DNDA ArtPlus New Class: Bookmaking!!
DNDA Artplus’s mission is to provide free, accessible art spaces and activities to the West Seattle community and beyond. After a meaningful 2025, where our Watercolor class and Open Studio evolved from just weekly programs into true third spaces, our community has continued to build connection, belonging, and their artistic skills at DNDA. None of this would be possible without the people […]
DNDA ArtPlus Program – 2025 Year-End Snapshot | Looking Ahead to 2026
In 2025, DNDA’s ArtPlus program saw renewed energy and meaningful creative impact through strong partnerships across Delridge, High Point, Rainier Vista, and New Holly! With strong participation, deepened partnerships, and consistent youth engagement, 2025 marked a year of growth and momentum for ArtPlus! ArtPlus delivered 21 programs and events, including our weekly Watercolor & Mixed Media classes and […]
Summer Youth Program Just Wrapped Up!
DNDA’s Artplus Summer Youth Program wrapped up on August 22nd with a pizza-and-ice-cream celebration to celebrate participants’ hard work over the summer. Starting July 7th and running for 6 six weeks, DNDA teaching artists and youth interns were in the High Point neighborhood every day working to facilitate eight different free, drop-in art and recreation […]
Our Summer Youth Program is Back!
Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association takes pride in providing opportunities throughout the year, for all ages, to engage in fun environmental learning and creative expression. Especially during the summer, when DNDA’s Art team works in collaboration with a variety of organizations to facilitate the Summer Youth Program (SYP). It’s is a 6-week program from July to August […]
Less Sun, More Art!
DNDA’s EcoArts program provides Delridge youth with not only hands-on environmentally inspired creative arts programming, but also uniquely integrated opportunities to spend meaningful time at West Seattle’s local parks and green spaces! However, the winter season presents a few challenges, such as colder temperatures, rainy conditions, and less daylight, which can dampen enthusiasm […]
Voices in Motion: Youth Shaping Community Through Art on Delridge Pedestrian Bridge
In a world where young voices are often overlooked, DNDA and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture have teamed up to create something wonderful. Since January, six West Seattle teen artists have gathered weekly at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center to design a public art project that will be installed on the Delridge Pedestrian […]
Celebrating the First Anniversary of Art Classes at Youngstown!
Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association recently celebrated the first anniversary of our Watercolor Mixed-Media Art Program! The popular, free intergenerational Wednesday art classes! Since November 2023, DNDA has hosted free intergenerational art classes every Wednesday (except on holidays) at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. Led by DNDA teaching artists, these weekly classes have provided community members a […]
DNDA Wraps Up Another Amazing Summer of Free Youth Programs in West and South Seattle!
DNDA is celebrating another incredible year of enriching summer programming with our communities throughout West and South Seattle! Since 2016, DNDA has partnered with organizations such as Seattle Housing Authority (SHA), Neighborhood House, Seattle Parks & Recreation, Seattle Public Library, the Office of Arts and Culture, and 4Culture to provide youth with high-quality summer programming […]
Reflecting on Building Community through Art at Roxhill Park!
As summer comes to a close, we reflect on the quality time spent integrating arts, nature, and neighborhood in the Delridge area. It’s crucial for a community to have free, accessible, and welcoming spaces where people can come together and co-create, contributing to a healthier neighborhood. One way DNDA engaged with this was through a […]
Reflecting on Building Community through Art at Roxhill Park
As summer comes to a close, we reflect on the quality time spent integrating arts, nature, and neighborhood in the Delridge area. It’s crucial for a community to have free, accessible, and welcoming spaces where people can come together and co-create, contributing to a healthier neighborhood. One way DNDA engaged with this was through a […]
