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.
Treat yourself to some “Slow Cookin’” from Cajun band Big Squeezy, a tune “Under The Moon” by Dub Lounge International, and the siren song of a glow bug as told by indie stars Mirah and Spectratone International. Call city phone lines and here the latest Seattle OnHold music mix. Check… [ Keep reading ]
In college, Joe Mallahan minored in art. Mike McGinn’s iPod features a mix of music – from jazz to folk to roots reggae. Seattle Channel’s C.R. Douglas sat down this week with the mayoral candidates to talk arts and culture.
For more than three decades, weather and insects took their toll on a waterfront totem pole. So when the Port of Seattle called, we were happy to lend a hand to return the totem to its original glory and install it at its new home in Elliott Bay Park.
We think it’s cool that Gabi Campanario, who has a sketching gig with the Seattle Times, draws on arts and cultural events to tell the city’s story.
