What's New

  • Mayor announces $500k investment in arts education

  • Seattle Arts Education featured in City Arts Magazine

  • Earlier this year, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) partnered with the Office of Arts & Culture and arts organizations to host several citywide focus groups to capture the perspectives and desires of community members and students on arts education. Download the report here.

The arts are a doorway to lifelong learning.

"The arts can help students become tenacious, team-
oriented problem solvers who are confident and able to think creatively. These qualities are especially important in improving learning among students from economically disadvantaged circumstances."

-Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education

All children deserve every opportunity to succeed in school and to have an education that prepares them for lives of success, contribution and meaning. The arts are fundamental to any quality education, but are not equally available to all students in Seattle's public schools.

Through strategic partnerships in the arts, the community and with the Seattle school district, we are committed to ensuring that all students have access to an education rich in the arts.

Read about our partnership with Seattle Public Schools, reports on our progress, and resources and reports on arts education efforts in Seattle and beyond.