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The 2019-2022 Seattle Civic Poet Jourdan Imani Keith is being honored by US Water Alliance receiving the US Water Prize for Outstanding Artist 2022

September 14, 2022

Announced on September 13th at the One Water Summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the US Water Alliance awarded Seattle Civic Poet Jourdan Imani Keith the US Water Prize for Outstanding Artist, 2022. Awarded on an annual basis, the US Water Prize celebrates outstanding achievements in the advancement of sustainable, integrated, and… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Center Art Activations: Summer 2022

September 13, 2022

In August, four new artists created unique temporary art installations at Seattle Center. The Seattle Center Art Activations provide visitors new opportunities to view and interact with the Seattle Center campus. Artworks range from sculptural and conceptual, to comical and surprising with an element of grandeur. The 2022 Seattle Center… [ Keep reading ]

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FLOW: Art Along the Ship Canal Summer 2022

September 13, 2022

FLOW: Art Along the Ship Canal continues with four new artists this summer with new installations by Perri Rhoden, Allyce Wood, Malayka Gormally, and Marsha Rollinger. Commissioned by ARTS in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), these temporary installations tell a visual story of the unifying nature of water, how… [ Keep reading ]

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New Podcast Saltwater Soundwalk highlights the people, land and water of Seattle

August 25, 2022

Saltwater Soundwalk is a podcast that takes listeners on a journey from Gas Works Park along the Burke Gilman trail to the entrance of the Ship Canal at the Fremont Bridge and explores the people, land, and waterways that define Seattle. Artists Jenny Asarnow and Rachel Lam (Anigiduwagi enrolled Cherokee Nation)… [ Keep reading ]

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The Importance of Artistic Storytelling

August 24, 2022

by Dr. James R. Gore The missing narratives of African American history including the Great Migration in the canons of American History are being unveiled, especially, by African American scholars who have researched and published about the African American experience for over a Century. However, Jacob Lawrence and August Wilson… [ Keep reading ]

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Arts In Parks temporary art installations summer 2022 

August 24, 2022

Three local artists, Ken Roepe, Tory Franklin, and Jean Bradbury installed temporary artworks in Westcrest Park, Pritchard Island Beach Park, and Cal Anderson Park, respectively. Installations will be on display starting now through the early Fall and are part of Arts in Parks, a partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation… [ Keep reading ]

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The Cultural Aesthetics of Visual Art By Dr. James R. Gore 

July 25, 2022

Culture has an influence on how art is perceived. Since perception is a cognitive function, the question is how does cultural experience affect the viewing of artwork? A 2019 article in the journal, Frontiers In Psychology…Cognitive Science stated: “Culture aesthetics requires an empirical inquiry into the kinds and varieties of… [ Keep reading ]

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The AMP Artworks complete with Ribbon of Light Installation 

June 15, 2022

In partnership with the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, the final public artwork of The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway Ribbon of Light by Horatio Hung-Yan Law, has been installed in Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park. Ribbon of Light is a series of three laminated and illuminated glass sculptures along… [ Keep reading ]

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Hope Corps Now Open

April 27, 2022

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) is opening a new funding program, Hope Corps, that connects under- and unemployed workers in the creative industries with career opportunities. The application is open now through June 6, 2022.   Individual artists, creative workers, community groups, and arts and cultural organizations are… [ Keep reading ]

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Culture Inspires Art

April 26, 2022

By Dr. James R. Gore Art can communicate cultural perspectives based on an artist’s experiences in society. A period in American history which expressed a unique cultural perspective was the Harlem Renaissance (1918-1937), where African American artists communicated their cultural worldview through artistic platforms of literature, poetry, visual arts, music,… [ Keep reading ]

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