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Creative connections while social distancing

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We all understand the importance of staying home and staying healthy, but we also know how hard it can be to remain indoors. To ease the stress of social distancing, here are some arts resources that you can take advantage of from the comfort of your own home.

“Stay at Home with SAM” – The Seattle Art Museum offers virtual tours of collections, interactive art activities, and an object of the week for free on their blog.

The Bellevue Art Museum is offering free virtual tours and curator talks on their Facebook and YouTube pages. They are also offering household craft activities for kids.

DigiPen Faculty Display Their Talent in “Modern Mythology” Art ...

Seattle Center Festál has released a series of podcasts titled “Yes, and…” documenting the culture of Seattle and how it intersects with personal experiences.

Town Hall is livestreaming many popular events including Earshot Jazz, Virtual Civic Saturday’s, and many more events in their Arts and Culture Series.

The Museum of Flight is offering virtual tours on its website that includes photos of pieces to delicate to be on display. On Monday’s and Friday’s they also offer virtual tours of aircrafts and space crafts on their Facebook Live.

Seattle Together brings Public Art Comes to Your Front Yard to neighborhoods around the city

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One Big Communikitty by Shawn Parks

As Spring begins to bloom in the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) has partnered with Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and the Department of Transportation, to bring a little color and contemplation into neighborhoods across the city.

Public Art Comes to Your Front Yard commissioned 12 artists to create designs for 1,000, 18” x 24” yard signs with messages of hopeful engagement for the community. Beginning April 27, the signs will be installed in the public right-of-way, private yards, parks, roundabouts, local fire stations, and beyond. We will be featuring a new neighborhood each week on ARTS social media platforms using #SeattleTogether and hope you enjoy them from your neighborhood or afar.

The selected neighborhoods are:

  • Beacon Hill
  • Bitterlake
  • Broadview
  • Central Area
  • Chinatown/ID
  • Delridge
  • Georgetown
  • West Seattle
  • Lake City
  • Othello Square
  • Pioneer Square
  • Rainier Beach
  • South Park
  • And across multiple Seattle Housing Authority residential locations.

The commissioned artists are Amaranta Sandys, Asia Tail, Danielle Morsette, David Rue, Denise Emerson, Hailey Tayathy, Hugo Moro, Lauren Iida, Lin-Lin Mao, Nasrin Afrouz, Shawn Parks, and Vikram Madan.

Left to right: Lin-Lin Mao, Vikram Madan, Nasrin Afrouz, Hailey Tayathy,
David Rue, Lauren Iida

For the signs by Indigenous artists, Danielle Morsette (Suquamish), Hailey Tayathy (Quileute), and Denise L. Emerson (Diné and Skokomish Enrolled) provided graphic artworks. Lushootseed texts were translated by the Puyallup Tribal Language Program, as well as Angee Harrington (Suquamish), with resources from the Tulalip Lushootseed Department. Satpreet Kahlon combined these elements in the final designs, with help on messaging and outreach from Kimberly Deriana (Mandan/Hidatsa) and Asia Tail (Cherokee).

Public Art Comes to Your Front Yard is a program of Seattle Together, a  program that encompasses several initiatives, programs and partners that fosters relationships, shares resources, provides emotional support, strengthens social networks, and nurtures our community during this unprecedented moment in history.

Seattle Together is a partnership with Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Office of Arts & Culture, Office of Economic Development, Seattle Public Library, and the Mayor’s Innovation and Performance Team, building a Citywide community response aimed at supporting, uplifting, and celebrating the enormous goodwill, generosity, and empathy that has come from our Seattle community and neighborhoods in the wake of this COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington Lawyers for the Arts Ready to Help Artists with COVID-19 Legal Questions

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Guest blog by Board of Directors of The WLA

The COVID-19 crisis has prompted the State of Washington to issue stay-at-home orders and implement the shutdown of all non-essential businesses and gatherings. The impact of these actions on public life and the economic life of artists and the businesses that rely on them cannot be understated. We know our state’s creative community is resilient, and undoubtedly will recover after the restrictions are lifted. Even so, these prohibitions already have raised numerous legal issues that gravely imperil the careers and longevity of countless artistic enterprises. Artists, venue owners, musicians, theater companies, and restauranteurs, among others, face perplexing issues such as contract enforcement, rent payments, and intellectual property protection.

At Washington Lawyers for the Arts (WLA), we’re working diligently to maintain our longstanding support of artists and arts organizations, including, for example, partnering with the City of Seattle Office of Film + Music and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture to reach out to creative communities. During this unnerving time, WLA continues to offer numerous services statewide to support people in need of legal assistance, consistent with our role as a non-profit organization long dedicated to bridging the worlds of law and art. In this post, we outline some basic legal issues that result from the crisis and provide information about how we can help.

WLA CLINICS

WLA offers free legal clinics for artists and arts professionals to discuss legal issues with attorneys. Each appointment lasts 30 minutes and includes at least one intellectual property lawyer. The clinics address a wide variety of matters related to arts-related legal issues, such as contracts, licensing, and IP. Through April, clinics are held remotely in partnership with the Seattle University School of Law. Starting in May (and continuing for the foreseeable future), WLA’s monthly clinics will be held by phone or videoconference during the third week of the month. More details will follow.

Clinic appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Artists and arts organizations should visit https://thewla.org/covid19-resources and complete and submit the online appointment request provided at the bottom of the page.

IMPACTS OF THE COVID CRISIS

Restrictions on public gatherings and the service sector have caused a near-total closure of bars, restaurants, performance venues, music and art festivals, cafes, and so many other elements of society upon which artists depend for audiences and employment. Many have lost opportunities to share their work and many have lost the work they depend on to cover their expenses. This experience of loss is accompanied by unforeseen, and thus unplanned-for, legal issues that do not have easy solutions.

For most, loss of employment income is not accompanied by rent forgiveness. For some, performance contracts have been canceled without compensation for costs undertaken to prepare. Others, especially those who themselves employed workers, feel a sense of responsibility to help the community and to honor their legal commitments, but are limited by the economic consequences of the COVID crisis.

Not all these challenges can be solved with legal assistance. For some, however, WLA is ready to assist with contract interpretation, intellectual property protection, business formation, and other questions to help Washington’s artists weather this crisis.

REFERRALS

WLA also offers attorney referrals for artists and arts organizations seeking legal advice beyond a 30-minute clinic appointment. Fee arrangements are left to each client and attorney and might range from free services to reduced fees to full-fee representation depending on the client’s financial resources and the attorney’s wishes. WLA does not get involved in these fee negotiations.

Referrals are requested using the webform available at the following address: https://www.thewla.org/legal-referrals

WORKSHOPS

As the crisis continues, WLA is developing its online programming of Arts Legal Workshops for artists and attorneys. Each workshop will feature a legal expert providing an in-depth look at a legal issue relevant to artists and arts organizations. For example, WLA currently is planning a workshop covering contract defenses for venues and performers affected by the closure of performance venues and banning of public gatherings.

If you have a suggestion for a workshop topic, please email your idea to info@thewla.org.

#SeattleTogether shines a light on community connections

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Artist painting mural for Ballard storefront (organized by Ballard Alliance)

Over these past few weeks of the COVID-19 crisis, we have all experienced lots of changes that are fundamentally changing our city and our communities. This has been traumatic and challenging for all of us, in ways both big and small.

But, throughout this crisis, we have seen community come together and hold each other up like never before. We have watched organic movements take hold that are devoted to supporting those in need financially, emotionally, spiritually, and creatively. We have come together to feed one another, protect one another, entertain one another, and sustain one another through this dark and uncertain time.

It has been truly inspiring to witness!

And, it has galvanized us at the City to uplift this work and do everything we can to support, encourage, and contribute to it.

In this time when we are physically distancing it’s more important than ever that we are socially and emotionally supporting each other. You may have seen on social media that we’ve been using #SeattleTogether to highlight this work. Well, Seattle Together goes far beyond a hashtag, it encompasses a number of initiatives, programs and partners that will foster relationships, share resources, provide emotional support, strengthen social networks, and nurture our community during this unprecedented moment in history.

