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 ]
Artist Rob Ley will create a permanent artwork for Fire Station 20 on the west side of Queen Anne Hill. The fire station is expected to open in 2014 at 15th Avenue West and West Armour Street. Ley is a Los Angeles, Calif.-based artist trained as an architect who creates multi-dimensional public… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Times featured a review of the exhibition Seattle as Collector: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Turns 40, on view through Oct. 23 at Seattle Art Museum. Read it here. Seattle as Collector is a retrospective exhibition of artworks from 112 artists showcasing four decades of the… [ Keep reading ]
Here’s some good news! Last night, the Washington State House of Representatives passed SB 5834, which helps secure a future for the arts and heritage community of King County. SB 5834 permits counties to direct an existing portion of local lodging taxes to programs for arts and heritage. The next step… [ Keep reading ]
