Seattle Office of Arts and Culture

The City of Seattle established the Seattle Arts Commission in 1971, which became the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs in 2002, and then the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture in 2013.

• Primary Form of Entity: Governmental
• Primary Artistic Discipline: Multidisciplinary, Heritage
• Primary Areas of Activity: Funding, Support to Arts Organizations, Support to Artists, Community Development

Research and Resources

Visit Seattle Office of Arts & Culture

Case Study: Seattle Office of Arts and Culture: Confronting Institutional Racism with the Arts (2020) by Tanya Sharp

KUOW-FM Story: Seattle Is Too Expensive For Artists Who Help It Boom (2016)

HistoryLink.org: Seattle Arts Commission/Office of Arts & Culture

DoubleXposure Podcast: Who Owns Public Art? (2021)