Upcoming events
Join us for an upcoming event or workshop. Share your creativity with the community at our unique art space in Uptown, Seattle.
IN, OF and FROM Workshop
IN, OF and FROM, an interactive art workshop, empowers its participants to explore the meaning of belonging through the evolving relationships between our immigrant, QTBIPOC identities, the communities we belong to and the spaces we engage with.
Book Launch: mourning pages I
Book Launch and Book Reading: mourning pages I
Celebrate the release of mourning pages I with snacks and a poetry reading from the author.
Click here to preorder the book. Preorders are not required to attend the reading, but if you want to be sure to snag a copy, please do preorder as quantities are limited.
mourning pages I by Rosie Pringle is a poetic hybrid reflection of the ongoing grief of missing their (very cool) mother. Told with both raw grief and humor alongside each other, mourning pages I is the first in a series of celebration of Susan Pringle--queer parent, wife, drag king, and all-around cool guy. The poems and illustrations within are sure to resonate with those who have lost parents too soon.
We would love for you to be there with us, celebrating Susan and all lost loved ones with humor and community. We will have snacks and a poetry reading from the author. Come hear about what Hammer & Hemlock is up to this year and our forthcoming projects!
Date: Sunday, April 26
Time: 6-8 pm
Location: Fishbowl Gallery, 424 2nd Ave. West | Seattle, WA 98119
About the author
Rosie Pringle (they/she) is a Seattle-based artist, graphic designer, and chronic serial murderer of ink pens. They grew up in Tampa, Florida surrounded by the books of their English professor father and the computers of their technology geek mother.
Themes in Rosie’s art include subversions of mythological and cultural archetypes, humanity’s relationship with Nature, meditations on modern mysticism, and rumination on loss, death, and grief. Rosie is the Co-Founder of Hammer&Hemlock, which operates out of The Fishbowl.
Open Mic Night
Join us for an evening of spoken word, poetry, prose, music, and more during the Uptown Art Walk!
Clothing & Art Supply Swap
Clothing & Art Supply Swap
Bring your clothes and art supplies to swap, chat, and snag some fresh creative gear in person!
Ready to refresh your wardrobe and stash of art goodies? Join our Trans, Non-Binary, & Body Inclusive Clothing & Art Supply Swap for a fun, casual day of trading your gently used clothes and art supplies with fellow creatives. It's a great way to find new treasures, meet awesome people, and keep things sustainable. Don’t miss out — bring your items and swap away!
Nature & Corazón: An Amate Painting Workshop
Join artist Marisol Morales for a creative, heart-centered art experience where nature and culture come together. Using traditional Mexican amate bark paper, you’ll design and paint your own corazón (heart) inspired by the land, your memories, and your imagination. This workshop centers reflection, storytelling, and connection—no prior art experience needed. All art materials and snacks will be provided.
This workshop is part of The Fishbowl's Between Borders & Belonging Communal Group Show funded partially through a grant from 4Culture.
Botanical Printing Sampler
Nature’s toolkit at your fingertips! In this class, you will learn different techniques for taking botanical prints using fresh and dried spring botanicals, including monotype gel plate printing, hammered printing, watercolor, leaf rubbings, and more.
No matter what the season, nature has bountiful materials. Catalogue what you find in your nature sketchbook, or use botanical elements in your next mixed media piece. This fun, hands-on class is suitable for beginning and intermediate printmakers.
All materials are provided for this class, though you're welcome to bring your own botanicals to print. This class is recommended for students ages 12 and up.
Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 1-4 pm PST
Location: Fishbowl Gallery, 424 2nd Ave. West | Seattle, WA 98119
You will receive a confirmation within 24 hours of your purchase.
Your Instructor
RJ (they/any) is a speculative author and artist telling stories about the natural world and exploring alien ones. RJ first got into printmaking through block printing and was immediately hooked. As a gardener and climate writer, she dug through leaves and flowers in her back yard to see what else she could print. She now uses botanical prints regularly in her mixed media pieces. RJ is a watercolor artist, illustrator, science writer, and experimenter. In her free time she draws bugs, gardens, and makes weird stuff. They are the Co-Founder of Hammer&Hemlock. See more and connect @beccaquibbles.
