Ellen Sollod is transforming Mercer Corridor. After the installation of the sculpture Origami Tessellation 324.3.4 (Fractured) on Mercer Street in 2012, additional elements of her design appeared throughout the corridor: stone benches and hatch covers in 2013. The artist recently installed the final components of the design, “Lost in Thought”…. [ Keep reading ]
Looking to get out in the sun and enjoy some good music in Seattle? The Office of Arts & Culture is sponsoring a free weekly concert every Thursday at The Seattle City Hall Plaza as a part of the free city-wide concert series, Out to Lunch! The City Hall schedule is… [ Keep reading ]
Melody Nelson July 12th | Velocity Dance Center Melody Nelson is a performance project that aims to merge social, academic, and artistic institutions in order to develop and expand the Seattle art community through dance and theatre. Performances will be at 8 and 10 P.M. Tickets available here. Visit website for… [ Keep reading ]
On Monday, June 9, 2014, Artists Up hosted a successful evening of resources and networking for Asian, Asian-American, and Asian Pacific Islander artists. The event brought together over 60 artists of varying artistic disciplines with the goal of growing relationships between artists and funders, as well as demystifying funding programs… [ Keep reading ]
What makes Seattle a #CreativeCity? Come tell us at Capitol Hill Block Party, Bumbershoot, Umoja Fest and more events happening this summer! Over the next few months, members of the community will have the opportunity to engage and learn more about The Creative Advantage, which is restoring arts education for… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know on the corner of 23rd Ave. and E. Cherry St., students can learn to weld, breakdance, cook, sew, animate and build chairs? It’s true — middle schoolers can do all this (and more!) at Coyote Central. Since 1986, Coyote Central has been dedicated to providing a wide… [ Keep reading ]
“Tell me if this sounds like what a teen guy would say,” inquires Stephanie Guerra, as she is about to read out loud from her upcoming teen novel. The dozen or so teenage boys in the audience started off semi-loud and raucous, but once Stephanie started reading her work, they… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture, through its Youth Arts funding program and Work Readiness Arts Program (WRAP), will invest $346,000 in more than 40 youth programs offering arts training outside of school hours for Seattle’s middle- and high-school aged youth. Youth Arts focuses awards on experienced teaching artists leading… [ Keep reading ]
IPlayz: Life and Death in the Digital Age June 6-June 21 | Annex Theatre The Seattle Playwrights Collective presents IPlayz, a series of short plays which demonstrate the positive and negative effects of social media, mobile phones and computer applications during the digital age. Tickets are $20 for the general public… [ Keep reading ]
ArtSparks is back! June through September, Occidental Park will be buzzing with art installations and musical performances to bring an artistic presence to Pioneer Square and the entire Seattle community. Come join us in June for two exciting performances – June 10th with The Parnassus Project, and June 13 with… [ Keep reading ]
