Scenes from the subconscious: “Sneak Peek” by Elise Koncsek.

Two new Artscapes exhibits will engage viewers not with a shout but a whisper. Sneak Peek, an art installation by Elise Koncsek at the Woolworth Windows, invites passersby to glimpse through peepholes to discover intricate tableaux of the artist’s imagination. My Dreams Are Blue/MicroZoo Menagerie, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Jennifer Chin at the Tacoma Post Office Building, plumbs the artist’s obsession with piercing, oceanic shades of blue.

Not what it seems to be: Koncsek’s installation at 11th & Broadway.

For on-the-go pedestrians, Sneak Peek‘s intention is easy to miss. Koncsek has covered two of the Woolworth Windows with fabric, adding simply shaped cutouts with peepholes at both child- and adult-eye levels. From a distance, the windows resemble playschool artwork. One must move closer to discover the small peek holes. Koncsek says the artwork is meant to…