Arts

Washington’s State government spends 98 cents per resident in funding for arts programming and organizations, which is more than 50% lower than the national average.

Organizations that have made it their mission to be equitable and inclusive while serving diverse populations are questioning if their work will disqualify them from federal arts grants.

King County's cultural funding agency, 4 Culture, recently announced $165 million in grants for hundreds of nonprofits in the county over the next three years.

The Manette Graffiti Wall was once the site of Bremerton's longest running bar, The Maple Leaf Tavern.

Retired Seahawk Michael Bennett has a new career as a designer. Bennett says his goal as an artist is to "dismantle systemic injustices." He talked with KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick for our series "Going Deep."

Last weekend, Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles celebrated its grand opening. The newly constructed waterfront venue was years in the making, beginning when local resident Donna Morris left $9 million in her will to establish an arts center.

The 5th Avenue is set to welcome patrons back into its theater in January with a production of "Beauty and the Beast." The theater held a press conference on Tuesday celebrating its reopening and launch of its PR campaign "Fall In Love with the 5th."

During World War II, more than 7,000 people of Japanese descent were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in a prison camp in Puyallup. Now, a sculpture reflecting that history will stand outside the Puyallup library.

Live music has started to return to Seattle, but many artists are still struggling financially after a year and a half of missed opportunities. To answer the growing need, a group of local musicians partnered with The Reef dispensary to create a fund to help artists get back on their feet.

Northwest Film Forum’s Local Sightings Film Festival kicks off Sept. 16, featuring films from throughout the Northwest – as far north as Vancouver B.C., as far south as Oregon and as far east as Montana. KNKX’s Kevin Kniestedt talked with Northwest Film Forum executive director Vivian Hua about some of the screenings that she’s excited to feature this year.