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Artist selected for North Precinct Police Station

“I am passionate about creating experiences that engage people’s curiosity,” writes Nikolaus Hafermaas, who has been selected to create public artwork for the new North Precinct Police Station. Hafermaas will be a part of the design team for the new police station, which will be located at Aurora Avenue North… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Arts Commission welcomes Jonathan Cunningham

Jonathan Cunningham is the Manager of Youth Programs and Community Outreach at EMP Museum where he’s tasked with growing EMP’s numerous youth initiatives and creating more opportunities for community members to access and design programming at the museum. He has facilitated after-school programming in Seattle’s Central District and the South… [ Keep reading ]

First Hill Art Interruptions 2014 announcement

Keep an eye out on First Hill this summer for Art Interruptions! Ten artists have been selected to develop a series of artworks that will inhabit city sidewalks and parks to offer passers-by a brief interruption in their day, eliciting a moment of surprise, beauty, contemplation or humor  for Art… [ Keep reading ]

John Grade prepares art for Mapes Creek project

As public art project manager Jason Huff and I walk into John Grade’s studio in Rainier Beach, Erik Satie’s classical music fills the room, only to be interrupted by the loud whirring of a woodcutting machine. Grade greets us, and apologizes for needing to finish a project very quickly before… [ Keep reading ]

May Neighborhood & Community Arts events

The Neighborhood & Community Arts (NCA) program supports Seattle’s neighborhood arts councils and community groups that produce events to promote arts and cultural participation and build community. In 2014, the program provided $1,200 each to 42 groups to support annual public festivals and events. Coming up this month… 17th of… [ Keep reading ]

Artists selected for South Park public art identifier project

Working in partnership with King County and the Office of Economic Development, the Office of Arts & Culture has awarded a commission for a neighborhood identifier artwork to Diane Hansen and Jennifer Wedderman. Hansen and Weddermann will work closely with the South Park community to develop a series of identifiers… [ Keep reading ]

CityArtist Rodrigo Valenzuela’s “Maria TV”

Pictured: A scene from filming Maria TV Between combating stereotypes, challenging homogenous media, and telling stories of people with “invisible jobs,” the experimental documentary Maria TV has a lot to accomplish. But director Rodrigo Valenzuela, using real life stories and people, is creating something that will provoke these existing ideologies…. [ Keep reading ]

Celebrate new artwork at Bell St. Park on April 12

Celebrate the dedication of new public artwork by Sheila Klein at the new Bell St. Park in the Belltown neighborhood. The Seattle Parks and Recreation opening celebration will be 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 12. Klein’s new artwork, Souvenir, consists of four bronze sculptures that are featured on… [ Keep reading ]

“Flyways” enhances Safe Routes to School

Walking or riding a bike to and from school provides a chance for students to get outside and to start and end their school day with physical activity. Walking to school has even been proven to help kids concentrate better in school; for the rest of the city, it alleviates… [ Keep reading ]

Connecting the dots

A choral group in town was suffering under a lease for more space than they ended up needing – a large rehearsal room and several of their offices were empty more often than not. At the same time, and literally blocks away, a small… [ Keep reading ]