SEEDArts

We have a fantastic lineup for ENVISION, including a performance by Gabriel Teodros! Gabriel is a hip-hop artist, DJ, writer, and activist whose art embodies the spirit of creative resistance and community empowerment that we celebrate. Get tickets now - starting at $25! https://www.seedseattle.org/envision/

💛 We want to hear from you, 98118!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s 98118 Fest! Whether you came to see a performance, support local artists and vendors, bring the family, grab some food, or just enjoy a beautiful day in Columbia Park, we’d love to hear about your experience.

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🗳️ THE GREAT DEBATE ’26 returns to Columbia City!
https://rainierartscenter.org/events/the-great-debate-26/

Originally launched as Oct-Voter-Fest in 2013, The Great Debate returns to Rainier Arts Center for an afternoon bringing voters, candidates, advocates, and community together to hear directly about races and issues affecting our region.

📅 Saturday, October 3
📍 Rainier Arts Center | 3515 S Alaska St
🚪 Doors: 11 AM
🎤 Debates: 12–5 PM
🎟️ FREE | 21+

The program includes debates for the 11th Legislative District, 37th Legislative District Position 1, and King County Council District 2, plus a debate on Initiative IL26-638. Live music from Michael Powers begins when doors open, with food and drinks available throughout the day.
Come listen, learn, and participate in the civic conversation.

🌼🔥 Happy Meskel from Rainier Arts Center!

Today we celebrate Meskel and the vibrant Ethiopian and Eritrean communities of Southeast Seattle whose culture, faith, and traditions are an important part of our neighborhood.

A special shoutout to our neighbors at the and the generations of community they continue to serve. 💛💚❤️

Melkam Meskel! 🌼🔥

Ink Plate Paper: Seattle Print Arts at the Columbia City Gallery

is excited to partner with Columbia City Gallery for Ink, Plate, Paper, a member exhibition showcasing contemporary printmaking from across the Pacific Northwest.

The show will feature both framed and unframed work, with an emphasis on smaller prints for the holiday season.

Submission deadline: September 30
Exhibition: November 18–January 3
Artist Reception: November 21, 5–7 PM

Visit www.seattleprintarts.org for more details

🎨 Columbia City Art Walk is back!

Join us Thursday, September 24 for an evening of art, community, and creativity throughout Columbia City. Explore local galleries and businesses, discover work from local artists, and spend the evening connecting with the neighborhood.

📅 Thursday, September 24
📍 Columbia City Gallery

Come stroll the neighborhood, support local artists and businesses, and see what’s happening in our creative community.

✨ Free and open to the community!

Thank you, 98118! 💛

This festival is what it is because of you. More than 1,300 neighbors came together in Columbia Park for a day filled with music, dance, art, food, culture, creativity, and connection.

To the 55 artists who shared their work, the performers who brought our stages to life, the vendors and community organizations who showed up for the neighborhood, our volunteers and partners, and every family, friend, and neighbor who spent the day with us: thank you.

98118 Fest is a celebration of the people and cultures that make Southeast Seattle what it is—and we’re grateful we got to celebrate it with you.

This is 98118. ❤️

📸 Photos by Tim Aguero

Join .news and on Thursday, September 24 from 6:00 pm to 8:30pm at Columbia City Gallery

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Come catch up with the CHUM team, meet friendly locals interested in photography and tangible media, and check out the stellar exhibit currently on display at Columbia City Gallery. Bonus points if you bring a locally focused photo book or zine to dig into or share with others 🫶

The event takes place during Columbia City’s Art Walk, so there’ll be plenty of fresh and friendly faces. (“Seattle freeze” who??)

Free entry, and free b**r + w**e for paid CHUM subscribers. Affordable, donation-based beverage options for all 🙂‍↕️

See you Thursday, Sept 24 at 6 pm!

🎶 SANGJARU is coming to RainierArts Center!

https://rainierartscenter.org/events/sangjaru/

Experience the energy of Seoul-based Korean folk fusion trio 상자루 / Sangjaru , blending the storytelling traditions of pansori, the improvisation of sanjo, and the melodies of minyo with gypsy swing, funk, rock, jazz, and more.

They’ll be joined by special guest Iris Kymm, a Seattle-based Korean indie singer-songwriter bringing her own blend of alternative pop, R&B, jazz, rock, and electronic influences.

📅 September 25, 2026
📍 Rainier Arts Center | 3515 S Alaska St
🚪 Doors: 6 PM | 🎵 Show: 7:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $25

Come experience an evening where Korean musical traditions meet bold contemporary sounds in Southeast Seattle! ✨

TIMELESS EUPHORIA ✨
“An art exhibit featuring incredible Trans & Two-Spirit Artists, ranging from Black, Mexican, Chamorro, Puerto Rican, & First Nation peoples. It takes incredible power to put the medicine that is our art into creation and shape the world as we see it. Embrace this moment of tender intimacy.” - .moy .sa.ki.s

📅 October 7 – November 15
🎉 Opening Reception: October 10 | 5–7 PM
Plus, join us on November 7 for the first-ever Chest Binder Fashion Show, featuring over 20 local designers and artists from the exhibition.
Free & open to all 🌟