Office of Arts & Culture Randy Engstrom, Director

This white paper illustrates how public art administrators can shift the field to be more inclusive and affect change by creating a program that intentionally serves artists from under-represented and under-invested communities. We're sharing our experience to encourage other cultural organizations and municipalities to change their programs to create opportunities for artists of color.

What is the artistic and cultural potential of 400 square feet? Imagine a small but permanent outdoor stage. Or a puppet theater. Or a space for a tea ceremony, or a coffee ceremony. Perhaps you have been secretly wanting to launch Seattle’s tiniest art gallery. Or perhaps its smallest writers’ residency? We invite local cultural and community organizations to submit proposals for a new (tiny) cultural structure. Closes October 14, 2018.

ARTS and Seattle Parks and Recreation are seeking artists to create temporary art installations or social practice activities for selected Seattle parks to activate and engage their surrounding communities. Artists/artist teams who have experience working with residents from historically under-represented communities, including communities of color, immigrant, and refugee communities to develop their artwork are encouraged to apply. Closes October 23, 2016.

In partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Arts in Parks grant is an opportunity for the city to invest in the vibrant cultural work being done in and by diverse communities throughout Seattle. Closes October 23, 2018, 11pm PST.

The Office of Arts & Culture’s Neighborhood & Community Arts (NCA) Program supports creativity at a grassroots level by investing in recurring festivals or events that promote arts and cultural participation, celebrate diversity, build community connections, and enhance the visibility of neighborhoods through arts and culture. Closes October 23, 2018, 11pm PST.

ARTS, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation, commissioned seven emerging public artists to create temporary art installations along the New Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway. These works are part of Art Interruptions, a project connecting neighborhoods through art.

The Seattle Office of Arts Culture issues multiple calls for artists throughout the year. View current calls and sign up to receive information about future calls.

Aims to create community impact by broadening arts and culture participation at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, an historic landmark cultural facility in the heart of the Central Area neighborhood of Seattle.

Encouraging innovation and widening cultural participation, particularly by individuals, organizations and communities that may not qualify for other grant programs. Accepting applications year-round, smART ventures is flexible, inclusive and simple.

Looking for rehearsal space by the hour, or an old warehouse for your new theater? Looking for studio space by the month, or an empty retail space for a gallery? Check out Spacefinder Seattle.

Resources and events related to the City of Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative.

The Creative Advantage is Seattle Public Schools commitment to arts education for all students. The initiative is ensuring that every student has arts integrated into their education, starting in kindergarten through high school.