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Museum of Illusions bringing blend of immersive art, science and psychology to downtown Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on June 5, 2024June 6, 2024 at 3:51 pm

Another museum is coming to downtown Seattle with the hopes of attracting visitors with a mix of interactive rooms and displays. Museum of Illusions, a global attraction with more than… Read More

Redmond high school student is ‘Google for Doodle’ contest winner for Washington state

by Kurt Schlosser on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 at 11:57 am

Mahee Chandrasekhar, a 9th grader at Redmond High School in Redmond, Wash., is the Washington state winner in the 16th annual “Doodle for Google” contest. Mahee, 15, is one of 55… Read More

Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art

by Kurt Schlosser on February 3, 2024February 2, 2024 at 12:00 pm

A group of elementary and middle school students from districts east of Seattle are working together on a project to help visually impaired people experience paintings in museums through tactile… Read More

High-tech art experience WNDR Museum closes abruptly in Seattle after 8 months

by Kurt Schlosser on December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 at 10:28 am

WNDR Museum, an interactive, tech-infused art experience near the waterfront in downtown Seattle, has ceased operations eight months after opening. A statement about the abrupt closure is posted on the… Read More

Amazon is helping a longtime Seattle art school move into modern space at base of HQ building

by Kurt Schlosser on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 at 9:32 am

Gage Academy of Art, a longtime school located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, is moving to a modern facility at the base of an Amazon headquarters tower next year —… Read More

Alexander Calder exhibit swings into motion in Seattle thanks to ex-Microsoft president’s major gift

by Kurt Schlosser on November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 at 6:57 am

A major new exhibition and multi-year initiative celebrating the life and work of artist Alexander Calder has opened at Seattle Art Museum, with a variety of colorful mobiles, sculptures and… Read More

Blurred lines between art and tech: AI’s impact on creativity elicits excitement — and some fear

by Kurt Schlosser on July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 at 10:29 am

In a building that used to be a grocery store in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood this week, the future of art and technology converged in a display and discussion around… Read More

Danish artist to troll Northwest with giant public sculptures, backed in part by Allen Foundation

by Kurt Schlosser on June 20, 2023June 21, 2023 at 3:09 am

Seattle’s famous Fremont Troll and the Seattle Kraken’s blue-haired mascot Buoy are going to get some company this summer when six giant hand-built Nordic troll characters come to Seattle and… Read More

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Google’s search for top doodle ends with sixth grader’s artwork inspired by life with her sisters

by Kurt Schlosser on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 at 1:08 pm

Like a lot of kids, Rebecca Wu has been doodling for quite some time. Her dad said she first started making art as a toddler, when she was able to… Read More

Bellevue student’s Google Doodle artwork reaches top five in contest, with chance to be on homepage

by Kurt Schlosser on May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 at 2:52 pm

Rebecca Wu is one step away from gaining Google homepage fame — and some serious cash. Rebecca, a student at the International School in Bellevue, Wash., has reached the final… Read More

Bellevue student’s artwork among 55 finalists in ‘Doodle for Google’ contest

by Kurt Schlosser on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 at 9:28 am

A student at the International School in Bellevue, Wash., is among the finalists in the Doodle for Google contest, and if her artwork receives enough votes it could end up… Read More

Former Microsoft president donates 48 Alexander Calder works and $10M to Seattle Art Museum

by Kurt Schlosser on April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 at 9:08 am

Former Microsoft President Jon Shirley and his wife Kim are gifting a significant collection of works by sculptor Alexander Calder to the Seattle Art Museum. The Shirley Family Calder Collection… Read More

Remembering Jon Strongbow, a mainstay of Seattle’s art scene

by Thomas Wilde on March 24, 2023April 16, 2023 at 7:03 pm

Friends and family of the late Seattle artist Jon Strongbow gathered for a memorial panel earlier this month at Emerald City Comic Con to tell stories about one of the… Read More

WNDR-ful for downtown Seattle: Inside the new immersive museum that blends art and tech

by Kurt Schlosser on March 22, 2023March 23, 2023 at 11:15 am

If you’ve been wondering what it will take to entice more people to visit downtown Seattle, it might just be WNDR. The new high-tech art museum opened Wednesday along the… Read More

Paul Allen’s private art collection fetches more than $1.5B in record-setting auction

by Kurt Schlosser on November 9, 2022November 10, 2022 at 1:41 pm

The sale of the private art collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen shattered auction records on Wednesday night, as Christie’s New York reeled in more than $1.5 billion… Read More

