Artists at the Center introduces emerging and established artists to Seattle Center while broadening the arts and cultural experiences in the Uptown Arts & Cultural District. Join us for surprising and delightful pop-up performances throughout the year all over the Seattle Center campus. Check out the upcoming lineup below! All… [ Keep reading ]
Imagine the hidden world of water systems, told through the voices of the people, cultures, and communities connected to it. The Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), is bringing that idea to life through a new documentary series for the Ship Canal Water Quality… [ Keep reading ]
Join us this May to grab something new to read or relax at a sound bath. Read on for more details about the upcoming free programs at ARTS at King Street Station! ARTS at King Street Station is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 AM – 5 PM and until 8… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture is invested in training the next generation of public artists who can create culturally relevant artworks that resonate with the diverse communities that make up the City of Seattle. Public Art Boot Camp provides training for artists who are ready to translate their exhibition… [ Keep reading ]
Since the opening of We STILL Dream a Future: Reclaiming Our Humanity at ARTS at King Street Station, the gallery has been full of young people, educators, and parent chaperones. The exhibition, created by Mr. Delbert Richardson, is a chronological timeline of American History framed through an African American perspective. Visitors explore the exhibition in sections from Mother Africa to 2026 through a multi-sensory and interdisciplinary approach that uses historical artifacts, and… [ Keep reading ]
The emergence of daffodils, plum, and cherry blossoms throughout the region are the signs that spring is just around the corner. This is the time when our Public Art division thinks about new growth for our program and developing a new cohort of artists within the public art realm. It… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (OAC) is thrilled to announce that Gerardo “Periko” Peña is selected to create new site-integrated public artwork for the NE 130 St & NE 125 St Mobility and Safety Project and the Lake City Floodplain Park Project. This is a partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Seattle Public… [ Keep reading ]
Join ARTS at King Street Station for the Mobile Book Fair and Zine Library, a series of plaza pop ups hosted by Common Area Maintenance. Free zines, books, artist-made publications, and participatory workshops furnish this book fair on the King Street Station plaza. Featured zines and printed works explore hope for the… [ Keep reading ]
As the flowers bloom this spring so does our roster of Office of Arts & Culture team members—join us in welcoming them! Sara Bateman (She/Her), Panel Operations & Data Specialist Sara Bateman (she/her) comes to the Office of Arts & Culture with a professional background that ranges from federal grant… [ Keep reading ]
We’re excited to announce the new ARTS at King Street Station Artist in Residence, Ashley Ponce! She will be taking over the AiR Space from April 2 to May 30, 2026. Ashley Ponce is a Seattle-based technologist and multimedia artist of Peruvian and Cuban American heritage. Drawing from ancient Peruvian… [ Keep reading ]
