Archive for January, 2012
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and 4Culture present ceramic artworks from their public art collections in the exhibition “Enduring Clay: Four Decades of Collecting Ceramics by the City of Seattle and King County.” The show is on view at the Washington State Convention Center through April 9, and is
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Posted: January 31st, 2012 under Art Beat, Gallery, Public Art.
Tags: 4Culture, ceramics, city of Seattle, clay, exhibitions, National Council for the Education for the Ceramic Arts, NCECA, Washington State Convention Center
You are invited to join Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield and youth for a lively panel discussion and community forum about arts education, creative learning and student success. The 2012 Arts Education Forum is 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, at Seattle University's Pigott Auditorium. Bring
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Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education, Events.
Tags: Arts Education, arts education forum, Arts Education Partnership, Dr. Susan Enfield, Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools
Artists and arts enthusiasts: give your perspective on how to shape the waterfront. Join the city's Waterfront Seattle project for a series of informal discussions on key topics about the future of the waterfront. Now is the time to get involved! All events will be 5:30 to 7 p.m., downstairs at Town
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Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events.
Tags: Seattle Central Waterfront, Seattle Waterfront, waterfront, Waterfront Seattle project
Your next visit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will include the sights and sounds of northwest music. The Sea-Tac Airport Music Initiative, Experience the City of Music -- a cooperative effort by the Port of Seattle, Seattle Music Commission and PlayNetwork-- launches this week to showcase the northwest region's music culture. The Sea-Tac Airport Music
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Posted: January 26th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, News.
Tags: Experience the City of Music, launch party, live music, local music, Sea-Tac, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Join Mayor Mike McGinn, the Seattle City Council, City Attorney Peter Holmes, and city departments for a City Hall Open House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28. City Hall is at 601 Fifth Ave. The event will feature a Q&A with elected officials, tours of the offices of the mayor
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Posted: January 24th, 2012 under Art Beat, News.
Tags: city attorney, city departments, City Hall, City Hall Open House, mayor, Seattle City Council
Are you a library user? Does your organization use the library? Do you perform at the library? Do you hold joint programming with the library? The Seattle Public Library wants to hear from you! Give your input on priorities for improvement at a community meeting, 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28,
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Posted: January 24th, 2012 under Art Beat, News.
Tags: community meeting, Seattle Public Library
Jon Rosen, new Seattle Arts Commission Chair. Photo by Martin Genev. We're pleased to announce the recent appointments of three new members to the Seattle Arts Commission. Mayor Mike McGinn appointed landscape architect and urban designer Jeff Benesi of Mithun. With more than 30 years of experience, Benesi’s portfolio
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Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Art Beat, News.
Tags: commissioners, Seattle Arts Commission
Ludovic Morlot, music director, Seattle Symphony. Photo by Ben VanHouten. Don't miss this! The Seattle Symphony will perform a free community concert at City Hall, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25. Ludovic Morlot, the symphony’s new music director, will lead the orchestra in a program featuring Weber’s Overture
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Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Seattle Presents.
Tags: City Hall, concert, free concert, Ludovic Morlot, Seattle Presents, Seattle Symphony
As the arts are essential in a complete education, we're sharing the news that the Seattle Office for Education (OFE) is seeking requests for qualifications (RFQs) from organizations to support one of four program areas of the city's Families and Education Levy. The $232 million seven-year levy was passed by voters last
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Posted: January 20th, 2012 under Art Beat, News.
Tags: Families and Education Levy, Request for qualifications, RFQ, Seattle Office for Education
The arts create positive ripple effects throughout our communities. Advocate for the arts on Arts & Heritage Day, Feb. 1. The Washington State Arts Alliance (WSAA) is partnering again this year with the Washington Museum Association to coordinate Arts & Heritage Day, an annual gathering of arts advocates in Olympia where volunteers
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Posted: January 20th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, News.
Tags: Arts & Heritage Day, Arts Day, Washington State Arts Alliance
