We are accepting applications for our Youth Arts funding program which supports arts training for Seattle’s middle and high school youth beyond the regular school day. Individual artists, artist teams, arts and cultural organizations, and/or youth and community service agencies with nonprofit status or fiscal sponsorship are eligible to apply. Priority… [ Keep reading ]
Holiday spirit need a boost? Here’s our prescription. A measure of medieval-choir music and a dash of klezmer tunes. Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Medieval Women’s Choir sings Spanish and Italian holiday selections from noon to 1 p.m., at Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave. The Klez Kats offer “joyous klezmer,… [ Keep reading ]
Forbes.com recently named Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park among the top 12 of America’s Best City Parks. The focal point of this urban oasis in one of the city’s densest neighborhoods is Waterworks, a water feature and public artwork designed by artist Douglas Hollis with The Berger Partnership. Located over the lidded… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Art Museum is paying tribute to law enforcement and fire personnel and their families this holiday season by offering free museum admission through Dec. 31. All active and reserve members of law enforcement or fire departments are invited to show their valid ID at the ticket desks of… [ Keep reading ]
Stop by City Hall Thursday, Dec. 3, noon to 1 p.m., for a free holiday concert. Nationally acclaimed choral group Seattle Pro Musica will present Eastern Lights, a program of traditional winter songs and new music from Asia and the Pacific.
Check out the December issue of the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs eNews.
The New York Times last week ran a story summarizing the findings of a major new survey of American artists which found slightly more than half experienced a drop in income from 2008 to 2009. More than 5,300 artists responded to the online survey commissioned last summer by Leveraging Investments in Creativity…. [ Keep reading ]
Hard to believe December is here! We’re happy to help you sail through the season with four festive concerts this month. The free lunchtime concerts are noon to 1 p.m. and will take place the first and third week of the month on Tuesdays at Seattle Municipal Tower and Thursdays at City Hall…. [ Keep reading ]
This is a great opportunity to meet the incoming mayor and express the importance arts and culture play in your neighborhood.
Over the years, the city’s Neighborhood Matching Fund has invested in dozens of arts and cultural projects across Seattle, ranging from renovated cultural facilities to community festivals to public art.
