the $20-100 range, because people dig unique yet inexpensive gifts. :) Trabant takes a 40% commission, so consider your pricing and material costs accordingly.

If you are not a Seattle local, you are still welcome to participate! Just message me with your name and address, and I will send the snowflakes to you! Once they're decorated, just send them back to me by December 2nd, and we'll include you in the show!

Please post pics of your completed snowflakes here or send them to my email: bcduncan.art@gmail.com. Pics I receive before the 29th will be featured on the flyer!

Feel free to contact me with any questions! Cheers!