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Reminder: Cultural Space Brown Bag, May 3

Get updates on the city’s arts and cultural space initiatives at a brown-bag session, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes Room, 601 Fifth Ave. The event is hosted by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Seattle Arts Commission and is free[More]

Posted: April 26th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events.
Tags: artist space assistance program, arts space, Cultural Facilities Program, Cultural Space Initiatives, Cultural Space Seattle, Funding, storefronts seattle

Performances celebrate water for Seattle Center’s ‘The Next Fifty,’ begin May 4

From rainwater traveling through Seattle's sewer system to water's healing power, we presents three performance artworks that illustrate how local artists are contributing to the discussion about our local waterways. The performances are part of several temporary artworks commissioned by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs that address environmental sustainability for[More]

Posted: April 25th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Public Art.
Tags: 1962 World's Fair, Britta Johnson, Luke Sieczek, Mandy Greer, Mater Matrix Mother and Medium, performance artworks, performances, Public Art, Rick Stevenson, Seattle Center, short films, SJ Chiro, Stokely Towels, stormwater: life in the gutter, Susan Robb, temporary projects, the Next 50, The Next Fifty, Water Calling

Artworks for Seattle Center’s ‘The Next Fifty’ open tomorrow, Earth Day artists panel Sunday

Artists Adam Frank, Mandy Greer and Stacy Levy each will present temporary artworks that address environmental sustainability for The Next Fifty, the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1962 World’s Fair, opening tomorrow, April 21. Read more about their artworks here. Hear the artists talk about their artworks at a panel discussion for The Next[More]

Posted: April 20th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Public Art.
Tags: 1962 World's Fair, artworks, Earth Day, panel, panel discussion, Public Art, Seattle Center, temporary artworks, The Next Fifty

RESCHEDULED: Artwork to open at King Street Station plaza May 3

The artist group Rebar has rescheduled the unveiling of their temporary installation Seattlight at King Street Station's Jackson Plaza for First Thursday Art Walk, May 3. Stop by the station at 303 South Jackson St. and meet the artists as they light up the plaza, 8 to 9 p.m. (The artwork[More]

Posted: April 17th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Public Art.
Tags: artwork, Jackson Plaza, King Street Station, opening, Public Art, Rebar, Seattlight, temporary artwork

Cultural Space Brown Bag, May 3

The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Seattle Arts Commission present a brown-bag session to update the community on the city's arts and cultural space initiatives, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, May 3. The event is at City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes Room, 601 Fifth Ave. and is free[More]

Posted: April 17th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Funding.
Tags: artist space assistance program, ASAP, capitol projects, Cultural Facilities Program, cultural space, Cultural Space Initiatives, Cultural Space Seattle, Funding, storefronts seattle

Artist panel on sustainability at Seattle Center’s The Next Fifty, April 22

Artists Adam Frank, Mandy Greer and Stacy Levy will each present temporary artworks that address environmental sustainability for The Next Fifty, the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1962 World's Fair. Hear the artists talk about their artworks at a panel discussion for The Next Fifty's Earth Day Celebration, 2 to 3:30[More]

Posted: April 12th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Public Art.
Tags: 1962 World's Fair, Adam Frank, anniversary, artwork, Celebration, Earth Day, environment, Mandy Greer, panel, Stacy Levy, sustainability, temporary artworks, The Next Fifty

Check out our April eNews

Our director Vincent Kitch celebrates 50 years of arts in Seattle and The Next Fifty. We're seeking artists to create temporary art installations along Greenwood Avenue North and the Central Waterfront. We're also seeking an artist to develop artwork for the Lower Mapes Creek Restoration Project in Rainier Beach. We're opening[More]

Posted: April 10th, 2012 under Art Beat, eNews, Events, News, Public Art.
Tags: brown bag, Calls for artists, Cultural Facilities Program, King Street Station, Mapes Creek, Rebar, Seattle Center, temporary artworks, the Next 50, The World's Fair, workshop

Nominations for 2012 Mayor’s Arts Awards due April 17

Know an individual or organization making a difference in Seattle through arts and culture? Nominate them for a 2012 Mayor's Arts Award. The nomination deadline is 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 17. This year we will celebrate the 10th annual Mayor's Arts Awards. The awards recognize the accomplishments of artists, arts and cultural[More]

Posted: April 2nd, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Mayor's Arts Awards.
Tags: Call for nominations, Mayor's Arts Awards, nominations

SAM hosts talk on the future of public space, March 15

Who is the "public" in public space? How can public spaces become more sustainable? Do public spaces need to accommodate protest? Seattle Art Museum (SAM) will host a panel discussion on the future of public space, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 15, at Olympic Sculpture Park's PACCAR Pavilion. The panel will[More]

Posted: March 14th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events.
Tags: Art and Environment, discussion, Olympic Sculpture Park, panel, SAM, Seattle Art Museum

Help shape K-12 arts plan at community meetings beginning March 13

Help shape a K-12 visual and performing arts plan for Seattle Public Schools! The school district, the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and community arts organizations are partnering to create an arts plan focused on increasing quality arts education access for all K-12 students. To get input from the community,[More]

Posted: March 8th, 2012 under Art Beat, Arts Education, Events.
Tags: Arts Education, Arts Education Partnership, arts plan, community meetings, K-12 arts plan, school district, Seattle Public Schools

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