Did you know that Seattle Parks and Recreation has art classes? I have been taking classes with them for years, thanks to their scholarship program. They are accepting scholarship applications for Summer 2023 through Spring 2024. Currently, Seattle Parks are offering: Courses vary by quarter and community center. Good news! […]

Last month, on February 17, 2003, Path With Art hosted a screening of the film, “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts” at the SIFF Film Center. There was a full house for the one-hour-long film, followed by a robust  Q&A with the filmmaker Dru Holly, and three representatives from the […]

“Everyone who says you can’t do something,” she said, “is afraid that you will.” Patty Murray This was Patty Murray’s response to the resistance towards women of political power but can equally be applied to artists. Has someone told you that can’t art yet you preserved and proved them wrong?

Come celebrate our FLAG (Free Little Art Galleries) project that brought our participants’ artwork into public spaces around Seattle, allowing everyone to experience the power of creativity and self-expression. The FLAG micro-galleries were displayed in three outdoor locations and featured abstract paintings from the REST center, self-portraits from Entre Hermanos, and pinhole photography from Plymouth […]

Are you a Washington-based artist looking for a mentor? Artists Up—a collaborative between the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, 4Culture, and Washington State Arts Commission—is connecting artists with mentors through Mentorly, an artist-owned and -operated online mentorship platform. Apply for an Artists Up Mentorly Scholarship to receive 4 free online sessions with an […]

How many times have you worried about “wasting” your art supplies? Have you ever been inspired but then stop dead before making a single mark on paper? I sure have! Especially if I have a really nice piece of watercolor paper or some cool papers that I want to cut […]

The Fortitude: Working Artists with Disability call for art has been extended through January 31st, 2023! Good news for artists that felt overwhelmed by holiday activities, or had difficulties submitting before the end of 2022. I am looking forward to other Path with Art artists joining me in submitting art for […]

It isn’t often that disabled artists are recognized, but here is our chance! Take this opportunity to show how our creativity, necessitated by our disability, inspires creativity in our art pieces. The Fortitude: Working Artists with Disability show will be in May, at the Slip Gallery but the deadline for […]

“All my feelings have the color you desire to paint” – Rumi

Whereas many people think of fall as a time to discard and rake away like fallen leaves, I am choosing this time to collect from the leaf pile as well as discard. The leaves I am shedding are procrastination and self-critique. In exchange, I am reconfirming my promise to make […]