Connect with Benevolent Spirits in “Buwaya Baby” Exhibition
Crocodiles as both fierce and caring
Seattle, WA – Pre-colonial beliefs in the Philippines regarded the crocodile, or buwaya, as sacred, feared, and revered. Heidi Grace Acuña, in collaboration with Arabella Bautista, brings Buwaya Baby to ARTS at King Street Station this First Thursday, Sept. 3 through Nov. 7.
“In Buwaya Baby, Acuña bridges past and present, inviting the power of her pre-colonial ancestry to take up residence in her exhibition,” said James Coley, King Street Satiation Program Lead. “Crossing over the threshold into the exhibition and into the events Acuña will host over the course of its run invites us to reclaim our connection to our roots, our power, and our possibility. “
Related programming in October and November includes an interdisciplinary fashion show, karaoke, and an artist talk.
Also on view through Oct. 3 is A Legacy Illuminated: Black Theater in the Pacific Northwest. Out on the plaza is the last in our summer series: live concerts by The Joe Brazil Legacy Band and Mobile Zine and Book Fairs by Common Area Maintenance.
All of these events are part of We Still Dream a Future, where the Office of Arts & Culture brings together free art activations, installations, exhibitions, performances, and educational experiences across Downtown. Through these events, we invite you to dream, learn, and grow with us.
ARTS at King Street Station is open Wednesday-Saturday, 11 AM-5 PM, and until 8 PM on Thursdays in 2026. We are located at 303 S Jackson St, Top Floor, Seattle, WA 98104.
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About ARTS at King Street Station
ARTS at King Street Station is a dynamic space for arts and culture in the heart of the city dedicated to increasing opportunities for people of color to generate and present their work. Housed above Seattle’s historic King Street Station, this 7,500-square-foot gallery and cultural space includes a studio for artists-in-residence and offices for the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.
Exhibitions and programs come to the gallery through an open application and are recommended by a cohort of King Street Station Advisors. These advisors are a group of community leaders and arts/culture enthusiasts who work with our staff to ensure that the programming at ARTS at King Street Station centers racial equity, represents and welcomes diverse communities, and showcases many creative disciplines. Advisors serve a two-year term.
About the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
Formed in 1971 with a mission to activate and sustain Seattle through arts and culture, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (OAC) manages the City’s public art program, cultural partnerships grant programs, The Creative Advantage arts education initiative, and cultural facilities such as the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute and ARTS at King Street Station.
In alignment with the City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative, OAC seeks new solutions that use arts as a strategy to drive not only our office, but the City as a whole toward racial equity and social justice. OAC will continue to break barriers and build arts-integrated tools that challenge the status quo and push us toward the inclusive society we envision.
OAC is supported by the 16-member Seattle Arts Commission, citizen volunteers appointed by the Mayor and City Council.
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