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Registration deadline extended for Ethnic Arts Connection

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There’s more time to get in on the Ethnic Arts Connection action. We’ve extended the registration deadline for presenters and artists to 5 p.m., Friday, March 5. Download registration forms here.

This FREE one-day gathering introduces Northwest performing and visual artists working in a variety of culturally specific traditions to presenters from around the region in a day of performances and networking, Wednesday, March 10 at Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion.

See 15-minute juried showcase performances by 22 performing arts groups, including flamenco fusion, Irish step dancing, hip-hop, Balkan song and dance and Tlingit storytelling. The event will also feature 15 emerging visual artists exhibiting painting, sculpture, photography and weaving.

Photo: Showcase performer at the 2008 Ethnic Arts Connection. Photo by Jennifer Stanton.

Announcing showcase artists for Ethnic Arts Connection

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Interested in bringing world cultures to your community, performing arts venue or special event?

Don’t miss the Ethnic Arts Connection—a FREE one-day gathering introducing Northwest performing and visual artists working in a variety of culturally specific traditions to presenters from around the region in a day of performances and networking, Wednesday, March 10 at Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion.

See 15-minute juried showcase performances by 22 performing arts groups, including flamenco fusion, Irish step dancing, hip-hop, Balkan song and dance and Tlingit storytelling. The event will also feature 15 emerging visual artists exhibiting painting, sculpture, photography and weaving.

The deadline to register to attend or for artists to reserve a display space is 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26. Download registration forms here.

The Ethnic Arts Connection is a biennial conference. This will mark the third such gathering of artists and presenters. In March 2008, the one-day event brought together 225 artists with 75 performing arts presenters and featured 27 showcase performances.

The Ethnic Arts Connection is a collaborative project of the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle Center, 4Culture, Washington State Arts Commission , Ethnic Heritage Council, Festál and Arts Northwest.

Image: Showcase performer at the 2008 Ethnic Arts Connection. Photo by Jennifer Stanton.

Seattle Center seeks programming for Fun Forest site

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image_ffSeattle Center is seeking proposals for “fun, imaginative and family-friendly” activities to enliven space once occupied by amusement rides.

Next month, Fun Forest Amusements (FFA), Inc. – which has operated at Seattle Center for 47 years – will consolidate its amusement rides in an area south of the Monorail station, freeing up 68,000 square feet of outdoor space.

Selected proposals will be for temporary attractions and events between May 2010 and December 2011. In January 2012, Seattle Center will start preparing its facilities and grounds for a six-month celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair.

The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.  Download the Request for Proposals.

Image: Ferris wheel at night during Winterfest 2002. Photo by Erik Stuhaug.