Insight Book Workshop

In this process-oriented workshop, create new expressive pathways while making simple folded “Insight books.” We’ll engage different types of thinking in order to effectively brainstorm, explore, revise and edit (in that order!). We’ll free associate to access the subconscious, surprising ourselves by allowing something true and authentic to emerge. No experience necessary, no special skills needed, just an open curiosity to explore. Materials included, but feel free to bring favorite tools.

Arni Adler shows paintings, blocks, collages, clay figures and more around Seattle. She teaches intuitive painting at Seattle Artist League, and art at the Seattle Playgarden for children and young adults living with disabilities. Arni is a co-founder and now retired member of the harmony trio Uncle Bonsai (’81 - '24), and a current member of the singer-songwriter trio The Go Janes. (Gojanesmusic.com) See Arni’s work on FB and Insta.

Instructor: Arni Adler
Join us from: 1 to 4pm
Cost: $75 - all materials included
Sign Up: email arniadler@gmail.com

Circle Sing

3rd Saturday Circle Singing with facilitator, Debby Boland Watt.

Side Rail Collective hosts 3rd SATURDAY Circle Singing facilitator Debby Boland Watt. We will take off SINGING! Debby gives each choral part, building the piece as she goes. Free form and spontaneous, these beautifully complex pieces are then held as singers are welcome to solo over the patterns. The layering of rhythmic and melodic patterns, call and response, vocal percussion and free improvisation requires attentive listening and a willingness to playfully experiment.

Debby is a working artist and a non-resident member of Side Rail Collective. She enjoys Side Rail's dedication to creating an inclusive and vibrant environment for creatives. And, hey!...that's what Circle Singing is all about. Hope to see you soon.

Register now to save your spot as our space holds up to 25 singers.
Join us from: 3:00 to 4:30pm
Cost: $25

Side Rail is joining forces with Acorn Collective to offer a unique open arts night to the public once a month!

The event will be hosted at Side Rail Collective (in Georgetown) every 2nd Thursday of the month! 

This Month:

Join us for Open Arts Night Thursday 3/13 7:30-10:30. Open Arts night is a unique opportunity to make art while listening (or participating) in an open mic. This month come make Resistance Collage! Find a word or phrase that gives you strength in this tumultuous time and turn it into a work of art. The collage exercise will be lead by Seattle based artist and musician, Sean Williams. Sean works in public education and embraces multiple forms of creativity including music, drawing and poetry.

Our visiting musician this month is Hayward Sun. Hayward Sun is a musical project created by Brian Terreson, a Seattle-based singer-songwriter. Drawing lyrical inspiration from life experiences of gaining wisdom, knowledge, love and loss, Terreson crafts songs that reflect the shared human journey. Musical influences include Brandi Carlile, Paul Simon, Ray LaMontagne and others.

FAQ:

Piano Upcycling Event

Pian-demonium - upcycled piano art. We love nothing more than to give old objects a new life. Come join us to celebrate our 100 year old piano that has now been transformed into art to last another lifetime.

Artists Include:

Christen Coomer, Kate Cudney, Becky Harbine, Scott Harbine, Amy Laybourn, Shelli Markee, Suzanne Olson, Jesse Proebstel, Jim Todd, Kenna Bristow Winston, and Karra Wise

Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

Circle Sing

3rd Saturday Circle Singing with facilitator, Debby Boland Watt.

Side Rail Collective hosts 3rd SATURDAY Circle Singing facilitator Debby Boland Watt. We will take off SINGING! Debby gives each choral part, building the piece as she goes. Free form and spontaneous, these beautifully complex pieces are then held as singers are welcome to solo over the patterns. The layering of rhythmic and melodic patterns, call and response, vocal percussion and free improvisation requires attentive listening and a willingness to playfully experiment.

Debby is a working artist and a non-resident member of Side Rail Collective. She enjoys Side Rail's dedication to creating an inclusive and vibrant environment for creatives. And, hey!...that's what Circle Singing is all about. Hope to see you soon.

Register now to save your spot as our space holds up to 25 singers.
Join us from: 3:00 to 4:30pm
Cost: $25

Side Rail is joining forces with Acorn Collective to offer a unique open arts night to the public once a month!

The event will be hosted at Side Rail Collective (in Georgetown) every 2nd Thursday of the month! 

This Month:
For this months open arts night, we are combining lullabies and the ancient art of Scrimshaw.

