Beacon Arts

Performing at the Street Fair on July 13th!

10:30am Kevin Cummings: Native singer and songwriter.

A storyteller thru songs, Kevin uses original songs and covers to address important issues of the day.

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🎉Street Fair update!

COMMUNITY DANCE on July 13th at the Centilia Cultural Center:
Join us for free dance workshops! All ages welcome.

10:30- 11:30am : Hip Hop dance class with Hugo Vazquez. - You will learn a short hip hop routine as styles & technique. Hugo Vazquez is a dancer with a background in hip hop. His goal is to keep the hip hop world in Seattle alive & active! Catch Hugo taking classes or performing at Drop Zone & Drip in Capitol Hill, follow him for more info on local performances!

2:30 - 3:30pm: Contemporary African Dance class with Etienne Cakpo from Gansango Music and Dance - Originally from Benin, Etienne is the Artistic Director and lead choreographer/dancer of Gansango Music and Dance. Etienne has been building his repertoire of traditional and modern dance for over thirty years. Experience West African culture through a blend of contemporary movements.

Both teachers will give a demonstration at Street Fair 30 mins prior to the workshop.

EXTRA EXTRA! We are thrilled to share that the Jefferson Jumpstart concert series will be back at the Jefferson Park Amphitheater this year with another incredible lineup!

July 18th
Mettle Lark: melodic spacious grooves

July 25th
Marlee Walker opens for CT Thompson the Classic Soul Band: r&b motown blues

Aug 1st
Caveman Ego: funky psychedelic rock

Aug 8th
Kalan Wolfe & The Shift: energetic folk reggae

Thursdays at 7pm!

Shout out to our sponsors: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Office of Arts & Culture Seattle 4Culture The Station McKinstry Stauffer Yang Construction, Paul Purcell and Barbara Guzzo

Juneteenth is a day that offers joy and promise, as well as opportunities for reflection. To help with both, 4Culture staff have pulled together lots of resources, events, and ways to get involved today. Dig in here: bit.ly/4erYHV4

Image: Juneteenth © 1996 Grace A. Washington

There's still time to apply to the Tenant Improvement Program! If you're needing help then it's your lucky day. Tonight, at 6 p.m., join others at an information session at La Union Studios. Make sure to RSVP to [email protected] if you're interested in learning more.

This Saturday! Henry Art Gallery Field Trip

NOW JUNE 15th - Meet at 1:30pm in the Gallery Cafe
Let’s see some art! The Henry is currently showcasing some incredible exhibits (I’ve seen Raúl de Nieves and it’s awe-inspiring). At 3pm, a special event featuring the joyful and engaging Crocosmic Tarot is scheduled. The best part? Entry to the Henry operates on a suggested donation basis. But, if you prefer, a pass can be acquired through the Seattle Library.

🤩June 8th Centilia Activities!

🏳‍🌈Pride Flag Installation by Tess LeNoir: Since Gilbert Baker’s 8-color rainbow of 1978, flags have become a language of color and shape for the q***r community: signals of identity, both sameness & diversity. It’s a language that contains history, possibility, and transformation.

📝Poetry Workshop with Jarred Galloway: This workshop is designed to help us understand the gift and necessity of poetry, which I believe, is to use expression through language to process and describe the deep indescribable. We will be using various mechanics, especially our senses to help reflect the complex world around us. Join me at noon!

+ Community dance throughout the day, Bob Jones Silent Art Auction and Quiet Area to cool down and chill as needed 🙌

Centilia Cultura

🙌 Check out these unique South-End creators at Street Fair!
seas.jewelry  I create minimalist beaded jewelry pieces that are dainty and elegant. My jewelry incorporates semi-precious gemstones, pearls, Swarovski crystals, and gold-filled components. Whether worn alone as a dainty accessory or combined with other accessories for a layered look, my jewelry is versatile and can be dressed up or down. The simplicity of my designs allow the beauty of my jewelry to shine through. Through jewelry making, I have found a hobby that brings me immense joy - and I hope that my creations will bring the same joy to others. 