Pricing Structure
We are a small business and heavily rely on ticket fees from our events to pay our rent and keep doing what we love to do. Please consider paying what you are able at this time. A portion of proceeds go to support The Fishbowl's ongoing programming.
Fishbowl Supporter: This tier is intended for those new to The Fishbowl, or to our biggest fans! Thank you <3 Your support helps us offer classes to those who would not otherwise be able to attend.
Fishbowl Family: This tier is intended for volunteers, past curators and exhibit participants, and existing friends of The Fishbowl.
QTBIPOC Scholarship: The Fishbowl is a place that centers QTBIPOC artists and experiences. We hope this option will allow people of marginalized identities to join who would not otherwise have been able to attend this experience.
Volunteer Appreciation!
Volunteer Appreciation!
The Fishbowl is an all-volunteer-run organization! We truly wouldn’t be the community space we are without you. Come eat some light snacks, play games, and dance with friends. This event is all about YOU.
All are welcome—even if you are just considering volunteering with us. Feel free to bring a snack to share!
More info—including an RSVP link—coming soon.
Artist Grants Community Roundtable
It's time for another Artist Grants Community Roundtable! This time, we are here to support your application to the Shunpike Storefronts program due in May. This is a fantastic program that provides you with a 6-month window art installation in downtown Seattle, along with a stipend ($1500!). We encourage artists of all levels to apply!
This roundtable will feature Jay Stoneking, Yaminee Patel, and Judy Lee who have all been both featured artists as well as jurors. This program was created and is led by Judy Lee of @webelongseattle in partnership with The Fishbowl.
Doors open at 12:45. We aim to start promptly at 1:00pm.
Opening Reception: Between Borders and Belonging
Opening Reception: Between Borders & Belonging
As The Fishbowl turns three, we are marking this milestone with a communal exhibition rooted in story, solidarity, and shared responsibility. Between Borders & Belonging serves as our birthday fundraiser, with art sale proceeds directly supporting La Resistencia, Puget Sound Sage, and NWIRP — organizations advancing immigrant justice and collective liberation in our region.
Pieces in this show navigate the complex emotional arc of migration. This exhibition moves beyond mainstream headlines to center the personal, lived narratives of those who have crossed borders.
At a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric, policies, and harm enacted by the federal government are actively threatening the safety and dignity of immigrant communities, this exhibition feels especially urgent and necessary.
During our Opening Reception, come meet the artists, experience the work, and shop our curated vendor market from 5 - 8 pm.
Colors of Expression: Closing Reception + Community Circle
Help us close out an incredible show with a Fishbowl Community Circle - pull up a chair and join the conversation. Doors at 6, circle opens promptly at 6:30 with time to mingle afterwards.
Vocal Masterclass with Ben Dyleuth
A guided vocal workshop on breath, tone, and performance.
Who It’s For
Singer-songwriters and vocal performers
Creatives who work with voice but don’t identify as “trained”
Karaoke enthusiasts and hobby singers
Working singers looking to improve consistency and vocal ease
All levels welcome. No auditions. No prior training required.
Floralcraft: Junkmarks & Spells for Spring
Florals!!! In spring! ~~They are breaking through the ground ~~
Join us to create pressed flower bookmarks with the Fishbowl Family. Rosie will offer some guidance to help inform your junkmarks and floral collage. We provide all collage materials and good vibes, of course, but feel free to bring any of your own flowers, fresh or dry to share with the class! We are also doing a seed swap / cuttings swap so bring some stuff to swap!
Date: Friday, March 20
Time: 6-8PM PST
Uptown Art Walk
Celebrate self-love during the February Uptown Art Walk by checking out the Matter of Self exhibit.
Be sure to check out all the other locations participating in the Uptown Art Walk on their instagram @uptownartwalkseattle.
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ACCESSIBILITY: Our space is ADA accessible, with a ramp located to the right of the staircase leading down to the venue. We offer a range of seating options, including chairs that are more comfortable for fat folks. We ask that guests be mindful of the privilege their body may hold when it comes to accessing public seating. If you are in an abled and smaller body, please use the smaller white event chairs to help ensure inclusive and accessible seating for everyone.
