The Seattle Art Museum is paying tribute to law enforcement and fire personnel and their families this holiday season by offering free museum admission through Dec. 31. All active and reserve members of law enforcement or fire departments are invited to show their valid ID at the ticket desks of… [ Keep reading ]
Check out the December issue of the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs eNews.
The New York Times last week ran a story summarizing the findings of a major new survey of American artists which found slightly more than half experienced a drop in income from 2008 to 2009. More than 5,300 artists responded to the online survey commissioned last summer by Leveraging Investments in Creativity…. [ Keep reading ]
Over the years, the city’s Neighborhood Matching Fund has invested in dozens of arts and cultural projects across Seattle, ranging from renovated cultural facilities to community festivals to public art.
Hammering Man went under the “knife” this afternoon. We removed the 48-foot sculpture’s left arm to make repairs to the gear drive mechanism that powers the popular sculpture by artist Jonathan Borofsky.
This afternoon the Seattle City Council approved the city’s 2010 budget. View the major budget highlights here. I am pleased to report the package preserves funding for our core programs and underscores the importance of arts and culture in a healthy city. The council unanimously voted to accept a key… [ Keep reading ]
The incoming mayoral administration wants to know what issues are most important to you. Hurry though, the deadline to submit your input is Sunday, November 22 at 6 p.m.
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce $234,000 in awards to 48 individual artists working in the visual, literary and media arts. The city’s 2010 CityArtist Projects annual funding program supports the development and presentation of original work by individual artists based in Seattle. Funded projects must include a… [ Keep reading ]
Last week in our November eNews, Michael Killoren, director of Seattle’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, wrote about the importance of emergency preparedness for arts and cultural organizations.
A one-hour documentary – Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition – currently airing on Seattle Channel celebrates the centennial of the A-Y-P.
