A historic theater balcony with motion-blurred sepia silhouettes of audience members fading in their seats, ornate gilded plaster moldings, a cherub at the corner, and a deep crimson proscenium arch lit warmly above

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The Summerof Awe.

Three programs and a guided tour across the city's most beautiful buildings. June 1 – August 15, 2026. FIFA brings the world. Pride brings the city.

See the programs Take the Summer of Awe tour

Jump to:The Coliseum of Art·Beautiful Things·The Occidental Sessions·The Art Love Salon

The Show

The Coliseum of Art

A 30-foot LED wall, museum-grade gallery walls, and nightly happenings inside the historic 1916 Coliseum Theatre. Fifty installations and an immersive experience from Pacific Northwest creatives.

June 1 – Aug 15, 2026Pike & 5th, Seattle

Walk in

The Exhibition

Beautiful Things

Two centuries on one floor. The historical 1850–1950 collection — paintings, photographs, mechanical marvels, and everyday objects Seattleites treasured — hangs alongside new work by the Seattle Art Prize Fellows. A century apart, on the same wall.

Summer 2026, daily 12–5 PMOccidental Fine Arts Center, 2nd floor

Step inside

The Sessions

The Occidental Sessions

Twelve evenings of chamber music, ballet, contemporary dance, jazz, and spoken word inside 6,000 square feet of restored gallery space on Pioneer Square. Beautiful art on the walls all summer.

Summer 2026Pioneer Square, Seattle

See the lineup

And every night

The Living Room

The Art Love Salon

The CAF’s living room and gallery on the fifth floor of 110 Union. Salon-style hang of contemporary work on the walls year round, atelier sessions and life drawing most weeks, drinks before tours and dinner after shows. The starting point for the Summer of Awe Tour.

11 AM–5 PM, daily · closed Mondays110 Union St, 5th Floor

Visit the Salon

And one walk

CAF Private Tour

The Summer of Awe Tour

Sixty minutes through some of the most amazing behind-the-scenes places in Seattle. Five stops: start with art at the Salon, walk to the 1893 Lusty Lady, climb the hidden balcony at the 1916 Coliseum, end inside the show. Once in a lifetime.

Every 30 min, 11 AM–4:30 PMSalon → Lusty Lady → Coliseum

Take the tour

The vintage illustrated Summer of Awe Tour map: a downtown Seattle parchment-style street map showing the Art Love Salon, the Lusty Lady, and the Coliseum with a dotted walking path connecting them

OpensJune 1· Pride month opensPrideJune 28ClosesAugust 15

The full calendar drops the first week of June.

Press

Tell the story of the summer.

Press preview week, first week of June, ahead of the public opening. Print, digital, and broadcast inquiries welcome across all four programs.

Open the press kit

Artists & Performers

Want to be part of it?

Visual artists are reviewed on a rolling basis through the end of May. Performers and ensembles for the Occidental Sessions: send a recording and proposed program.

Artist participation

Sponsorships & partnerships: wendy@conruartfoundation.org