Co-Create at The Fishbowl: Paper Dolls to Free Families
Join us for our monthly Sunday afternoon drop in art sesh!
For the month of March, we’re teaming up withTsuru for Solidarity and The Fishbowl for a day of healing arts in support of the “Paper Dolls to Free Families” campaign. We will fold, cut and color dolls alongside youth detained at the Dilley detention center in Texas to call on our elected officials to end ICE’s abuse of families.
If you’ve got deadlines or other projects itching the brain, you are welcome to bring your works in progress and dive back in while immersed in art. Grab a seat or easel at the table and get back into the groove with fellow Fishbowl community artists. Bring friends, bring snacks!
Volunteer Meet & Greet
Hear about some upcoming changes in leadership at The Fishbowl, our current needs, and how you might like to participate in and help shape a more sustainable future for The Fishbowl!
For in person attendance - feel free to bring a snack to share!
Remote option available - link will be emailed day of.
Please take a moment to fill out the form below and let us know what interests you as a volunteer, any relevant skills & resources, any projects you’d be interested in starting and/or sustaining.
Opening Reception: Colors of Expression
Opening Reception: Colors of Expression
Opening Reception: Colors of Expression
Join The Fishbowl for the opening of Colors of Expression, a group exhibition celebrating queer, trans, and BIPOC artists working with glass across the region. While Seattle is an epicenter of glass and queerness, the field remains largely white and male-dominated—this show brings together artists expanding what glass can look like, feel like, and hold. The evening will feature a makers market and DJ in the back space. Come meet the artists, experience the work, and celebrate a vibrant community of makers.
Colors of Expression is curated by Lenin Arguelles and Rya Wu.
Matter of Self Closing Reception + Community Circle
Last chance to see the art before it all comes down! Pull up a chair and join the conversation, or just listen, as we explore self care and community in a time of global crisis.
How do you hold what is difficult to carry? What’s something you’ve been trying to love yourself through? What are you ready to let go?
Vocal Masterclass with Ben Dyleuth
A guided vocal workshop on breath, tone, and performance.
Who It’s For
Singer-songwriters and vocal performers
Creatives who work with voice but don’t identify as “trained”
Karaoke enthusiasts and hobby singers
Working singers looking to improve consistency and vocal ease
All levels welcome. No auditions. No prior training required.
CHUM Love
Civic Spirit! DJ Playing Hits! Meet other Creatives! Drinks!
Connect with visual and literary creatives who call this city home. Chat with our new literary editors, Luther Hughes and Nao Miday, who on the prowl for new authors and poets to publish. Beats by Seattle’s own DJ Swims.
Free entry for all - $6.99 cash bar, or become a CHUM subscriber ($6.99) for free drinks and a free tote! We love math, and we love our readers!
Uptown Art Walk
Celebrate self-love during the February Uptown Art Walk by checking out the Matter of Self exhibit.
Be sure to check out all the other locations participating in the Uptown Art Walk on their instagram @uptownartwalkseattle.
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ACCESSIBILITY: Our space is ADA accessible, with a ramp located to the right of the staircase leading down to the venue. We offer a range of seating options, including chairs that are more comfortable for fat folks. We ask that guests be mindful of the privilege their body may hold when it comes to accessing public seating. If you are in an abled and smaller body, please use the smaller white event chairs to help ensure inclusive and accessible seating for everyone.
Co-Create at The Fishbowl
Join us for our monthly Sunday afternoon drop in art sesh! Bring your works in progress and dive back in while immersed in art. This event is free and open to the public. Grab a seat or easel at the table and get back into the groove with fellow Fishbowl community artists. Bring friends, bring snacks!
Valentine’s Day Paint & Sip
Get ready to experience an amazing Afrobeats Paint and Sip in your neighborhood, where the vibes are contagious and the ambiance is fire!
Afrobeats Next Door presents Seattle Paint and Sip!
Celebrate love and creativity this Valentine's Day at our Afrobeat Paint and Sip event. Join us for a romantic and rhythmic evening where couples and friends alike can paint their love story to the beats of Afrobeat. Sip on specially crafted drinks, feel the pulse of the music, and let your brushes dance on the canvas.
