Open Studio Newsletter: The arts newsletter for King County!
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Podcast: The Open Studio Interview
Get inspired by local teens who are leaning into the arts to build community for and with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Lens of Youth
How one intrepid queer indie folk band is making a go of it, with guitar, hammered dulcimer, and a spirit of the Pacific NW.
Larkwing
Discover what is really happening on the ground with emerging artists and arts venues, with Sarah Miller of Show Your Art.
Sarah Miller
Building community in unexpected spaces, with the (now former) Executive Director of the BelRed Arts District.
Sandy Vo
The importance of slowing down and writing by hand, with Anna Sullivan of Pidge Post.
Anna Sullivan
Feature Articles:
AI, Art, and the Uncanny
From Masahiro Mori, to House of Leaves, to new work by Juliet Fiss, dive in to the theory and practice of art and artifice.
So You Wanna Teach Art
What did we learn from a teaching artist pay survey around King County?
The Creative Juggle
Working artists who are raising kids - what kind of a person would attempt to do both at once?
Love, Pain, Betrayal, Happiness, Pride
An interview with Lucia Flores- Wiseman, local star of The Voice
Islands in a Sea of Words
Local graphic novelists on how and why the visual format is taking over the literary world.
A Conversation with Artist Gail Baker
Delve into the extraordinary perspective of one of Issaquah’s most accomplished artists.
Since the summer of 2024, Happy Time has published the Open Studio Newsletter, a place where people can learn about all kinds of events and opportunities in the arts in our area. Our newsletter is distinctive in the region because we:
Are easy to contact and will reliably respond
Want to include your events and art as much as we can
Highlight high-caliber artistry
Love to feature opportunities for artists that pay fair compensation
Intentionally de-center Seattle, instead centering the many amazing artists and opportunities in King County’s small cities, towns, and rural areas. (We love Seattle and sometimes include amazing things there as well that you cannot find in mainstream publications.)
Founded in 2024, the Open Studio Newsletter began as community listing of events and opportunities in the arts. In 2026, the Open Studio Newsletter began to launch new artist features, podcast interviews with local arts leaders, fundraising Q&A, and special perks for the folks who choose to become paid subscribers. Check it out here!
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