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You probably have different types of friends you do different things with, friends you go hiking with, take to baseball games or go out to eat with.

But do you have any art friends?

You know, people you can take to cultural events like gallery shows and museum exhibits

and engage in thoughtful conversations about art with.

Meet Me Here's Jeannie Yandel spoke with arts community leader Lelani Lewis about the importance

of having an arts-minded social circle and asks for a few tips on how to make some art friends.

Here's Jeannie.

From Seattle Art Fair to smaller gallery shows

to new exhibitions at the Fry and the Henry.

Seattle has an embarrassment of art events and exhibitions on offer right now.

That description comes from the local magazine public display art,

by the way. And the good news is you can't really go wrong with any of these events or

exhibitions. You're going to find exciting work pretty much anywhere you go. But all these artistic

riches could feel overwhelming to check out alone.

So how do you find like-minded people who are curious to go check out some art together?

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