We’re seeking an undergraduate college student for a 15- to 18-week internship to support our public art conservation and maintenance program this summer. This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain valuable knowledge of public art conservation. The intern will perform maintenance and conservation activities including pressure-washing, sanding, filing,… [ Keep reading ]
Looking into Light, on view at City Hall through April 27, documents the experience of family homelessness in America. The National Center on Family Homelessness and its Campaign to End Child Homelessness present this unique exhibition of 50 photos from its archive of more than 20,000 images. The exhibition is… [ Keep reading ]
Hundreds gathered this past Sunday at a ceremony to raise a memorial totem pole for John T. Williams. The raising and public blessing of the 34-foot totem honored Williams and Native American and First Nation tradition on the eve of Williams’ birthday. The totem is installed at Seattle Center’s Broad… [ Keep reading ]
Our director talks about investing in the arts and preserving admission tax funding. We joined with Mayor Mike McGinn and a few of our funded partners in announcing more than $1.6 million in investments in 137 Seattle arts organizations through our Civic Partners program. Join in a lively panel discussion… [ Keep reading ]
Storefronts Seattle, in partnership with the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, seeks artists to develop art projects for vacant storefronts in various Seattle neighborhoods, including Pioneer Square, the Chinatown/International District, Capitol Hill, South Lake Union and Rainier Beach. The projects will be programmed in available spaces throughout 2012 and… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and 4Culture present ceramic artworks from their public art collections in the exhibition “Enduring Clay: Four Decades of Collecting Ceramics by the City of Seattle and King County.” The show is on view at the Washington State Convention Center through April 9,… [ Keep reading ]
Stacy Levy, 2012, Straw Garden: from Wattle to Watershed (proposal drawing). Stacy Levy will create a temporary artwork at Seattle Center’s Broad Street Green as part of its The Next Fifty 50th anniversary celebration. The Broad Street Green—Green Infrastructure Project will address protecting the water quality of… [ Keep reading ]
Detail of Kate Sweeney’s proposed artwork for City Light’s North Service Center. Artists Kate Sweeney and Lanny Bergner will create new artwork for Seattle City Light’s North and South Service Center auditoriums, respectively. The North and South Service Centers are hubs for City Light’s work. Sweeney is… [ Keep reading ]
Mandy Greer; Mater Matrix Mother and Medium (detail); 2009; wool and synthetic yarn plastic, fabric, glass and plastic beads; 36″ x 68″. Photo by Blake Haygood. Missed our 40th anniversary exhibition Seattle as Collector: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Turns 40 at Seattle Art Museum last… [ Keep reading ]
Hugo Ludeña, Chambelanes (detail), 1999, chromogenic print, 20″ x 30″. What artworks from the city’s Portable Works Collection would our staff choose to be in an exhibition? Find out in the exhibition Staff Picks, on display at Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery through March 31. Staff Picks features 24 artworks including sculptures,… [ Keep reading ]
