Arts & Culture

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A Statement of Solidarity and Commitment to Equity from the Redmond Arts and Culture Commission:

The Redmond Arts & Culture Commission mourns the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many more unnamed Black men and women at the hands of police, and at the hands of our institutions, directly and indirectly.  We acknowledge that systemic racism unjustly targets our Black communities and we stand in solidarity with our Black and Brown siblings...

Read the Full Statement Here 

We partner with the Arts and Culture Commission to promote public participation in the arts and to build community.  Our art programs provide educational opportunities and support local artists and cultural arts organizations to continue their work in Redmond.

  1. Calls & Grants
  2. Artist-In-Residence
  3. Poet Laureate
  4.  Redmond Arts Studio

Public Art Intensive Eastside Call 

The Public Art Intensive Eastside is a free, three-day basic training overview to visual artists who wish to learn how to develop their work for the public realm but may or may not have previous public art experience. Topics covered in the workshops include, contracting, fabrication, maintenance, design concepts, and social practice. Participants will have an opportunity to apply for up to four temporary public art projects for the City of Redmond ranging from $1,250 - $2,500. 

We recently had our Q&A Webinar led by Elisheba Johnson and Marcia Iwasaki where they went over the application process and answered questions from interested artists. The video can be viewed here. QA

TO APPLY TO THE PUBLIC ART INTENSIVE EASTSIDE GO here.

DEADLINE: Friday, July 30, 2021 by 5:00 pm PST

Congratulations to our 2021 Redmond Art Season Grant Recipients!

The City of Redmond is proud to announce the following partner artists and cultural organizations in the creation of art and cultural projects for our Redmond community: the Black Cinema Collective, Tiny Studio Workshop, Centro Cultural Mexicano, Chrysalis Circus, Coco Allred, House of Kala, Semilla Flamenca, and Tina Velazquez Hays.

Jobs

The City of Redmond is looking for enthusiastic instructors who love to teach people of all ages. Do you enjoy teaching children, adults, and seniors? If so, you will want to keep reading! We welcome all types of instructors to apply.

These are part-time supplemental positions with varying hours. Classes occur year-round, 0-15 hours per week, and will be scheduled for morning, evening and weekends. This position is limited to a maximum of 1040 hours per year.

To find out more information and see the full job description, please apply online.

 

Explore the City of Redmond’s Art Collection

The Redmond Public Art Walking Map Opens in new windowDiscover downtown Redmond’s public art collection by following the Redmond Public Art Walking Map (PDF). Printed copies of this map are available at our community centers.

Even more public art exists beyond this map! We maintain a public art mobile app for Redmond’s permanently-installed outdoor art collection. The app is called STQRY (pronounced "story") and is available for free on iOS and Android operating systems.

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An aerial view of a skypainting
A sculpture in a city park
A light display at an evening event