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Mayor Murray curates the art calendar on ‘Art Zone with Nancy Guppy’
The Mayor made a brief appearance on this week’s episode of Art Zone with Nancy Guppy. He’s featured around the 20-minute mark where he curates the art calendar, but check out the rest of the show...
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In the News: ‘Exploring Seattle’s Vast Underground Public Art Collection’
KUOW’s Marcie Sillman wrote a blog post today about the City of Seattle’s Portable Works Collection, which contains more than 2,800 paintings, photographs and sculptures installed throughout various...
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Mayor Ed Murray congratulates Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on Grammy win
Macklemore (photo courtesy The Come Up Show) Seattle Mayor Ed Murray had the following statement today congratulating Seattle’s own Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their four Grammy wins: “It was an...
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Best ever Spotify Super Bowl playlist: Curated by Mayor Murray’s office,...
Spotify asked us to create a Seattle playlist for the Super Bowl and we had a blast putting it together with local artists we love. We hope you like it too! About the playlist: 1. Macklemore & Ryan...
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Mayor Ed Murray names Kate Becker as Film + Music Office Director; thanks...
Kate Becker Mayor Murray announced today that he is appointing Kate Becker as the new director for the city’s Film + Music Office. “I’m pleased to name Kate Becker to the position of director of the...
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A Letter from Kate Becker Director of the Music and Film Office
As announced last night, Mayor Murray appointed Kate Becker as the new Director for the City’s Music + Film office. Today she released the following letter to the community and we thought you would...
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Mayor Murray’s vision for the City’s Office of Film and Music
Mayor Murray released this statement today about the recent leadership change at the City’s Office of Film and Music: Last week, I announced the appointment of Kate Becker to the position of Director...
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Mayor announces $1.7 million investment in Seattle arts organizations
168 arts, heritage and cultural organizations to receive funding in 2014 Mayor Ed Murray today announced nearly $1.7 million in investments to Seattle-based arts, heritage and cultural organizations...
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‘Musicians Priority Loading Zones’ come to Seattle – a City of Music...
Mayor Murray announced today that the city is implementing a low cost, phased approach to make it easier for musician load-in and load-out at live music venues around the city. “Seattle’s music scene...
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Nominations for the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards being accepted through May 15
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards! More than 600 nominations were received last year. The awards recognize the accomplishments of artists, arts and cultural...
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Happy Seattle Record Store Day!
Mayor Murray signed the following proclamation today declaring April 19th to be Seattle Record Store Day. “I encourage everyone to support Seattle’s independent record stores and celebrate their...
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Mayor Murray proclaims May 2014 ‘Arts Education Month’
Applauding the dedication of arts educators and education advocates, Mayor Murray today proclaimed May 2014 to be Arts Education Month. The focus of the proclamation is The Creative Advantage program,...
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Mayor Murray issues statement on the passing of Seattle Rep’s artist...
Mayor Murray today issued the following statement on the passing of Seattle Repertory Theatre’s artistic director, Jerry Manning (1955-2014): “We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jerry...
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Mayor cuts the ribbon on Sculpture Park’s latest acquisition ‘Echo’
Mayor Murray participated in the ribbon cutting of Olympic Sculpture Park’s new acquisition ‘Echo’ today. The spectacular 46-foot sculpture faces Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains and dramatically...
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Mayor announces 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards recipients
Mayor Murray is proud to announce the recipients of the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards. The honorees include two individuals and four organizations, and represent categories ranging from promoting arts as a...
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Pianos in the Parks campaign launched July 17
Local musician Shenandoah Davis performs with Sean Nelson in Othello Park On July 17, Seattle Parks and Recreation, King County Parks, Laird Norton Wealth Management, and local arts and business...
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Mayor announces support for legislation to increase film production in...
Mayor Murray announced his support of Senate Bill 6027 (SB 6027), introduced this February in the Washington State Senate to increase the funding for the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program. The...
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Mayor Murray is looking for the 2015 Civic Poet
Mayor Murray announced today that the City is launching a Civic Poet program to celebrate Seattle’s rich literary community, while investing in the future of literary arts through community engagement....
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Nominations open for 2015 Mayor’s Arts Awards; May 31st deadline
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Mayor’s Arts Awards via an online form available at www.seattle.gov/arts. The awards recognize the accomplishments of artists, arts and cultural...
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2015 Mayor’s Film Award Recipient: Megan Griffiths
Today Mayor Ed Murray announced the 2015 recipient of the 10th Annual Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film, Megan Griffiths. The award recognizes an individual or entity for exceptional...
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