Seattle Arts Commission and Seattle Music Commission call for arts education funding in the upcoming renewal of the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy. Dear City Councilmembers, The Seattle Arts Commission writes today urging you to include dedicated funding for arts education— specifically for The Creative Advantage—in the upcoming… [ Keep reading ]
Applications are open for the Centering Art & Racial Equity Grant and the Cultural Facilities Fund! To streamline the application for organizations interested in applying to both Centering Art & Racial Equity and the Cultural Facilities Fund, the two grants share the same online application. Learn more about the opportunities… [ Keep reading ]
Artists at the Center is a multi-year collaboration between Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and Seattle Center, with support from Uptown Arts & Culture Coalition and the communities surrounding the Seattle Center campus. This program is made possible by a 10-year community benefit grant from Climate Pledge Arena and… [ Keep reading ]
Artists called to help us defy despair Seattle, WA – The Office of Arts & Culture is combining two of its calls for art under the unifying theme We Still Dream a Future. Proposals that ignite the collective imagination for our flourishing despite these dark days are being considered for… [ Keep reading ]
We Still Dream a Future: Call for Downtown Activations & Exhibitions in 2026 The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture invites individual artists, cultural producers, arts administrators, creative workers, community groups, and arts and cultural organizations of all sizes to propose projects activating public spaces in Downtown Seattle in 2026. … [ Keep reading ]
To mark the tenth year of the Seattle Civic Poet program, the Office of Arts & Culture hosted our first-ever Seattle Civic Poet inauguration ceremony on March 25, 2025 in the City Council Chambers. Hosted in partnership with the Seattle Public Library and Seattle City of Literature, the inauguration ceremony marked the commencement… [ Keep reading ]
Artists at the Center introduces emerging and established artists to Seattle Center while broadening the arts and cultural experiences in the Uptown Arts & Cultural District. Join us for surprising and delightful pop-up performances throughout the year all over Seattle Center campus. Check out the Spring 2025 lineup below! All… [ Keep reading ]
Late last year, STÖR: an immersive experience opened in Basecamp Studios 2 at the historic Bergman Luggage Building in Belltown. Over 700 artists and supporters celebrated the opening of the IKEA-meets-art-exhibit experience, featuring works from 37 local artists. Curated by artists Lilia Deering and Mary Anne Carter, STÖR was supported… [ 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 ]
Imagine your workspace with panoramic views of the Seattle skyline, the rhythmic rise and fall of the Fremont Bridge, or the historic splendor of the University Bridge. Now imagine translating those sights and sounds into a captivating animation. This is the unique opportunity presented by the Seattle Office of Arts… [ Keep reading ]
