Creature Feature: Animal Art April 6 – June 29, 2018 Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery, 3rd Floor How long have artists been making art about animals? Over 40,000 years! There’s nothing in the city’s collection that far back, but we do have a variety of artworks that include various creatures both… [ Keep reading ]
Poetry works in metaphors, but we’re being literal when we tell you this: An upcoming poetry event will transport you. If you take the First Hill Street Car from Broadway to the International District for this year’s Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, February 11, between Noon and 1:30pm, you… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks a practicing composer and/or musician to be an Artist-in Residence in the northwest tower of the Fremont Bridge. The selected composer and/or musician will undertake an in-depth exploration of the historic bridge’s… [ Keep reading ]
Tolbert will present at the Mayor’s Arts Awards ceremony, Thursday, Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. The Office of Arts & Culture announced Seattle’s next Civic Poet, Anastacia-Reneé Tolbert. She is the former Writer-in-Residence at Richard Hugo House, and a workshop facilitator and multivalent performance artist. Three books by the poet/Tolbert,… [ Keep reading ]
For National Poetry Month this year, we managed to get most of our staff to participate in writing an exquisite corpse poem. Here it is! It was a quiet storm broken bark let secrets loose secrets open up and let the light shine in dance and let the light shine… [ Keep reading ]
Gain insight on developing arts participation at the free forum and workshop “Innovation: Connecting to a New Era of Arts Participation.” The forum will be 10 a.m. to noon, Monday, Oct. 3, at Nesholm Lecture Hall (SIFF Cinema) at McCaw Hall. A free workshop, “Roots of Innovation,” will follow, 1:30… [ Keep reading ]
We’re seeking two artists to create semi-permanent, site-specific installations for Seattle City Light’s North and South Service Centers, hubs for City Light’s work. Each artist will create up to two artworks that should capture the “electricity” of City Light’s activities. The call is open to artists residing in Washington, Oregon,… [ Keep reading ]
Get an inside perspective on the retrospective exhibition on view at Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Seattle as Collector: Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Turns 40. City Curator and Collections Manager Deborah Paine will present a talk at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 at Hotel 1000 as part of SAM’s… [ Keep reading ]
Join us and Mayor Mike McGinn this Thursday at 4 p.m.to celebrate Seattle’s creative community and the award recipients of the 9th annual Mayor’s Arts Awards at Seattle Center’s North Fountain Lawn. The 2011 award recipients are: Donald Byrd, Tony-nominated choreographer; Jack Straw Productions, audio arts center; Dr. Quinton Morris,… [ Keep reading ]
Get down to new soul sounds from one of the funkiest bands in Seatown this Thursday at City Hall. The 10-piece funk band Doctorfunk echoes the legendary passion of famed horn band Tower of Power but brings its own sizzle, pop and scream to the scene. The performance, from 12… [ Keep reading ]
