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Weekly Art Hit: ‘Chimera’ by Ted Jonsson

In 1972, when the Seattle Arts Commission was only one year old, Ted Jonsson answered our agency’s call for a work of art involving a great quantity of water—one that uses water as the primary sculptural element.  In 1975, Jonsson created Chimera, a fountain artwork that continues to fascinate us… [ Keep reading ]

Parking Squid bike rack gets new waterfront home on Earth Day, April 22

Happy Earth Day, folks! To celebrate, the beloved “Parking Squid” bicycle rack at Seattle Center has found a new long-term residence at the base of the Pike Street Hill Climb directly across from the Seattle Aquarium on Alaskan Way. “Parking Squid” will offer accessible bicycle parking along the Central Waterfront…. [ Keep reading ]

What We’re Reading This Week

Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news relating to the Seattle region.  Nonprofits move beyond black tie to raise funds Puget Sound Business Journal, Valerie Bauman Donors received a surprise last year when they opened their invitations to the Gilda’s Club Seattle “Diamonds and Dew Drops” benefit ball. For… [ Keep reading ]

Funding available for Seattle arts and cultural organizations

Seattle-based arts and cultural organizations are invited to apply for the city’s Civic Partners funding program, administered by the Office of Arts & Culture. The program provides two-year funding commitments with allocations for 2014 and 2015. Funding is intended to promote a healthy and diverse arts and cultural community by… [ Keep reading ]

Weekly Art Hit: ‘Chief Seattle’ by James Wehn

James Wehn’s near-life-size historic bronze statue of Chief Seattle, the city’s namesake, invites visitors to sit by the fountain pool in downtown Seattle’s Tilikum Place Park and ponder the history of the city and sculpture. In the early 1900s, during the first stage of the Denny Hill Regrade, the city… [ Keep reading ]

Nominations open for 2013 Mayor’s Arts Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2013 Mayor’s Arts Awards. The awards recognize the accomplishments of artists, arts and cultural organizations and community members committed to enriching their communities through the arts. The nomination deadline is 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 15. The nomination form is available online here.  For a… [ Keep reading ]

What We’re Reading This Week

Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the Greater Seattle area. Guest: Turn STEM into STEAM with Arts Education                                                           … [ Keep reading ]

Weekly Art Hit: ‘Moses’

   Looking at the weighty, steel geometric volumes that make up Tony Smith’s Moses sculpture, it’s hard to imagine this work presented in plywood, but that’s just how the public first saw the piece in 1968. The Seattle Art Museum’s Contemporary Art Council first commissioned the work for an exhibition… [ Keep reading ]

What We’re Reading This Week

Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the Greater Seattle area. Change Culture, and the World Creative Time Reports, Favianna Rodriguez “Art has always been a tool for me to claim space, build power and speak out about the injustices that have shaped my social experience in the… [ Keep reading ]

Weekly Art Hit: ‘Seattle Totem Pole’

While wandering around Pioneer Square, you’ve probably seen the 50-foot carved cedar Seattle Totem Pole standing in the southwest corner of Pioneer Place Park. The totem was created in Alaska in 1940 by native carvers of the Kyan and Kinninook Indian families. The pole was part of a Civilian Conservation… [ Keep reading ]