June at Blue Sky
June Exhibitions and Programs at Blue Sky
Blue Sky is pleased to announce June Exhibitions and Programs. Please join us on June 1 from 5 -9 PM for First Thursday Opening!
Rimaldas Vikšraitis
At the Edge of the Known World
image © Rimaldas Vikšraitis
Jun 1 - Jul 1, 2023
First Thursday Opening: Jun 1, 5 - 9 PM
Rimaldas Vikšraitis is best known for his artistic documentary photographs of rural life in his native Lithuania. In them, the habitual use of alcohol and the prevalent grime and poverty in the villages is depicted humorously, albeit with darker undertones. Through the social backdrop of his intriguing and wonderfully surreal images, Vikšraitis narrates the decline of local farms and traditional village life since the fall of the Soviet Union. His unflinching gaze embraces voyeurism, nakedness and drunken abandonment, and employs masks, saws, kitchenware, bicycles and animals in chronicling a world where people have nothing except their bodies, with no hope of improvement.
Safi Alia Shabaik
Personality Crash: Portraits of My Father Who Suffered from Advanced Stages of Parkinson's Disease, Dementia and Sundowners Syndrome
image © Safi Alia Shabaik
Jun 1 - Jul 1, 2023
First Thursday Opening: Jun 1, 5 - 9 PM
In-Person Artist Talk: Sat, Jun 10, 2 PM
Safi Alia Shabaik’s exhibition Personality Crash: Portraits of My Father Who Suffered from Advanced Stages of Parkinson's Disease, Dementia and Sundowners Syndrome explores the human condition when altered by disease, from an intimate perspective. The work presents her family’s personal story, but also serves as a universal reminder of what it means to be human.
2023 Pacific Northwest Drawers Print Walk
Sat, Jun 3, 1 - 4 PM
Pleas join us for our first 2023 Pacific Northwest Print Walk of the year! This will be a perfect chance to meet partcipating artists and learn about the stories behind their work.