The Seattle Arts Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings are open to the public.

Upcoming meetings

July 14, 2009
Seattle Municipal Tower
700 Fifth Ave.
Room 4080

August 11, 2009
Seattle Municipal Tower
700 Fifth Ave.
Room 4080

September 8, 2009
Seattle Municipal Tower
700 Fifth Ave.
Room 4080

Info

Peggy Scales
(206) 233-3951

The 16-member Seattle Arts Commission, citizen volunteers appointed by the mayor and City Council, supports the city agency. Commission members include artists, arts professionals and other citizens with diverse backgrounds and strong links to Seattle's arts community. The mayor appoints seven of the commissioners; the City Council appoints seven, and a 15th member is selected by those 14. An additional commissioner is selected through the YMCA's "Get Engaged" program.

  • Richard Andrews, arts administrator, consultant
  • Dan Corson, public artist, arts planner and theatrical designer
  • Stephanie Ellis-Smith, founder, Central District Forum for Art & Ideas
  • Randy Engstrom, director, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
  • Diana Falchuk, multi-disciplinary artist, arts program manager, art educator
  • Eric Fredericksen, curator and director of Western Bridge
  • Debra Guenther, landscape architect and principal, Mithun
  • Joaquin Herranz, professor, University of Washington's Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
  • Sandra D. Jackson-Dumont, Kayla Skinner deputy director of education and public programs and adjunct curator, Seattle Art Museum
  • Laura "Piece" Kelley, artist, poet, emcee, vocalist, educator and activist
  • Dorothy Mann, Ph.D., consultant and community/arts activist
  • Carol Munro, executive director, Auction of Washington Wines; fundraiser; trustee Cornish College of the Arts
  • Jon Rosen, attorney, The Rosen Law Firm
  • David Sabee, cellist; founder, Seattle Music
  • Maureen Wilhelm, scenic artist and president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 488
Special Commission Position:
  • Ian Lindsay, YMCA "Get Engaged" Program, actor, marketing director for benefit auctions organization