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HELLO ART PEOPLE!
Surprise! We’re trying a new thing - twice monthly emails.
Even someone like me, who loves to relax with a warm drink and a long read, is feeling like this publication is a bit too long. So for now, you can look forward to reading twice a month, alternating between:
Events, opportunities, and advice
Artist features, interviews, and listings
Let me know how it goes for you.
Special Announcement: Seeking Column Writers!
We have so enjoyed branching out and writing features in this newsletter, it’s time to put out the word that we’re seeking more contributors to the project!
Are you ready to help build a more diverse arts ecosystem in King County? We’re looking for people with experience writing, interviewing, researching, and working under strict deadlines. If this sounds like you, please reach out to [email protected]. And if this sounds like someone you know, please forward this to them!
Special Announcement: Calling all Teaching Artists!
Do you teach music or art in King County?
For an upcoming newsletter feature, we’re gathering information on teaching artist pay and are seeking input on the range and types of compensation available around the region.
Our goal is to bring some daylight to the options, and show the pros and cons of different types of pay models. Your feedback can be entirely anonymous. This survey is open through the month of April.
General FAQ:
Can I send in my arts event?
Yes, always! ([email protected])
Can I suggest an arts feature?
Sure! What’s interesting to you? Let us know. ([email protected])
Can I send in a question for the arts fundraising advice column?
Yes, please do! ([email protected])
Are you seeking advertisers?
Yes! Full info for individuals and organizations here.
What counts as art?
Same as always - self expression in any medium.
ATTEND A LOCAL EVENT
4/22 - Literary Nights - Capri Cellars, Issaquah
4/24 - “To Return” - Monotypes and Oil Paintings by William Cook - Artist Reception at Happy Time Studio
4/24 - Issaquah Wine & Art Walk - Downtown Issaquah
4/25 - Maple Valley Slug Hunt - Maple Valley
4/25 & 4/26 - Issaquah Spring Thing Creative Experiences - Gilman Village
4/26 - Collage Drop In - Bothell Library
4/26 - Art Commons’ Creative Summit, “Art as Medicine” - Yuan Ru Art Center, Bellevue
4/29 - Issaquah Open Mic - Issaquah Train Depot
4/29 - Renton Write Up Writing Club - Downtown Renton
5/1 - Queer Open Mic - Black Dog Arts Cafe, Snoqualmie
5/1 & 5/2 - Tacoma Wayzgoose - Printmaking and Book Arts Fest in Tacoma
5/7 - Mosaic Open Mic - Mercer Island
5/9 & 5/10 - Seattle Art Book Fair - Washington Hall, Seattle
5/16 & 5/17 - Woodinville Arts Alliance Studio Tour - Woodinville
5/16 & 5/17 - Spotlight North Studio Tour - Shoreline & Lake Forest Park
6/13 - Mary Gauthier - Vashon Center for the Arts
MAKE MORE ART!
No Deadline - Call for Songwriters (Teens and Adults) - Happy Time Songwriters In the Round
No Deadline - Nonprofit Hours @ Happy Time Studio - Are you looking for help with grants, or other fundraising advice? Is your board or leadership in transition? Do you need to clarify your mission, or evaluate your impact? Starting a new organization? Come by the studio and talk it out with an expert at no cost.
Apply to be a Featured Artist in the Issaquah Open Studio Tour! - Art Commons’ third annual celebration of artists in ANY discipline who live within the Issaquah School District (Due 4/22)
BelRed Arts Night Market - Seeking performers for this August event. (Due 4/30)
Call For Artists - walkdontrun (Due 5/15)
Show Your Art X Fremont Abbey - Seeking “2D-ish” artists to showcase and sell works at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center in Seattle. (Due 5/20)
THERE ARE A LOT OF PUBLIC GRANTS OUT THERE
Arts WA - State funding for the arts
Artist Trust - Statewide funding for individual artists
4Culture - King County funding for the arts
City Funding - if you live or make art within a city boundary, there is likely a local arts commission with a grant process. Google it!
WANT TO SHOW YOUR ART?
Show Your Art is a unique and amazing resource for emerging artists. You won’t regret taking the time to explore their offerings, which now includes 200 artist-friendly venues in the second edition and also a brand new interactive map!
LOCAL SPONSOR HIGHLIGHT
GET DISCOUNTS TO ART AND MUSIC CLASSES
We can now offer a 20% discount off of up to three classes per year at Happy Time Studio!
To be eligible, all you need to do is become a paid subscriber to the Open Studio Newsletter. The discount can be used at any in-house art class, and for the deposit for the 12-week music classes.
You may use this perk once per calendar year, or, if you subscribe for a full year, you can use it up to three times in a calendar year.
Upcoming classes where you could use the discount:
5/2 - Acrylic Painting: Working with Color ($25 off!)
5/3 - Viewfinder: Confluence Park ($9 off!)
5/17 - Viewfinder: Rainier Trail ($9 off!)
5/31 - Viewfinder: Issaquah Salmon Hatchery ($9 off!)
6/7 - Viewfinder: Pedestrian Park ($9 off!)
May & June - Shining Hams: Beginner Sound Production for Kids (six week course) ($100 off!)
4/13-4/16 - ColorQuest: An RPG-Style Spring Break Art Camp ($70 off!)
LOOKING FOR MORE EVENT CALENDARS?
BelRed Arts District - The ONLY arts-focused calendar for the Eastside! Take a look and add your events!
Visit Issaquah - Issaquah’s most comprehensive collection of goings-ons, arts and otherwise.
King County Libraries - So many types of free arts events all around the county! Our libraries are amazing.
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES?
Upasana Dance Academy - Seeking visual artists, set designers, and prop builders for “Bhishma, The Eternal Vow,” a large-scale multicultural theatre production based on the Mahabharata.
The Original Theatre Black Dog - A professional quality nonprofit theatre company, performing on the Eastside and in Seattle for 40 years, the Original Theatre Black Dog is seeking volunteer Board members with skills in fundraising, marketing, accounting, bookkeeping, grant managing, writing and operations.
Want to post here? Email [email protected].
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