Community leaders, in partnership with the City of Seattle, are poised to move forward on a plan to create an AIDS memorial on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. In March 2018, The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway and Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture issued a call for artists to submit qualifications for… [ Keep reading ]
Events and art installations June through November 2018 Now in its third year, Arts in Parks, a partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Office of Arts & Culture, is offering a number of free events and temporary art projects that will activate community parks this summer. From June… [ Keep reading ]
Americans for the Arts honored 49 outstanding public arts projects created in 2017 through the Public Art Network Year in Review program, the only national program that specifically recognizes the most compelling public art. Chosen by public art experts, the roster of selected projects include three from Seattle’s Public Art… [ Keep reading ]
Beginning June 2018, the northwest tower of the Fremont Bridge will be a temporary studio for musician and composer Paurl Walsh. Walsh will be able to use the tower space as a source of inspiration to compose and create a sound-based piece in response to the summer residency. He will… [ Keep reading ]
Grant to support The Creative Advantage, a citywide initiative to establish equitable access to arts education National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the National Endowment for the ARTS (NEA) second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in… [ Keep reading ]
Written by Tina LaPadula The past two years have been especially challenging for educators and students, as we all struggle to find space for restorative and creative learning. This year’s Creative Advantage Professional Learning Series endeavored to address the rising tension and anxiety with goals to support reflection, healing, and… [ Keep reading ]
S. Surface is a Seattle-based curator of art, design and architecture, currently King Street Station Program Lead with the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. Previously, Surface was co-curator of The Alice, an artist-run exhibition space and writers’ residency, and Out Of Sight 2017, a regional survey of Pacific Northwest… [ Keep reading ]
Artist and metalsmith Merrily Tompkins, whose artwork is represented in the permanent public art collection, has passed away. Originally working as a jewelry maker and silversmith, Ms. Tompkins joined the design team for the Creston Nelson Substation, a Seattle City Light facility in South Seattle, in the late 1970’s. Working… [ Keep reading ]
Open now through June 15, 2018 The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s (ARTS) Mayor’s Arts Awards celebrates the people and organizations that broaden our horizons and humanize our city and our world. Based on feedback from last year’s awards we are eliminating categories and are instead asking you to… [ Keep reading ]
Creature Feature: Animal Art April 6 – June 29, 2018 Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery, 3rd Floor How long have artists been making art about animals? Over 40,000 years! There’s nothing in the city’s collection that far back, but we do have a variety of artworks that include various creatures both… [ Keep reading ]
