Attention artists, arts and cultural organizations, and community groups! 📣 Check out our upcoming grants and opportunities that you can apply to in 2025. Plan ahead and add these to your calendar. 📅 Learn more at:

We partnered with @teentix to cover The Night Market, Lunar New Year, and more in the Chinatown International District! Read their interview with CIDBIA's Gina Chaleunphonh on our blog:

Head to @seattlecenter this month to attend these Artists at the Center events! Feb 8 | Benin to Brazil Feb 22 | 33rd Avenue: The Remix Feb 28 | Fantasia: A Stripping Space Odyssey Learn more and see the full Artists at the Center lineup:

"Public art collections breathe life into our shared spaces." Seattle City Light Artist in Residence Kate Clark wrote about how young curators help to shape the Seattle Civic Art Collection through the Fresh Perspectives program. Read more:

Join us this First Thursday for Fresh Perspectives! Fresh Perspectives brings a cohort of youth curators to select artists to add to the Civic Art Collection. Thanks to dedicated funds from the City Light percent-for-art, this exhibition features those purchases.

We are seeking a creative storyteller with a passion for connecting communities through digital media! You’ll be at the forefront of promoting our programs and showcasing the voice of Seattle’s vibrant arts and cultural landscape. Apply by Feb. 11, 4pm :

Join us at ARTS at King Street Station for February's First Thursday! We'll celebrate the opening of two new gallery shows, "Fresh Perspectives" and "Journey Through Life and Beyond." Enjoy live jazz music by Jahnvi Madan from 6-8 p.m. Read more:

RT @EarshotJazz: 🎷✨ Puget Sound Jazz Composers! Earshot Jazz is commissioning a piece for the 2025 Festival. Apply by Jan 31, 2025: https:/…

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with art activities for all ages with the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda)! Join us at the Donnie Chin International Children's Park at 700 S Lane St. from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Join @waterfrontSEA to celebrate Oscar Tuazon’s new permanent public artwork on the Seattle waterfront, with carvings by Randi Purser, Tyson Simmons, and Keith Stevenson. Free and open to all—no RSVP required! 📅 Saturday, January 25 at 11 a.m 📍 Park Promenade at Spring St

Learn more and apply to our Youth Arts Grant here: The guidelines are also available in Amharic, Chinese (Traditional), Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Retro gamers, you can switch out demons for art in "Doom: The Gallery Experience".

The Jackson Street Music Program offers dynamic, experience-based learning opportunities for Seattle's youth. In an interview with @teentix, Dr. James Gore goes into depth on its history and its future. Read more:

Thank you for being part of our ARTS community in 2024! Read more highlights of our year on our blog:

Thanks for joining on First Thursday! Led by Alicia Mullikin, guests learned the history of Huichol Ojos de Dios while practicing wrapping their own: The last chance to see "NOCHES DE ANÁHUAC" and "Please Touch: Together, Breaking Barriers" is on Jan. 4!

To celebrate the New Year, we're sharing a piece from our Civic Art Collection! Explore the whole collection: "New Year" by Yvonne Chan, part of the Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Portable Works Collection.

Thank you to the over 500 community members who joined us for LONGEST NIGHT, where King Street Station was transformed in celebration of the longest night of 2024. Read more: