Latest Arts & Culture Stories

Latest Arts & Culture Stories

An illustration of a bull-like figure behind bars, with one leg and hoof reaching over the bars.

PONGO POETRY | Feelings in a Cage

Pongo Poetry Project

50 minutes ago

3 min read

Artist painting detailed geometric abstract artwork in studio, vibrant green and blue patterns, with art supplies and another colorful piece on wall at J Rinehart Gallery.

Arts in the South End: 5 Things for July 2025

Jul 03, 2025

4 min read

Collage of art exhibition images including a prison portrait on TV, framed beaded pharaoh mask artwork, and gallery room with wooden chair facing TV screen showing a young Black girl.

Wa Na Wari Teams Up With Black Prisoners' Caucus for Exhibit by and About Incarcerated People

Jul 01, 2025

4 min read

Seattle wood artist carving a wooden sculpture with a power drill at Colman Park in 2021, wearing a hoodie and sunglasses, close-up of detailed woodworking process.

Edwin Fountain, the Wood Sculptor of Mount Baker, Carves New Life Into Fallen Branches and Tree Stumps

Jun 30, 2025

4 min read

Betty Wetter (left) and Stasia Coup perform at Tush! in April. Betty Wetter is holding a guitar and Stasia Coup is dressed as an insect.

Tush! Showcases the 'Best of Seattle Drag' at Beacon Hill's Clock-Out Lounge

Mark Van Streefkerk

Jun 27, 2025

5 min read

Lowrider car show with classic custom vehicles lined up outside Chief Sealth International High School in Seattle, with attendees walking past.

Cars, Food, Music, and Culture Come Together in West Seattle for a Student-Organized Car Show

Jun 23, 2025

3 min read

A still from "Taking Root: Southeast Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia" shows a woman speaking into a microphone while other people hold microphones around her; her arm is raised into the air and she's speaking passionately. Other people holding signs are standing behind her.

Films of Resistance and Defiance Take the Screen at This Year's Seattle Asian American Film Festival

Jun 20, 2025

4 min read

Patrons browsing the shelves at the Central Branch in downtown Seattle.

How to Win Summer Book Bingo 2025

The Seattle Public Library

Jun 13, 2025

6 min read

An illustration of the mouth and large teeth of a monster; inside its teeth are photo strips depicting an eye, a mouth, and other symbols meant to convey emotions.

PONGO POETRY | Monster

Pongo Poetry Project

Jun 08, 2025

3 min read

Bunkawitz Gallery display window on a rustic wood-paneled building in a garden setting.

Go on a Walk and Check Out Gallery Bunkawitz in the Central District

Jun 05, 2025

3 min read

Two contemporary dancers embrace in a lush botanical garden surrounded by blooming rhododendrons.

Through Dance, dani tirrell Transforms Kubota Garden Into an Oasis of Black Peace

Agueda Pacheco Flores

Jun 05, 2025

3 min read

Group of young tap dancers performs choreographed moves on wooden platforms in front of a live jazz band.

Rainier Beach Celebrates National Tap Dance Day With Jazz and Northwest Tap Connection

May 29, 2025

3 min read

Portrait of a Vietnamese woman in dramatic 1980s-style fashion, wearing a black off-the-shoulder top, red flower earrings, and bold makeup. She has voluminous, crimped hair and poses against a warm yellow backdrop.

'New Wave' Documentary Revisits the '80s Soundtrack of Vietnamese American Youth

May 28, 2025

4 min read

A group of demonstrators rallying behind a large banner reading “Free Leonard Peltier,” holding signs that say “Free Peltier Now!” and “Rise Up for Peltier.”

'Free Leonard Peltier' Documents the 50-Year Fight to Free an Indigenous Activist

May 16, 2025

4 min read

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