Friday, April 21, 2017, 12 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Learn Northwest Film Forum 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 Please RSVP here by Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Join the Seattle Arts Leadership Team (SALT) at our next Power Lunch. This lunch hour will explore the most common law questions… [ Keep reading ]
Why does art matter? April 12, 2017, 6-8 p.m. doors open at 5:30 p.m. Youngstown Cultural Center 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106 RSVP here What role does art play in society and how does it shape us? Please join Councilmember Lisa Herbold, KUOW and the Office of Arts… [ Keep reading ]
February 20 – April 14, 2017 at Seattle Presents Gallery in the Seattle Municipal Tower The Seattle Presents Gallery will showcase a new installation The Nightmare Quilt (Revival) 1988-2017 by Beverly Naidus this spring. In 1988 Naidus created a dual sided large scale quilt of 54 panels from canvas… [ Keep reading ]
2017 Civic Poet call opens February 27, 2017 SEATTLE (Feb. 27, 2017) — Mayor Ed Murray announced today that the city is searching for the next Civic Poet. The Civic Poet program celebrates Seattle’s rich literary community, while investing the future of literary arts through community engagement. The call for… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, has selected Seattle artist Elizabeth Gahan to create a permanent, site-specific artwork for a new park in Seattle’s Lake City Neighborhood. The new neighborhood park located at 12510 33rd Ave NE, previously housed an office building… [ Keep reading ]
Inauguration day, Friday, January 20, 2017 12-1 p.m. (Bring your lunch) Seattle City Hall: Berth Knight Landes Room 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 RSVP here Join us for a special live performance of Voices of a People’s History of the United States featuring readings by Brett Hamil, Marcus Harrison… [ Keep reading ]
As we look forward to 2017, it’s also time to look back at our accomplishments. In this case, it’s looking way back, at our accomplishments of 2015, as we finally get around to publishing our 2015 Report to Community. We’re a little late this year, but I hope you take… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture presents Paradise Under Reconstruction in the Aesthetic of Funk: A Quantum Leap, Starting From The Top…!!!, a new installation by Xenobia Bailey Dialogues in Art: Exhibitions on Racial Injustice December 14, 2016 – February 10, 2017 at Seattle Presents Gallery in the Seattle Municipal… [ Keep reading ]
New Grant LAB program shaped by artists for artists SEATTLE, (December 13, 2016) — Eighteen artists from Washington State were awarded funds from Grant LAB, an experimental program designed to remove barriers for historically under-represented artists and increase racial equity in grant making programs. Inspired by qualitative research with artists,… [ Keep reading ]
30 artist projects funded through CityArtist Projects grant for 2017 SEATTLE, (November 30, 2016) — The Office of Arts & Culture is supporting 30 artists through the CityArtist Projects grant, a funding program that has invested more than $1.7 M in individual artists over the last 10 years. Funding for… [ Keep reading ]
