Don’t miss THE arts celebration of the summer. Join Mayor Greg Nickels tomorrow to honor the 2009 Mayor’s Arts Award recipients and preview the Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibits. Nancy Guppy, host of Seattle Channel’s Art Zone In Studio, will emcee the outdoor ceremony, noon, Friday, Sept. 4 at Seattle Center’s… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Greg Nickels today announced the city of Seattle will award $250,000 in federal stimulus funds to help preserve dozens of jobs at 22 Seattle arts and cultural organizations. “The arts play an important role in our economy, boosting spending in other sectors and contributing to our quality of life,”… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), seeks to purchase available artworks from midcareer artists for SPU’s Portable works collection. Midcareer artists are considered artists who have been working professionally for at least 10 years and have a significant exhibition history.
Turn up the heat on your lunch break tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 27. Join timba band Pedrito Vargas y Su Grupo Ashé on the City Hall plaza for a free outdoor concert, noon to 1:30 p.m. This scorching hot 11-piece band combines Cuban music, salsa, funk, jazz, rock and hip-hop. We’ll provide a… [ Keep reading ]
Festivals and events color the character of Seattle’s neighborhoods. Community groups planning a neighborhood arts or cultural event in 2010 can apply for funding through our Neighborhood & Community Arts program. Funded organizations recieve $1,200 each to support annual public festivals and events. The deadline to apply is, Tuesday, Oct…. [ Keep reading ]
Bill Ivey, former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts and director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University, addressed more than 1,100 of the nation’s arts leaders at the opening session of the 2009 Americans for the Arts annual convention in Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Artist John Grade began installing a temporary sculpture at the Bitter Lake Reservoir this week. The sculpture—titled “Mantle”—evokes the image of a water tower. It will gradually take shape over the course of several weeks.
How do we ensure that urban revitalization benefits both the arts and artists? Join Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and the Cascade Land Conservancy for a free panel discussion that will explore the intersection of art, culture and the environment, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27 at Olympic Sculpture Park’s PACCAR Pavilion.
