Recently in Jackson Park, people have been reporting that they have seen something new to the landscape – a new type of plant, perhaps? Some are as tall as trees, some lay on the ground, but all have beautiful, intricate leaves, which appear to be hand cut by an artist…. [ Keep reading ]
In 2010 the city restored the Salmon Bay Natural Area near the Ballard Locks in order to improve water and upland habitat for salmon and other species. In certain seasons, you can watch salmon swimming in the tides. Welcoming all to the site is Martin Oliver’s A Salish Welcome (2010), a… [ Keep reading ]
Arts in the News Meet the artists behind the new Rainier ‘R’ “As Seattleites watch the new 12-foot Rainier Brewing “R” being hoisted atop the old brewery along Interstate 5 later this week, some onlookers will be holding their breath. “When you go to plug it in, you just hope… [ Keep reading ]
KEXP, you get a car! 826, you get a car; and Cornish, you get a car! …Well, maybe Oprah isn’t giving any of Seattle’s organizations cars, but Mayor McGinn announced that 13 cultural organizations have received money to upgrade or complete their facilities! Way better than a Pontiac. More great… [ Keep reading ]
The Arts & Social Change on November 5th is now sold out! Read on to see how you can still help to envision ASC’s future. Arts & Social Change started last year as a one-off symposium, but since has grown into an active Facebook group, a partnership with… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Arts Commission welcomes three new members: Jerry Garcia, Amber Rose Jimenez and Vivian Phillips. Garcia and Phillips will both serve terms to Dec. 31, 2014 when they will be up for reappointment. Garcia is a City Council appointment and Phillips is a Mayor McGinn appointment. Jimenez is serving… [ Keep reading ]
This week, 33 artists around Seattle that work in literary, media/film and visual arts received over $160,000 collectively in awards through the CityArtist Projects annual funding program. The awards support new works, works-in-progress, or works taken to the next stage, and is anticipated to stage project presentations within a year…. [ Keep reading ]
Watch artist Jen Dixon create and install “Playland” in this new video! “Playland” was titled and inspired by an amusement park of the 1930’s. Dixon took old street signs and created collages that were installed last July in the Bitter Lake neighborhood. Seattle Department of Transportation‘s own Therese Casper created… [ Keep reading ]
Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the greater Seattle area. Arts in the News Art Space and Race: How did affordable artist housing in Seattle’s least-white neighborhoods end up more than 80 percent white? “Demand for artist housing in Seattle is incredible.There are a thousand artists on… [ Keep reading ]
How will your new School Board members support the arts? Find out before you cast your vote! Providing equitable access to arts learning is one of the strategies included in the five-year Seattle Public Schools Strategic Plan. We know the arts are not provided equally to all students now, and… [ Keep reading ]
