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Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Annual Reports, 2003-2013
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
- Title
- Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Annual Reports
- Dates
- 2003-2013 (inclusive)20032013
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 7401-01
- Summary
- Annual reports from Seattle's city department focused on arts and culture.
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
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Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Annual reports from 2003 and 2004 summarize artistic and cultural endeavors throughout the city, including educational outreach and brief budget summaries. Reports from 2005-2013 include mayor's awards and artistic partnerships in addition to summaries of cultural endeavors, educational outreach and budget summaries. All reports include multiple photographs.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1971, a city ordinance established the Seattle Arts Commission to promote development of and public interest in the arts, as well as to advise the city on cultural and artistic development. The Commission was given cabinet-level status in the city government in 1976. In 2002, the department's name was changed to the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs (OACA), and it was brought into the Executive Department. There continues to be a 15-member advisory group called the Seattle Arts Commission.
The office supports arts groups, community festivals, and neighborhood arts councils; funds and promotes public art, and promotes Seattle as a cultural destination. It also oversees the One Percent for Art program (one of the nation's first), where one percent of Seattle's capital improvement project funds are reserved for public art. Since the program began in 1973, it has acquired nearly 3,000 artworks.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Annual Reports, Record Series 7401-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Performing Arts--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Public art--Washington (State)--Seattle
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
