Art Blog
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…
Kids embark on adventures, learn to rock climb at Camp Long
In April, fifteen elementary and middle school students spent their spring break with Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) at our ninth annual EcoArts Spring Nature Camp. For five days, the kids explored the forests and trails of Camp Long — a 68-acre urban forest located in Delridge — with boundless curiosity. The camp is hosted…
How DNDA’s watercolor classes build community through creativity
Room 102 at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center has been buzzing with creativity and laughter every Wednesday during Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association’s (DNDA) watercolor mixed-media art classes. DNDA’s Art team started offering watercolor classes free to the community in fall 2023 in hopes the activity would bring neighbors together. Our team’s hopes were exceeded when the…
Artist Spotlight: EcoArts with Franc Monke
Franc Monke, a nature-based artist, is teaching a new EcoArts class at Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association’s (DNDA) Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, based in West Seattle. Franc has dedicated their artistic journey to intertwining art and community, and we wanted to tell a sliver of their story for this month’s “Artist Spotlight.” Franc was exposed to…