We’re partnering with the Washington State Arts Commission (WSAC) on their Roster of Teaching Artists. Applications for the roster are now open with a deadline of June 11. The roster identifies and promotes experienced teaching artists in all disciplines who are qualified to work in K-12 public schools in Washington state. The
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Posted: May 16th, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education.
Tags: Arts Education, roster, Roster of Teaching Artists, Washington State Arts Commission
Our Youth Arts funding program will invest $175, 960 in 34 youth programs that offer arts training outside of school hours for Seattle’s middle and high school youth. Thirty middle-school students at South Shore K-8 in Rainier Beach will participate in an after-school robotic arts workshop led by teaching artist Andrew Peterson
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Posted: May 16th, 2012 under Art Beat, Funding.
Tags: Funding, out-of-school programs, youth, Youth Arts Funding
We’re accepting project applications for our new Cultural Facilities program. The new pilot program supports Seattle-based arts, heritage, cultural and arts service organizations with urgent-need, facilities-based capital projects. The program will award one-time funding to organizations with projects such as facility renovations, ADA-access projects or the completion of the final phase of
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Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Art Beat, Funding.
Tags: Arts, cultural, Cultural Facilities Program, facilities, Funding, heritage, renovation, repairs
Seattle Parks and Recreation seeks individuals, groups or organizations to create fun, innovative, curriculum-based visual and performing arts programs at four Seattle parks this summer. The Summer Art in the Park program aims to increase learning opportunities for youth, build self-esteem and promote cross-cultural experiences. The parks are Othello Playground, Lakeridge Playground,
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Posted: May 9th, 2012 under Art Beat.
Tags: art, parks, proposals, RFP, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Summer Art in the Park
See artwork by members of the Columbia City Gallery in the exhibition Columbia City Gallery Artists Step Out, on view at City Hall through July 2. The Columbia City Gallery is an artists' cooperative in Southeast Seattle that brings together emerging and professional artists working in diverse media. The exhibition features
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Posted: May 9th, 2012 under Art Beat, Public Art.
Tags: artwork, City Hall, City Hall Gallery, Columbia City Gallery, Columbia City Gallery Artists Step Out, exhibition, Gallery
May is Arts Education Month in Washington state. Together with ArtsEd Washington, we invite you to join the statewide campaign celebrating and promoting arts education. Read Mayor Mike McGinn's proclamation in support of Arts Education Month. And check out ArtsEd Washington's suggestions on how you can get involved
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Posted: May 8th, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education.
Tags: Arts Education, arts education month, ArtsEd Washington, K-12 arts plan, mayoral proclamation, Roster of Teaching Artists, Seattle Public Schools, Washington State Arts Commission
Our director Vincent Kitch talks about preserving cultural space. Performance artworks illustrate how local artists are contributing to the discussion about our local waterways. Kelly Pajek joins the public art team. We invite you to join the statewide campaign celebrating and promoting arts education for Arts Education Month. See artwork by
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Posted: May 7th, 2012 under Art Beat, Calls for Artists, eNews, News, Public Art.
Tags: Arts Education Monthy, artworks, calls, City Hall Gallery, Columbia City Gallery, Cultural Facilities Program, cultural space, Gallery, hidden hazards in the arts, performances, Public Art, workshop
We've added an additional free screening of the Water Calling Short Films, 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 9 at SIFF Cinema. Go here for the complete film schedule and locations. In the 70-minute presentation, five filmmakers tap into the flow of water and invite viewers to reflect on the preservation of our water resources—from drinking water through
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Posted: May 7th, 2012 under Art Beat.
Tags: films, short films, the Next 50, Water Calling
It was a dark and stormy First Thursday Art Walk night, and the artwork at King Street Station was not alight. Thanks to those of you who came out to see San Francisco artist group Rebar’s temporary installation Seattlight at King Street Station's Jackson Plaza last night. We had hoped to open the project, but the
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Posted: May 4th, 2012 under Art Beat.
Tags: Jackson Plaza, King Street Station, Rebar, Seattlight, temporary artwork
Stokley Towles' one-man performance Stormwater: Life in the Gutter begins tonight at 7 p.m., May 4, at Seattle Center. Towle’s uses humor and wit to reveal the world of urban rainfall and traces its travels from the clouds to the city's streets, homes and businesses and the sewer lines below. Go here
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Posted: May 4th, 2012 under Art Beat, Public Art.
Tags: Mandy Greer, Mater Matrix Mother Medium, Stokley Towels, stormwater: life in the gutter, The Next Fifty, Water Calling