The Creative Advantage

👉 "I saw how the Seattle Public Schools Youth Arts Collective makes the art community stronger." https://artbeat.seattle.gov/2026/05/19/celebrating-the-pilot-year-of-the-seattle-public-schools-youth-arts-collective/

Watch a video compiled by the UNESCO Seattle City of Literature in celebration of Internation Day of Jazz, featuring the The Seattle Public Library, Bushwick Book Club, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle JazzEd, and 5th graders from Seattle Public Schools Highland Park Elementary perform original lyrics and vocals as interpretation of Samer Rashed's 'April in Jerusalem.' Seattle was one of 12 cities globally who generated videos. This entry was released on April 23 and the compilation was celebrated on International Day of Jazz, April 30. https://www.seattlecityoflit.org/2026-international-jazz-relay

👉 Final week to get your TeenTix applications in! 👈

⏰ LAST CALL! There’s less than one week left to apply for most TeenTix 2026–27 programs!

Apply by MAY 17 for:
🎨 Mentorship for Teen Artists of Color (M-TAC)
🌟 New Guard
🤝 Teen Connectors

🗞 Newsroom applications will remain open through August 2!

More programs information and application at the link in bio 🔗