2019 Mayor’s Arts Award recipient Marcie Sillman has been a reporter at KUOW since 1985. In her time at KUOW she has reported on numerous arts and cultural events, exhibitions, and performances. Always highlighting the best Seattle has to offer. The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture is proud to… [ Keep reading ]
Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 6-8 p.m.Washington Hall153 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122RSVP here Central Area, International District and surrounding community members are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday, September 24: learn more about the art plan, meet the artists, and how cultural place making will play a significant role… [ Keep reading ]
During the summer of 2019, 1,283 artists from across Washington State participated in the Artist Trust Annual Survey. The results of this annual survey allow us to better understand the artists we serve and share information from responding artists with other artist-serving organizations. Artists who took the 2019 Annual Artist… [ Keep reading ]
August 31-September 2, 2019Seattle-based Student Art Spaces GallerySeattle Artist League10219 Aurora AveSeattle, WA 98133 What strikes you when you hear the words “The Modern Youth’s Identity?” Teen artists across the country were invited to interpret this theme for the Seattle-based Student Art Spaces gallery. Mental health crises, political change, and… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture notes with sadness the death of Marvin Oliver, who passed away July 17, 2019 at age 73. Oliver, of Quinault and Isleta-Pueblo ancestry, reflected in his art his Indigenous heritage, melding various artistic traditions in both large scale sculptural work and colorful prints. He… [ Keep reading ]
A workshop production of one-act plays written and performed in Tagalog (with English surtitles), September 5 – October 5, 2019 at ARTS at King Street Station Admission is free September 5-October 5, 2019 Free to the public, all agesARTS at King Street Station 303 S. Jackson St, Top Floor Seattle,… [ Keep reading ]
Keith will present at the Mayor’s Arts Awards ceremony, Thursday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m. The Office of Arts & Culture announced Seattle’s next Civic Poet, Jourdan Imani Keith. Keith, a student of Sonia Sanchez, is a poet, essayist, playwright, naturalist and activist. The Civic Poet program celebrates Seattle’s rich… [ Keep reading ]
Recipients will be honored at the Mayor’s Arts Awards ceremony on Thursday, August 29 at 4 p.m. at the Charlotte Martin Theatre, Seattle Center SEATTLE – Mayor Durkan announced the recipients of the 2019 Mayor’s Arts Awards. The award honorees are Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Dani Tirrell, Delbert Richardson,… [ Keep reading ]
“Differences must be not merely tolerated, but seen as a fund of necessary polarities between which our creativity can spark like a dialectic.” – Audre Lorde After six incredible years leading the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) Creative Youth programs, I’m excited to announce that I am leaving… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle created the Civic Poet program in 2015 to invest in and foster the city’s rich literary community. Anastacia-Renee is the second Civic Poet, serving from 2017-19 and as her commission comes to a close we wish to recognize, cheer and share our gratitude for Anastacia-Renee and all who have… [ Keep reading ]
