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Applications open for new Cultural Facilities funding program

We’re accepting project applications for our new Cultural Facilities program. The new pilot program supports Seattle-based arts, heritage, cultural and arts service organizations with urgent-need, facilities-based capital projects. The program will award one-time funding to organizations with projects such as facility renovations, ADA-access projects or the completion of the final… [ Keep reading ]

Reminder: Cultural Space Brown Bag, May 3

Get updates on the city’s arts and cultural space initiatives at a brown-bag session, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes Room, 601 Fifth Ave. The event is hosted by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Seattle Arts Commission and is… [ Keep reading ]

NEA awards $638K to 20 Seattle arts groups

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced $638,000 in grants to 20 Seattle arts groups for fiscal year 2012. Among the local recipients: 826 Seattle ($36,000 to support Creating a Community of Young Authors, a free writing program); Arts Corps ($35,000 to support year-long arts education residencies in… [ Keep reading ]

Cultural Space Brown Bag, May 3

 The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Seattle Arts Commission present a brown-bag session to update the community on the city’s arts and cultural space initiatives, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, May 3. The event is at City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes Room, 601 Fifth Ave. and… [ Keep reading ]

Announcing 2012 funding for individual artists

The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce $156,000 in awards to 45 individual artists working in the visual, literary and media arts. The  CityArtist Projects annual funding program assists individual artists based in Seattle to develop and present their work. “Individual artists are the foundation of… [ Keep reading ]

City seeks arts program specialist for funding team

The Office of Arts & Cultural affairs is seeking an arts program specialist for the Cultural Partnerships Program. The program provides grants to Seattle’s cultural organizations, youth arts programs, individual artists and community groups. As a member of the team, the arts program specialist will manage application and panel processes… [ Keep reading ]

Youth Arts funding applications due Feb. 15

Last call for 2013 Youth Arts funding program applications! The online application deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 15. Youth Arts is an annual funding program that makes a difference in the lives of Seattle middle- and high-school youth by providing arts education in all art forms during out-of-school time. Youth Arts prioritizes… [ Keep reading ]

Check out our February eNews

Our director talks about investing in the arts and preserving admission tax funding. We joined with Mayor Mike McGinn and a few of our funded partners in announcing more than $1.6 million in investments in 137 Seattle arts organizations through our Civic Partners program.  Join in a lively panel discussion… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor announces $1.6 million investment in Seattle arts organizations

Mayor Mike McGinn today announced more than $1.6 million in investments to Seattle-based arts, heritage and cultural organizations through the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs’ Civic Partners program. The program will provide funding to 137 organizations in 2012. Read the Mayor’s blog post about it here.

City invests in neighborhood arts festivals and events

We’re pleased to announce funding awards to 39 neighborhood arts festivals and events through our Neighborhood & Community Arts (NCA) program. The program will invest $46,800 ($1,200 per organization) in events taking place throughout the city this year. The varied slate of neighborhood events includes BeatWalk, Columbia City’s monthly music festival;… [ Keep reading ]