Art & Creativity Now Resources
For Artists/Storytellers/Arts Administrators
Affordable housing opportunity at Freya Apartments in Ballard/Crown Hill (from mission-committed commercial developers)
Attend Events
Wa Na Wari Art Center | Black Lunch Table Online “Edit-A-Thon”
November 3 @ 2 PM
Wa Na Wari is partnering with Black Lunch Table (BLT) to host a series of virtual roundtables for Seattleite communities. We will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black visual artists. RSVP
Tacoma Arts Live | Peace by Piece, with Chic
November 7 @ 7:30 PM & November 8 @ 2 PM $22.50 per concert
Join Maestro Lockington, Seattle jazz/blues entertainer Chic Street Man and Northwest Sinfonietta musicians for a new peace program created for these unique times. Moving, joyful and soulful works, including Schubert’s Adagio from String Quintet in C, George Walker’s Lyric, Pablo Casals’ Song of the Birds, and more favorite picks from David and Chic, bring us closer together through the affirming, changing and uniting power of music. Learn more.
Arts Corps | Creative Careers Panel
November 19 @ 5 PM
Geared toward students ages 13-19
Interested in a creative career in the design world, but not sure how to break in? Join Arts Corps and international Creative Agency Wunderman-Thompson for a youth-moderated panel. Educators and Professionals need a better understanding of our current educational climate from youth perspectives, and to make a plan for equity and inclusion moving forward. Teens from Arts Corps’ Teen Leadership programs, Learning Immersive Technology(LIT), Arts Liberation and Leadership Institute(ALLI), and from multiple Interagency High School sites will highlight the issues of today, and the power of the arts to foment a more equitable world. Learn more.
Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation | The Tacoma Moon Festival
Available 24/7
Visitors attending this year’s festival can take a video tour with docents that have intimate knowledge of the park and its history, stop by the Ting to watch a wide selection of dance and musical performances from Tacoma’s most beloved heritage groups and local talents, learn at the education booths about resources and programs in the community, and pick up a mooncake recipe or download a kid’s activity at the vendor booths. Learn more.
Check Out Art Activities/Lessons
Amplifier | “In pursuit of…” Art Contest
Art with Heart | Healing Art Activities
Arts Corps | Gratitude Through Art
Arts Corps | Healing Through Art
Arts Corps | REACT (Reach, Express, Action, Community, Team)
Bellevue Arts Museum | Color with BAM!
Museum of Pop Culture | Online Lesson Plans
Sign Up for a Program/Class
Arts Corps | Out of School Virtual Arts Classes
Coyote Central | Studio Classes Cooking, singing, dancing, photography, and more!
KUOW Radioactive | Journalism/Radio Storytelling Workshops. Check back in January!
Path with Art | Access Art Program
Path with Art | Music Program
Seattle Opera| Classes, Camps, and Clubs
STYLE | Remote Learning Programs (Read Alouds w/ Live Soundtrack, Native American Storytelling and Music, Dance and Movement, and more!
Watch Videos
Bellevue Arts Museum | Curator Tours
Path with Art | #ArtTransformsUs Events
Seattle Opera | Opera Time and the Opera Center
Seattle Theatre Group | Arts Class Video Sessions
Tacoma Arts Live | Civil Rights Legacy Tour Videos
Advocate/Learn
Amplifier | “Design lab that builds art to amplify the voices of grassroots movements.” https://amplifier.org/
Art with Heart | “Spreading the healing power of creative expression to kids facing trauma or adversity.”
Arts Corps | “Revolutionizes arts education by igniting the creative power of young people through culturally engaging learning experiences.”
Bayfest Youth Theatre | “Develop the extraordinary potential of youth through dramatic and active arts.”
Bellevue Arts Museum | “Provides a public forum for the community to contemplate, appreciate, and discuss visual culture.”
City of Tacoma Office of Arts & Culture Vitality – Tacoma Arts Month | “Cultivate wonder and care.”
Coyote Central | “Spark creativity in young people, putting tools in their hands to build skills and forge their futures.”
KUOW Radioactive | “Young people discover public radio journalism and gain access to skills, community and institutional resources that spur growth as media makers.”
Museum of Pop Culture | “Make creative expression a life-changing force by offering experiences that inspire and connect our communities.”
Path with Art | “Transforms the lives of people recovering from homelessness, addiction, and other trauma by harnessing the power of creative engagement as a bridge to community and a path to stability.”
Seattle Art Museum | “Connects art to life.”
Seattle Opera | “Create life-enhancing experiences that speak deeply to people’s hearts and minds.”
Seattle Theatre Group | “Create enriching experiences in the arts, engage diverse communities, and steward historic theatres.”
STYLE | “Igniting students’ passion for literature through collaborative songwriting education.”
Tacoma Arts Live | “Energizing community through live performance.”
Tacoma PARC (Public Art Reaching Community) Program | “Creates an opportunity for Tacoma-area artists to gain skills in public art and engagement while creating artwork for their community on a neighborhood site.”
The Creative Advantage | “City-wide initiative to establish equitable access to arts learning for every Seattle Public Schools student.”
Wa Na Wari Art Center | “Creates space for Black ownership, possibility, and belonging through art, historic preservation, and connection.”
