Gallery4Culture
2007-2008 Season

Jamie Potter
The Moon, 1987
June 5 - 27

reception June 5, 2008, 6 – 8 p.m.

Gallery4Culture is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Seattle artist Jamie Potter.

By blurring the line between naturally occurring accumulation and that caused by humans, Potter illuminates the fundamental similarities of molecules, pocket lint, islands and globular clusters. The scale of the thoughts expressed in this work is infinitely variable. Although never totally recognizable, the shapes hint at natural and made objects. Drawing inspiration from such diverse sources as comic books, the work of Phillip Guston, and the sculpture of Sarah Sze, Potter comments on how acquiring things has become almost second nature for us, and as a result, we are defined by a large assortment of objects linked only by the fact that they all belong to one person.

A reception will be held at Gallery4Culture on June 5, 2008, the first Thursday of the month, during the Downtown Artwalk, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend. The exhibition will run from June 5-27, 2008.

Gallery4Culture is located within 4Culture offices at 101 Prefontaine PL S, at the corner of Third and Prefontaine, in the Tashiro/Kaplan Building. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed government holidays; the gallery is open and free to the public.

In 1979, King County Arts Commission's visual arts coordinator, Mickey Gustin Hardman, began a gallery with little more than some foam core and linen and a visionary spirit. Sadly, Mickey died this year. Her legacy continues through the Gallery 4Culture program which provides artists not represented by commercial galleries with opportunities for one-person shows. She will be remembered as a fierce advocate for artists and a pivotal figure in shaping the Seattle arts community.

For more information on Gallery4Culture or other 4Culture programs, contact 206 296.7580.