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ARTS at King Street Station Call for Exhibitions in 2027

August 18, 2026

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (OAC) invites individual artists, curators, organizations, and community-based groups to propose exhibitions for our cultural space and gallery, ARTS at King Street Station to take place in 2027. This call is for exhibitions and related programming only. We are not accepting standalone performance-based work through this call. For information and assistance with the application, eligibility, or… [ Keep reading ]

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2026 Grants and Funding Opportunities

June 25, 2026

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture supports organizations and individual artists to keep Seattle vibrant and spur economic growth. See our open opportunities for 2026 below. Be sure to sign up for our email list and make sure “Calls for Artists/Grants” is checked to get notified as grants open…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Cultural Space, Grants & Funding, Racial Equity, Seattle Civic PoetTagged With: Artists at the Center, Arts in Parks, C.A.R.E., Centering Art & Racial Equity (C.A.R.E.) Grant, CityArtist, Community Arts Partner Roster, Cultural Facilities Fund, Hope Corps, Opportunities, smART Ventures, The Creative Advantage, Youth Arts

New Exhibitions and Plaza Activations on June First Thursday

June 2, 2026

Temporary public art, music, and a pop-up zine fair Seattle, WA (June 2, 2026) – A lot is happening at ARTS at King Street Station on First Thursday, June 4. The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture opens three new exhibitions: This Room is Ours: Centering the Black Figure curated… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Cultural Space, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public ArtTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Activation, News Release, Pioneer Square, Temporary Public Art, We Still Dream a Future

Free Art and Culture Events All Summer

May 15, 2026

Our summer programming is kicking into gear with over 80 FREE events happening all over Seattle. Many of them coincide with the Big Game, while others are recurring or extend into late summer. Either way, Seattle artists and culture workers will keep making this city special even after our time… [ Keep reading ]

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Amy Nguyen’s Vision for OAC

March 16, 2026

On Jan. 21, 2026, Mayor Katie Wilson announced Amy Nguyen as the acting director of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Amy returns to us after working as our Public Art Director and Interim Deputy Director. Below is her vision and priorities for this new role. Seattle’s arts and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, 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, News Release, Staff, The Creative Advantage

From Application to Art Walk: How Exhibitions Come to Life at ARTS at King Street Station

March 5, 2026

Housed above the historic King Street Station, ARTS at King Street Station is an arts and culture space dedicated to expanding opportunities for communities of color here in Seattle to present and share their work. Since opening this 7,500-square foot exhibition space, the Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) has invested more than $500,000 in artists, supported… [ Keep reading ]

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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

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 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

February 9, 2026

One of our proudest accomplishments in 2025 was the launch of our new strategic plan, published at the beginning of the year and created by and for the people who make this work possible: our staff. After years of disruption caused by the pandemic across Seattle’s creative sector and multiple… [ Keep reading ]

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

Announcing the 2025 Cultural Facilities Fund Awardees

February 4, 2026

We are proud to announce the 2025 Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) Awardees. On pause since the pandemic, we re-opened this program last year as part of a combined application with our Centering Art & Racial Equity Grant, to increase equity and access. Out of 88 CFF applications, 14 organizations were… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Cultural Space, Grants & Funding, Racial EquityTagged With: Cultural Facilities Fund, Cultural Facilities Fund Grantees

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