Proceeds from The Seattle Seahawks Game Day Poster Series exceeded all expectations. On January 2, the Seahawks gave $53,000 in proceeds from the sales of eight game day posters that they commissioned local artists to create this season. The funds will be used to purchase art supplies for visual art… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Public School students asked for it, and it’s happening! Regional Arts Festivals are an opportunity to celebrate the arts learning taking place in Seattle Public Schools, highlighting visual and performing arts from schools in K-12 Creative Advantage Pathways in the Central, Southeast and Southwest K-12 Pathways. General Format Festival-style… [ Keep reading ]
Asia Tail (Cherokee), Beaded Necklace October 1, 2019 – January 6, 2020 In contemporary and historical gathering practices, Indigenous peoples from many tribes, including my own, often leave small gifts behind when harvesting. A buried bead or shell serves as a token of thanks to the land for what has… [ Keep reading ]
Opens Wednesday, February 12, 2020Closes Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Artists Up has partnered with Mentorly to launch a mentorship program for Washington artists and they have opened applications for the Artists Up Mentorly Scholarship. This scholarship is for artists living in Washington State who are looking to elevate their practice… [ Keep reading ]
Sunday, December 1, 4 pmHugo House1634 11th Ave, Seattle 98122 Please join The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway to meet the artists commissioned for The AMP and see artwork concepts that will be unveiled to the public for the first time. The short program starts at 4 pm, and will include… [ Keep reading ]
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, Seattle City Light, in collaboration with City of Seattle Arts & Culture, dedicated two new pieces to the artistic landscape surrounding the utility’s North Service Center. The two pieces “Undulating Currents” and “Licton Flow” were created by renowned artist W. Scott Trimble and commissioned with… [ Keep reading ]
The first round of support from the Creative Advantage Arts Sustainability Funds has been awarded, supporting arts education projects in fifteen schools with a variety of arts partners on the Creative Advantage Roster. The next deadline for these funds is January 31, 2020. Here are the inaugural awardees: Schools Arts… [ Keep reading ]
By artist Che Sehyun The Seattle Asian Art Museum is set to re-open February 2020 after closing for a $55 million renovation and remodel. The reimagined and reinvisioned Asian Art Museum now offers a thematic, rather than geographic or chronological, exploration of art from the world’s largest continent. An innovative… [ Keep reading ]
Ashraf Hasham will join the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) as the Youth Arts Manager, providing visionary, strategic leadership for ARTS Creative Youth Program team. The goals of the Creative Youth Arts program are to incorporate racially equitable approaches and outcomes in public arts education and Creative Youth… [ Keep reading ]
FLOW 2020: temporary and site-specific artworks The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has commissioned nine emerging artists to develop new temporary art installation for four locations in north Seattle. FLOW 2020, is a project designed to enliven temporary walls and fences surrounding… [ Keep reading ]
