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EVENTS - ORGANIZATIONS - GALLERIES - PUBLICATIONS - ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

EVENTS

Art Detour Seattle
Contact: Grace Meils
E-mail: gmeils72@msn.com
Website: artdetourseattle.org
Phone: 425 417-4413
Description: Art Detour, Seattle’s largest open-studio event, aims to broaden awareness of the visual arts and to promote a dynamic art community by creating access for all to explore where and how art is made. It presents a unique opportunity for artists to foster connections with individuals who are curious about the creative process. The end result is a deeper awareness of the livelihood of the visual
arts in Seattle and subsequent increased public support for artists in our community.

ORGANIZATIONS

Working Artists, LLC
Contact: Adrienne Fritze
E-mail: wa@workingartistsonline.com
Website: workingartistsonline.com
Phone: 503 445-1268
Description: Working Artists, LLC's mission is to provide empowering environments for creative professionals, emerging or established, whose work fuses art and social contribution.

Some of the projects produced by Working Artists’ members include:
* contribute artworks to fundraising projects for non-profits and social change organizations,
* create educational projects about the arts and the power of the arts in society,
* conduct applied arts workshops in prisons and schools to facilitate healing and recovery, and more.

A vital component to our social contribution aspect is to help artists become successful businesspeople. We offer Artist-as-Entrepreneur workshops, courses and mentorship programs to artists who are committed to being successful in the business of art, and provide a myriad of real-world avenues for them to practice those skills and learning.

Out of these programs, Working Artists’ provides:
1)     art, dance and other arts-based classes in private and group settings to everyday folk,
2)     awareness and fundraising programs for charitable organizations
3)     curation services for commercial businesses and large apartment or condominium complexes
4)     artist project development resources for projects that reach into the local communities, and
5)     produce unique arts events, classes, training programs, and more brought to us by people with big ideas who want professional assistance.

SeattleArtists.com
Website: seattleartists.com
Phone: 206 409-2130
Description: SeattleArtists.com was created with both the Artist and the art lover/buyer in mind. For the Artist we provide a place where they can create a directory listing, showcase their artwork in a portfolio format and optionally sell their work direct online. Artists can set prices and descriptions and allow buyers to either contact them for more information or to purchase the item right there from their SeattleArtists.com online gallery. For the art lover & buyer, we provide access to some of the best hidden talent in the local area. Any type of Artist and business can join. A basic directory listing is free but Artists can choose a Gallery membership as well.

Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA)
Website: cocaseattle.org
Phone: 206 728-1980
Description: CoCA serves the Pacific Northwest as a catalyst and forum for the advancement, development, and understanding of contemporary art. CoCA provides opportunities for the art audience in this region to view new and experimental artwork firsthand in exhibitions which show the work of international, national and local artists. CoCA is committed to exploring issues, media, and concepts relevant to the world and times in which we live. Site-specific installations, performance art, multi-media and multi-disciplinary programs, and gallery exhibitions of visual art are all within the focus of the organization. CoCA is committed to commissioning new work and providing exposure for emerging artists in a variety of media. CoCA's galleries serve as an artistic proving ground resulting in programming that is experimental in nature--an important distinction between CoCA and other visual arts institutions and organizations in this region.

911 Media Arts Center
E-mail: info@911media.org
Website: 911media.org
Phone: 206 682-6552
Description: 911 Media Arts Center was incorporated in 1984 and is considered Washington State's premier Media Arts Center. Our mission is to support the expressive use of innovative media tools by providing the access, training and environment needed to create/exhibit works of enduring merit and artistic excellence. We believe everyone can and should have access to the tools of communication.

Allied Arts of Seattle
E-mail: aarts@alliedarts-seattle.org
Website: allliedarts-seattle.org
Phone: 206 624-0432
Description: The mission of Allied Arts of Seattle is to enhance the cultural livability of Seattle and to create a support network of people who care about the Arts, Urban Design, and Historic Preservation.

Artist Trust
E-mail: info@artisttrust.org
Website: artisttrust.org
Description: Artist Trust is committed to supporting art at its source - the creative individual. For over 15 years, Artist Trust has provided information to tens of thousands of artists each year and direct grant support to more than 1,000 Washington State promising musicians, writers, visual and craft artists, playwrights, choreographers, composers, performers and filmmakers. Named the recipient of a 2001 Governor's Arts Award, Artist Trust has served as a national model for support of the individual artist. Artist Trust is a sound investment in the culture of the Northwest.

