On Thursday, August 31st, the rain stopped and the sun came out for the Office of Arts & Culture’s 15th annual Mayor’s Arts Awards. From beginning to end the event was exciting, filled with drama and it exemplified the Seattle arts scene. The love, gratitude, and multifaceted arts community came… [ Keep reading ]
Jescelle Major and Sarah Wilke join the Seattle Arts Commission. Jescelle Major is a landscape and urban designer at multidisciplinary design firm Mithun. She holds a BS in Sustainability and the Built Environment from the University of Florida and a Masters of Landscape Architecture from Louisiana State University. Her thesis… [ Keep reading ]
Mytoan Nguyen-Akbar recently joined the Office of Arts & Culture as a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow and Impact and Assessment Manager. She has most recently developed curriculum for the Seattle Community Colleges, taught sociology courses on race, immigration, inequality, and belonging at Seattle University and the University of Puget Sound, and… [ Keep reading ]
303 S. Jackson St., Top Floor, Seattle, WA 98104 BorderLands explores the concepts of belonging and resistance throughout the third floor of King Street Station with 2D- and 3D works from the City’s collection and immersive installations. The exhibition is free and open to the public, and is accompanied… [ Keep reading ]
On September 16th, during the Beacon Food Forest’s monthly work party, we dedicated Nicole Kistler’s artwork Vessels. The artworks are a series of cast iron sculptures that dot the community garden on Seattle Public Utilities property at Beacon Reservoir. Building on the inspiration of the reservoir as a container, they… [ Keep reading ]
August 3 – December 31, 2017 Temporary artwork in the Delridge Neighborhood Greenway and Connector Trail The Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), commissioned seven emerging public artists to create temporary art installations within the Delridge Neighborhood Greenway and Delridge Connector Trail… [ Keep reading ]
August 3 – December 31, 2017 This fall, eight artists invite you to discover Seattle’s cultural “Heart of the City” where all people can feel a sense of belonging, and participate in community and something bigger than themselves. Seattle Center Sculpture Walk is brought to you through the support… [ Keep reading ]
No Hiding Place Down Here August 20 – October 12, 2017 Seattle Presents Gallery Opening reception Thursday, September 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. No Hiding Place Down Here is a multi-media installation by Cuban-born artist Tatiana Garmendia. Partnering with documentary photographer Scott Story, who recorded unsanctioned homeless shelters in and around… [ Keep reading ]
On August 17, 2017, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) hosted the fourth Creative Advantage Summer Arts Partnership Institute for classroom teachers, teaching artists, administrators, youth development workers, and community members. Dancers from Northwest Tap Connection opened the day with a rousing performance garnering multiple standing ovations, that showcased the skill, passion,… [ Keep reading ]
Opening early 2018, expanded fund creates more opportunity for underserved organizations The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s (ARTS) Cultural Facilities Fund has expanded from $250,000 to $1,250,000 to better support capital projects for arts and cultural organizations in the City. The fund increase is in direct response to the… [ Keep reading ]
