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Students learn history through art at ARTS at King Street Station

April 10, 2026

Since the opening of We STILL Dream a Future: Reclaiming Our Humanity at ARTS at King Street Station, the gallery has been full of young people, educators, and parent chaperones. The exhibition, created by Mr. Delbert Richardson, is a chronological timeline of American History framed through an African American perspective. Visitors explore the exhibition in sections from Mother Africa to 2026 through a multi-sensory and interdisciplinary approach that uses historical artifacts, and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community Impacts, Galleries, Racial EquityTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Downtown Activation, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

Pacific Northwest Ballet Turns P.E. Teachers into Dance Instructors

March 17, 2026

The Creative Advantage, Seattle Public Schools’ Visual & Performing Arts and Physical Education (P.E.) Program, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) are partnering on the Dance and Quality Physical Education Professional Development Project! Through this arts integration program, P.E. teachers are trained to teach dance units for grades K-2 in alignment with the Quality Physical Education Curriculum. Meeting state standards in P.E. and dance, they focus on creative movement concepts, choreography… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community ImpactsTagged With: Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

2025 Year in Review

February 19, 2026

In 2025, we built a strong foundation for a more sustainable future by completing our five-year strategic plan. This living document positions us to lead in a rapidly evolving cultural and civic landscape and grounds us for the important work of developing Seattle’s first citywide Cultural Plan, starting in 2026…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community Impacts, Cultural Space, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public Art, Racial EquityTagged With: Admission Tax, ARTS at King Street Station, Civic Art Collection, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Activation, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, News Release, Staff, The Creative Advantage

Raven Village Mural Project Artist Selection

February 11, 2026

The Office of Arts & Culture, Seattle City Light, and Chief Seattle Club are joining forces with the Raven Village community to bring new life to a Ballard City Light substation! This project will transform blank substation walls and fencing along Leary Way into a piece of public art, featuring… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Community Impacts, Public ArtTagged With: Ballard, Chief Seattle Club, Mural, Publicly Sited Art, Raven Village, Seattle City Light, Ty Juvinel

Goodbye and Thank You, Gülgün

February 10, 2026

Gülgün Kayim joined our staff as director in July 2023 and concluded her role in January 2026. Here are some words of appreciation and gratitude from our staff: Gülgün, you brought your respectful “Yes, and…” willingness to listen and collaborate. You helped build bridges between people and ideas. I’m so grateful… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community Impacts, Cultural Space, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public Art, Racial EquityTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Creative Economy, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Activation, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Staff, The Creative Advantage

Our 2025 Highlights

December 30, 2025

From gallery exhibitions to grant workshops, thank you for being in community with us this year. As we look back at 2025, join us in celebrating a year of artist support! Keep reading to learn about some of our highlights and stay tuned for more in our upcoming Report to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Community ImpactsTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Civic Art Collection, Downtown Activation, Grantees, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Public Art, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

Reflections from The Creative Advantage Institute

October 15, 2025

Youth leaders were the center of a day of learning for Seattle’s arts educators. The 2025 Creative Advantage Institute kicked off with passionate speeches from Speak with Purpose scholars seeking to raise awareness of students with disabilities. Sam Martin, a 7th grader from Aki Kurose Middle School, spoke directly about… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Arts Education, Community ImpactsTagged With: Professional Development, Seattle Public Schools, Teaching Artists, The Creative Advantage, The Creative Advantage Institute

Downtown is Vibrant: 2025 So Far

September 9, 2025

For the second year of Mayor Bruce Harrell’s Downtown Activation Plan (DAP), the Office of Arts & Culture has worked to lift up the arts and culture sector as a critical piece of a revitalized downtown. Earlier this year, we hosted “Downtown is Vibrant,” an event to share with community our… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community Impacts, Cultural Space, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public ArtTagged With: Art Conservation, ARTS at King Street Station, Centering Art & Racial Equity (C.A.R.E.) Grant, CityArtist Grant, CityArtist Grantees, Downtown Activation, Hope Corps Grant, Hope Corps Grantees, LONGEST DAY, Professional Development, Seattle Department of Transportation, smART Ventures, smART Ventures Grant, smART Ventures Grantees, Solstice party, Teaching Artists, The Creative Advantage, Youth Arts Grant, Youth Arts Grantees

The Creative Advantage: 2024 Reflections

January 13, 2025

Before we dig into the opportunities 2025 has to offer, The Creative Advantage would like to take a moment to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of 2024. Together we launched… We continued… We hosted… Way to go Creative Advantage community!

Filed Under: Art Beat, Arts Education, Community ImpactsTagged With: Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

2024: A Year in Arts & Culture

January 7, 2025

A Year of Stabilization at the Office of Arts & Culture 2024 was all about stabilization for us at the Office of Arts & Culture. We added 12 new staff and the membership of both the Seattle Arts Commission and the ARTS at King Street Station Advisors were filled, helping… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community Impacts, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public Art, Racial EquityTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Downtown Activation, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

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