Los Angeles, CA artist Oliver Hess will create a permanent site-specific artwork for the rebuild of Fire Station 22 in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, WA. Oliver Hess was born in Mountain View, California in 1972 and is an artist and designer. He is interested in the hidden… [ Keep reading ]
Christine Bourdette, a sculptor, has been selected to create integrated public artwork and a sense of place for the Yesler Neighborhood Park Project. The park will serve as a gathering place for current and future residents of Yesler Terrace, and will have a strong connection to the surrounding neighborhoods. Bourdette… [ Keep reading ]
Ellen Sollod is transforming Mercer Corridor. After the installation of the sculpture Origami Tessellation 324.3.4 (Fractured) on Mercer Street in 2012, additional elements of her design appeared throughout the corridor: stone benches and hatch covers in 2013. The artist recently installed the final components of the design, “Lost in Thought”…. [ Keep reading ]
On Monday, June 9, 2014, Artists Up hosted a successful evening of resources and networking for Asian, Asian-American, and Asian Pacific Islander artists. The event brought together over 60 artists of varying artistic disciplines with the goal of growing relationships between artists and funders, as well as demystifying funding programs… [ Keep reading ]
What makes Seattle a #CreativeCity? Come tell us at Capitol Hill Block Party, Bumbershoot, Umoja Fest and more events happening this summer! Over the next few months, members of the community will have the opportunity to engage and learn more about The Creative Advantage, which is restoring arts education for… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know on the corner of 23rd Ave. and E. Cherry St., students can learn to weld, breakdance, cook, sew, animate and build chairs? It’s true — middle schoolers can do all this (and more!) at Coyote Central. Since 1986, Coyote Central has been dedicated to providing a wide… [ Keep reading ]
“Tell me if this sounds like what a teen guy would say,” inquires Stephanie Guerra, as she is about to read out loud from her upcoming teen novel. The dozen or so teenage boys in the audience started off semi-loud and raucous, but once Stephanie started reading her work, they… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture, through its Youth Arts funding program and Work Readiness Arts Program (WRAP), will invest $346,000 in more than 40 youth programs offering arts training outside of school hours for Seattle’s middle- and high-school aged youth. Youth Arts focuses awards on experienced teaching artists leading… [ Keep reading ]
ArtSparks is back! June through September, Occidental Park will be buzzing with art installations and musical performances to bring an artistic presence to Pioneer Square and the entire Seattle community. Come join us in June for two exciting performances – June 10th with The Parnassus Project, and June 13 with… [ Keep reading ]
Artist Jen Dixon has just finished installing artwork commissioned for the Seattle Department of Transportation offices. BunnyKid features excerpted elements from a larger commission Dixon completed for Linden Avenue in North Seattle. Upon completion of the Linden Avenue project, former Director Peter Hahn was so enthused by the creative use of… [ Keep reading ]
