In his State of the City address before the Seattle City Council today, Mayor Ed Murray expanded the City’s commitment to support education, job opportunities and success for all of Seattle’s youth. He also pledged to hire an additional 100 police officers above the 100 net new officers he has… [ Keep reading ]
On Monday, January 25th, 80 people braved the rain and came to the first ever SALT Mentor Night. There were over 10 seasoned arts professionals who gamely answered questions and doled out advice to a wide range of individuals looking to increase or make their mark in Seattle’s artistic scene…. [ Keep reading ]
Organizations funded for two years through the 2016-17 Neighborhood & Community Arts grant SEATTLE, (February 9, 2016) —The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture announces $48,000 invested in 40 neighborhood arts festivals and events through the two year Neighborhood & Community Arts (NCA) grant program. The program provides each organization… [ Keep reading ]
Upcoming exhibitions at the Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery, City Hall Gallery, and Seattle Presents Gallery Real Change Agents Portrait Project City Hall Lobby and Anne Focke Gallery March 2 – May 2, 2016 The Real Change Agents Portrait Project is a series of portraits of Seattle newspaper vendors, many… [ Keep reading ]
Nina Foxx’s play Just Short of Crazy debuts at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute Friday, February 12 – Saturday, February 13, 7 p.m. Sunday, February 14, 3 p.m. Author and playwright Nina Foxx’s play Just Short of Crazy, presented at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, makes its stage… [ Keep reading ]
Popular poetry program launches a region wide effort in 2016-17 SEATTLE (February 8, 2016) – After a successful reboot in 2014, Poetry on Buses is now going region-wide, sharing locally-sourced poems in at least eight languages across multiple transit systems, an online portal, and in communities across King County. The… [ Keep reading ]
Celebrating Black History Month Friday, February 19 | 12-1 p.m. Bertha Knight Landes Room at City Hall 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 Please join us for a special Lunch + Learn, celebrating Black History Month. Artists Barbara Earl Thomas, Aramis Hamer and C. Davida Ingram will present their work… [ Keep reading ]
February marks the beginning of Black History Month, but residents of Seattle are able to celebrate and learn about the rich cultural history of Blacks and African-Americans all year long. In honor of Black History Month we have compiled a few events to mark on your calendar in February and… [ Keep reading ]
The artwork RECLAIMED by artist Jean Shin is close to being installed permanently at the North Transfer Station, located at 1350 North 34th Street in Seattle, WA. Shin worked with the design team to develop a permanent artwork that will be integrated at Seattle Public Utilities’ new facility. RECLAIMED references… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center is expanding their investments in temporary artworks with the new Poetry Garden Art Series Four artists have been commissioned to create temporary interventions in the Seattle Center Poetry Garden to call attention to the unique character of the site, a space designed to ask visual artists to draw… [ Keep reading ]