Side Rails own Kate Cudney will be introducing the ancient art of Scrimshaw as we cycle the hundred-year-old ivory from our defunct piano.

Come join this unique event. Make art in community while enjoying the music of local singer songwriters including ourfeatured performer, Auntie Death:

Auntie Death  (they/them she/her) recollects the grungy music of 80s/90s Seattle and cultivates a comforting sound of dissonance, quiet-loud dynamics, sadness, haunting memories, and introspection.

Auntie Death is here. here to sing you lilting lullabies when you are restless and tired. here to bring you your coziest blanket melody when you’re sad. here to hold and steady your hand with driving rhythm when you’re happy.

We hope to see you all Thursday!!
#openmicseattle #makery #seattlefree

FAQ:

Movie Night Snug Fest

Swing by Side Rail Collective this Saturday for Art Attack! It’s the perfect chance to get cozy, enjoy some short films, and explore our artist studios and space. Our gallery is filled with amazing works from our members, and we’ve got a projector ready, some popcorn popped, and a lineup of our favorite short films just for you! So throw on your comfiest pajamas and come hang out with us for a laid-back night in! Can't wait to see you there!

Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

Circle Sing

3rd Saturday Circle Singing with facilitator, Debby Boland Watt.

Side Rail Collective hosts 3rd SATURDAY Circle Singing facilitator Debby Boland Watt. We will take off SINGING! Debby gives each choral part, building the piece as she goes. Free form and spontaneous, these beautifully complex pieces are then held as singers are welcome to solo over the patterns. The layering of rhythmic and melodic patterns, call and response, vocal percussion and free improvisation requires attentive listening and a willingness to playfully experiment.

Debby is a working artist and a non-resident member of Side Rail Collective. She enjoys Side Rail's dedication to creating an inclusive and vibrant environment for creatives. And, hey!...that's what Circle Singing is all about. Hope to see you soon.

Register now to save your spot as our space holds up to 25 singers.
Join us from: 3:00 to 4:30pm
Cost: $25

Intuitive Goal Setting Workshop

Come join us at Side Rail Collective for a transformative event where we will dive deep into setting goals with intuition as our guide.

Whether you're looking to manifest your dreams or simply find clarity in your next steps, this event is for you. Through interactive exercises and group discussions, you'll learn how to tap into your inner wisdom and set goals that truly resonate with your soul. Say goodbye to conventional goal-setting methods and hello to a more intuitive approach.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to align your goals with your authentic self!

IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL:
- Define what you truly want for the year ahead.
- Set goals rooted in meaning and how you want to feel.
- Build trust in your intuition.
- Learn why traditional goal-setting doesn’t always work—and how to fix it.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU IF YOU:
- Struggle to set or stick to goals.
- Want to hear and trust your intuition.
- Crave clarity and focus for the future.

Cost: $38 - scholarships available
Get tickets at: www.flowintoauthenticity.com
IG: @estherloopstraart

Piano Upcycling Event

Join us in giving our old piano a new life as art! On Saturday January 11th from 4-8 we will be deconstructing our beautiful but defunct piano. We will have a community open studio with supplies for anyone who would like to make something in the moment or folks are welcome to take things to use in their future work.

Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

Side Rail is joining forces with Acorn Collective to offer a unique open arts night to the public once a month!

The event will be hosted at Side Rail Collective (in Georgetown) every 2nd Thursday of the month! 

This Month:

Come join us for a night of creativity and community with an open mic and art activity with guest musician, Karen Miler and guest artist, Jesse Proebstel.

Our art activity for the evening will be small scrap wood assemblages in the style of Louise Nevelson and Jesse Proebstel.

FAQ:

Circle Singing

Side Rail Collective ~ Art Studio is now hosting 3rd Saturday Circle Singing with facilitator, Debby Boland Watt.

Side Rail Collective hosts 3rd SATURDAY Circle Singing facilitator, Debby Boland Watt. We will take off SINGING! Debby gives each choral part, building the piece as she goes. Free form and spontaneous, these beautifully complex pieces are then held as singers are welcome to solo over the patterns. The layering of rhythmic and melodic patterns, call and response, vocal percussion and free improvisation requires attentive listening and a willingness to playfully experiment.

Register now and save your spot as our space holds up to 25 singers.
We meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 3-4:40pm  $25. per session.

Side Rail Collective is dedication to creating an inclusive and vibrant environment for creatives and that's what Circle Singing is all about. See you soon!

