Public Art Boot Camp, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s award-winning program, is the subject of the publication Capacity Building for Racial Equity in Public Art (pdf). ARTS’ Public Art Program specifies that 1% of eligible city capital improvement project funds be set aside for the commission, purchase, and… [ Keep reading ]
This fall, The Seattle Public Library is partnering with yəhaw̓, an Indigenous-led arts project, to celebrate Indigenous creativity and environmental equity. From October through December, we’ll have events, an exhibit, and artists in residence who honor indigenous knowledge and address the theme of environmental equity. ABOUT YӘHAW̓ From Thursday, Oct…. [ Keep reading ]
What is the artistic and cultural potential of 400 square feet? Imagine a small but permanent outdoor stage. Or a puppet theater. Or a space for a tea ceremony, or a coffee ceremony. Perhaps you have been secretly wanting to launch Seattle’s tiniest art gallery. Or perhaps its smallest writers’… [ Keep reading ]
The 5th annual Creative Advantage Arts Partners Summer Institute took place on August 16th at Seattle Art Museum. One of the themes of this year’s institute was to think about our education work through the lens of the past, the present and the future. When planning the institute, we worked… [ Keep reading ]
On Saturday, August 18, before Cinema Under the Stars in Columbia Park, Deputy Mayor Ranganathan, Randy Engstrom and representatives from Capitol Hill, the Central District, and Uptown welcomed Seattle’s newest arts and cultural district, the Columbia Hillman Arts & Cultural District. Kathy Fowells, director at SEEDArts spoke eloquently about becoming… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) is continuing to solicit feedback on the initial proposal to update Incentive Zoning. One of the options that they are hoping to solicit feedback on is adding a new option for developers to earn extra floor area by providing Cultural Space. This… [ Keep reading ]
Grab your helmets and join us for a FREE bicycle tour of public art in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Partnering with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture is offering a family-friendly, seven-mile (round trip) bike tour for all ages and abilities that will take you from… [ Keep reading ]
Opening celebration for Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway and Art Interruptions on Saturday, August 11th from 12 – 4pm at the Rainier Beach Playfield The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), in partnership with the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), will be celebrating the opening of the Rainier Valley Neighborhood… [ Keep reading ]
Last year the Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI), the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD), and others collaborated with the Office of Arts & Culture on the creation of The CAP Report: 30 Ideas for the Creation, Activation, and Preservation of Cultural Space. One of those “30 Ideas”… [ Keep reading ]
Demian DinéYazhi’ and R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment Saturday, August 4 2018 – 11am-7pm, King Street Station Plaza – 4th Ave S. & Jackson St Free – Open to the Public – All Ages – Bring items to silkscreen Demian DinéYazhi & R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment… [ Keep reading ]
