Our director talks about investing in the arts and preserving admission tax funding. We joined with Mayor Mike McGinn and a few of our funded partners in announcing more than $1.6 million in investments in 137 Seattle arts organizations through our Civic Partners program. Join in a lively panel discussion… [ Keep reading ]
Storefronts Seattle, in partnership with the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, seeks artists to develop art projects for vacant storefronts in various Seattle neighborhoods, including Pioneer Square, the Chinatown/International District, Capitol Hill, South Lake Union and Rainier Beach. The projects will be programmed in available spaces throughout 2012 and… [ Keep reading ]
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,… [ Keep reading ]
Stacy Levy, 2012, Straw Garden: from Wattle to Watershed (proposal drawing). Stacy Levy will create a temporary artwork at Seattle Center’s Broad Street Green as part of its The Next Fifty 50th anniversary celebration. The Broad Street Green—Green Infrastructure Project will address protecting the water quality of… [ Keep reading ]
Detail of Kate Sweeney’s proposed artwork for City Light’s North Service Center. Artists Kate Sweeney and Lanny Bergner will create new artwork for Seattle City Light’s North and South Service Center auditoriums, respectively. The North and South Service Centers are hubs for City Light’s work. Sweeney is… [ Keep reading ]
Mandy Greer; Mater Matrix Mother and Medium (detail); 2009; wool and synthetic yarn plastic, fabric, glass and plastic beads; 36″ x 68″. Photo by Blake Haygood. Missed our 40th anniversary exhibition Seattle as Collector: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Turns 40 at Seattle Art Museum last… [ Keep reading ]
Hugo Ludeña, Chambelanes (detail), 1999, chromogenic print, 20″ x 30″. What artworks from the city’s Portable Works Collection would our staff choose to be in an exhibition? Find out in the exhibition Staff Picks, on display at Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery through March 31. Staff Picks features 24 artworks including sculptures,… [ Keep reading ]
Ever wonder how to clean the surface of a sculptural artwork without using toxic chemicals? Blasting media is a type of clean technology that can be used to prepare or clean almost any surface. It’s similar to sandblasting, but the range of products used are some of the most diverse… [ Keep reading ]
Perri Lynch; Moment to Moment; 2011; stone, glass, LEDs and steel; 12’x28″x28″. Located at Fire Station 21 in Greenwood. Photo courtesy of the artist. Celebrate Seattle artist Perri Lynch’s new public artwork Moment to Moment at the opening of the new Fire Station 21 at 7304 Greenwood Ave…. [ Keep reading ]
We’re seeking a project manager for the Public Art team to manage permanently sited and temporary artwork projects. The Public Art team manages and stewards the city’s permanently sited and portable artworks and develops the annual Municipal Art Plan. The project manager’s duties will include developing public art projects,… [ Keep reading ]