 Hand made jewelry, crochet animals, and clay charms

 Crocheted plushies

Fields and Fire Co is a small business featuring exquisite handmade cottage core goods created and refined by artist Rachel Nicole Lynn. Explore our small batch ceramics and hand-dyed premium yarns, crafted to evoke cozy fireside moments and serene contemplation.

This summer I’m trying something new! I want everyone to dig into their closet and find a Denim Jacket because I am taking commissions! This promotion is for ALL AGES! Bring me your jackets and we will do a mini consultation and then I will customize your jacket and ship it back to you!

📅 Date: Saturday, June 8th
🕒 Time: 10am - 4pm
📍 Location: Roberto Maestas Festival Street

Support local businesses and enjoy a fantastic day out! See you there! 🎉

✨Check out these awesome South-End creators at Street Fair!

 Representing the great cultural and richness of Mexico through traditions, colors, customs, arts and handcrafted jewelry, clothing and home decor.

pomelo & persimmon - showcases unique arts and crafts including hand sewn pillows, hand printed cards & more! This minority and woman owned small business is excited debut at the Beacon Arts Street Fair!

 Handmade functional ceramics

 I make homemade, small batch, cold process soap bars! I use a variety of ingredients to create lathering, moisturizing, and silky-smooth-feeling bath/body soap. I have been making soap for 3 years, and have experimented with many techniques, recipes, ingredients, and designs.

 For as long as I can remember being outdoors has been my favorite place. The odor of plants, the feel of the sun and the sounds of wind and birds is a pure and soothing magic. When I create with natural materials I’m making tangible this deep connection and bridging the gap between myself, other people and the wild earth. I grow the lavender for my sachets, naturally dye silk threads and embroider flowers from the garden. Baskets are made with willow from my yard, watercolors and photo cards are scenes I love and Fair Isle hats are knit with hand dyed yarn from a neighbor’s sheep. In sharing my work I strive to connect with people and inspire a love for the simple beauty that surrounds us.

I hand build both functional and decorative ceramic pieces primarily from terra cotta clay. My work features textures and layering and draws from the natural world of the PNW.

📅 Date: Saturday, June 8th
🕒 Time: 10am - 4pm
📍 Location: Roberto Maestas Festival Street

Support local businesses and enjoy a fantastic day out! See you there! 🎉

🤩 Check out these unique South-End creators at Street Fair!

Linna knitting - Crocheted bags, bouquets, dolls

 Hello, my name is Kylie, and I’m a satirical, surreal, exploratory artist! I create detailed surreal illustrations, paintings and stickers, often finding inspiration in old quirky phrases and general life experience. I also have a passion for rocks, and make wire wrapped crystal and gemstone necklaces!

 Joey Pickering, a Washington native creating cartoon illustrations in woodcuts. The current product line is Plant Pals - quirky companions available for adoption for your houseplants! They are all handmade from the drawings to the packaging right here in Seattle. Pick a pot, pick a plant, then pick a pal! Stickers and handmade small pots, too.
 
We’re a Black-woman-owned shop that creates and curates handmade, unique accessories to help empower you to look and feel your best! Our EAR CANDY, RING CANDY, NECK CANDY, and HAT & PURSE CANDY is chic and affordable!
  
 Handmade Earrings Jewelry

 Lemonfish Atelier is home to a menagerie of books of all kinds; leather of many flavors, and art in varied mediums. You’ll mostly find books bound with art-ready paper (watercolor, mixed media, etc.), sticker books, and (occasionally) art books. Lemonfish Atelier is owned and run by Sorrel; a Seattle based bookbinder, leather-worker, and artist. They take inspiration from their love of stories, illustration, and mixing the old with the new. As they continue to improve and expand their craft, they are excited to still share the books and art they make along the way with others.

