INSPIRING ARTISTS, DIVERSIFYING AUDIENCES

Our Access Art program facilitates opportunities for participants to attend (in-person and virtual) first rate performances, exhibitions, guided tours, and lectures, all at no cost. By collaborating with our arts partners, Access Art exposes Path with Art participants to the creative pulse of Seattle, providing access to local arts and cultural experiences and fostering a sense of active participation in the greater community.  Access Art also benefits local cultural institutions by broadening and diversifying their audience base.

2024 ACCESS ART EVENTS

Winter Program Access Art registration is now closed and all placements have been emailed to participants who enrolled. If you have any questions, email us at program@pathwithart.org or call us at 206-601-7112.

Please see our updated COVID-19 policy here. *Some Access Art events may require stricter protocols, please review COVID requirements based on each event.

Seattle Opera: x: The life & Times of Malcom x (In-person)

Friday, march 1 - 7:30pm PST

Performance Time: 3 hours 10 minutes including one intermission (In English with English subtitles)

mccaw Hall
321 Mercer street
Seattle, WA 98109

Activist. Orator. Husband. Leader. One of the most misunderstood figures in US history, Malcolm X was an icon of the Civil Rights Movement. Get to know the man through a series of biographical vignettes that follow Malcolm X from his interrupted childhood in Lansing, Michigan to his tragic murder in Harlem. With a score by Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Anthony Davis (The Central Park Five) that fuses elements of modernism, minimalism, and jazz, X produces a sound world that is unmistakably individual.

Kenneth Kellogg and Joshua Stewart return to McCaw Hall as Malcolm and Elijah/Street in this "riveting and uncompromising work" (The New Yorker) that is being restored to the operatic canon in a co-production with Detroit Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Metropolitan Opera, and Opera Omaha.

Music by Anthony Davis; Libretto by Thulani Davis; Story by Christopher Davis.

Learn more at the Seattle Opera website

Seattle arts + Lectures: A conversation with eric Kim (online)

thursday, March 14 - 7:30pm PST

online

Join J. Kenji López-Alt and New York Times staff writer and essayist, Eric Kim. Kim is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home, and he has amassed a devoted following with his NYT Cooking videos and Food52 column.

New York Times staff writer Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barbecue with his family to hybridized Korean-ish meals for one—like Gochujang-Buttered Radish Toast and Caramelized-Kimchi Baked Potatoes—that he makes in his tiny New York City apartment. In his debut cookbook, Eric shares these recipes alongside insightful, touching stories and stunning images shot by photographer Jenny Huang.

Playful, poignant, and vulnerable, Korean American also includes essays on subjects ranging from the life-changing act of leaving home and returning as an adult, to what Thanksgiving means to a first-generation family, complete with a full holiday menu—all the while teaching readers about the Korean pantry, the history of Korean cooking in America, and the importance of white rice in Korean cuisine. Recipes like Gochugaru Shrimp and Grits, Salt-and-Pepper Pork Chops with Vinegared Scallions, and Smashed Potatoes with Roasted-Seaweed Sour Cream Dip demonstrate Eric’s prowess at introducing Korean pantry essentials to comforting American classics, while dishes such as Cheeseburger Kimbap and Crispy Lemon-Pepper Bulgogi with Quick-Pickled Shallots do the opposite by tinging traditional Korean favorites with beloved American flavor profiles. Baked goods like Milk Bread with Maple Syrup and Gochujang Chocolate Lava Cakes close out the narrative on a sweet note.

In this book of recipes and thoughtful insights, especially about his mother, Jean, Eric divulges not only what it means to be Korean American but how, through food and cooking, he found acceptance, strength, and the confidence to own his story.

Learn more at the Seattle Arts and Lectures website

pacific northwest ballet: one thousand pieces (in-person)

thursday, March 21 - 7:30PM PST

Approximate Running Time: 2 hour and 19 minutes, including two 20 minute intermissions.

mcCaw HALL
321 Mercer St
Seattle, WA 98109

One Thousand Pieces was created in celebration of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 35th anniversary in 2012. Choreographed by Alejandro Cerrudo, the work was inspired by Marc Chagall’s America Windows, stunning panels of glowing stained glass created by the Russian-French artist and donated to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1977—the same year Hubbard Street was founded—to commemorate America’s bicentennial.

When asked during the creative process why he chose the title One Thousand Pieces, Cerrudo replied, “Literally because of the symbolism of the work, observing how each piece of glass combines to make a whole larger piece made from many individual pieces, the same way human beings come together to create a project. The windows have inspired my choreography, but I’m not intending to teach anyone about this artwork. Instead, it’s my personal interpretation. The set designer, the music by Philip Glass, and the dancers have all inspired me. I’m not trying to tell a story or represent the art. The work will have three sections, and the scenic design is quite abstract, yet I hope everyone will be immersed in the images that will appear and connect them to the windows.

Learn more at the Pacific Northwest Ballet website

5th Avenue theatre: Something’s Afoot (in-person)

sunday, march 24 - 1:30pm

Run time: Something's Afoot is approximately 2 hours including one intermission.

Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle, WA

A 5th Avenue Theatre Debut! Prepare to laugh until it hurts with this musical spoof of the whodunit genre. Something’s Afoot pokes fun at Agatha Christie mysteries; ten people are stranded in an isolated country estate during a raging thunderstorm. One by one, they are picked off by cleverly fiendish devices. Join in the tomfoolery of this farcical, raucous, and outrageous play that will appeal to lovers of shows like Arrested Development, The Office, and Schitt’s Creek.

Learn more at the 5th Ave website

Participants may select from the above options and will be placed in one event. Priority for all Access Art events is based on prior attendance records, past wait-lists, and not based on when you register within the registration period. If you have any questions, email us at program@pathwithart.org or call us at 206-601-7112.