826 Seattle, an after-school reading and writing program, and the Young Shakespeare Workshop are recipients of the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards, considered the country’s highest honor in the field of after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs. The organizations are among 12 that will receive awards Nov. 2… [ Keep reading ]
In partnership with the Seattle Office for Education, we’re hosting a brown bag workshop offering an overview of the 2011 Families and Education Levy and outlining how arts organizations can get involved. The event will be 12 to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 at Seattle Center, Center House, Conference… [ Keep reading ]
Nonprofit arts service organization Shunpike will launch the Artist Space Assistance Program (ASAP), a pilot program in the Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods designed to provide relocation and placement services for artists and arts organizations seeking affordable studio, live/work, exhibition, performance and/or rehearsal space. ASAP grew out of community concerns… [ Keep reading ]
Adam Frank will work as artist-in-residence at Seattle City Light, where he will study the utility’s energy conservation programs and develop a series of innovative projects to bring awareness to energy conservation. The conservation and sustainability residency will begin in November and run through December 2012. One of Frank’s first… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle School Board candidates talk arts education. Shunpike will launch the Artist Space Assistance Program. The deadline for the 2012 CityArtist Projects funding program is coming up fast. Mark your calendar for Dec. 6 and 7 to participate in the two-day, free event Cultural Space Seattle. Theatre Puget Sound unveils… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle artists, last call! The deadline to apply for the 2012 CityArtist Projects funding program is 11 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1. Go here for more information and a link to the online application. CityArtist Projects is an annual funding program that provides support to individual Seattle artists to develop and… [ Keep reading ]
Mark your calendar for Dec. 6 and 7 to participate in Cultural Space Seattle, a two-day event to help shape policies to keep and create affordable space for artists and arts organizations to work, rehearse and perform in Seattle. Hear from national and local cultural space leaders; discuss policy, funding… [ Keep reading ]
Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) unveiled its newest award last night at the 2011 Gregory Awards – the Melissa Hines Award honoring individuals working behind the scenes to make theater possible. Melissa was a beloved member of the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs team from 2004 to 2011. She passed… [ Keep reading ]
Stokley Towles’ takes his performance Stormwater: Life in the Gutter on the road this week. Check out the performance at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. The performance is free and open to the public. Towles reveals the world of drainage and… [ Keep reading ]
Look beneath your feet and you’ll see sidewalk artwork by Seattle artist John Fleming at 12 locations throughout Seattle. Intended to draw the attention of pedestrians through beauty, surprise and humor, the inlays introduce the element of the unexpected into the everyday sidewalk. There are two different designs, each a… [ Keep reading ]
