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ARTS at King Street Station 2026 Exhibition Calendar

The ARTS at King Street Station in Seattle has announced its 2026 exhibition calendar, featuring a diverse lineup of 13 shows from November 2025 through February 2027. Highlights include "Welcome to Paradise: ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre!" by Jo Cosme, which critiques colonial narratives of Puerto Rico; "Living and Loving Under the Carceral State" by Alison Bremner; a South Indian kolam exhibition by Anuradha Samrat; and "Tết In Diaspora" by Nhi Vo celebrating Vietnamese New Year. Other exhibitions explore Afrofuturism, Black figuration, animation, augmented reality, the legacy of Black Arts West Theater, and themes of mothering and gender-based violence.

ARTS at King Street Station Exhibition Invites You to Unlearn the Fantasy of Paradise

The exhibition "Welcome to Paradise: ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre!" by Seattle-based Boricua artist Jo Cosme opens at ARTS at King Street Station on November 6, 2025. Featuring over 30 artists from Borikén/Puerto Rico, the show confronts the colonial reality and disaster capitalism affecting the island, using the tools of tourism and advertising to challenge viewers' perceptions of Puerto Rico as a tropical paradise.

ARTS at King Street Station Exhibition Invites You to Unlearn the Fantasy of Paradise

Seattle-based Boricua artist Jo Cosme presents "Welcome to Paradise: ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre!" at ARTS at King Street Station, opening November 6, 2025. The exhibition, which began after Hurricane María displaced Cosme from Borikén/Puerto Rico in 2018, features over 30 Puerto Rican artists and uses the tools of tourism and advertising to expose the island's colonial history, ongoing U.S. control, and disaster capitalism. The show runs through January 10, 2026, with a free opening reception including a Bomba performance by Otoqui Reyes and interactive activations by Shey Rivera.