NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Erika Lindsay, Arts & Culture, 206.684.4337 Calandra Childers, Arts & Culture, 206.684.7306 Office of Arts & Culture has engaged Olson Kundig to design new third floor cultural hub at King Street Station The design will be unveiled at the Nov. 5 public… [ Keep reading ]
On view at the M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery at Seattle Central College September 26 – October 20, 2016 Opening reception Thursday, September 29, 5-7 p.m. The M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery and the City of Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture present Seattle’s Collection: A Different Point of View. … [ Keep reading ]
Cultural Perspectives Part III, October 4 – December 28, 2016 Cultural Perspectives Part III is the third and final installment of a series of exhibitions featuring recent acquisitions for the Seattle Public Utilities Portable Works Collection. The goal of the purchase was to select artworks that represent experiences and social… [ Keep reading ]
The final exhibition in the Dialogues in Art: Exhibitions on Racial Injustice series September 12 – November 11, 2016 at Seattle Presents Gallery in the Seattle Municipal Tower Open Thursdays from 12 – 2 p.m. SEATTLE (Sept. 27, 2016) —This fall, the Seattle Presents Gallery will feature a multimedia installation… [ Keep reading ]
On view at the Seattle City Hall Gallery September 9 – October 28, 2016 Artist Reception on Thursday, October 20, 4-6 p.m. SEATTLE, (Sept. 27, 2016) —The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture presents The Eclectic Collection: Artworks by former Artists-in-Residence at the James and Janie Washington Foundation, an exhibition… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE, (September 16, 2016) —Allure, a 22 foot filigree anglerfish has landed at south east corner of 14th Ave S and S Dallas St, just south of the South Park Bridge. Commissioned by King County in partnership with the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and the Office of… [ Keep reading ]
Winners announced at Mayor’s Arts Awards ceremony on Friday, Sept. 2 at 12 p.m. SEATTLE (Sept. 8, 2016) — Mayor Ed Murray is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 Mayor’s Arts Awards. The award honorees represent categories ranging from Seattle’s cultural legacy to innovation in the field. The… [ Keep reading ]
Jennifer Frohwerk, Contracts Coordinator Jennifer Frohwerk joins the Office of Arts & Culture as the Contracts Coordinator. She will provide contract support for the Cultural Partnerships team and will lead the transition to a new online granting system. Previously she was Creative Director and Project Coordinator for Clearpath, where she… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE (September 7, 2016) —Changing the power dynamics in our society and addressing persistent race and social justice inequities is a fundamental pillar of the work of the City of Seattle and the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS). Art allows us to express ourselves and see other people’s realities… [ Keep reading ]
Natalie Ball Untitled, 2016 August 8 – October 31, 2016 Natalie Ball’s artwork Untitled, will use the garden as a space to hang a large-scale artwork that uses the imagery of doll houses to explore indigenous domesticity. The artwork also features dollhouse forms that are created from textiles from different… [ Keep reading ]
