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Know Before You Vote: Video Voters' Guide

A hand holds a smartphone displaying the Seattle Channel website's "Video Voters' Guide - August 4, 2026 Primary Election" page.

Hear directly from candidates in the August 4 Primary with Seattle Channel's Video Voters' Guide, covering races from King County Assessor to Seattle City Council. This is an all-mail election, so make sure to return your ballot by mail or at a King County drop box by August 4. Visit seattlechannel.org to watch the full guide and get to know the candidates. 

A new art fair in Seattle just dropped

A drone shot of West Canal Yards.

It's a week full of art in Seattle. While the Seattle Art Fair takes over downtown, the new Assembly Art Fair debuts at West Canal Yards with 14 galleries (mostly local!), each in their own 2,000-square-foot space. Expect curator talks, food trucks, a dance party and more. 

 

Who were the Northwest Mystics?

A picture of three women sitting inside the Seattle Art Museum.

Art Zone spotlights "Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest," now on view at the Seattle Art Museum. The new exhibit showcases paintings and sculpture by the Northwest Mystics, artists that were part of the mid-20th-century Northwest School centered in Seattle and the Skagit Valley.

 

Meet the minds fueling Digital Velvet’s creative videos

Digital Velvet filming a music video.

Every shoot is a chance to learn something new. That’s the philosophy driving the two Seattle filmmakers behind Digital Velvet as they create bold music videos and live performances.

 

Meet the local artist rolling into your playlist

Henry Mansfield sings for his new music video while skating on a roller rink.

Henry Mansfield rolls into the roller rink with his upbeat single "Bend Your Knees," a music video from Digital Velvet shot at White Center's Southgate Roller Rink. Catch Henry live at the Capitol Hill Block Party on August 9, and grab his latest record, "Lover Boy," online or at your favorite indie record store.