In partnership with Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Office of Arts & Culture, Office of Economic Development, Seattle Public Library, and the Mayor’s Innovation and Performance Team, we are building a Citywide community response plan aimed at supporting, uplifting, and celebrating the enormous goodwill, generosity, and empathy that has come from our Seattle community and neighborhoods in the wake of this COVID-19 pandemic.

Whether it’s community members or businesses donating their time and money to those in need, individuals connecting with and supporting one another through creative and unique experiences, or artists galvanizing to provide artistic and cultural content to vulnerable populations, the City of Seattle is here to support and elevate these efforts to strengthen our community and ensure we all get through this together.

We are currently building a Seattle Together website devoted to this work. We hope to launch that soon.

In the meantime, we want to hear from you! Use #SeattleTogether on social media to share stories of what’s going on in your community and lift-up creative ideas for connecting to your neighbors.

Below is just some of the amazing work we’ve been highlighting:

Help InterIm Community Development Association buy grocery items from local grocery stores for low-income elderly, individuals, and families in the Chinatown International District. #SeattleTogether ❤️

Posted by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods on Friday, April 3, 2020

“It gave us hope, increased our morale. It made us realize that, yes, we can brace through this storm. But more…

Posted by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods on Monday, April 6, 2020

Seattle comes together to celebrate people on the front lines in #MakeAJoyfulNoise

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Let’s make some noise Seattle! Seattle’s cultural community in
association with the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (City of Seattle) encourages residents to participate in a civic wide celebration of people on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Here’s a Twitter Moment, collecting some of the noise you all made on March 26, 2020.

Starting 8 p.m. sharp Thursday evening, we’re asking Seattleites to join a movement that began in European countries, opening our windows, standing on our balconies, from our front yards, backyards and or anywhere you can to make a joyful noise letting the healthcare and front line workers know how much we appreciate them. People can clap their hands, raise their voices, bang some pots and pans to show solidarity and let the front line know how much they are appreciated.

The message is simple #MakeAJoyfulNoise asks us to:

  • Applaud our healthcare workers
  • Celebrate those on the front lines
  • Make a joyful noise at 8 p.m. any night you choose for as long as you want

We are doing this to celebrate the front lines, which include grocery store workers, supply chain specialists, janitors, Fire, Police, nurses and doctors and health care workers, sanitary workers, and so many more. We’d also like to bring some cheer to these dreary days in Seattle.

So please join us and plant a little joy in everyone’s life this spring. Take a picture, make a video and post #MakeAJoyfulNoise as well as #SeattleTogether

Photos by Tim Durkan (used with permission)
Graphic and logo by Billie WildrickRally of Support by Seattle’s Cultural Community organized by Mark Siano

City of Seattle to Provide Immediate Rent Relief for Nonprofit and Small Business Tenants

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City to Provide $400,000 in Rent Relief to an Estimated 90 Arts and Cultural Nonprofits, Small Businesses, and Artist Studios that Rent City-Owned Property, including Seattle Center

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today that the City of Seattle will provide $400,000 in rent relief to arts and cultural and other nonprofits, small businesses, and artists’ studios that are located on City-owned facilities. An estimated 90 tenants on the Seattle Center grounds and on Parks and Recreation facilities will receive immediate financial relief in the form of rent waivers or rent deferment for April and May.

“Earlier this week, we announced an eviction moratorium to help our small businesses and nonprofits retain their livelihoods and a first-of-its-kind Arts Recovery Package. We’re building on that work by providing immediate financial relief for renters of City-owned facilities,” said Mayor Durkan. “We know that the economic impacts on our small businesses, nonprofits, and cultural community will be devastating and that many might not be able to pay rent for weeks and months to come. I urge property owners throughout the City to adopt this practice immediately if they’re able to. Now more than ever, we must be compassionate with one another, and look after each other during this unprecedented time.”

“These nonprofits and the artists they employ provide a cultural salve our city desperately needs in this time of emergency,” said Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia). “I am proud to work with the Mayor and my Council colleagues to ensure that this important part of Seattle will still be here when this crisis is over.”