This unique fusion of art and love promises a memorable Valentine's celebration filled with vibrant colors, soulful rhythms, and the joy of shared creativity. Come, ignite your passion for art and love in the heart of Afrobeat.
What’s Included?
Expert Guidance: Christopher Coleman, known for his dynamic and expressive style, will lead you through the process of creating your own masterpiece.
Quality Materials: Admission includes everything you need - paints, brushes, easels, and a canvas that you'll take home to adorn your walls.
Refresh and Relax: Enjoy two complimentary beverage tickets to sip and savor while you paint.
A Space to Create: The Fishbowl is not just a venue; it's a creative incubator. Our space is designed to spark inspiration and encourage artistic expression.
Who Can Join?
This event is perfect for artists of all levels, from beginners to seasoned painters. It's a fantastic opportunity to learn new techniques, meet fellow art enthusiasts, and let your creativity flow in a supportive and fun environment.
Cyanotype with Rae: V(day) Cards
Cyanotype is an early photographic printing process that creates beautiful, deep blue prints using UV light. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you'll learn how to use cyanotypes to design your own holiday cards! No prior experience is required—this class is perfect for newcomers, as well as those who have taken my intro courses and want to explore the process further. After a 30-minute demonstration on how cyanotypes work, you'll have 2 hours of open studio time to experiment with various materials and create your own unique cards. All materials, including cyanotype chemicals, card stock, and basic supplies, will be provided. You’re also welcome to bring your own items—such as leaves, flowers, or other objects—to experiment with and make your cards truly one-of-a-kind. Depending on the class size, you can expect to create up to 5 cards during the workshop.
Everyone is encouraged to bring in items they think would be fun to use for composition.
Things to consider bringing!
Bring in objects you would like to experiment compositions with. Remember this process is created by the shadows of objects so color doesn't matter.
Things to consider: fun silhouettes, see through or translucent objects, Playing with scale and fun edges. Things that lay flat are going to print differently than 3D objects. Both are fun to play with!
Artist Grants Community Roundtable
Do you want more $$ to support your artist practice? Whether you've applied to grants before or are new to them and unsure, this community roundtable is for everyone.
We will be having a conversation about:
-Strategies for applying.
-Developing more confidence.
-Getting support.
Join us for this artist grants roundtable to learn more about writing grants! Judy Lee, Dany Srey, and Yaminee Patel, all recipients of grants, will be sharing tips and answering your questions. While this event is applicable to all grants, we will be focusing on 4Culture's Artist Projects grant due in March.
Date: Sunday, February 8th
Time: 3:00-4:30 (Doors open 2:30. Please arrive on time)
Location: The Fishbowl at 424 2nd Ave NW (Parking is free on Sundays)
Facilitated by Judy Lee. Have questions? Reach out at webelongseattle@gmail.com or DM on Instagram at @webelongseattle.
By RSVPing, we will send you follow up notes.
Opening Reception: Matter of Self
Opening Reception: Matter of Self
Around Valentine’s Day, love is often flattened—romanticized, commercialized, made consumable. This exhibition proposes a different approach: love as something learned, practiced, and ongoing, rather than resolved.
Join us for the opening of Matter of Self, featuring work by QTBIPOC installation artists and poets exploring self-love as a community practice. The show centers work that reflects on how people learn to care for themselves over time, and how that learning is shaped not only by proximity to others, but by social, cultural, and structural conditions.
We explicitly recognize that queer, trans, and BIPOC artists navigate self-love within systems that regularly attempt to make us smaller—through erasure, regulation, misrepresentation, or harm. For many, self-regard is not a neutral or purely internal act, but one shaped by safety, survival, resistance, and collective care. This exhibition makes space for those realities without requiring explanation or resolution.
Doors open at 5pm. Makers market in the back from 5–8pm.
Matter of Self is curated by Lenin Arguelles and Rya Wu.
RIPE: Closing Reception + Community Cirlce
Help us close out an incredible show with a Fishbowl Community Circle - pull up a chair and join the conversation. Doors at 6, circle opens promptly at 6:30 with time to mingle afterwards.
