Current and Upcoming Events
Game On
December 9, 5-8 pm, Seattle at the Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar
Please join us for an experimental, collaborative show exploring the art and tech of interactive play — ranging from the buttons, switches and buzzers of electromechanical machines, to the interactivity of artificial intelligence. In this show artists and tech creatives deconstruct the elemental components of games and explore their place in our cultural zeitgeist.
Past Exhibitions and Events
Cassini-Declassified
December 9, 5-8 pm, Seattle at Passable
The Cassini–Huygens space probe was launched in 1997, an ambitious thirteen year exploration of Saturn and its moons, that transmitted back troves of stellar information. Up until now, the last 48 hours of data has been a carefully guarded secret. Join us on this exhibition, where we analyze the secrets of these strange missing days.
Space Available
Out of time. Out of place. SPACE AVAILABLE is the universal, community-based, classified ad spectrum; for your inner and outer sanctum. Specializing in real estate and unreal states. Please tread carefully.
I Like Big Bots
October 14, Capitol Hill, Seattle at Passable
There’s a lot of great stuff to see at this month’s 2nd Thursday Capitol Hill Art Walk — including at Passable!
Be sure to check out our “I Like Big Bots” show, 5-8pm.
https://capitolhillartwalk.com/
Chandelier Dreams @ Lusio
August 27-28, Kent, Mary Olson Farm
Lusio is a two night even showcasing innovative light art and sound stages against the backdrop of a historic farm.
Chandelier Dreams
June 10, Capitol Hill, Seattle at Passable
Opening party for our our new collaboration space, Passable! Enjoy champagne under chandelier art made by our Totally Legit crew and friends.
Electric Sky 2021: Game On!
July 29-Aug 1 2021, in the Skykomish Ballpark
Our sixth Electric Sky was held the summer of 2021 in the Skykomish Ballpark! Electric Sky is a weekend artists retreat that helps artists and technologists collaborate and incubate new work. This year, the theme was “Game On”, exploring the art and technology of games. Learn More.
Trump Hell Mouth & Mask Maze at Covid House of Horrors
Capitol Hill, Seattle
We were excited to join the Covid House of Horrors with an installation exploring our experiences of the pandemic, navigating the horrors of avoiding getting invected in a misinformation maelstrom.
‘Scapes
Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 at the Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar
Building on our prior BioZoom shows, we focused on changing perspectives. Learn more.
Infinity Kaleidoscope & BioZoom
Aug 2019 at Bumbershoot, Seattle Center
Building on our prior BioZoom show at Electric Sky, we brought an art show to the ANT gallery and a large scale installation, the Infinity Kaleidoscope, to Bumbershoot! Learn more.
BioZoom at Electric Sky 2019
July 25-28, in the Skykomish Ballpark
We held our fifth Electric Sky the last weekend of July in the Skykomish Ballpark! Electric Sky is a weekend artists retreat that helps artists and technologists collaborate and incubate new work. In 2019 our theme was “BioZoom”, exploring changing perspectives, whether through a microscope or a telescope. Learn more.
The Final Frontier
December 2018-February 2019, Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar
We installed a variant of our Digital Frontier installation as a two month show. This collaborative light art installation celebrated the pioneering spirit of those who push the bounds of possibility. We explored recurring themes of human progress on the frontiers of innovation, layering together past and future technologies. Learn more.
Electric Sky and The Digital Frontier
June 22-24, 2018, Skykomish WA
For the fourth year we hosted a weekend artists retreat in collaboration with Third Place Technologies near the mountain town of Skykomish, WA. We organized a large group installation at Electric Sky called the Digital Frontier. See our wrap up slides posted on ElectricSkyArtCamp.com.
Attacks from Mars, We Welcome our Robot Overlords!
December 14th 2017-February 5th 2018
An art installation in the Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar
In the age of digital media, there’s a renewed nostalgia for the kinetic, sensory bumps and clicks of mechanical machines, as exemplified by the resurgent popularity of pinball games here in the Pacific Northwest. Using pinball as a metaphor, this art installation examined our relationship with technology, where you are the ball in a large-scale, immersive playfield. See our announcement and images from our opening night.
The Wondering Woods, Arts-a-Glow
September 2017
We installed The Wondering Woods at the annual light festival held in Burien WA. Learn more.
Attacks from Mars, Burning Man
August-September 2017
For the third and final year we brought Attacks from Mars, our giant roaming pinball machine with an animated LED playfield, to Burning Man. This year we added interactive components to our animated LED Playfield. Learn more.