ArtSpace Seattle
E-mail: artspace@drizzle.com
Website: artspaceseattle.org
Description: We are a grass roots, artist driven, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving existing artists spaces, advocating for new artists spaces and educating on the benefits of having artists spaces in our community.

Oregon's Literary Arts
Website: literary-arts.org

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)
Website: pica.org

GALLERIES

SOIL Art Gallery
Website: soilart.org
Phone: 206 264-8061
Address: 1317 E Pine St, Seattle
Description: Founded in 1996, SOIL is a not-for-profit cooperative space established, supported and operated by local artists. SOIL exists as an alternative venue for artists to exhibit, develop, and advance their work, and is committed to exhibiting and celebrating art of diverse media and content.

Pound Gallery
E-mail: info@poundgallery.com
Website: poundgallery.com
Phone: 206 323-0557
Address: 1216 10th Ave, Seattle
Description: The Pound Gallery is located in Seattle Washington. We exhibit the work of local, national and international emerging artists as well as a few juried group shows a year. Our web site endeavors to offer the world a peek into our endlessly fascinating stream of gallery shows and events. You will also find up to date information on our shows, events, calls to artists and other art related happenings. The Pound Gallery is a true alternative space for all disciplines, promoting challenging work that commercial spaces, cafes and many alternative spaces tend not to show. It is a laboratory of sorts where established artists and those recently "emerged" can experiment with new ideas; a gallery where young artists can show their work that's off the beaten path, a sanctuary for the not necessarily polished. The Pound Gallery invites our visitors and our city into the realm of contemporary, international art using a mixture of down-home Pound goodness and our willingness to take some interesting challenges.

Bluebottle Art Gallery
E-mail: bluebottleart@hotmail.com
Website: bluebottleart.com
Phone: 206 325-1592
Address: 415 E Pine St, Seattle
Description: We are a funky art gallery and store located in the fantastic neighborhood of Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington. We created this space to feature art work in all its various forms. We opened our doors in December 2002. Bluebottle Art Gallery is an independent alternative gallery space. We feature both individual and group shows on a monthly, rotating basis. Individual shows will primarily feature emerging local artists. Artist receptions are held on the first Saturday of each month from 7 pm to 11pm. Come join us! Bluebottle Store features high-quality functional and gallery artwork by innovative artisans. There are many talented local artists producing work that can be used in our everyday lives. Our retail venue allows these artists to display and sell their work on a continuing basis.

PUBLICATIONS

The Crafts Report
Contact: Heather Skelly, Associate Editor
Website: craftsreport.com
Phone: 302 656-2209 x204
Description: The Crafts Report is the premier business magazine for the crafts professional. Published monthly, TCR provides information on: marketing, growing your craft business, time management, studio safety, retail relationships, artist/retailer profiles, industry news and more.

Art Access
Website: artaccess.com
Description: Art Access presents original art, poetry, reviews and literature, as well as provides monthly listings for the visual arts, dance, music and theater. By presenting a timely, inclusive and comprehensive guide to local art events, reproducing artworks by regional and national artists, and highlighting local business through their advertisements, we promote both the arts and its community.

Rivet
Website: rivetmagazine.org
Description: Rivet is a kaleidoscopic lifestyle magazine dedicated to lush and timely intersections of art and culture. It is a print explosion determined to hit the nail on the head, and prove that in our panoramic world, anything might be relevant. Rivet's publisher, The Shunpike Arts Collective, is a multi-media arts organization that creates, exhibits, and distributes original works. Its obligation to be a positive influence on society and a center for the free exchange of intellectual and material resources guides all of its actions and decisions.

Tin House Magazine
Website: tinhouse.com
Description: National publication based out of Portland. The main objective of Tin House is to feature the best writers writing about what they are most passionate about, be it in the form of fiction, poetry, or essay, regardless of fashion or timeliness.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES


Arts Resource Network
Website: artsresourcenetwork.org

Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
Website: seattle.gov/arts

NW Arts
Website: www.viewit.com/nwarts

Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
Website: seeseattle.org/

Artdish
Website: artdish.com
Description: Puget Sound's forum of visual art.

Portland Writers
Website: scrivenerstreet.com