Cyanotype with Rae: V(day) Cards
Cyanotype is an early photographic printing process that creates beautiful, deep blue prints using UV light. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you'll learn how to use cyanotypes to design your own holiday cards! No prior experience is required—this class is perfect for newcomers, as well as those who have taken my intro courses and want to explore the process further. After a 30-minute demonstration on how cyanotypes work, you'll have 2 hours of open studio time to experiment with various materials and create your own unique cards. All materials, including cyanotype chemicals, card stock, and basic supplies, will be provided. You’re also welcome to bring your own items—such as leaves, flowers, or other objects—to experiment with and make your cards truly one-of-a-kind. Depending on the class size, you can expect to create up to 5 cards during the workshop.
Everyone is encouraged to bring in items they think would be fun to use for composition.
Things to consider bringing!
Bring in objects you would like to experiment compositions with. Remember this process is created by the shadows of objects so color doesn't matter.
Things to consider: fun silhouettes, see through or translucent objects, Playing with scale and fun edges. Things that lay flat are going to print differently than 3D objects. Both are fun to play with!
Lucky Knot Workshop
Learn how to tie the lucky knot, a symbol of protection and good fortune in many Asian cultures. In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will be guided through the traditional knot-tying process and invited to personalize their knot with beads and discs.
Each participant will leave with at least one finished knot, step-by-step instructions from the artist, and a zine on different kinds of knots.
Led by: Ahmoy William Lau (they/them), a Chinese knot artist and educator based in Dᶻidᶻəlalič / Seattle, whose work is inspired by their queer ancestors and hidden histories.
Date: Wednesday, January 22
Time: 6–8 PM
Cost: $10–$40 sliding scale
Capacity: Limited spots available
Cocreate: QUEER ASIAN JOY ZINE-MAKING
Hosted by Meilani @chinatown.auntie from Asian American Zine Fest. Make zines to celebrate and share what queer Asian joy means to you. Supplies provided but feel free to bring your own stickers, photos, etc. You can submit your finished zine to Asian American Zine Fest's library archive! Learn more about zines and make new friends at the Fishbowl from 1-4pm, January 18, 2026.
Asian American Zine Fest Seattle is a collective of anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist zine-makers creating space for creative politic for Asian America. Meilani is a community organizer, artist, and public historian in the Chinatown-International District.
Vision Boarding at The Fishbowl
Focus your intentions and clarify your dreams for 2026!
Join us to create a classic vision board with the Fishbowl Family. Rosie will offer some guided prompts to help inform your vision board.
We provide all collage materials and good vibes, of course.
Date: Saturday, January 17
Time: 4-6PM PST
Location: Fishbowl Gallery, 424 2nd Ave. West | Seattle, WA 98119
You will receive a confirmation within 24 hours of your purchase.
Your Instructor
Rosie Pringle (they/she) is a Seattle-based artist, graphic designer, and chronic serial murderer of ink pens. Rosie is the Co-Founder of Hammer&Hemlock, which operates out of The Fishbowl.
Pricing Structure
We are a small business and heavily rely on ticket fees from our events to pay our rent and keep doing what we love to do. Please consider paying what you are able at this time. A portion of proceeds go to support The Fishbowl's ongoing programming.
Fishbowl Supporter: This tier is intended for those new to The Fishbowl, or to our biggest fans! Thank you <3
Fishbowl Family: This tier is intended for volunteers, past curators and exhibit participants, and existing friends of The Fishbowl.
QTBIPOC Scholarship: The Fishbowl is a place that centers QTBIPOC artists and experiences. We hope this option will allow people of marginalized identities to join who would not otherwise have been able to attend this experience.
Uptown Art Walk
Celebrate queer asian joy during the January Uptown Art Walk by checking out the RIPE exhibit!
Be sure to check out all the other locations participating in the Uptown Art Walk on their instagram @uptownartwalkseattle.
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ACCESSIBILITY: Our space is ADA accessible, with a ramp located to the right of the staircase leading down to the venue. We offer a range of seating options, including chairs that are more comfortable for fat folks. We ask that guests be mindful of the privilege their body may hold when it comes to accessing public seating. If you are in an abled and smaller body, please use the smaller white event chairs to help ensure inclusive and accessible seating for everyone.