Washington (State)
Bellevue Arts Museum nears its emergency fundraising goal—but the fight is not over
The museum has already raised more than $200,000 (with the help of a generous reader of 'The Art Newspaper'), and its director is looking to local tech companies as future partners
Washington state's Bellevue Arts Museum faces 'dire' financial straits
The institution may be forced to close its doors if it doesn't raise the requisite funds, says its permanent director less than a week into her new role
Art crimenews
Washington State man sentenced to two years in prison for passing off more than $1m worth of fakes as Alaska Native art
He even hired Alaska Natives as clerks in his stores as part of the ruse, and will serve the longest sentence on record for violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act
May 2007archive
Seattle Art Museum gets $1bn worth of art from 'incredibly devoted group of collectors'
The gift from 53 local patrons is one of the largest in the history of institutional donations
Collectorsarchive
Collectors in Washington State targeted in art tax enquiry
Agents are looking at art in museums to determine whether “use tax” was paid
Digital Agearchive
Digital visual library expands
Interactive Home Systems partners with National Gallery and Seattle Art Museum