Seattle Office of Arts & Culture presents Paradise Under Reconstruction in the Aesthetic of Funk: A Quantum Leap, Starting From The Top…!!!, a new installation by Xenobia Bailey Dialogues in Art: Exhibitions on Racial Injustice December 14, 2016 – February 10, 2017 at Seattle Presents Gallery in the Seattle Municipal… [ Keep reading ]
New Grant LAB program shaped by artists for artists SEATTLE, (December 13, 2016) — Eighteen artists from Washington State were awarded funds from Grant LAB, an experimental program designed to remove barriers for historically under-represented artists and increase racial equity in grant making programs. Inspired by qualitative research with artists,… [ Keep reading ]
Presented by Randy Engstrom, director Seattle Office of Arts & Culture at NY Community Trust, November 16, 2016 Today we are in the middle of an historic change moment in our country, our cities and our role in the field of the arts. Not since the 1950’s when highways connected… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), worked with Path with Art to provide on-site arts education workshops at the Ballard Safe Lot in July. The city of Seattle provided several “Safe Lots” for those homeless individuals and families who reside in their… [ Keep reading ]
The Creative Advantage kicked off the 2016-17 school year with its third annual Summer Institute in partnership with Seattle Art Museum. Over 100 teaching artists, administrators, classroom teachers, and youth development workers gathered for a day of learning, community building, and practice. Sessions were facilitated by local artists, instructors, and… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE (September 7, 2016) —Changing the power dynamics in our society and addressing persistent race and social justice inequities is a fundamental pillar of the work of the City of Seattle and the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS). Art allows us to express ourselves and see other people’s realities… [ Keep reading ]
Workshops: Aug. 17, 24, 31 and Sept. 7, 13, 28 Changing the power dynamic in our society and addressing persistent race and social justice inequities is a fundamental pillar of the work of the City of Seattle and the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS). Art allows us to express… [ Keep reading ]
July 18 – September 10, 2016 at Seattle Presents Gallery in the Seattle Municipal Tower This summer, the Seattle Presents Gallery will be home to filmmaker and writer Shaun Scott’s The Faded Signs Podcast. In two shows featuring conversations with brilliant luminaries and digressions into forgotten detours of American history,… [ Keep reading ]
New non-profit arts organization announces formation and Board of Directors SEATTLE (June 30, 2016) — The Office of Arts & Culture is pleased to announce the founding of LANGSTON, an independent non-profit arts organization based in the heart of Seattle’s Central Area. LANGSTON’s mission is to strengthen and advance community… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture presents Casket Pall Residency by Mark Mitchell, part of the Dialogues in Art: Exhibitions on Racial Injustice series May 16 – July 15, 2016 at Seattle Presents Gallery in the Seattle Municipal Tower; Reception Thursday, June 2 from 4 – 6 p.m.; lunchtime lecture June… [ Keep reading ]
