Seattle Center will host The Next Fifty in 2012, a six-month celebration of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair’s 50th anniversary. Seattle Center seeks up to 20 temporary projects to highlight arts, culture and design at the celebration. The celebration will take place on the Seattle Center grounds, April 21 through… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced the recipients of the 2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards. The Seattle Arts Commission recommended the recipients from a pool of more than 300 public nominations. The Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize the contributions made by artists, arts and cultural organizations and community members who make a difference… [ Keep reading ]
Our director Vincent Kitch and Rick Hooper, director of the Office of Housing, will join business-savvy city staff, business owners and advocates for a night of idea-sharing at “City Business Casual,” 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 9, at the Polar Bar at the Arctic Club Hotel, 700 Third Ave…. [ Keep reading ]
We’re seeking up to eight emerging artists to develop temporary, large-scale, colorful panels for the fence surrounding the Civic Square construction site in downtown Seattle. The application deadline is 11 p.m., Monday, June 13. For more information and to apply click here. The Civic Square site is located between Third… [ Keep reading ]
The deadline to apply for 2012-2013 Civic Partners funding for organizations is fast approaching! Applications are due Wednesday, June 8. Click here to preview the guidelines and link to the online application. The Civic Partners program is a two-year funding program that supports organizations’ core program goals. Seattle-based arts, heritage… [ Keep reading ]
Get your round-up of local art tonight on Art Zone with Nancy Guppy. ArtZone airs on Seattle Channel at 8 p.m., Fridays, and on KCTS Channel 9 at 11 p.m., Sundays. You can also watch the show on the web. Enjoy stories and poems from patients at Children’s Hospital. See some… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn announced yesterday an agreement between the city and Capitol Hill Housing to make the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct parking lot available for redevelopment into a mixed-use, transit-oriented development to include affordable housing, retail, arts and community space. The parking lot is located on 12th Avenue and… [ Keep reading ]
In this issue: Message from the director: it’s our 40th anniversary! The deadline to apply for 2012-2013 Civic Partners funding for organizations is Wednesday, June 8. Our Youth Arts funding program will invest $125,000 in 34 youth programs that offer arts training outside of school hours for Seattle’s middle and… [ Keep reading ]
Head down to Pioneer Square’s Occidental Square and see Gallery (206), a phone booth repurposed to contain the work of more than 200 Seattle artists. Curated by Todd Jannausch, every aspect of the booth, from the Plexiglas side panels, to the pages of the phone book, to an audio feature,… [ Keep reading ]
On this date, June 1, in 1971 city leaders signed legislation to form the Seattle Arts Commission – now known as the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. It was the middle of another dismal recession, but that didn’t dampen the City Council and then Mayor Wes Uhlman’s belief… [ Keep reading ]