Get all the dets on her website

SIGN UP HERE!

OFF THE WALL! 

A Salon-style Show & Sale of Artwork Under $200!

The Info:

• Scheduled Open Hours!

• Hundreds of works of art available to suit all types of family and friends, from normies to weirdos and moms.

• Showcasing over 50 different PNW Artists! Artist keep 100% of all sales.

• Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Dates:
Sat, Nov 9th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Nov 16th, 10am-1pm
Sat, Nov 23rd, 12-4pm
Sat, Nov 30th, 12-4pm - Small Business Saturday
Sat, Dec 7th, 12-4pm
Sat Dec 14th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Dec 21, 10am-1pm 

www.siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

OFF THE WALL! 

A Salon-style Show & Sale of Artwork Under $200!
++ 7 Resident Memebers Open Studios

The Info:

• Hundreds of works of art available to suit all types of family and friends, from normies to weirdos and moms.

• Showcasing over 50 different PNW Artists! Artist keep 100% of all sales.

• The Beaconettes sing original lyrics to familiar tunes in four-part harmony.

• Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Dates:
Sat, Nov 9th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Nov 16th, 10am-1pm
Sat, Nov 23rd, 12-4pm
Sat, Nov 30th, 12-4pm - Small Business Saturday
Sat, Dec 7th, 12-4pm
Sat Dec 14th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Dec 21, 10am-1pm 

www.siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

Side Rail is joining forces with Acorn Collective to offer a unique open arts night to the public once a month!

The event will be hosted at Side Rail Collective (in Georgetown) every 2nd Thursday of the month! 

This Month:

Open arts night returns on Dec 12, featuring watercolor nature collage led by Adrien Owens and spotlight

performer Billy Rosewarne!

Use watercolor paints to make nature inspired pictures and adorn them with dried flowers, birch, moss and other natural elements. Clasped frames will hold your creation together and be a charming gift for a holiday ornament or all year round hanging.

Open mic for all after Billy’s performance. Arrive by 7:30 to sign up!

OFF THE WALL! 

A Salon-style Show & Sale of Artwork Under $200!

The Info:

• Scheduled Open Hours!

• Hundreds of works of art available to suit all types of family and friends, from normies to weirdos and moms.

• Showcasing over 50 different PNW Artists! Artist keep 100% of all sales.

• Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Dates:
Sat, Nov 9th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Nov 16th, 10am-1pm
Sat, Nov 23rd, 12-4pm
Sat, Nov 30th, 12-4pm - Small Business Saturday
Sat, Dec 7th, 12-4pm
Sat Dec 14th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Dec 21, 10am-1pm 

www.siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

OFF THE WALL! 

A Salon-style Show & Sale of Artwork Under $200!

The Info:

• Scheduled Open Hours!

• Support your local small business artists!

• Showcasing over 50 different PNW Artists! Artist keep 100% of all sales.

• Hundreds of works of art available to suit all types of family and friends, from normies to weirdos and moms.

• Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Dates:
Sat, Nov 9th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Nov 16th, 10am-1pm
Sat, Nov 23rd, 12-4pm
Sat, Nov 30th, 12-4pm - Small Business Saturday
Sat, Dec 7th, 12-4pm
Sat Dec 14th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Dec 21, 10am-1pm 

www.siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

Adult collage making workshop designed for all levels from novice to expert! Come join Seattle Artist, Musician and Educator, Sean Williams for two hours of collage fun.

Use a collection of vintage books, magazines and other materials to create some one of a kind works of art. A 15 minute intro covering basic collage practices and techniques followed by an hour and a half of making along side other artists. The class will wrap up with a group reflection where each person (if they want to) can show their work and share their process, ask questions and give respectful feedback. We believe having time for reflection and conversation is important to creating community and learning from each other.

Participants are welcome to bring snacks and beverages of their choice.

Some collage materials may not be appropriate for young people so we would prefer to have all participants over 18.

When: Sunday November 24th 1-3pm
Cost: By Donation (suggested $10 but pay what you can)
Instructor: Sean Williams @ween_silyums
Sign up:  Jotform

OFF THE WALL! 

A Salon-style Show & Sale of Artwork Under $200!

The Info:

• Scheduled Open Hours!

• Hundreds of works of art available to suit all types of family and friends, from normies to weirdos and moms.

• Showcasing over 50 different PNW Artists! Artist keep 100% of all sales.

• Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Dates:
Sat, Nov 9th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Nov 16th, 10am-1pm
Sat, Nov 23rd, 12-4pm
Sat, Nov 30th, 12-4pm - Small Business Saturday
Sat, Dec 7th, 12-4pm
Sat Dec 14th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Dec 21, 10am-1pm 

www.siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

Circle Singing

Side Rail Collective ~ Art Studio is now hosting 3rd Saturday Circle Singing with facilitator, Debby Boland Watt.

We will take off SINGING! Debby gives each choral part, building the piece as she goes. Free form and spontaneous, these beautifully complex pieces are then held as soloists sing over the patterns. The layering of rhythmic and melodic patterns, call and response, vocal percussion and free improvisation require attentive listening skills and a firm grasp of many rhythmic forms.

Debby is happy to join Side Rail Collective as its dedication to creating an inclusive and vibrant environment for creatives is just what Circle Singing is all about.

Join us for these 3rd Saturday Circles
Each class is $52.50.

Get all the dets on her website

SIGN UP HERE!

*Afterwards, we will head downstairs for a slice of pizza...please join us!!

OFF THE WALL! 

A Salon-style Show & Sale of Artwork Under $200!

The Info:

• Scheduled Open Hours!

• Hundreds of works of art available to suit all types of family and friends, from normies to weirdos and moms.

• Showcasing over 50 different PNW Artists! Artist keep 100% of all sales.

• Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Dates:
Sat, Nov 9th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Nov 16th, 10am-1pm
Sat, Nov 23rd, 12-4pm
Sat, Nov 30th, 12-4pm - Small Business Saturday
Sat, Dec 7th, 12-4pm
Sat Dec 14th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Dec 21, 10am-1pm 

www.siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

A Taste of Handbuilding

We’ll introduce a variety of clay handbuilding techniques by building several pieces. Your pieces will be glazed and fired with a nice white glaze and returned to you.

Techniques learned will include: pounding, stretching, piercing and rolling clay into slabs and coils. We'll build little dwellings, create openings by cutting holes, etc. We'll form thin slabs into little ‘shark shot’ espresso cups. Smooth slab handles onto funky slab mugs. We will pinch clay into roundish little pots.

You will be encouraged to get as much experience as possible with each technique. The emphasis of class is not perfecting any one technique. We’re getting as many experiences as possible handling clay. Clay body used will be red terracotta clay.

Learn to manipulate terracotta clay and create basic forms. Your work will be returned to you fired and

glazed with a nice white glaze.

When: November 15, 5:30-8pm 

Cost: $85 per class

Email Syd Shera - lakshmistudiosseattle@gmail.com to sign up.

Instructor: Syd Shera

Come join us at our monthly arts night, a collaboration from Acorn Collective and Siderail Collective.  All are welcome for this combined open mic and visual arts activity!

What is an Open Arts Night? We'll have a guided art activity combined with an open mic! The art activity will be different each month, but expect things like watercolor, pottery, sketching, etc. While people are working on their artwork, people can also share music, poetry, or any other creative work! If you would prefer to bring your own art project to work on please feel free.

November:

This month we will feature a watercolor workshop led by art educator Jenny Davidson.  We will focus on making small cards and tags that can be used for gift giving, entertaining, or sparking your creativity. Come and unleash your inner artistic talents, no experience necessary!  As our days become shorter, darkness makes space for creativity – you can take these watercolor techniques with you into winter - and continue to practice with a warm cup of tea. What better way to step into winter than music, art, and a warm cup of tea. A short lesson will be followed by open studio time in an inspiring atmosphere.

The open mic welcomes all performers of music, spoken word or other art forms.  Please share! Our featured performer will be local singer songwriter Asia, who will share her beautiful songs on ukulele.

We'll get started at 7:30pm. We are asking for a $10 suggested donation to help cover the costs of art supplies, etc.

You're welcome to BYOB, but we will also have snacks and drinks available for additional donation. 

All gender identities are welcome to attend!

OFF THE WALL! 

A Salon-style Show & Sale of Artwork Under $200!
++ 7 Resident Memebers Open Studios
&& One night only the Beaconettes are performing at 7pm.

The Info:

• Hundreds of works of art available to suit all types of family and friends, from normies to weirdos and moms.

• Showcasing over 50 different PNW Artists! Artist keep 100% of all sales.

• The Beaconettes sing original lyrics to familiar tunes in four-part harmony.

• Located in Georgetown just above Georgetown Pinball and Arcade and next door to Fogue Studios— Look for the giant S!

