Apply to receive general operating support and/or funds for facility projects Seattle, WA – The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture has two grants open for arts and culture organizations: Centering Art & Racial Equity and Cultural Facilities Fund. To streamline the process for those who want to apply for… [ Keep reading ]
By TeenTix Newsroom Writer Aicha Sinha-Khan “If there is one reason to attend programs at the Rhapsody Project, it’s their free food,” jokes Enzo Kamada. As a longtime teen participant at Rhapsody as well as a recent addition to the staff, he would certainly know. This is immediately corroborated by… [ Keep reading ]
There is no downtown recovery without arts recovery. On March 19, we hosted an event with the Office of Economic Development and Seattle Center to talk about our collective work of lifting up the arts and culture sector as a critical piece of a revitalized downtown. More than 200 arts… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture invests in Seattle’s arts and cultural sector, including cultural organizations, arts groups, individual artists, youth arts programs, and neighborhood and community groups. See our open opportunities for 2025 below! smART Ventures Monthly Rolling DeadlineApply for up to $1,500 smART Ventures provides support ranging… [ Keep reading ]
On October 19, ARTS at King Street Station hosted Announcing The Jackson Street Jazz Trail launch party, a photo exhibit and Jazz Trail walk presented by Earshot Jazz Festival and the Jazz Trail Committee. We celebrated the new, self-guided walking tour of Seattle’s historic Jackson Street Jazz District. Guests enjoyed… [ Keep reading ]
The 2025-2026 proposed budget adjustments for the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) are available for public viewing. The Seattle Arts Commission, a group of citizen volunteers appointed by the Mayor and City Council to support and advocate for the ARTS office, issued a response to these budget proposals,… [ Keep reading ]
Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell is releasing the 2025-2026 Proposed Budget. In this budget, Mayor Harrell is continuing to make needed investments and take bold action to address the urgent needs of our communities and advance our One Seattle priorities. Mayor Harrell’s budget proposal remains focused on strengthening public safety, creating… [ Keep reading ]
May 28, 2024 Re: Written comments required by Seattle Municipal Code 3.14.830G, as amended by Ordinance No. 123460 (2010) Dear Mayor Harrell, As our city continues to recover from the impacts of the pandemic, we appreciate that you are working to navigate civic challenges that range from economic stability to… [ Keep reading ]
Applications are open for the 2025 calendar year. We invite you to propose exhibitions and events for ARTS at King Street Station. You can propose visual art exhibitions, performances, readings, lectures, screenings, reading groups, debates, sketching and figure drawing, combinations of these formats, and more to take place on King… [ Keep reading ]
In 2021, we selected Kate Clark as Seattle City Light’s Artist-in-Residence. She was tasked with learning about the utility to develop a Seattle City Light Art Plan (16.9MB PDF) that would guide and inform public art projects into the future. The goal of the project was to create a long-term… [ Keep reading ]