“Providing rent relief for our nonprofit partners and small businesses in City-owned buildings will allow them to continue to do their important work serving our community during this uncertain time. Our nonprofit human service providers are on the front lines, serving vulnerable communities who are most impacted by the coronavirus, and small businesses keep our local economy strong. Together, with the workers who keep them running, they make up the fabric of our community and we must protect them.” said Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide).

While rent arrangements vary across City-owned facilities, the City will provide rent relief in the equivalent of two months. For nonprofit organizations and renters with artist studio licenses, including Seattle Children’s Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Cascade Bicycle Club, the relief is in the form of rent forgiveness. For businesses including Arena Sports, Marination Station, and vendors in the Armory their rent will be deferred.

The City of Seattle is committed to providing immediate relief for small businesses and arts and cultural and other nonprofit organizations financially impacted by COVID-19. Through this initiative, the City will work with organizations and businesses on an individual basis to develop longer-term responses. The City will be looking at all components of rent arrangements including cash, public benefit, in-kind and capital investment rent.

“The far-reaching impacts of COVID-19 have devastated the arts organizations and businesses that reside at Seattle Center, and this has been felt by the thousands of people who work on the grounds and broader communities they serve. We are so pleased to be able to offer this critical support and essential lifeline for our resident tenants,” said Seattle Center director Robert Nellams.

“Due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in our community, we estimate that Seattle Children’s Theatre will lose at least $1 million in operating revenue through the end of May 2020. The cancellation of our Drama School, public performances, and state-wide Arts-Based Learning Program means lost work for Teaching Artists, Actors, Designers, Theatre Technicians and so many more. The forgiveness of rent during this challenging time allows SCT to retain more staff, keeping more people employed, offering some peace of mind and giving teams the opportunity to focus on reimagining the presentation and delivery of our programs. It is through the ongoing support of the City and our community that we will remain an unparalleled resource for young people and their families—something we are proud to provide now more than ever,” said Kevin Malgesini, Seattle Children’s Theatre managing director.

“These arts and cultural organizations and small businesses make the unique fabric of this city a place we all want to call home. We are doing everything we can to ensure that they will still be here when this crisis is over and we can celebrate once again this incredible city,” said Seattle Office of Arts & Culture director Randy Engstrom.

“Our parks and recreation tenants are our partners in extending our recreation offerings in diverse, innovative, and accessible ways. I am pleased that the City will be able to offer this critical support to these partners at such a challenging time for our city,” said Seattle Parks and Recreation superintendent Jesús Aguirre.

Mayor Durkan and the City of Seattle have worked to implement a series of actions that support artists, nonprofits, small business, and workers, including:  

In addition, she continues to advocate for a comprehensive small business and worker relief package from Congress to provide immediate and lasting relief to Seattle communities impacted by COVID-19, and the City is working quickly to scale new programs. The City has created a comprehensive resource page for residents and small businesses impacted by COVID-19. This page will be updated as more information becomes available.

SURVEY: What is the Economic Impact of COVID-19?

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Black people sawing and drilling wood.
Carpenters, Jacob Lawrence, 1977, Seattle City Light 1% for Art funds

A survey just opened today to help determine the economic impact of COVID-19 on businesses and nonprofits in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties.

Button: Take the Survey

Created by the City of Seattle, Greater Seattle Partners, and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Impact Survey will inform recovery efforts and aid for nonprofits, small businesses, and the arts and cultural sector.

“We know our arts and cultural sector is hurting and we are doing everything we can to help them through this crisis. We rise and fall together, which is why it’s so important that we are all counted and included in this regional economic recovery effort.”

Randy Engstrom, Director, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture

“The Survey results will be critical to maximize state and federal support and direct local resources to save jobs and get back to business as soon as possible. We urge all businesses and non-profits organizations in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties to share their economic impacts so we can quickly and effectively request emergency funding.”

Brian P. McGowan, CEO, Greater Seattle Partners

Learn more in this press release from the Seattle Office of Economic Development.