Meta officially cuts ribbon on growing Bellevue office space as tech and art merge in Spring District

by Kurt Schlosser on October 12, 2022October 13, 2022 at 7:35 am

With cranes still swinging overhead and construction continuing on the Spring District in Bellevue, Wash., Meta officially threw open the doors Tuesday on its own offices at the sprawling development.… Read More

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A ‘Prairie’ in the desert: Tech vet gets his hands dirty planting immersive light show at Burning Man

by Kurt Schlosser on September 24, 2022September 24, 2022 at 10:08 am

James Gwertzman has always been a “tinkerer.” He has early memories of soldering together an AM radio kit with his dad. He dreamed as a kid about going into visual… Read More

Paul Allen’s $1B private art collection to be auctioned by Christie’s in ‘unprecedented’ sale

by Kurt Schlosser on August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 at 11:58 am

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s extensive private collection of art, valued at more than $1 billion, will be sold by Christie’s in what the auction house is calling the “largest and… Read More

Meet the Seattle techie picked to lead a new venture arm at iconic auction house Christie’s

by Nate Bek on August 6, 2022August 9, 2022 at 1:22 pm

Legendary auction house Christie’s got a front-row seat to the NFT craze. In March 2021, the 256-year-old art merchant facilitated the sale of a collage of the first 5,000 pieces… Read More

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Amazon vet flips NFT model on its head, creates a climate friendly marketplace for digital art sales

by Lisa Stiffler on July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 at 10:11 am

Well before cryptocurrencies and NFTs began to fizzle this spring, Carly Rector was already sour on their use for digital art sales. Rector, who is herself a digital artist and… Read More

Artists try to paint clearer picture of why museum’s idea to engage Seattle’s tech community fell short

by Kurt Schlosser on July 25, 2022July 26, 2022 at 7:51 am

Greg Lundgren called it a “rough week.” The longtime artist, arts advocate and current director of Seattle’s Museum of Museums was clearly fatigued from the backlash he’d been navigating after… Read More

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Seattle museum cancels ‘Amazon vs Microsoft’ exhibition after backlash over tech and art in city

by Kurt Schlosser on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 at 11:30 am

Plans for a Seattle art exhibition that would have showcased work by employees of Amazon and Microsoft have been called off after backlash from members of the city’s arts community… Read More

Tech entrepreneurs opening Seattle NFT Museum to showcase digital artform in a physical space

by Kurt Schlosser on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 at 7:35 am

Art lovers curious about what to make of the craze around NFTs and the rush to collect such digital assets will have a physical museum to visit in Seattle to… Read More

Seattle cutout artist Rudy Willingham teaming with singer Lil Nas X for TikTok’s first foray into NFTs

by Kurt Schlosser on September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 at 3:13 pm

Rudy Willingham, the Seattle artist known for his colorful, stop-motion photo cutouts on social media, is teaming with rapper/singer Lil Nas X to release TikTok’s first-ever NFT. Willingham has 4… Read More

Public mural installation in Seattle, backed by Facebook, promotes COVID vaccine participation

by Kurt Schlosser on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 at 8:55 am

A new art project being unveiled in Seattle today is part of an effort by Facebook and others to promote the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. The Community Vaccination Art Program… Read More

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Paintings, not people, take the spotlight in Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip

by Alan Boyle on August 26, 2021September 12, 2022 at 7:26 am

A little more than a month after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took a rocket ride, his Blue Origin space venture sent another New Shepard suborbital spaceship to the final frontier… Read More

Trip down Microsoft memory lane leads to Clippy and more nostalgic images as Teams backgrounds

by Kurt Schlosser on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 at 10:01 am

Maybe it’s time to ditch the beach backdrop. Everyone at work knows, after more than a year of this, that you’re in your bedroom for the latest video-conference call. Microsoft… Read More

Major League Soccer hosting ‘street art battle’ and selling NFTs to promote Seattle, Portland matches

by Kurt Schlosser on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 at 11:07 am

Major League Soccer is taking its first shot at the NFT craze this week, launching a collection of street art to celebrate two weekend matches and four teams, including Seattle… Read More

Longtime Seattle gallery owner and tech vet team to offer artists and collectors a curated NFT portal

by Kurt Schlosser on May 3, 2021August 31, 2021 at 9:27 pm

A longtime leader in Seattle’s physical art scene is trying her hand at the digital world of NFTs, and she’s teaming with a tech veteran to create a curated approach… Read More

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Seattle artist behind viral ‘Kitty Cat Dance’ meme turns to crypto art market after years of ripoffs

by Kurt Schlosser on March 10, 2021March 12, 2021 at 9:33 am

Seventeen years ago, Steve Ibsen was getting ready to leave his house when he noticed his cat, Kayla, sprawled on the bed. Amused at her dance-like pose, Ibsen snapped a… Read More

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