Join in Cultural Space Seattle, a two-day event to help shape policies to keep and create affordable space for artists and arts organizations to work, rehearse and perform in Seattle. Artist and cultural planner Theaster Gates will deliver the keynote address at a public forum, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6… [ Keep reading ]
We’re seeking a project manager for the Public Art team to manage permanently sited and temporary artwork projects. The Public Art team manages and stewards the city’s permanently sited and portable artworks and develops the annual Municipal Art Plan. The project manager’s duties will include developing public art projects,… [ Keep reading ]
Reminder! We’re partnering with the Seattle Office for Education to host a brown bag workshop offering an overview of the 2011 Families and Education Levy and outlining how arts organizations can get involved. The $232 million, seven-year levy passed in the Nov. 8 election. The workshop is noon to 2… [ Keep reading ]
If you’re interested in preserving your photographs, you are probably already aware that the sun is the biggest enemy of photographic images. Keep in mind that fluorescent light bulbs will also accelerate fading. But because regular window glass is 97% ultraviolet reflective, you’ll achieve a great deal of protection simply… [ Keep reading ]
Most Seattleites and tourists to the city have journeyed at least once to see the panorama of the city replete with the Space Needle, as framed by the circular sculpture at Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park. Affectionately referred to as the “donut” by locals, Black Sun (1969) by Isamu Noguchi is… [ Keep reading ]
Meet artist Stokley Towles at a reception following his performance Stormwater: Life in the Gutter, Sat. Nov. 12 at Washington Park Arboretum’s Graham Visitors Center. The performance is noon to 1 p.m.; the reception is 1 to 2 p.m. Both the performance and reception are free and open to the… [ Keep reading ]
Speight Jenkins, the man behind much of the magic that is Seattle Opera, was recently honored as one of the recipients of the 2011 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Opera Honors Award. The highest national award in opera, the honor comes with a $25,000 monetary award. Jenkins, who has… [ Keep reading ]
Do your homework. Read before you vote and find out what the candidates for Seattle School Board have to say about arts education. Don’t delay. Election Day is Nov. 8. Thanks to our partner ArtsEd Washington who helped us put out the survey.
Stokley Towles. Photo by John J. Little Sr. Travel to the underbelly of the city with Stokley Towles as he continues his one-man performance Stormwater: Life in the Gutter at different locations around the city. Catch the free performance tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center or… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Public Schools (SPS) is seeking proposals for a consultant to coordinate the development of a K-12 visual and performing arts plan. The consultant’s tasks will include submission of the final arts plan to The Wallace Foundation, a New York-based national philanthropy. In July, SPS received a $1 million grant from… [ Keep reading ]
