A Year of Stabilization at the Office of Arts & Culture 2024 was all about stabilization for us at the Office of Arts & Culture. We added 12 new staff and the membership of both the Seattle Arts Commission and the ARTS at King Street Station Advisors were filled, helping… [ Keep reading ]
Thank you for joining us for the First Thursday of the year on Thursday, Jan. 2. Led by Alicia Mullikin of EL SUEÑO, guests learned the history and meaning of Huichol Ojos de Dios (God’s Eyes) while practicing wrapping their own with positive intention. The Huichol Indians of Mexico who… [ Keep reading ]
On Saturday, Dec. 21, over 500 community members joined us for LONGEST NIGHT, where ARTS at King Street Station was transformed to celebrate the 2024 winter solstice. Guests and families of all ages flowed freely between exhibitions, activities, and performances led by BIPOC multidisciplinary artists and Pacific Northwest filmmakers. Activities… [ Keep reading ]
Thank you for joining us for the last First Thursday Artwalk of the year! On Thursday, December 5, guests joined us for Impressive!, a drop-in generative art activity led by Amiko Matsuo, designed especially for the occasion of Please Touch: Together, Breaking Barriers. Amiko Matsuo is an educator and artist…. [ Keep reading ]
Join us on Dec. 21, 2024 Enter a waking dream as King Street Station is transformed in celebration of the longest night of 2024. Full of music performances, guided movement, wellness activities, participatory rituals, and countless inventions culled from subconscious states, LONGEST NIGHT is a communally-minded, season-inspired Solstice party that… [ Keep reading ]
By TeenTix Newsroom Writer Pearl Fields Please Touch: Together, Breaking Barriers is an innovative, tactile art exhibit that enables blind and low-vision people to enjoy art alongside sighted people. The creative exhibition accomplishes this goal by encouraging visitors to touch the art in addition to admiring it. Although its focus… [ Keep reading ]
On Thursday, November 7, over 350 community members joined us at ARTS at King Street Station during Pioneer Square’s First Thursday Artwalk! Visitors celebrated the opening of NOCHES DE ANÁHUAC and felt the art in Please Touch: Together, Breaking Barriers. Curated by EL SUEÑO, NOCHES DE ANÁHUAC is an exhibition of Mexican… [ Keep reading ]
Join us for the reception of Going Home on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 12 – 1 p.m. Featuring paintings by artist JW Harrington at the Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery in the Seattle Municipal Tower. We can find the possibility of “Going Home” in a goodbye smile, an open door, a familiar… [ Keep reading ]
On Oct. 3, over 500 community members celebrated the opening of Please Touch: Together, Breaking Barriers and the closing of FRESSSSSH! at ARTS at King Street Station. Please Touch challenges the traditional boundaries of art appreciation by inviting visitors to engage with artwork through touch. Please Touch has called various Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
The 2025-2026 proposed budget adjustments for the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) are available for public viewing. The Seattle Arts Commission, a group of citizen volunteers appointed by the Mayor and City Council to support and advocate for the ARTS office, issued a response to these budget proposals,… [ Keep reading ]
