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 ]
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 ]
You may have recently spotted some new elements stretching across three blocks along Seattle’s waterfront. Oscar Tuazon’s new publicly-sited artwork, To Our Teachers – deqʷaled (Houseposts), spans over the bike path, from Columbia Street to Spring Street. In consultation with the Suquamish Tribe and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Oscar Tuazon initiated… [ Keep reading ]
This fall, Seattle Center and the Office of Arts & Culture invites you to experience three new public artworks as part of our annual Seattle Center Sculpture Walk. Each year, both offices commission three to four artists to install artwork on Seattle Center Campus structures, allowing visitors an opportunity to… [ Keep reading ]
Seeking Input for New Public Artwork along East Marginal Way Corridor The design process is underway for a new public artwork as part the East Marginal Way Corridor Improvement Project! Artist Will Schlough is seeking input from community members who use this important corridor to help develop a new Public… [ 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 ]
With more than 30 murals spanning from SODO to Belltown, The Hope Corps Downtown Seattle Mural Project is a partnership between Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) and six downtown neighborhood organizations. In 2023, ARTS gave a total of $700,000 to Belltown United, Downtown Seattle Association (DSA), Seattle Chinatown International… [ Keep reading ]
Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell is releasing the 2025-2026 Proposed Budget. In this budget, Mayor Harrell is continuing to make needed investments and take bold action to address the urgent needs of our communities and advance our One Seattle priorities. Mayor Harrell’s budget proposal remains focused on strengthening public safety, creating… [ Keep reading ]
On July 27, 2024, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), Seattle Parks and Recreation, and Friends of Little Saigon hosted a community ribbon cutting celebration for the new Hoa Mai Park in Little Saigon. The celebration included music, food, neighbors, lion dance performance by Mak Fai Kung Fu, and children’s activities. ARTS… [ Keep reading ]
What is art curation? That’s the question that ten young adults (ages 17-20), led by teaching artist Hasaan Kirkland, are working to understand during this summer’s Fresh Perspectives program. Coordinated by The Office of Arts & Culture and funded by Seattle City Light’s 1% for Art Fund, this intensive summer… [ Keep reading ]
