It was such a pleasure to have the Seattle Symphony Orchestra at City Hall last week. Here are a couple photos from that event. Assistant Conductor Stilian Kirov lead the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in masterworks from the 19th and 20th centuries at a free lunchtime concert on Thursday, Feb. 21. The Symphony… [ Keep reading ]
Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the Greater Seattle area. PONCHO closing its doors, becoming a fund within Seattle Foundation Puget Sound Business Journal, Valerie Bauman ArtsFund has long used the model of direct funding of the arts, supporting groups ranging from the Pacific Northwest Ballet and… [ Keep reading ]
With the dedication of South Park Vortex by Horatio Law coming up this Saturday, we thought we’d feature another public artwork in South Park – The Unified Playing Field Theory (1989) by Ginny Ruffner. The artwork at South Park Community Center was one of the earliest design team projects in… [ Keep reading ]
Check out Horatio Law’s new public artwork South Park Vortex, at the dedication, 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 2, at Marra-Desimone Park (Marra Farms) in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. The event will be at the northeast corner of Marra-Desimone Park at 533 South Director St., between Fifth Avenue South… [ Keep reading ]
A weekly round-up of arts and culture news in Seattle. The Fussy Eye: Salvage Art Seattle Weekly, Brian Miller At the center of the atrium at MOHAI, newly relocated to the Naval Reserve Armory in South Lake Union, is a permanent new sculptural installation that helps anchor the museum to… [ Keep reading ]
In honor of February as Black History Month, we’re featuring Troy Miles’ series of decals on signal boxes – metal boxes at intersections with traffic lights – in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood. In 2010, Seattle graphic artist and Central District resident Miles designed three unique decals—Inside, Straight Out the CD… [ Keep reading ]
In collaboration with Seattle Parks and Recreation (Parks), we’re seeking two artists or artist teams to each create temporary, site-specific public art projects for downtown Seattle’s Westlake Park, located at 401 Pine St. The selected artists will create artworks that activate the park during summer 2013. The call is open… [ Keep reading ]
Your weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the Northwest. The Act of Love City Arts, City Arts Staff In honor of Valentine’s Day, City Arts brings you “The Act of Love” featuring three couples who collaborate on their creative projects. Among them are two of Seattle theatre’s top designers,… [ Keep reading ]
Happy Valentine’s Day, art lovers! Here’s Katherine Aoki’s print Truckin’ (ed. 9 of 20) from 2001, part of a themed series entitled The Construction of Modern Girlhood. The print is multiple-plate linoleum cut with watercolor detail. The allegorical series addresses the idea of “girl power.” Aoki received her M.F.A. in… [ Keep reading ]
Assistant Conductor Stilian Kirov will lead the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in a free lunchtime concert, 12 to 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, in the City Hall lobby. Mayor Mike McGinn will welcome attendees to the performance, which will feature masterworks from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Symphony will perform… [ Keep reading ]
