The Office of Arts & Culture in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has commissioned artist Jeffrey Veregge for an artwork to honor Coast Salish culture at the Salmon Bay Pump Station project. Veregge will join the Salmon Bay Pump Station design team to develop artwork for the future SPU… [ Keep reading ]
Friday, April 21, 2017, 12 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Learn Northwest Film Forum 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 Please RSVP here by Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Join the Seattle Arts Leadership Team (SALT) at our next Power Lunch. This lunch hour will explore the most common law questions… [ Keep reading ]
Wednesday May 17, 2017 6:30-7:30 p.m. Victrola Café on 15th 411 15th Ave East Seattle, WA 98112 RSVP here Join SALT for a discussion of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time as we create a dialogue about racial equity in the arts by grounding ourselves in the reading of this… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Design Commission recognized two projects that were enriched with integrated public art in their 2016 Design Excellence Awards, Fire Station 20 and Mapes Creek Restoration. You can view all the recipients here. The Seattle Design Commission presents the Design Excellence Awards every two years, selecting the winning projects… [ Keep reading ]
February 20 – April 14, 2017 at Seattle Presents Gallery in the Seattle Municipal Tower The Seattle Presents Gallery will showcase a new installation The Nightmare Quilt (Revival) 1988-2017 by Beverly Naidus this spring. In 1988 Naidus created a dual sided large scale quilt of 54 panels from canvas… [ Keep reading ]
Saturday, February 18, 2017; 2 – 3:30 p.m. Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium Seattle Public Library 1000 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Elissa Washuta was selected by the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with… [ Keep reading ]
Thursday, February 16, 2017; 1 p.m. Bertha Knight Landes Room City Hall 601 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 Dreamscapes: A Collaboration of Nature, Man, and Machine In conjunction with the temporary display of his large-scale artwork, Central Park Azalea Walk Dreamscape, in the lobby of City Hall, artist Daniel Ambrosi… [ Keep reading ]
February marks the beginning of Black History Month, but residents of Seattle are able to celebrate and learn about the rich cultural history of Blacks and African-Americans all year long. In honor of Black History Month we have compiled a few events to mark on your calendar in February. ONYX… [ Keep reading ]
February 2017 through May 2018 SEATTLE, (Jan. 23, 2017) — The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) and Seattle Center (SC) have commissioned five artists to develop temporary artworks for the 2017-18 Poetry Garden Art Series on the Seattle Center campus: David Kelly-Hedrick, Barbara de Pirro, Susan Palmer, Jennifer… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, has selected Seattle artist Elizabeth Gahan to create a permanent, site-specific artwork for a new park in Seattle’s Lake City Neighborhood. The new neighborhood park located at 12510 33rd Ave NE, previously housed an office building… [ Keep reading ]
