Press Release
For Immediate Release
Contact Information
Otts Bolisay, Communications Director
Phone: 206-733-9591
Email: Otts.Bolisay@seattle.gov
New Exhibitions and Plaza Activations on June First Thursday
Temporary public art, music, and a pop-up zine fair
Seattle, WA (June 2, 2026) - A lot is happening at ARTS at King Street Station on First Thursday, June 4. The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture opens three new exhibitions: This Room is Ours: Centering the Black Figure curated by Lila Alexis Thomas, SDOT Bridge Residency artists Vivian Cho and Freyja Whitney’s animation showcase, and Ancestral Future: Taíno Archives by Gabriel-Bello Díaz.
Out on the plaza, we’ll unveil Clouds of Belonging, a new temporary public artwork by Alex Proba / StudioPROBA. “Inspired by the shifting skies and landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, Clouds of Belonging translates those natural rhythms into color, form, and light,” said Proba. “As the city welcomes the world for the Beautiful Game, it becomes a moment of unity, where people from different cultures and places gather under the same sky.” There will also be a live concert by The Joe Brazil Legacy Band and a Mobile Zine and Book Fair by Common Area Maintenance.
Stop by on your way to or from Pioneer Square Art Walk. All activities are free and open to the public with plaza programming starting at 5:30 PM. A DJ will spin up in the gallery and we’ll have some food to nibble on. Thomas’ exhibition is on view until July 18, the animation showcase and Díaz’s exhibition are on view through Aug. 8. Clouds of Belonging is on view through the end of September.
ARTS at King Street Station is open Wednesday - Saturday, 11 AM-5 PM, and until 8 PM on Thursdays. We are located at 303 S Jackson St, Top Floor, Seattle, WA 98104.
"A Love Surrounded" by Lila Thomas
Still from "Life in the Cut" by Freyja Whitney.
Still from "Interstice" by Vivian Cho
"Jaguar" by Gabriel-Bello Díaz
"Clouds of Belonging" by Alex Proba / StudioPROBA, photo by Nina Dubinsky
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About ARTS at King Street Station
ARTS at King Street Station is a dynamic space for arts and culture in the heart of the city dedicated to increasing opportunities for people of color to generate and present their work. Housed above Seattle’s historic King Street Station, this 7,500-square-foot gallery and cultural space includes a studio for artists-in-residence and offices for the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.
Exhibitions and programs come to the gallery through an open application and are selected by a cohort of King Street Station Advisors. They are a group of community leaders and arts/culture enthusiasts who work with our staff to ensure that the programming at ARTS at King Street Station centers racial equity, represents and welcomes diverse communities, and showcases many creative disciplines. Advisors serve a two-year term.
About Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
Formed in 1971 with a mission to activate and sustain Seattle through arts and culture, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (OAC) manages the City's public art program, cultural partnerships grant programs, The Creative Advantage arts education initiative, and cultural facilities such as the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute and ARTS at King Street Station.
In alignment with the City's Race and Social Justice Initiative, OAC seeks new solutions that use arts as a strategy to drive not only our office, but the City as a whole toward racial equity and social justice. OAC will continue to break barriers and build arts-integrated tools that challenge the status quo and push us toward the inclusive society we envision.
OAC is supported by the 16-member Seattle Arts Commission, citizen volunteers appointed by the Mayor and City Council.
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