The second phase of Storefronts Seattle, a pilot program to make vacant storefront space available for creative uses in Pioneer Square and the Chinatown/International District, opens Dec. 2. Seven new art installations, two creative businesses and three participating commercial spaces will join the five existing creative enterprises that moved to… [ Keep reading ]
The Office and the Seattle Fire Department invite you to celebrate the dedication of West Seattle’s new Fire Station 37 and Pete Beeman’s Lifter, a site-specific, 26-foot sculpture. Fire Station 37 is at 7700 35th Avenue S.W. The event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4. Come… [ Keep reading ]
In this issue: Message from the interim director: 2010 recap and the future. The 2011 Youth Arts online application will open Wednesday, Dec. 15. Tour the new West Seattle fire station and see Lifter, a new site-specific, 26-foot sculpture. Nearly 200 supporters of equitable arts opportunities for youth attended the… [ Keep reading ]
Join in for the second in a series of workshops on public art and the law, coordinated by 4Culture and Washington Lawyers for the Arts. Proprietary Issues in Public Art will be noon to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Place S., Seattle. Attorney and educator Robert… [ Keep reading ]
Sit in on Public Art 101 for Artists: Working with Materials and Budgets, a free web seminar (or “webinar”) produced by Americans for the Arts. The webinar is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave. Working with Materials and Budgets will provide… [ Keep reading ]
Celebrate eight artists’ works installed on the fence surrounding the Civic Square construction site in downtown Seattle. The Office will host a a dedication with remarks at 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the Seattle City Hall lobby, located at 600 Fourth Ave. A tour around the fence to view… [ Keep reading ]
Thirteen artists who graduated from the 2009 Artist Trust EDGE Professional Development Program in visual arts reunite to share new work created since completing the program. Postscripts from the EDGE will be on view Nov. 3 to Jan. 4, 2011, at Seattle City Hall. The exhibition is a visual portrayal… [ Keep reading ]
In this issue: This week, the Office announced $200,000 in awards to 44 individual artists working in the performing arts. Join in a discussion with about arts education at the sixth annual Arts in Education Forum, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8. The city of Seattle is seeking a director… [ Keep reading ]
Take a free artist-guided walking tour of the audio artwork Field Notes: Observing Lake Union by the Studio for Urban Projects, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23. The tour will start on the west side of the pedestrian bridge near the main entrance of Lake Union Park at… [ Keep reading ]
Calling all public artists, public art administrators and the attorneys who work with them. When a public artist is awarded a commission, it can be thrilling and overwhelming all at the same time. Artists – and their project administrators and attorneys – are tasked with navigating contract clauses and intellectual… [ Keep reading ]
