The following description comes from the event organizer.

A blank space to artfully inhabit once a year without judgments or restrictions continues to be the animating force of Shift Gallery. Members rely on the breathing space and security this freedom gives them to experiment, dig deeper or take risks in their practice and still be able to count on an annual outing of their work, wherever their aesthetic interests and wanderings lead them. Shift shows, as a result, are reliably lively, varied and unpredictable—a must-see for First Thursdays art walkers in the Pioneer Square district.