The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) are seeking a senior project manager to coordinate arts activities and implement public art projects for the Central Waterfront. This position is currently funded at half-time and is a term-limited position (two years) with benefits. At the… [ Keep reading ]
For more than 40 years, the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs has worked to make Seattle a more artful place. We have done so through infusing public art into our landscape (more than 3,000 works!), granting millions of dollars in funds to arts and cultural organizations and individual artists,… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Arts Commission has two new members joining its ranks: Terri Hiroshima and Philmon Haile. Hiroshima was a Mayor Mike McGinn appointment and Haile was appointed through the “Get Engaged” program, which is a partnership program between the City of Seattle and the YMCA which places emerging leaders on… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn has announced the 2013-2014 budget, and we are pleased to report that the budget for the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs’ funding programs will continue in 2013 at 2012 levels. This includes CityArtists projects for individual artists, Youth Arts, Cultural Facilities, Neighborhood & Community Arts,… [ Keep reading ]
Paul Sorey, Coffee Pot Pergola, 2005, 30th Avenue N.E., permanently sited in front of Cranium’s Café in Lake City. We’re seeking a senior project manager to join our public art team to work jointly in our agency and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to act as… [ Keep reading ]
Billy O’Neill Seattle City Council has appointed Billy O’Neill to the Seattle Arts Commission. O’Neill is vice president of Chihuly Studio, where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of artist Dale Chihuly’s international art studio. He serves as secretary on the Executive Board of Directors of… [ Keep reading ]
Join the city of Seattle’s Waterfront Seattle project to celebrate a new milestone in our waterfront’s history at the event Waterfront into Focus, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, July 12, at Seattle Center’s Exhibition Hall. Bring friends and family to see what’s next for our waterfront and how our community… [ Keep reading ]
Arts mean business in Seattle. See photographs by teen members of Seattle’s Somali community. Free summer concerts on City Hall’s outdoor plaza kick off at noon, July 12, with Wheedle’s Groove. Elizabeth Conner’s artworks Painting and Sculpting the Land and Drawing the Land will be dedicated at the Jefferson Park… [ Keep reading ]
This past week the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ (USCM) annual meeting took place in Orlando, FL. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn was there endorsing resolutions to use LED streetlights as well as addressing child trafficking. At this same event, member mayors passed a number of important resolutions related to the arts. In… [ Keep reading ]
In case you missed Stokley Towles Stormwater: Life in the Gutter last fall or last month, Seattle Channel 21 will broadcast his one-man performance beginning tonight, 9 p.m, June 21 to Sunday, June 24 (see schedule below). You can also watch the video online now. Stormwater: Life in the Gutter,… [ Keep reading ]
