Tactile Art Exhibit Inspires a More Accessible World
December 6, 2024
This article was written on special assignment for the Art Beat blog through the TeenTix Press Corps, a teen arts journalism program run by TeenTix, a youth empowerment and arts…
Seattle Center welcomes five new artists for the 2017-18 Poetry Garden Art Series
January 23, 2017
February 2017 through May 2018 SEATTLE, (Jan. 23, 2017) — The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) and Seattle Center (SC) have commissioned five artists to develop temporary artworks for…
Weekly Art Hit: Public Art’s 40th anniversary and ‘Black Sun’ by Isamu Noguchi
March 15, 2013
…experience with visual art.” Today the city’s public art collection includes nearly 380 permanently sited indoor and outdoor artworks and 2,800 portable artworks in all media. The program integrates artworks…
New poetry and art at Seattle Center
January 27, 2016
…invested in emerging artists by providing training and commissioning seven artists to create site specific temporary artwork for the campus. The 2016 Poetry Garden Art Series is a continuation of…
Downtown is Vibrant: 2025 So Far
September 9, 2025
…grant, smART Ventures, supported individual artists and art organizations to bring visual and performance art to Downtown: Kalina Winska’s Natural Households is a community-engaged art installation and workshop series that…
The Future Ancient: Public Art celebration the reopening of the Seattle Asian Art Museum
November 12, 2019
By artist Che Sehyun The Seattle Asian Art Museum is set to re-open February 2020 after closing for a $55 million renovation and remodel. The reimagined and reinvisioned Asian Art…
2018 smART Ventures Awardees
June 18, 2019
…artwork and journey of refugee artists now living in Washington. ARTvocacy: Refugee Art Exhibit at Seattle Center’s Art/Not Terminal Gallery hopes to help refugee artists increase their visibility in Seattle’s…
Vision for Public Art Seattle Public Utilities
July 26, 2018
…stormwater-related pollution in Seattle’s waterways. Bell created a two-part art master plan that guides 1% for art investments for SPU’s drainage and wastewater work. Book 1, The Vision for Public…
Unveiling Seattle City Light’s Public Art Plan
May 6, 2024
Part of a series of blog posts with our partner Seattle City Light exploring the Seattle City Light Public Art Plan created by Artist-in-Residence, Kate Clark. In 2021, we selected…
2019 smART Ventures Awardees
June 18, 2020
…Brain Injury Art Show welcomes artists from across the state of Washington who have experienced Brain Injury. The show is to be displayed at the Seattle Art Museum. Gabriela Garza…