What does access & equity look like in Seattle's creative economy? 

While the City's recent Creative Economy Report demonstrates the strength and economic impact of our local creative economy, we know from the data that women and people of color are underrepresented in certain creative occupations and that within these occupations, wage disparities exist along job title, race, and gender. The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), Office of Film + Music, and Office of Economic Development are collaborating on an intentional, qualitative and quantitative creative workforce study with a race and social justice lens in order to identify barriers at the entry, middle, and established tiers of creative economy work. Your feedback will help us design recommendations for how to increase access for those who historically have been left out. Please spend 10-15 minutes filling out this online survey and share with your communities.

City of Music Career Day tomorrow! The day is finally here! The 2019 City of Music Career Day will be held tomorrow at Seattle Center. This day-long, free opportunity gives young people ages 13-24 an inside look at a variety of careers in music. Big names in our local music industry including Parisalexa, Sol, Tacocat's Emily Nokes, and more will be presenting at this year's Career Day. Registration is now closed, but there may still be opportunities to attend. If interested, please contact serene@onereel.org. 

Thank you for joining us at the Mixer! Guests at last night's Mixer got a sneak preview of this year’s Seattle International Film Festival at SIFF Film Center. Thank you to our guest speakers, SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett and Festival Programming Manager Stan Shields, who unveiled this year's Northwest Connections films and chatted with us about the new Works-In-Progress Forum. You can stay up-to-date on future Mixers by checking out our event website or following us on Facebook or Twitter.