The Wondering Woods, Lusio
September 2017
We installed The Wondering Woods at Lusio, a one day light art event in Volunteer Park, Seattle. Learn more.
Electric Sky and the Wondering Woods
June 9-11, 2017, Skykomish WA
For the third year in a row, we hosted a weekend artists retreat and hackathon in collaboration with Third Place Technologies near the mountain town of Skykomish, WA. Thanks in part to a 4Culture grant we organized a large group installation called the Wondering Woods. Learn more.
The Luminous Garden V2 and Pop-up Maker Space, Maloney Store, Skykomish WA
February-March 2017
We brought the winter version of our Luminous Garden installation for a one month show in the historic Maloney Store in Skykomish, WA. As a part of this exhibition we created a pop-up maker space and provided an informal artists-in-residence program to enable ongoing development and exhibition of new work. Through the maker space we also engaged with the local community, including an LED workshop for local middle and high school students. Learn more.
The Luminous Garden V2 – Winter, Vermillion
December 2016-February 2017
We brought the winter version of our Luminous Garden installation for a two month show to Seattle WA. Learn more.
The Luminous Garden, Arts-a-Glow
September 2016
We installed the Luminous Garden for an annual light festival held in Burien WA. Learn more.
Attacks from Mars, Burning Man
August-September 2016
For the second year we brought Attacks from Mars, our giant roaming pinball machine with an animated LED playfield, to Burning Man. This year we improved our nighttime lighting experience for greater impact from a distance. Learn more.
The Luminous Garden, at Lusio
August 2016
We installed the Luminous Garden for Lusio, a light art festival in Volunteer Park in Seattle WA. Learn more.
Electric Sky and the Luminous Garden
June 2016
For the second year in a row, we hosted Electric Sky, a weekend artists retreat and hackathon in collaboration with Third Place Technologies near the mountain town of Skykomish, WA. Thanks in part to a 4Culture grant we organized our creative efforts around large group installation called the Luminous Garden. Learn more.
Skykomish Hotel and the Blue Lady
December 2015 – February 2016
To celebrate the historic Skykomish Hotel’s renovations and bring light to the town during its long winter nights, we worked with locals to install LED color washes in the same style as we had done the previous year on the Skykomish Bridge. Funded in part by the Town of Skykomish. In addition to installing the lights, in honor of the hotel’s checkered history we also installed the Blue Lady ghost. Learn more.
Bridge Project Year 2
December 2015 – February 2016
For the second year, we installed an interactive lighting project on the Skykomish bridge, to help light it up for the winter months. As people drive over the bridge, their cars are detected with a sonic range finder and the lights chase along with them. Learn more.
Attacks from Mars, Burning Man
August-September 2015
We brought Attacks from Mars, our giant roaming pinball machine with an animated LED playfield, to Burning Man. Learn more.
Electric Sky
June 2015
We hosted our first Electric Sky, a weekend artists retreat and hackathon in collaboration with Third Place Technologies near the mountain town of Skykomish, WA. Learn more.
Bridge Project
December 2014 – February 2015
We installed an interactive lighting project on the Skykomish bridge, to help light it up for the winter months. As people drive over the bridge, their cars are detected with a sonic range finder and the lights chase along with them. Learn more.
Zymphonic Wormhole at Burning Man
August-September 2014
The Zymphonic Wormhole was a large-scale collaborative installation created to simulate the experience of passing through a galactic wormhole. The Zymphonic Wormhole was a Burning Man 2014 honorarium art installation where we used a zipline passing through a shell of ropes woven to form catenary curves — with interactive sound and lighting — to create the experience. Funded in part by Burning Man. Learn more.
Cloud City at Burning Man
June 2014 and June 2013
Cloud City was a mutant vehicle transformed into a giant cloud with a small temple on top, designed to resemble the Roman and Greek gods of Mt. Olympus. Learn more.
Lasik Lounge at SeaCompression
October 2013
Using over 30 lasers with thousands of laser points each, we converted a room into a Lasik Lounge for SeaCompression 2013. Learn more.
Cylon Space Needle
March 2012
For a fundraising party Sattelite at the Space Needle, raising money for Shunpike and the Genius Awards, we installed 60 feet of controllable animated LEDs to simulate the experience of a Cylon’s eyes in the Space Needle. Learn more.
Steve the Robot H.E.Ai.D. at Burning Man
August-September 2009
Steve the Robot H.E.Ai.D. was a 35 foot, interactive, collaborative installation that allowed people to create sound together, using video sensors to collect people’s motion and interactively generate music, voices and lasers. Funded in part by Burning Man. Learn more.