Our office and the Seattle Arts Commission invite you to the Cultural Space Seattle public forum, an event to help shape policies to keep and create affordable space for artists and arts organizations to work, rehearse and perform in Seattle. The event will be 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 at… [ Keep reading ]
Perri Lynch; Moment to Moment; 2011; stone, glass, LEDs and steel; 12’x28″x28″. Located at Fire Station 21 in Greenwood. Photo courtesy of the artist. Celebrate Seattle artist Perri Lynch’s new public artwork Moment to Moment at the opening of the new Fire Station 21 at 7304 Greenwood Ave…. [ Keep reading ]
The next Youth Arts application cycle will open Thursday, Dec. 15. Join in Cultural Space Seattle, a free, two-day event to help shape policies to keep and create affordable space for artists and arts organizations, Dec. 6 – 7 at Town Hall. Celebrate Perri Lynch’s new public artwork at the… [ Keep reading ]
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Artist Space Assistance Program (ASAP), a pilot program designed to provide relocation and placement services for artists and arts organizations seeking affordable studio, live/work, exhibition, performance and/or rehearsal space. Nonprofit arts service organization Shunpike was selected to develop and manage the program,… [ Keep reading ]
KUOW’s “Weekday” show aired a discussion today on arts education in Seattle schools. Listen to the show here. Leading the discussion are Carri Campbell, visual and performing arts manager of Seattle Public Schools; Sandra Jackson–Dumont, chair of the Arts Education Committee of the Seattle Arts Commission and deputy director for… [ Keep reading ]
Join in Cultural Space Seattle, a two-day event to help shape policies to keep and create affordable space for artists and arts organizations to work, rehearse and perform in Seattle. Artist and cultural planner Theaster Gates will deliver the keynote address at a public forum, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6… [ Keep reading ]
We’re seeking a project manager for the Public Art team to manage permanently sited and temporary artwork projects. The Public Art team manages and stewards the city’s permanently sited and portable artworks and develops the annual Municipal Art Plan. The project manager’s duties will include developing public art projects,… [ Keep reading ]
Reminder! We’re partnering with the Seattle Office for Education to host a brown bag workshop offering an overview of the 2011 Families and Education Levy and outlining how arts organizations can get involved. The $232 million, seven-year levy passed in the Nov. 8 election. The workshop is noon to 2… [ Keep reading ]
If you’re interested in preserving your photographs, you are probably already aware that the sun is the biggest enemy of photographic images. Keep in mind that fluorescent light bulbs will also accelerate fading. But because regular window glass is 97% ultraviolet reflective, you’ll achieve a great deal of protection simply… [ Keep reading ]
Most Seattleites and tourists to the city have journeyed at least once to see the panorama of the city replete with the Space Needle, as framed by the circular sculpture at Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park. Affectionately referred to as the “donut” by locals, Black Sun (1969) by Isamu Noguchi is… [ Keep reading ]
