thank you to seattle

Welcome to Seattle, home to artists, innovators, and creators in many fields. Seattle is known for its coffee and aerospace, its global health and high-tech industries, and its vibrant arts and cultural scene.

The 2009 Americans for the Arts conference theme, Renewable Resources: Arts in Sustainable Communities, is well suited to Seattle. We enjoy a reputation nationally and internationally as a leader in climate change, urban design, environmental stewardship, and as a pioneer of public art. The arts, culture, and creativity are among our greatest resources.

Seattle embraces diverse cultures and creative ideas, and offers you unlimited opportunities to experience art, heritage and culture. The arts are an essential ingredient in creating and sustaining healthy, livable communities. I hope you have an opportunity to enjoy all our city has to offer—from great galleries and museums, to a lively music, dance, and theater scene, all set against a backdrop of rare natural beauty.

We look forward to hosting you in Seattle.

Best wishes,

GREG NICKELS
Mayor of Seattle

About Your Hosts

Host Chair

Michael Killoren
Director 
Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs 

Local Convention Coordinator

Tamara Childress
Public Relations Specialist
Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs  

Host Committee

• Susan M. Coliton
  Vice President
  The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
• Jim Kelly
  Executive Director
  4Culture (Cultural Development Authority of King County)
• Kris Tucker
  Executive Director
  Washington State Arts Commission 
• James F. Tune
  President & CEO
  ArtsFund
• Tracey Wickersham
  Director of Cultural Tourism
  Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau

Seattle Venues

Convention Site
Washington State Convention & Trade Center

Convention Hotels
Sheraton Seattle
Renaissance Seattle
Red Lion
Crown Plaza

ARTventures Coordinators

• Cath Brunner
  ARTventure: Creating a Place to Heal: Public Art and Healthcare
  Public Art
  4Culture
• Mary Pat Byrne
  ARTventure: Traveling East: Bellevue
  Arts Specialist
  City of Bellevue
• Heather Dwyer
  ARTventure: Open Doors: Privately-Owned Exhibition Spaces
  Arts
  4Culture
• Irene Gomez
  ARTventure: Youth Arts with a Twist and Shout
  Funding Programs Project Manager
  Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs 
• Tina Hoggatt
  ARTventure: Terroire: Sustaining Place
  Public Art
  4Culture
• Patricia Hopper
  ARTventure: Art in the Halls of Power, Art and Sport
  Public Art Project Manager
  Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs 
• Jordan Howland
  ARTventures: Live/Work Seattle, Georgetown: Portrait of a Developing Neighborhood
  Public Art
  4Culture
• Kathy Hsieh
  ARTventures: Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, Rediscovering African-American Heritage
  Community Liaison
  Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs 
• Jim Kelly
  ARTventure: Seattle’s Historic Theaters
  Executive Director
  4Culture
• Amy McBride, Tacoma Arts Administrator
  ARTventure: Through the Looking Glass
  Community & Economic Development Department
  City of Tacoma
• Cheryl dos Remédios
  ARTventure: Exploring Earthworks
  Visual Arts Coordinator
  Cultural Division, City of Kent
• Janice Shaw
  ARTventure: Bainbridge Island Green 
  Program Manager
  Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council
• Michael Sweney
  ARTventure: Art on the University of Washington Campus
  Project Manager, Art in Public Places Program
  Washington State Arts Commission 
• Paige Weinheimer
  ARTventure: Creative Traffic: Cafes as Cultural Incubators
  Funding Programs
  4Culture