The Seattle Seahawks award $53,000 to The Creative Advantage

by artbeat on January 13, 2020

Group photo from the Poster Series reception at the Museum of Pop Culture (l-r): Artist Shawn Wolfe, Barry Ament, Coby Schultz, Jeff Kleinsmith, Gail Selhorst, Preston Singletary, Randy Engstrom and Gnartoons (AKA James the Stanton). Photo by Tina LaPadula

Proceeds from The Seattle Seahawks Game Day Poster Series exceeded all expectations.

On January 2, the Seahawks gave $53,000 in proceeds from the sales of eight game day posters that they commissioned local artists to create this season. The funds will be used to purchase art supplies for visual art programs and classes at Seattle schools

Each individual school has different ways to fund their annual visual arts materials needs e.g. school budget, PTA, Donor’s Choose. The Seahawks Gameday Poster Series proceeds will go to schools that have the highest needs in our district. The schools will be determined using the SPS equity index and identifying schools we know have struggled with the on-going expenses needed for a quality visual arts program.
Gail Sehlhorst, Visual and Performing Arts Manager at Seattle Public Schools