Seattle has long been a city of creativity. From airplanes to the Space Needle to left-handed guitar players, we are a center of innovation. I believe arts and culture are a catalyst for this civic vibrance. With my recent confirmation as director of the Office of Arts & Culture, I… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
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 ]
Creative Class City Arts, Jonathan Zwickel Whether or not you have a kid in school, the future depends on arts education. Stars shine at We Day, inspire students to change the world The Seattle Times, Jack Broom Key Arena rocked with shouts, cheers and chants Wednesday, but by… [ Keep reading ]
If you’ve visited Seattle Center on a hot summer day you’ve likely seen kids playing in the water at Everett Dupen’s Fountain of Creation (1962) at Seattle Center. Or you may have seen people sitting by the fountain in quiet contemplation during the cooler months of the year. The Fountain… [ Keep reading ]
ARTSparks—a partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs—is seeking proposals for art projects for Occidental Square park in June through September. All arts disciplines, collaborations or simultaneous projects are welcome to apply. Projects must activate the park for a least one week in… [ Keep reading ]
The city is hosting Onyx Fine Arts Collective’s exhibition A Wider View at Seattle City Hall, March 6 to April 30. A Wider View highlights artworks from mostly local emerging and established artists of African descent who work in a medley of media and gain inspiration from a variety of… [ Keep reading ]
If not exactly sunny, the skies stayed reasonable clear for the dedication of Horatio Law’s work South Park Vortex last Saturday, March 2. South Park Vortex is a free-standing sculpture consisting of 550 laminated, blue, glass disks, supported by a stainless-steel frame. Each sandblasted disk features a unique snowflake pattern designed by South… [ Keep reading ]
It was such a pleasure to have the Seattle Symphony Orchestra at City Hall last week. Here are a couple photos from that event. Assistant Conductor Stilian Kirov lead the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in masterworks from the 19th and 20th centuries at a free lunchtime concert on Thursday, Feb. 21. The Symphony… [ Keep reading ]
We received the sad news of Alden Mason’s death yesterday. The loss will be felt deeply in the arts community and beyond. Mason won a Mayor’s Arts Award in 2005 (photo left). The city also owns a number of his paintings as part of the portable works collection including the one featured below, Goodbye Love, from 2001…. [ Keep reading ]
