It’s October. It’s National Arts and Humanities Month. Get thee to a theater, a concert hall, a gallery or museum. This is Seattle, where cultural opportunities abound. Mayor Mike McGinn marked the occasion with a proclamation encouraging all to participate in the artistic and cultural riches of our community and ensuring… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs is accepting applications from Seattle-based individual artists working in the visual, literary and media arts for the 2012 CityArtist Projects program. CityArtist Projects is an annual funding program that provides support to individual Seattle artists to develop and present new, in-progress or remounted… [ Keep reading ]
This afternoon Mayor Mike McGinn sent his proposed 2012 budget to the Seattle City Council. Despite a tough economic climate – the city is facing an $18 million shortfall out of a $910 general fund budget – the mayor’s proposal sustains funding for the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs’… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is flush with festivals and offers an extraordinary array of arts and cultural events throughout its diverse neighborhoods. Community groups planning a neighborhood arts or cultural event in 2012 can apply for funding through the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs’ Neighborhood & Community Arts program. Funded organizations receive… [ Keep reading ]
We want to share this post on the Mayor’s blog today honoring arts patron Bagley Wright. Today is a day to remember Bagley Wright. Flags at City of Seattle facilities will fly at half-staff today to honor a man who left an indelible mark on our city and played a… [ Keep reading ]
An exhibition highlighting 22 artists’ responses to the built environment just opened at the Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery. Aptly titled The Built Environment, the exhibition features two categories of artworks: drawings or sculptures that represent ideas for proposed public artworks and artworks which reflect artists’ responses to architecture. Included in the… [ Keep reading ]
We’re excited to announce the return of the lunchtime summer concerts at City Hall. Come on down this Thursday at noon to hear soul siren Choklate. Mayor Mike McGinn will kick off the diverse concert series featuring talented Seattle-based acts and welcome Choklate and her band to the City Hall… [ Keep reading ]
Artists and arts, culture and heritage groups on the hunt for funds should check out the city of Seattle’s new web portal which includes information about the city’s diverse funding programs, including a listing of city funding programs that support arts and culture. The city makes investments ranging from $250 to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata today announced an agreement between the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department (Parks) and Building 11 LLC, the City’s private partner in rehabbing Building 11 at Magnuson Park. Both parties have agreed to retain affordable artist studios in the building. Their agreement also provides for the… [ Keep reading ]
