Join us for an artist reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, April 7, in honor of the Sev Shoon print arts exhibition at City Hall. Seattle printmaking hot spot Sev Shoon Arts Center fills Seattle City Hall with an exhibition of more than 30 artworks by 10 Northwest artists…. [ Keep reading ]
Want some hometown adoration and your music playing on 10,000 city phone lines and a local music podcast? The city of Seattle may be able to help you out. The Seattle OnHold music program showcases Seattle’s diverse music scene and is seeking new music. Submit your music, a short bio… [ Keep reading ]
We’re 40 this year. KUOW’s Marcie Sillman marks this milestone in her three-part series on public funding in the arts Culture Shock. The segments are scheduled to air next week, but you can listen online now. Sillman looks at the history and the evolution of the Seattle Arts Commission, talks… [ Keep reading ]
You’re invited to the City Hall Open House, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29. There will be free musical performances by Buddy Catlett, Caspar Babypants, Correo Aereo and Srivani Jade; Seattle Animal Shelter pets for adoption; library card registration; tours of a fire truck, City Council Chambers and the mayor’s office;… [ Keep reading ]
Storefronts Seattle, in partnership with the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, seeks artists and arts organizations to enliven vacant storefronts with temporary installations, artist residencies and creative enterprise projects in Pioneer Square, the Chinatown-International District and other to-be-announced locations from March 2011 to January 2012. Storefronts Seattle is… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE [1/26/11]: Unfortunately, we had to suspend our search for two full-time communications internships. We are evaluating our internship program and hope to re-open the opportunity soon. We are seeking two full-time communications interns to work closely with its communications team and provide administrative support for the department. Responsibilities include… [ Keep reading ]
It’s not everyday that Seattle’s top orchestra plays a free concert for your lunch break. Tell your boss you’ll be late to that meeting and get to City Hall tomorrow at noon!
Travel back to the roaring ’20s as this delightful vintage quartet, dressed in period clothing, plays tunes fit for flappers dancing in a glitzy underground speakeasy. Miss Rose & Her Rhythm Percolators are led by singer Sunga Rose, who croons and strums a ukulele while the Percolators keep time and… [ Keep reading ]
Slow down, come in from the cold and enjoy warm jazz vocals that Cadence Magazine raves are “deliciously soulful.” A former Earshot NW Vocalist of the Year, Gail Pettis infuses her music with “a retro air that hints at the silken sophistication and storytelling elan of the young Nancy Wilson,”… [ Keep reading ]
Wondering what to do this coming weekend? Stop in and explore artist Adam Kuby’s “Quarry Rings,” a newly-installed public artwork at Thomas C. Wales Park in Queen Anne. This Pro Parks Art Plan project transformed a 1.3-acre piece of public owned property into a neighborhood park with an artistic element.