Dates:
Sat, Nov 9th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Nov 16th, 10am-1pm
Sat, Nov 23rd, 12-4pm
Sat, Nov 30th, 12-4pm - Small Business Saturday
Sat, Dec 7th, 12-4pm
Sat Dec 14th, 4-8pm Art Attack!
Sat, Dec 21, 10am-1pm 

www.siderailcollective.com || @siderailcollective

The Georgetown Association of Arts and Culture is putting on a halloween Parade and you are all invited!! Side Rail Collective will be one of the many places in Georgetown hosting All age Activites on Halloween Night

- Find out more about the parade route and how to get involved on there website georgetown-arts-culture.org.

Check out the list of different locations and their events below 👉

Bloom Bistro — Pre-Party
6601 Carleton Ave S
Free, All ages
4-7pm?
Parade Stop, Candy, DJ,

Star Brass/Trailer Park Mall — After-Party
5805 Airport Way South
Free, All Ages OUTSIDE, 21+ INSIDE
7pm - Late
Parade Stop, Astrology Readings, Bands, Handmade Fortune Telling Machine, Carnival Games

Side Rail Collective us! — Check out what will be up to on Halloween!!
5511 ½ Airport Way S
Free, All Ages
4-9pm
Candy, Art Activity, Gallery Show

Georgetown Pinball and Arcade
5513 Airport Way S
$10 buy in for pinball, All ages
6:30pm - Late
Candy for trick or treaters thought the day, 2nd Anniversary Pinball Tournament, Costume Contest

Jules Maze
5919 Airport Way S
$10, 21+
8pm Doors
Music: Frankenstein TNT and Heebie Jeebies

Post Pike
5701 Airport Way S
Free, All Ages
Karaoke, Trivia, Costume Contest, Movies

Tavern
5811 Airport Way S
Free, 21+
7pp - Late
DJ, Costume Contest

Circle Singing

Side Rail Collective ~ Art Studio is now hosting 3rd Saturday Circle Singing with facilitator, Debby Boland Watt.

We will take off SINGING! Debby gives each choral part, building the piece as she goes. Free form and spontaneous, these beautifully complex pieces are then held as soloists sing over the patterns. The layering of rhythmic and melodic patterns, call and response, vocal percussion and free improvisation require attentive listening skills and a firm grasp of many rhythmic forms.

Debby is happy to join Side Rail Collective as its dedication to creating an inclusive and vibrant environment for creatives is just what Circle Singing is all about.

Join us for these 3rd Saturday Circles
Each class is $52.50.

Get all the dets on her website

SIGN UP HERE!

*Afterwards, we will head downstairs for a slice of pizza...please join us!!

A Taste of Handbuilding

We’ll introduce a variety of clay handbuilding techniques by building several pieces. Your pieces will be glazed and fired with a nice white glaze and returned to you.

Techniques learned will include: pounding, stretching, piercing and rolling clay into slabs and coils. We'll build little dwellings, create openings by cutting holes, etc. We'll form thin slabs into little ‘shark shot’ espresso cups. Smooth slab handles onto funky slab mugs. We will pinch clay into roundish little pots.

You will be encouraged to get as much experience as possible with each technique. The emphasis of class is not perfecting any one technique. We’re getting as many experiences as possible handling clay. Clay body used will be red terracotta clay.

Learn to manipulate terracotta clay and create basic forms. Your work will be returned to you fired and

glazed with a nice white glaze.

When: October 18, 5:30-8pm 

Cost: $85 per class

Email Syd Shera - lakshmistudiosseattle@gmail.com to sign up.

Instructor: Syd Shera

Raku: 2 sessions; clay handbuilding & glazing/firing

Raku is an ancient Japanese firing technique. This workshop includes two sessions. The first session we learn beginning hand building techniques with raku clay. Syd provides inspiration and help with technique.

A week or so later, in the second session, we glaze our pieces and submit them to the kiln’s flame in a fire of transformation. The pieces come out of the kiln very hot, and are smoked in sawdust and scrubbed clean once cooled.

Outstanding colors and wild crackle patterns emerge. It’s terrific to experience this process together and share it amongst the group.

When: October 11th, 5:30-8pm (handbuilding) AND October 20th, 11:30-4pm (raku firing)

Cost: $125 for the 2 sessions

Sign Up: Email lakshmistudiosseattle@gmail.com

Instructor: Syd Shera