Art Gallery

The Art Gallery at South Seattle College is curated to be a relaxing third place where people from the community can gather in celebration of the arts, and in camaraderie with each other. Our mission is to nurture an appreciation of art through collaboration and engagement with playful process, works in progress, and artworks created by students, staff, and faculty during open studio days, workshops, and other activations. In providing students with a place to show their work, the gallery creates a space for students to express their unique ideas and perspective, while developing their artistic skills. The gallery also hosts professional and community artists for speaking engagements, performances, and workshops to create opportunities for students to meet and learn directly from established creatives in the arts.

The gallery serves as a thriving communal hub where bonds are strengthened not just within the artistic community on campus, but across all disciplines. We seek to nurture a dynamic creative space where students are able to explore new mediums, experiment with different techniques, and develop their skills. We focus on creating a comfortable atmosphere that feels approachable and accessible, where art is on the walls as a circumstance of the way we come together to make it. 

Join us for open studio days, student club meetups, and workshop events—always free and open to students, faculty, and staff across all departments!

For general inquiries or questions about partnerships for our workshops and programming, please reach out to sharon.arnold@seattlecolleges.edu 

Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:30-1:30pm
Wednesdays 12-3pm

Programming

  • Mondays, Otter Home Room, 12-2pm, first Monday of each month.
  • Tuesdays, Open Studio Days 11:30-1:30pm. Begins the first week of the quarter.
  • Wednesdays, Open Studio Days 12-3pm. Begins the first week of the quarter.
  • Thursdays, Open Studio Days 11:30-1:30pm. Begins the first two weeks of the quarter before workshops start.
  • Thursdays, Community-led Workshops 12-1:30pm. Begins in the third week of the quarter, continues through to week 10.

Student-led clubs and other groups periodically gather in the space throughout the quarter. Reach out to your club and group organizers to learn more! 

Transcendence: The Art of Becoming, curated by artist and USA President Judas Iscariot

A photograph of an art installation with paintings and drawings on the wall, and a painted jacket. In front of the installation is a low pedestal showcasing ceramic sculptures.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, in celebration of Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, an exhibition in partnership with the Division of Access 

A photograph of an art installation with photos of Dr. Samuel B. McKinney’s wife and family on the wall behind a table draped in a black tablecloth with various books, an open bible with ephemera in the pages, and a ceremonial coffin flag.