Equinox Studios

From our June Artist of the Month: Collectiv.EQ ✨

Collectiv.EQ is excited to present Juneteenth celebrations at Equinox Studios! June through July, we’ll be hosting our friends Altared Roots and Seattle Hoodoo Society, who will bring their brilliance to “the block” through visual arts & performance honoring Black culture and celebrating freedom. Join us for a 3-part event What Price, Freedom all month long:

6/13: Georgetown Art Attack / Equinox Open Studios, 6-9p @ Living Room 211 + pop-up gallery space

6/19: Juneteenth community event @ Equinox Studios @ Living Room 211 + outdoors

Stay tuned at .eq and .roots on Instagram, and be sure to join us for the first-ever Juneteenth celebration at Equinox Studios!

Location: Equinox Studios 6566 5th Ave S. Seattle 98108 - Living Room 211

What is Juneteenth?

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is the celebration of the emancipation of Black enslaved folks in America. The word Juneteenth is a combination of the words June and nineteen. The date, June 19th, marks the final announcement of emancipation delivered to the 250,000 individuals still enslaved in Texas in 1865, after the original announcement in 1863. Celebrations began in 1866 and grew in popularity between the 1920s and 1930s, centering on faith, food, and the arts. The holiday became federally recognized in 2021, under President Joe Biden. Learn more at https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/moments/juneteenth.

Our June Artist of the Month: Collectiv.EQ ✨

Collectiv.EQ offers shared workspace and community support to those with little to no access to creative workspace.

Some words from Collectiv.EQ:

“Hello! We are Collectiv.EQ - a small group of artists of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and q***r identities that aims to support the artistic practice of marginalized folks and nurture collective power and community in and around the Duwamish Valley.

If you want to collaborate on an event or exhibition, or if you just need some extra space to build your project, send us an email or a DM!”

We are honored to spotlight Collectiv.EQ and the important work they do to create opportunities, build community, and support artists throughout the Duwamish Valley.

📸 Swipe through to see past art shown.

Instagram: .eq
Email: [email protected]

DOUBLE THE EQUINOX. DOUBLE THE SHENANIGANS.

Next Saturday, June 13, we’re doing two things at once—and somehow it all makes perfect sense.

🎪 At the Carnival (Airport Way S | 12–10 PM)
Find us with Equinox Out of the Box, featuring artwork by Equinox artists and artisans, and help build The Bridge for Belonging, an interactive art installation.

🎨 At Open Studios (5th Ave S | 6–9 PM)
Wander the halls, visit working artists, explore studios, and discover what’s being made behind the scenes at Equinox.

Whether you stop by the Carnival, explore the studios, or make a day of both, you’ll find art, creativity, and community waiting for you.

June 13. See the art. Meet the artists. Do both.

NEXT SATURDAY, 6/13!!

The Georgetown Carnival is returning June 13, 2026!
Equinox Studios is once again excited to be part of the FREE WEIRD FUN!

We’ll be featuring:

• EQUINOX OUT OF THE BOX — showcasing the work of Equinox artists and artisans
• THE BRIDGE FOR BELONGING — a collaborative community-building project

Join us for:

🎪 Carnival Shenanigans (Airport Way S): 12–10 PM
🎨 Open Studios (5th Ave S): 6–9 PM

Mark your calendars and join the fun!

More from the studio process of Ramona Lee, our Equinox Artist of the Month:

“In the studio—where figures shift, dissolve, and re-form. Working between clay and paint allows me to think through the body differently—what is held internally versus what becomes visible.”

Yellow Clay figure:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQtlzsIEeZ3JtemVnVs30lC1KJhFmozHycxJ2I0/?igsh=MTF5cmhjajZxd3A3Nw==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTmA1T2EeAm/?igsh=MTl3ZDI4YmRnaHMyMw==

Flower Figure:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWkkf-6kTnz/?igsh=MTQ2bWYxMzAyZ2hxdA==

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXGFMASFPUL/?img_index=1&igsh=MWRtdzQwaWM3cGtybQ==

🔎 Learn more about Ramona:
Instagram: .us


📍 Her studio is at Equinox Outpost.

A work from our Artist of the Month, Ramona Lee, titled "Worry From One Eye to the Other":

A gaze isn’t passive—it carries, holds, and sometimes transfers what can’t be said. From Worry from one eye to the other, this work traces how emotion moves between figures, blurring where one body ends and another begins.

🔎 Learn more about Ramona:
Instagram: .us

📍 Her studio is at Equinox Outpost.

From our Artist of the Month, Ramona:

Now on view: A Maternal Gaze. This exhibition reflects on care, tension, and generational presence.
My work explores how worry and attention circulate through the gaze—what we inherit, and what wehold. On view through May 31 at Columbia City Gallery.

https://columbiacitygallery.com/event/a-maternal-gaze/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcARk6rZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaf1cpl0zFvlFUQ_m-SijV4aSzw8nVSM1snTEWy9czU7wWGPyWvu04g53T_vXg_aem_DD7Io-RSSKXu-Z3glKvlmA

Meet our May Artist of the Month: Ramona Lee!

About Ramona:

Ramona Lee is an American Artist and public educator in South Seattle.

Working across painting, clay, and digital media, Lee’s recent pieces examine how worry, care, and perception move from one body to another. Her ongoing series Worry from one eye to the other positions the gaze as both a conduit and a burden, tracing the quiet transfer of emotion between subjects.

Lee’s work is currently featured in A Maternal Gaze, on view April 22 – May 31 at Columbia City Gallery in Seattle, alongside Miwa Gardner. The exhibition considers care, tension, and generational presence through layered figuration and material sensitivity.

Lee continues to develop new large-scale paintings and
sculptural forms that expand on these themes within her studio at Equinox.

🔎 Learn more about Ramona:
Instagram: .us

📍 Her studio is at Equinox Outpost.

Equinox Studios - Celebrating Community and May Open Studios! - https://mailchi.mp/046831354c9b/equinox-studios-may-open-studios