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February First Thursday: Live art, crafting, and a new exhibition!

Join us at ARTS at King Street Station on February 5 for Pioneer Square’s First Thursday Artwalk! We’ll be celebrating the opening of Kolam with a live art installation, while crafting in response to Living & Loving Under the Carceral State and learning in a hands-on NW Coast Haida Formline… [ Keep reading ]

February Programs | ARTS at King Street Station

This year, ARTS at King Street Station is hosting weekly activations featuring a robust lineup of local artists! Join us this month for free, hands-on learning and art activities. Read on for more details about February’s programs. ARTS at King Street Station is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. –… [ Keep reading ]

2026 Grants and Funding Opportunities 

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture supports organizations and individual artists to keep Seattle vibrant and spur economic growth. See our open opportunities for 2026 below! Be sure to sign up for our email list and make sure “Calls for Artists/Grants” is checked to get notified as grants open…. [ Keep reading ]

ARTS at King Street Station 2026 Exhibition Calendar

We’re excited to host a vibrant lineup of local artists and curators at ARTS at King Street Station this year! See the full schedule for the year ahead and make sure to stop by the gallery soon. ARTS at King Street Station is open Wed. through Sat., 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and until… [ Keep reading ]

$106,000 Awarded for Artists at the Center

Artists at the Center is a multi-year collaboration between Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and Seattle Center, with support from Uptown Arts & Culture Coalition and the communities adjacent to Seattle Center campus. The project is made possible by a 10-year grant from Climate Pledge Arena and Seattle Kraken…. [ Keep reading ]

Surround Yourself with Community on the Longest Night of the Year

A communally-minded, season-inspired Solstice party Seattle, WA – Enter a waking dream as King Street Station is transformed in celebration of the winter solstice, Dec. 21, the LONGEST NIGHT of 2025. Curated by Vee Hua 華婷婷 and presented by ARTS at King Street Station, expect guided movement, wellness activities, participatory rituals, ambient soundscapes, and countless inventions… [ Keep reading ]

Public Art Quarterly: Winter Edition

Most of us take time in December to reflect and look back at the last year and seek some form of closure. The Public Art Division may look back and reflect on how our year went, but our projects don’t follow a fiscal year or Gregorian calendar. They move in… [ Keep reading ]

Art on the Waterfront

Publicly-sited artwork projects anchor the new Waterfront Park along Seattle’s central waterfront. As 2025 draws to a close, a visitor to Seattle’s transformed waterfront can view 9 site-specific artwork projects and two fountain re-installations that illustrate the City’s commitment to including art throughout the new park, and the connections leading… [ Keep reading ]

Douglass-Truth 50th Anniversary Renaming Celebration

Everyone is invited to join The Seattle Public Library’s Douglass-Truth Branch on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 12-5 p.m. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of being renamed to reflect its community. Enjoy all-ages activities such as a Garfield Jazz Quartet performance, take a branch history tour, and learn about the branch’s… [ Keep reading ]

ARTS at King Street Station Exhibition on the Impacts of Mass Incarceration

Conversation encouraged to overcome stigma Seattle, WA – Living and Loving Under the Carceral State opens at ARTS at King Street Station on Dec. 4. It explores the impact of mass incarceration not only on those imprisoned, but on their loved ones as well. Curator Chelsea Moore is part of… [ Keep reading ]