Uptown becomes City’s newest Arts & Cultural District SEATTLE (July 12, 2017) — Mayor Murray announced the Uptown Arts and Cultural District as the third neighborhood to be named a designated Arts & Cultural District. Uptown is one of Seattle’s most important cultural destinations with over 30 arts, cultural… [ Keep reading ]
Extremely competitive national grant program will consider 70 projects ArtPlace America announced that the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s (ARTS) development of permanent cultural space at King Street Station is one of 70 finalists for the 2017 National Creative Placemaking Fund (NCPF). ArtPlace selected these 70 proposals from 987… [ Keep reading ]
Office of Arts & Culture explores Belonging and Resistance with site-specific and collection works Opening August 3, 2017 This summer the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s (ARTS) public art program will enliven the third floor of King Street Station with 2D- and 3D works from the City’s collection and… [ Keep reading ]
Media Contact: Chris Weber, One Reel 206.673.5060 x 224 cweber@onereel.org ONE REEL ANNOUNCES 2016 CITY OF MUSIC CAREER DAY Registration now open for March 12 event at EMP Museum, and The Vera Project January 26, 2016 (Seattle, WA) – One Reel is pleased to announce… [ Keep reading ]
Last month, the Office of Arts & Culture helped to organize City of Music Career Day along with the Office of Film & Music, the EMP Museum, and One Reel. The free, all-day educational event took place on April 22nd at various locations around Seattle Center, providing high school and… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn posted this message to his blog today. We’re pleased to share it. Arts mean business. The nonprofit arts and culture industry in Seattle generates $447.6 million in annual economic activity, supporting 10,807 full-time equivalent jobs and delivering $38.2 million in local and state government revenues. This according… [ Keep reading ]
Your next visit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will include the sights and sounds of northwest music. The Sea-Tac Airport Music Initiative, Experience the City of Music — a cooperative effort by the Port of Seattle, Seattle Music Commission and PlayNetwork— launches this week to showcase the northwest region’s music culture. The Sea-Tac… [ Keep reading ]
It feels like summer has finally begun in Seattle, which seems strange to me as it’s already getting close to back-to-school time. While it doesn’t affect me personally, I’m looking forward to the start of a new school year, thanks to the recent announcement that Seattle Public Schools is the… [ Keep reading ]
We received a joint press release today from the National Endowment for the Arts and U.S. Housing and Urban Development inviting “the arts and creative sector to participate in a joint webinar on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. EDT to learn about two new, innovative community development funding opportunities.” According… [ Keep reading ]
We are pleased to bring arts and culture to Mayor McGinn’s inaugural festivities this weekend at City Hall. We hope you can join us Saturday, Jan. 9, when the mayor will host an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. to celebrate the city’s commitment to openness, transparency and the… [ Keep reading ]
