Art Blog

Youngstown 100! Celebrate the Centennial of the Historic Cooper School!

By DNDA Admin | October 26, 2017

We’re having a birthday party!  Featuring: Cooper Artists Art Sale and studio tours A 3D time capsule Interactive art for kids Food, drink and birthday cake Performances by local faves, including Seattle reggae band, Kore Ionz. Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 2:00 – 5:00 pm Youngstown Cultural Arts Center 4408 Delridge Way SW | Seattle, WA…

Arts for ALL!

By DNDA Admin | September 8, 2017

School is back in session, and we are so happy to see our SW Interagency Academy youth refilling the classrooms and corridors of Youngstown! SWIA is more than an occupant of our building; they are our future leaders. As an arts and cultural program, and year 2 participants in The Creative Advantage (through Seattle Office of Arts and…

Wetland Park Design Reveal!

By DNDA Admin | August 11, 2017

THE WETLAND PARK CONCEPT PLAN IS HERE! Attached you will find the conceptual plan for the Wetland Park.  The plan was produced by Pomegranate Center after gathering input from the greater community, project partners, educators and of course, DNDA. We are excited by the design, as it incorporates so many elements that were proposed by our young…

Delridge Wetlands Design Community Open House!!!

By DNDA Admin | June 2, 2017

Please join DNDA for a Community Open House as we welcome our design team from Pomegranate Center to share their proposed design for the Delridge Wetlands Park! At the Open House you will have opportunity to see how the input of educators and project partners has been woven into an overall design.  We will be…

Salmon Eco-Sculpture at Folklife!

By DNDA Admin | May 18, 2017

Join Nature Consortium to make a giant salmon sculpture with recycled and various materials at this year’s Northwest Folklife Festival! By creating this Salmon Eco-Sculpture together we will breathe life into old materials, connect nature and art, and think critically about sustainability and Eco-Arts. Through this project we are hoping to raise community engagement and public awareness about natural connection and…

GiveBIG a HUGE Success – Thank You!

By DNDA Admin | May 12, 2017

Now more than ever we want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this year’s GiveBIG donation drive for local nonprofits hosted by The Seattle Foundation. With your support, a whopping total of $5,208 was donated to DNDA— exceeding our goal of $5,000!   Your thoughtful gifts support our vision of…