ArtSEA: Memorial Day Weekend opens Seattle’s outdoor music season Summer festivals include old favorites from Northwest Folklife to Bumbershoot, plus new waterfront concert venues Downtown and in Tacoma. by Brangien Davis / May 22, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: SIFF launches amid federal threats to the film industry The festival showcases an inspiring array of international and regional voices in cinema, including a locally made doc about Seattle’s first disco. by Brangien Davis / May 15, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: NEA tells Northwest arts orgs their funding is ‘terminated’ Plus, the Seattle writers who earned Pulitzer Prize honors, book-themed weekend events and a significant loss to the poetry scene. by Brangien Davis / May 8, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: The Pioneer Square gallery that’s gone to the dogs Plus, “Ballard Opera Man” sings his swan song in Tosca at Seattle’s McCaw Hall. by Brangien Davis & Gavin Borchert / May 1, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle playwright blends Black history, money and laundry Plus, local photography shows that make you think, and festivals and markets to spark the soul. by Jas Keimig / April 24, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: The surprising Seattle connection to ‘The White Lotus’ Plus, local art shows with “opening sequence” vibes and three inventive takes on memoir. by Brangien Davis / April 17, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: For Earth Month, Seattle artists show us what’s at stake Plus, avant-garde performance takes local stages, from Cherdonna dancing through absurdity to Eddie Izzard doing Shakespeare. by Brangien Davis / April 10, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Traver Gallery christens a new arts hub on the Ship Canal Plus, more big moves in Northwest arts and culture, including shifts at Seattle University, The 5th Avenue Theater and Pacific Science Center. by Brangien Davis / April 3, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: New Northwest things to do when the news is getting to you With bonsai treehouses, a wooden womb, angelic paintings and an astrological symphony, Seattle arts events provide an escape from the headline churn. by Brangien Davis / March 27, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle art museums give pixilated political perspectives Shows at the Seattle Asian Art Museum and National Nordic Museum take a pointillist approach to telling timely stories. by Brangien Davis / March 20, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: A massive Ai Weiwei retrospective lands at Seattle Art Museum Plus, a laser show from the top of the Space Needle is among the new artworks premiering this weekend. by Jas Keimig / March 13, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Amid threats to forests, a Seattle show of endangered birds Plus, a ballet that swarms with bees, the Sea Slug Animation Festival, a sad but soft zebra and other artistic escape routes. by Brangien Davis / March 6, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: A ceramics show with sharp edges in La Conner Plus, Seattle has a new Civic Poet, and a crop of fresh books by Northwest authors hits the shelves. by Brangien Davis / February 27, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle’s theater scene loses two devoted players Plus, Seattle Opera stages a wildly animated take on a classic, and more theater picks — from nonlinear dramas to a big Broadway hit. by Brangien Davis / February 20, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle’s new mini-golf course channels the era of absurd Plus, a new jazz walk bops through Pioneer Square, and a look at legendary Northwest photographer Al Smith. by Brangien Davis / February 13, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: Black History Month brings Afrofuturism to the dance floor Plus, Seattle Art Museum trades in a tree sculpture for plastic clouds, and ways to plan a Super Bowl-free weekend. by Brangien Davis / February 6, 2025