Artist Rob Ley will create a permanent artwork for Fire Station 20 on the west side of Queen Anne Hill. The fire station is expected to open in 2014 at 15th Avenue West and West Armour Street. Ley is a Los Angeles, Calif.-based artist trained as an architect who creates multi-dimensional public… [ Keep reading ]
Read the great article about our new director in Sunday’s Seattle Times: Music changed life of Seattle’s new arts director.
The Seattle Times featured a review of the exhibition Seattle as Collector: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Turns 40, on view through Oct. 23 at Seattle Art Museum. Read it here. Seattle as Collector is a retrospective exhibition of artworks from 112 artists showcasing four decades of the… [ Keep reading ]
Here’s some good news! Last night, the Washington State House of Representatives passed SB 5834, which helps secure a future for the arts and heritage community of King County. SB 5834 permits counties to direct an existing portion of local lodging taxes to programs for arts and heritage. The next step… [ Keep reading ]
Our office’s director, Vincent Kitch, sent this message out earlier today regarding applications for the 2012 CityArtist Projects funding cycle: Dear colleagues, The Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs had intended to open applications for the 2012 CityArtist Projects program this week. However, due to uncertainty regarding the city of… [ Keep reading ]
We’re pleased to announce our Youth Arts funding program will invest $125,000 in 34 youth programs that offer arts training outside of school hours for Seattle’s middle and high school youth. Forty immigrant teens will produce a film, write poetry and create comic books based on their lives, thanks in… [ Keep reading ]
Artist Nickolus Meisel recently completed an artwork at the Westlake Avenue and Seventh Avenue stop on the South Lake Union line of the Seattle Streetcar. Cloud Haiku is a series of four cast-bronze pillows arranged along the streetcar platform. The artist wanted to use his artwork to create an urban Zen… [ Keep reading ]
We kicked off the 40th anniversary celebration of the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs last week at the opening reception of the exhibition Seattle as Collector: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Turns 40. Nearly 400 people gathered at Seattle Art Museum to enjoy the exhibition and live performances…. [ Keep reading ]
Performance/Art, on display at Seattle City Hall through July 11, features the dramatic work of four Seattle performance photographers who collaborate with dancers, musicians and actors to move beyond the fleeting moments of a performance to create powerful visual metaphors that convey more than a snapshot. Photographers David Belisle, Gabriel Bienczycki,… [ Keep reading ]
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced $695,000 in grants to 22 Seattle arts groups for fiscal year 2011. Among the local recipients: The 5th Avenue Theatre ($60,000 to support a production of Rogers’ and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!); Artist Trust ($30,000 to support career training and resources to artists… [ Keep reading ]
