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Students learn history through art at ARTS at King Street Station

April 10, 2026

Since the opening of We STILL Dream a Future: Reclaiming Our Humanity at ARTS at King Street Station, the gallery has been full of young people, educators, and parent chaperones. The exhibition, created by Mr. Delbert Richardson, is a chronological timeline of American History framed through an African American perspective. Visitors explore the exhibition in sections from Mother Africa to 2026 through a multi-sensory and interdisciplinary approach that uses historical artifacts, and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community Impacts, Galleries, Racial EquityTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Downtown Activation, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

Pacific Northwest Ballet Turns P.E. Teachers into Dance Instructors

March 17, 2026

The Creative Advantage, Seattle Public Schools’ Visual & Performing Arts and Physical Education (P.E.) Program, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) are partnering on the Dance and Quality Physical Education Professional Development Project! Through this arts integration program, P.E. teachers are trained to teach dance units for grades K-2 in alignment with the Quality Physical Education Curriculum. Meeting state standards in P.E. and dance, they focus on creative movement concepts, choreography… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community ImpactsTagged With: Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

Amy Nguyen’s Vision for OAC

March 16, 2026

On Jan. 21, 2026, Mayor Katie Wilson announced Amy Nguyen as the acting director of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Amy returns to us after working as our Public Art Director and Interim Deputy Director. Below is her vision and priorities for this new role. Seattle’s arts and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Cultural Space, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public Art, Racial EquityTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Creative Economy, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Activation, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, News Release, Staff, The Creative Advantage

2025 Year in Review

February 19, 2026

In 2025, we built a strong foundation for a more sustainable future by completing our five-year strategic plan. This living document positions us to lead in a rapidly evolving cultural and civic landscape and grounds us for the important work of developing Seattle’s first citywide Cultural Plan, starting in 2026…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community Impacts, Cultural Space, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public Art, Racial EquityTagged With: Admission Tax, ARTS at King Street Station, Civic Art Collection, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Activation, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, News Release, Staff, The Creative Advantage

City Departments Join Forces to Support Youth Mental Health

February 10, 2026

The City of Seattle is proud to provide access to free mental health care for young people in Seattle. Call or text 988 to receive help any time. In response to the City of Seattle Innovation & Performance team’s 2024 Youth Mental Health Report, three City departments joined forces to co-create an innovative youth… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts EducationTagged With: Bitter Lake, Rainier Beach, Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning, Seattle Parks & Recreation, South Seattle, The Creative Advantage

Goodbye and Thank You, Gülgün

February 10, 2026

Gülgün Kayim joined our staff as director in July 2023 and concluded her role in January 2026. Here are some words of appreciation and gratitude from our staff: Gülgün, you brought your respectful “Yes, and…” willingness to listen and collaborate. You helped build bridges between people and ideas. I’m so grateful… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Community Impacts, Cultural Space, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public Art, Racial EquityTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Creative Economy, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Activation, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Staff, The Creative Advantage

Our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

February 9, 2026

One of our proudest accomplishments in 2025 was the launch of our new strategic plan, published at the beginning of the year and created by and for the people who make this work possible: our staff. After years of disruption caused by the pandemic across Seattle’s creative sector and multiple… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Cultural Space, Galleries, Grants & Funding, Public Art, Racial Equity, Seattle Civic PoetTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Creative Economy, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Activation, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, News Release, Staff, The Creative Advantage

New Year, New Learning!

January 20, 2026

Last year, more than 290 educators participated in Creative Advantage trainings and workshops. We’re kicking 2026 off with The Seattle Music Education Coalition’s Professional Development Day on Saturday, Jan. 31 at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute! The event is produced by Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Visual & Performing Arts Program and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, with collaboration… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Arts EducationTagged With: Central District, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Rhapsody Project, Seattle Music Education Coalition, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

2026 Grants and Funding Opportunities

January 15, 2026

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture supports organizations and individual artists to keep Seattle vibrant and spur economic growth. See our open opportunities for 2026 below! Be sure to sign up for our email list and make sure “Calls for Artists/Grants” is checked to get notified as grants open…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Art in the City, Arts Education, Cultural Space, Grants & Funding, Racial Equity, Seattle Civic PoetTagged With: Artists at the Center, Arts in Parks, C.A.R.E., Centering Art & Racial Equity (C.A.R.E.) Grant, CityArtist, Community Arts Partner Roster, Cultural Facilities Fund, Hope Corps, Opportunities, smART Ventures, The Creative Advantage, Youth Arts

Our 2025 Highlights

December 30, 2025

From gallery exhibitions to grant workshops, thank you for being in community with us this year. As we look back at 2025, join us in celebrating a year of artist support! Keep reading to learn about some of our highlights and stay tuned for more in our upcoming Report to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Art Beat, Community ImpactsTagged With: ARTS at King Street Station, Civic Art Collection, Downtown Activation, Grantees, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Public Art, Seattle Public Schools, The Creative Advantage

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