Incredible learning is taking place in the Ballard High School Video Production Program! The award-winning program, which started in 2001, has given opportunities to the students involved to show their work at film festivals and conferences, and regularly gain admission into competitive, prestigious colleges. To learn more, check out their… [ Keep reading ]
Exploring Arts Education Deeper: Ballard HS Video Production Program Incredible learning is taking place in the Ballard High School Video Production Program, and we recently got the chance to speak over phone with some of the students in the program. The award-winning program, which started in 2001, has given opportunities… [ Keep reading ]
Walking into the north lobby of the Seattle Justice Center on 5th Ave. and James St., you will find two nearly identical cones; one reaching down from the ceiling and the other rising from the floor. Aligned so that their tips nearly touch, the construction is 28 feet tall, with… [ Keep reading ]
Below is a selection of events that our office has funded for the month through our smART ventures funding program. SmART ventures is a Seattle-based, flexible awards program that encourages innovative ideas, creates community impact, and provides new access for individuals and groups not served by our other programs. SmART… [ Keep reading ]
Report: Arts, culture add $500B to nation’s GDP “Creative industries led by Hollywood account for about $504 billion, or at least 3.2 percent of U.S. goods and services, the government said in its first official measure of how the arts and culture affect the economy.”.– Brett Zongker, Seattle Times |… [ Keep reading ]
Every holiday season, I get really excited for the prospect of buying gifts for people I love. Then I remember that everyone I love is really picky, and choosing the perfect present for everyone seems a lot more challenging than fun. I do have a few guidelines I keep in… [ Keep reading ]
At a point where two paths meet in Pratt Park, visitors will come across what seems to be a fallen, cross section of a metal tree – Paul Sorey’s Tree Bench. This twisting branch serves as a non-traditional bench, and also symbolizes the Central Area’s multiculturalism. Sorey believes that… [ Keep reading ]
Burning Love Tatiana Garmendia’s Gorgeous Art Can’t Be Contained in Mere JPEGs I rarely go to Patricia Cameron Gallery, and I was walking by it on the street the other day, not intending to go in, when Patricia Cameron smiled graciously and waved to me, and her kindness made me… [ Keep reading ]
Seahawks, city help teens discover their talent as filmmakers “A group of Seattle teens on Saturday premiered documentaries they made about the Seattle Seahawks and the relocation of residents at Yesler Terrace. The high-school students, most of them children of East African refugees and immigrants, had never held a microphone,… [ Keep reading ]
“One third of all cultural space in Seattle has been counted so far; we’ve found 2.8 million square feet …and we’re still counting.” – Matthew Richter With construction crews around every corner, it feels like a time of heavy development and change in Seattle. We must ensure that arts, culture,… [ Keep reading ]
