Allied Arts of Seattle

11/14/2025

Congrats to Mayor-elect Wilson!

We’re proud to you have endorsed you.

Now let’s achieve:
- the Wilson vision of a Seattle where everyone can thrive and
- Allied Arts’ vision of Seattle growing gracefully into a city we all love even more than we do today!

https://www.alliedartsofseattle.org/blog/help-shape-our-grow-gracefully-vision

11/03/2025

Allied Arts 2025 Endorsements:
- D2: Eddie Lin
- Pos. 8: Alexis Mercedes Rinck
- Pos. 9: Sara Nelson
- Mayor: Katie Wilson

District 2: Eddie Lin Position 8: Alexis Mercedes Rinck Position 9: Sara Nelson Mayor: Katie Wilson

10/01/2025

Join Allied Arts of Seattle and the Allied Arts Foundation for a lively and probing conversation with Seattle City Council Candidates, October 13th, at the beautiful Rainier Arts Center. Topics include enhancing arts and culture, the role of historic preservation and how Seattle can grow gracefully.

04/03/2025

Join us April 17th for the next Beer & Culture panel discussion, Building Partnerships, to create a better connected and sustainable Seattle by lidding a portion of I-5....

Join us for a LID I5 Beer & Culture panel discussion April 17, 2025 on Building Partnerships…

02/15/2025

Join us Wed. Feb. 19 for another Beer & Culture event on lidding I-5 to create a more vibrant, livable city for all.

The discussion will focus on the topic of urban integration.

‘ hope to see you there!

Join us for a Lid I-5 Beer & Culture panel discussion February 19, 2025 on Urban Integration

02/05/2025

Our Feb 5 Beer & Culture event is postponed due to weather.

Stay tuned for a rescheduled date.

01/31/2025

Join us Wed. Feb. 5 for a Beer & Culture event on lidding I-5 to create a more vibrant, livable city for all.

This is the 2nd in a 3 part series on a vision to heal the civic wounds caused by I-5.

Join us for the upcoming Beer & Culture Series, hosted by the LID I5 Project in partnership with the Seattle Parks Foundation.

01/15/2025

Join us! Lidding I-5, Defining A Vision - Beer & Culture Event
There will be a panel discussion and Q&A on defining a vision to create a more connected, equitable, and sustainable Seattle by lidding a portion of I-5. The project was recently awarded a $2.2 million planning grant and your input is needed as we begin to work out how to best utilize this funding.

Join us for the upcoming Beer & Culture Series, hosted by the LID I5 Project in partnership with the Seattle Parks Foundation.

04/10/2024

Join us for our upcoming Beer & Culture Event, The Future of Downtown, on May 1st at Base Camp Studios 2 - 1901 3rd Ave. We will discuss mechanisms to Make Seattle’s City Center Better Than Ever! Doors Open 5:30PM, Panel discussion starts at 6 PM
Light refreshments

Beer and Culture: the future of downtown

10/26/2023

2023 Candidate Endorsements - Allied Arts has a long history of holding candidate forums and interviews to help inform the public debate about which candidates align with Allied Arts’ mission of fostering a Seattle with great public places and a vibrant arts community for all. We interviewed 13 of the 14 candidates in the general election, (results on website), to determine how they would support our Mission and Grow Gracefully Vision, which is centered on the core belief that growth should make Seattle more livable for everyone and a city we love even more, not less.

2023 City Council Candidate Endorsements from Allied Arts of Seattle

10/09/2021

Allied Arts of Seattle Announces 2021 General Election Candidate Endorsements

We received responses from 4 of the 6 candidates running for Seattle Mayor & City Council and met with them in person or virtually during the endorsement process. The Allied Arts’ Board of Directors subsequently held a meeting and voted to endorse the following candidates listed below:

• For Seattle Mayor, we endorse Bruce Harrell, as the candidate best suited to provide the leadership and focus necessary to move Seattle forward. Mr. Harrell's passion for his native city, coupled with his public and private experience, is the best hope for creating the collaborative environment needed to bring Seattle together through the rapid changes we face.

• For Seattle City Council Position 8 (At-Large), we endorse Teresa Mosqueda, for another 4-year term on City Council. Her focus on affordability, a resilient economy and public safety for all, are core concerns for Seattle residents and she has been a leader in crafting policies and finding the new revenues needed to begin seriously addressing these concerns. Her ability to move policy forward on City Council in her first term is impressive and we look for more of the same. We believe Ms. Mosqueda is best suited to provide the reasoned progressive voice Seattle voters seek on the City Council.

• For Seattle City Council Position 9 (At-Large), we endorse Sara Nelson, as the candidate whose diverse background, small business experience and years of service on City Council staff, will provide the balance sorely needed on the City Council going forward. We believe that Ms. Nelson can credibly bring a fresh view to City Council with an ability to work collaboratively with the many strong voices within it to craft the policies needed to address the many fundamental issues facing Seattle.

Allied Arts of Seattle extends our thanks to all the candidates who participated in our 2021 General Election endorsement process. We are encouraged by the high quality of all the candidates and their willingness to serve Seattle residents in such a demanding and challenging environment.

10/07/2021

Allied Arts is pleased to announce our 2021 Seattle Mayor & City Council Candidate Endorsements. Our Candidate Endorsements Committee requested written responses and interviews from all candidates based upon a set of questions related to our Grow Gracefully Vision. After many robust discussions, the Allied Arts Board voted to endorse the following candidates:
SEATTLE MAYOR - BRUCE HARRELL

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL POS 8 - TERESA MOSQUEDA
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL POS 9 - SARA NELSON

We extend our thanks to all the candidates who participated in our process and for their willingness to serve Seattle residents in such a demanding and challenging environment.