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 ]
by Kylie Lippe Every year on the 21st of December, the sun reaches its lowest maximum height, leaving us in darkness for longer than any other day of the year. This day is called the winter solstice and has been an inspiration for so many artists; including local artist and… [ 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 Thien-Nhi Nguyen The Jackson Street Music Program (JSMP), based at the historic King Street Station, offers dynamic, experience-based learning opportunities for Seattle’s youth. Through initiatives like the Youth Air radio show and the Jazz In The City Concert Series, JSMP provides aspiring young artists with a… [ 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 ]
You may have recently spotted some new elements stretching across three blocks along Seattle’s waterfront. Oscar Tuazon’s new publicly-sited artwork spans over the bike path, from Columbia Street to Spring Street. In consultation with the Suquamish Tribe and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Oscar Tuazon initiated a project to honor a uniquely… [ 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 ]
On October 19, ARTS at King Street Station hosted Announcing The Jackson Street Jazz Trail launch party, a photo exhibit and Jazz Trail walk presented by Earshot Jazz Festival and the Jazz Trail Committee. We celebrated the new, self-guided walking tour of Seattle’s historic Jackson Street Jazz District. Guests enjoyed… [ Keep reading ]
By TeenTix Newsroom Writer Alix Smith Alicia Mullikin is no stranger to liminal space. As first-generation, Indigenous Mexican American artist, she has spent much of her life unravelling and exploring the ties that bind her to her heritage. Throughout her childhood, she struggled to reconcile all aspects of her identity…. [ Keep reading ]
