On January 14 Seattle Center, the Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), and the Office of Film + Music convened a dynamic group of small businesses and arts and cultural organizations to learn more about the upcoming permanent closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, the new SR 99 tunnel that… [ Keep reading ]
August 3 – December 31, 2017 This fall, eight artists invite you to discover Seattle’s cultural “Heart of the City” where all people can feel a sense of belonging, and participate in community and something bigger than themselves. Seattle Center Sculpture Walk is brought to you through the support… [ Keep reading ]
Uptown becomes City’s newest Arts & Cultural District SEATTLE (July 12, 2017) — Mayor Murray announced the Uptown Arts and Cultural District as the third neighborhood to be named a designated Arts & Cultural District. Uptown is one of Seattle’s most important cultural destinations with over 30 arts, cultural… [ Keep reading ]
Untitled May 6 – August 4, 2017 The interaction of culture and landscape is at the heart of Jennifer Szabo’s work. Untitled looks to encapsulate the impact Festál has made over time in a single place and moment of time. In visiting the site, Szabo felt the importance of what… [ Keep reading ]
February 2017 through May 2018 SEATTLE, (Jan. 23, 2017) — The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) and Seattle Center (SC) have commissioned five artists to develop temporary artworks for the 2017-18 Poetry Garden Art Series on the Seattle Center campus: David Kelly-Hedrick, Barbara de Pirro, Susan Palmer, Jennifer… [ 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 ]
This spring artist Aramis Hamer is creating a temporary mural at the site of KEXP’s new offices and studio at the northwest corner of the Seattle Center campus. A temporary wall running 130+ feet was installed along the south side of Republican Street, where Hamer will complete her artwork for the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center is expanding their investments in temporary artworks with the new Poetry Garden Art Series Four artists have been commissioned to create temporary interventions in the Seattle Center Poetry Garden to call attention to the unique character of the site, a space designed to ask visual artists to draw… [ Keep reading ]
Whether you live, work or play in the city, chances are good that you’ve run into construction resulting from the Mercer Corridor Project, an improvement project stretching along Mercer Street from I-5 to 5th Avenue West. Portions of the project included sidewalk renovations in front of the Phelps Center, where… [ Keep reading ]
Last month, the Office of Arts & Culture helped to organize City of Music Career Day along with the Office of Film & Music, the EMP Museum, and One Reel. The free, all-day educational event took place on April 22nd at various locations around Seattle Center, providing high school and… [ Keep reading ]
