May Shows at ARTS at King Street Station

Visit us this month to see the four current exhibitions, including performances on May 9 and 10 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.! Read more about each exhibit below.

ARTS at King Street Station is open Wed. – Sat. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and until 8 p.m. on First Thursdays. Admission is free. The gallery is located at 303 S. Jackson St., Top Floor, Seattle, WA 98104.

Tacoma Method Memorial Knot

On view May 9–21

Tacoma Method Memorial Knot, rope and steel, 2024, photographed by Teddy McDonald.

On May 9 and 10 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at ARTS at King Street Station, artist Ahmoy William Lau will tie 500 knots as performance art, one for each Chinese person who was violently displaced during the 1885 acts of violence in Seattle's and Tacoma's Chinatowns. This performance will be accompanied by poems by Brian Dang, information about the Tacoma Method, and an ancestral altar created by local artists. Learn more about Tacoma Method Memorial Knot.

American Muslim by Anna Mia Davidson

On view May 1 – July 19

Samina by Anna Mia Davidson

A portrait project about Millennial and Gen Z American Muslim women shot through a positive lens to facilitate a deeper understanding of a community underrepresented and often left out of the artistic foreground. Learn more about American Muslim.

Also on view this month:

The Thing to Me Is Diminishing On view April 9 – May 17 A video poetry exhibition curated by Seattle Civic Poet, Dujie Tahat. Learn more about The Thing to Me Is Diminishing.

TAPA On view May 1 – June 21 TAPA showcases the fusion of traditional Tongan tribal patterns with contemporary digital art, transforming cultural symbols into modern décor. Learn more about TAPA.