Please note: even if you’ve already filled out the surveys from Arts Fund and Artist Trust, please also fill this one out.

Artists and Creative Workers Relief Funding

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Black and white photo of a woman wearing an apron standing in a Latino market. A piñata hangs overhead.
Lone Star Market, Allison Corona, Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art

Focusing on individual artists and creative workers, this is the first of two parts in the City of Seattle’s Arts Recovery Package. The second part focuses on arts and cultural organizations. Learn more about the whole Arts Recovery Package, including organizational support.

For Individual Artists and Creative Workers

Please note the Seattle Relief Fund is currently on pause. If you are an artist in need of funds, there is a waiting list you can join here.

The Seattle Relief Fund is aimed at helping those in the greater Seattle arts community who have been financially impacted by cancellations due to COVID-19. Depending on funding levels and amount of requests, priority may be given to artists from communities that have been historically and systemically economically disadvantaged in the Seattle Area: BIPOC artists, transgender & nonbinary artists, and disabled artists – but they will try to help as many artists with need in Seattle as they can.

Button: Apply For Relief

Seattle Relief Fund was started by Ijeoma Oluo, a Seattle-based artist, after several of her speaking events got canceled, she decided to start this fundraiser to help artists in Seattle whose events are also being canceled and are in need of relief. LANGSTON is providing administrative support and is part of the oversight committee for the funds.

Artist Trust’s COVID-19 Artist Relief Fund provides rapid response grants supporting the critical needs of artists whose livelihoods have been impacted by COVID-19. These unrestricted cash grants are intended to support working artists with:

  • Lost wages and earnings;
  • Loss from event, performance, and conference cancellations and school / community-based education closures
  • Reimbursement for travel loss
  • Rent and mortgage payments, food, utilities, and other living expenses
  • Medical expenses

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and selected weekly. Grants range from $500-5K based on artists’ needs.

Eligibility

  • Individual artists living in Washington State (companies, curators, nonprofits, organizations, community groups, ensembles, producers, & collectives are not eligible)
  • 18 years of age or older

Mayor Durkan Announces Initial $1.1 Million Arts Recovery Package to Support Creative Workers and Arts and Cultural Organizations Impacted by COVID-19

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NEWS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

Contact: Kelsey Nyland, Kelsey.Nyland@seattle.gov

Building on the City’s initial measures to provide financial relief for small businesses, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced $1.1 million in City of Seattle funding to invest directly in creative workers and arts and cultural organizations financially impacted by COVID-19. The investment is a combination of funding strategies designed to help the arts and culture sector through direct grants to organizations and creative workers most impacted by this crisis.

The Mayor’s Arts Recovery Package is composed of two key initiatives:

  1. $100,000 in immediate relief for artists and creative workers;
  2. $1 million Arts Stabilization Fund to invest in arts and cultural organizations to help mitigate revenue losses due to the moratorium on events and public gatherings;

“Our creative industries are the heartbeat of Seattle, and we know that organizations and workers in this sector have been devastated by this crisis,” said Mayor Durkan. “With the Arts Recovery Package, we’re investing directly in our most vulnerable arts and cultural organizations, artists, and creative workers, and we are doing everything possible to keep them afloat during this unprecedented moment in history. Arts and culture are woven into the fabric of our city, and we are evaluating robust actions that we can continue to take at the City in partnership with community leaders.”

“Seattle wouldn’t be the city it is today without its musicians, artists, performers and cultural institutions. I want to thank the community for coming together to organize creative solutions during this crisis. By the City contributing $50,000 to the Seattle Artists Relief Fund, which was started by artists for fellow artists, we recognize the best ideas on how to help community come from community,” said Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2, South Seattle and the CID), current chair of the Council’s Arts Committee.

“Many artists support themselves through gig work and may not be eligible for protections offered to employees. The performance aspect of their art requires public gatherings, which have been prohibited and artists are organizing to support themselves.  I’m proud that the City is stepping up to provide relief for artists and cultural organizations, as we cannot lose our important art institutions during this crisis and must retain those cultural spaces for the future,” said Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle and South Park), the Council’s former Arts Committee chair.

“Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Office of Arts & Culture are implementing immediate relief to our arts and culture sector who have been incredibly hard hit due to COVID-19. By partnering with local organizations, individuals and philanthropies we can expand our financial impact and provide immediate assistance to our cultural organizations and individuals. Arts and culture are the heart and soul of our city and we are committed to doing everything we can to support them during this unprecedented time,” said Randy Engstrom, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Director.

Individual artist and creative workers support

The City will invest $100,000 to provide immediate relief for artists and creative workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The City’s Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) will invest $50,000 in the Seattle Artist Relief Fund, founded by Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo, which will bring the total current funding to $187,150. In addition, ARTS will invest another $50,000 in Artist Trust’s COVID-19 Artist Relief Fund, which provides rapid response grants supporting the critical needs of artists whose livelihoods have been impacted by the pandemic.

Arts Stabilization Fund: The City will also invest $1 million in over 200 arts and cultural organizations through the new Arts Stabilization Fund. The focus of the funding will be on arts and cultural organizations that have been impacted by the moratorium on events and public gatherings. These organizations rely on ticket sales, attendance and fundraising efforts. The recent and necessary actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from State of Washington and Public Health – Seattle & King County have greatly impacted the arts and culture sector. Funds have been distributed through the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture’s grant programs, and have been directed to current cultural partners. No application was required and funds have already been allocated.

Over the past week, Mayor Durkan has implemented a series of actions including, deferring utility payments and a temporary moratorium on residential evictions, to provide relief for working people financially impacted by COVID-19. For small businesses, she announced a relief package that included deferred business taxes and a stabilization fund. She continues to advocate for a comprehensive small business and worker relief package from Congress to provide immediate and lasting relief to Seattle communities impacted by COVID-19, and the City is working quickly to scale new programs.

The City has created a comprehensive resource page for residents and small businesses impacted by COVID-19. This page will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Responding to COVID-19

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The Office of Arts & Culture and the entire City of Seattle are working round-the-clock to help our communities stay safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been several announcements this week from the City, County, and State, and we want to make sure you have the most up-to-date information and public health guidance. 

Earlier this week, the State and County announced new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, including a prohibition of events with more than 250 people, and a prohibition on events with less than 250 people, if they don’t meet public health guidance on social distancing and hygiene. Researchers are estimating that there are 1,100 active COVID-19 infections in our region. By early April, the region may see 25,000 people infected if no actions are taken.

In accordance with that Public Health guidance, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that effective Monday, March 16, 2020, the City of Seattle will temporarily rescind permits for City-approved events. These include permits for farmers’ markets, cultural events, and street and sidewalk events like block parties and birthday parties. The rescinding of permits for public events will continue until at least April 13, 2020.  

We recognize that this will have a huge impact on our cultural community and we are committed to doing everything we can to share current information as it becomes available, and provide immediate resources for arts and cultural organizations, community and neighborhood groups, and individual artists. 

Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) released updated public health guidance and recommendations for businesses including retail and restaurants, workplaces, and schools. You can find that guidance below.

New limits on large gatherings, other emergency strategies to slow the spread of COVID-19 
(March 11, 2019 – Public Health Insider Blog) 

Business Preparedness and Planning for COVID-19 

The Office of Arts & Culture and other City departments are exploring ways to re-allocate funding resources and leveraging our partnerships with regional philanthropists. We will have more information on that in the coming days. 

This is the beginning of a marathon, not a sprint, and we thank you all for your patience as we take these measures to keep our community safe. This outbreak may be one of the most transformative and consequential events that our region and our country will experience in a very long time. Seattle has come back from the crisis before, and we know that our creative and cultural community are the ones who will open our doors and restore the heart and the economy of our City. 

More information about the new recommendations, mitigation efforts, and ways we can support will be coming in the following days. If you have immediate questions and concerns please contact ARTS at  or arts.culture@seattle.gov 

For up-to-date Public Health – Seattle & King County guidance, visit kingcounty.gov/covid. 

Sincerely,

Randy Engstrom
Director, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture