Wednesday May 17, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m. Victrola Café on 15th 411 15th Ave East Seattle, WA 98112 RSVP here Join SALT for a discussion of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time as we create a dialogue about racial equity in the arts by grounding ourselves in the reading of this… [ Keep reading ]
Why does art matter? April 12, 2017, 6-8 p.m. doors open at 5:30 p.m. Youngstown Cultural Center 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106 RSVP here What role does art play in society and how does it shape us? Please join Councilmember Lisa Herbold, KUOW and the Office of Arts… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Design Commission recognized two projects that were enriched with integrated public art in their 2016 Design Excellence Awards, Fire Station 20 and Mapes Creek Restoration. You can view all the recipients here. The Seattle Design Commission presents the Design Excellence Awards every two years, selecting the winning projects… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Public Schools and City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture announce grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation for the creation of new Media Arts course at the Seattle Public Schools Skills Center SEATTLE, March 21, 2017 – The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Dr. Quinton Morris is a concert violinist, educator, entrepreneur, filmmaker and founder of The Young Eight String Octet, comprised of distinguished African American string players from the nation’s most prestigious music schools. Morris earned a Master of Music degree from the Boston Conservatory and a Doctor of Musical Arts at… [ Keep reading ]
Kathy Hsieh, Cultural Partnership Program Manager for the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), is hosting open chat sessions designed to bring people in the arts and cultural community together around common questions related to funding and racial equity. These informal conversations are a great way to meet with a… [ Keep reading ]
February 20 – April 14, 2017 at Seattle Presents Gallery in the Seattle Municipal Tower The Seattle Presents Gallery will showcase a new installation The Nightmare Quilt (Revival) 1988-2017 by Beverly Naidus this spring. In 1988 Naidus created a dual sided large scale quilt of 54 panels from canvas… [ Keep reading ]
2017 Civic Poet call opens February 27, 2017 SEATTLE (Feb. 27, 2017) — Mayor Ed Murray announced today that the city is searching for the next Civic Poet. The Civic Poet program celebrates Seattle’s rich literary community, while investing the future of literary arts through community engagement. The call for… [ Keep reading ]
Ronald “Otts” Bolisay is our new Digital Media Specialist. Fourteen years of social justice work has attuned himto the rhythms of stories and how they can move us to action. Blogs were the newest form of social media back then, and Otts trained the Seattle contingent of the… [ Keep reading ]
Saturday, February 18, 2017; 2 – 3:30 p.m. Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium Seattle Public Library 1000 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Elissa Washuta was selected by the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with… [ Keep reading ]
