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City seeks director for the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs

The city is seeking a director to lead the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. The department director reports to the mayor and the position appointment must be confirmed by the Seattle City Council. The director manages specific programs and services that provide funding, technical assistance and advocacy for artists,… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle songbirds play City Hall, Oct. 21

Bring the kids for a session of sweet folk and country serenades from The Starlings, 12 to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 21, at City Hall. Their insightful music is packed full of storied songwriting, tender vocal harmonies and acoustic goodness all “buoyed by shimmering vocalist Joy Mills,” writes the Seattle P-I.

Visit the new and improved Seattle.gov

Does something look different on the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs’ home page? You may be noticing our new, streamlined header and footer – the product of a redesign of the city of Seattle home page and top-level portal that debuted today on www.seattle.gov.

Meet the 2010 Mayor’s Arts Award winners

Hear a Seattle legend talk about his life as a self-taught artist. Learn about how one unique theatre company brings books to life on stage. See how one organization is opening minds and winning hearts through music. Find out how girls can make a difference through film, how a 96-year-old art school is bring and keeping major talent in Seattle, and how an innovative dance center is putting Seattle on the map for contemporary dance.

Free public art web seminar for artists, Oct. 13

The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and 4Culture invite you to sit in on Public Art 101 for Artists, a free web seminar (or “webinar”) produced by Americans for the Arts. The webinar is  11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Pl. S…. [ Keep reading ]

Convivencia en acción: flamenco and folk at City Hall, Oct. 14

Get swept up in the interactive fandango (folk and flamenco dance) traditions of Veracruz, Mexico at a free show of The Seattle Fandango Project 12 to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, at City Hall. Dancing on box drums, festive melodies and bright flowing dresses immerse the audience in convivencia (the spirit of living and being in community).