10/07/2026
We've got workshops, panels, & artist talks happening all weekend long during ACES! Check out the line up & join us Oct 9 thru 11 at Washington 1000 in Downtown Seattle.
WORKSHOPS & TALKS SCHEDULE:
🎷 100 Years of John Coltrane (PANEL DISCUSSION & PERFORMANCE)
📆 Fri, Oct 9, 1 PM - 2:30 PM
👉🏾 Immersive panel discussion and performance-demonstration explores the life, legacy, and cultural impact of jazz legend John Coltrane.
🎤 Keynote Address by Damon Brown aka Creative Lou & Opening Remarks from Dujie Tahat
📆 Sat, Oct 10, 10:30 AM - 12 PM
👉🏾 Opening remarks from Dujie Tahat, the Seattle Civic Poet, followed by Damon Brown’s ACES 2026 keynote which explores art as an act of care, drawing from their journey as an artist.
🪡 Stories in a Scented Pouch: Hand-Sew a Chinese Hebao (WORKSHOP)
📆 Sat, Oct 10, 2 PM - 3:30 PM
👉🏾 Hand-sew a Chinese hebao while exploring stories of love, memory, and care in this workshop by Miki Hau.
🎤 An Ongoing Dialogue, Memory, Material, and Light (ARTIST TALK)
📆 Sat, Oct 10, 5 PM - 5:30 PM
👉🏾 Artist Kelly Haejung Paik explores how Korean forms become a contemporary visual language through painting, sculpture, and light.
🎤 From Tea Estates to The Artzoo: Finding Community through Abstract Art (ARTIST TALK)
📆 Sat, Oct 10, 5:30 PM - 6 PM
👉🏾 From childhood memories in India to building creative community in Seattle through abstract art, a conversation with artist Shirsha Datta’s creative practice and visual language.
🪡 Embroidery Landscape (WORKSHOP)
📆 Sun, Oct 11, 10:30 AM - 12 PM
👉🏾 Stitch your memories into a mountain landscape using recycled textiles and embroidery in this workshop by Ai-Chun Huang
🎤 Healing the People, Building Community Kinship Through Indigenous Ancestral Knowledge (ARTIST TALK)
📆 Sun, Oct 11, 1 PM - 2 PM
👉🏾 This panel will hold a conversation with Ixtli White Hawk and members of the Ancestral Sisterhood, an Indigenous collective creating community kinship in Seattle through culture and traditional art.
📝 Write to Heal: A Reflective Journal Making Workshop (WORKSHOP)
📆 Sun, Oct 11, 2:30 PM - 4 PM
👉🏾 A hands-on African Print journal-making workshop for healing and self-expression by Nansare Consolata.
