Art Blog

Note: This post was produced in 2022 by a participant in DNDA’s Summer Youth Program writing workshop led by instructor Beverly Aarons. Beverly Aarons loves to write, her passion for writing started out as her telling stories in the   third grade. She said she really enjoyed telling her classmates stories about things that weren’t…

Note: This post was produced in 2022 by a participant in DNDA’s Summer Youth Program writing workshop led by Beverly Aarons. Author: Ismahan S. The ocean is a place where people go to enjoy themselves. People usually go to the beach to do activities such as swimming, running, having a party, going fishing, surfing, scuba…

We recently finished reporting on all the work we did with 3rd-5th grade students over the last year, and here are some highlights! 3rd to 5th grade students from Louisa Boren K-8 STEM School created a variety of projects that connected to classroom- and field-based ecological and ethnobotanical lessons. This program was part of the…

Back in person for the first time since 2019, DNDA’s Spring Camp offered a variety of programs that encouraged youth to engage with the natural environment at West Seattle’s Camp Long through restoration and education, creating art, and enjoying outdoor activities in the company of their peers. The 12 youth who participated are High Point…

Do you have a passion for nature, arts, and inspiring creativity in the local community? Join our EcoArts team as a Teaching Artist! The EcoArts Program employs a team of professional Teaching Artists who are passionate about their work. Our Teaching Artists specialize in a wide variety of disciplines including but not limited to multimedia…

We are excited to announce the return of our FREE Adult Art Class, celebrating Black History Month! In this round of classes, we have two amazing Seattle-based Black visual artists who will walk us through painting on themes relating to Black culture. Use what you’ve got at home, and no special skills are required! (Artists…