📅 Date: Saturday, June 8th
🕒 Time: 10am - 4pm
📍 Location: Roberto Maestas Festival Street

Support local businesses and enjoy a fantastic day out! See you there! 🎉

☀️Check out these amazing South-End creators at Street Fair!

2 Pouch People Mom daughter team selling - Suncatchers, Cat Toys, Beaded Bracelets and some propagation plants if we have any ready.

i make ceramics and i try to sell them 😎

I am a local printmaker based in Tacoma. Much of my work features nature from the pacific northwest. I also make a lot of work about being q***r. I make my prints using a variety of methods including relief print, screenprint, and etching.

Small batch, ethically and sustainably grown and sourced specialty coffee, freshly roasted in south Seattle.

My shop is a collection of illustrated stickers, art prints, garden markers, plant markers, coasters, custom made signs — all centered around life in the Pacific Northwest! The two areas I theme most of my work around is ocean/coastal life, and the PNW wilderness. Sometimes, a little mid century modern or random silliness sneaks in there as well.

My garden markers have been my top seller on Etsy, where I’ve sold over 140 sets. The markers have illustrated vegetable characters tending to their farm. What is cuter than some old-timey pea children coming out of their pod to play, or a cucumber horse? Nothing!

I’m a digital and traditional artist making art inspired by animals and nature, mostly dogs and North American wildlife. I sell art prints, original art, stickers, and other artsy products

📅 Date: Saturday, June 8th
🕒 Time: 10am - 4pm
📍 Location: Roberto Maestas Festival Street

Support local businesses and enjoy a fantastic day out! See you there! 🎉

🌿🌼Join us for the next Garden Share! 🌼🌿

🗓️ This Saturday, June 8th
⏰ 10am - 2pm

Bring your extras and take what you need, all for free! 🌱✨

📍 New Location: Find us on the NE corner of the Roberto Maestas Plaza, between the school and the apartment buildings. 🚗 Drop-offs: Enter the parking lot off 17th Ave South and park in the 10-minute spots to unload. Please limit parking to 10 minutes to give everyone a chance to unload.

🌟 Happening this month:
• Seeds, tons of veggies, and ornamental plants!
• Strawberries, houseplants, and more!
• Flower arrangements and Garden Club Totes for your special someone (or treat yourself!) by donation.
• Free door prizes at 11am, 12pm, and 1pm.
• Special raffle for a new AeroGarden at 1pm (tickets only $1, must be present to win).

Don’t miss out on the rest of the Beacon Arts Street Fair and all it has to offer! 🎨🎉

Join the Fun: Street Fair Highlights for Saturday, June 8th!
10am- 4pm at the Roberto Maestas Festival Street + BH Light Rail Plaza + Centilia cultural center

Live music at the Beacon Arts Stage:

Special host the baroness of Beacon Hill and resident diva at Baja Bistro.

10:30am with Bill Corral -Americana alt-folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
12:30pm 明海 A li'l folk and a li'l rock and a li'l of everything in between and all around.
2:30pm Yacht Rock tribute band making waves around the Puget Sound.

Art Market: Hosted by SEPM, come find - 2 Pouch People , mexican handmade colors, pomelo & persimmon .seas.jewelry

Garden Share: Free seeds, plants and supplies to share! Direct donations of seeds, plants and cut flowers are encouraged. *This year find the garden share on the northeast corner of Roberto Maestas Plaza by the historic building entrance.

In Centilia: Pride flag installation by Tess LeNoir, Poetry workshop at noon with Jarred Galloway and Community Dance.

Pride Family Fun: Teaching Artists will help folks with a make your own pride flag activity. Write a pride inspired Haiku and win a prize!

Food vendors: Grayseas Pies Spinalicious CottonCandy,

Big THANKS to our 2024 Sponsors: Paul Purcell and Barbara Guzzo

🌈JUN 8th Performers and Live Music Schedule 🌟

Join us for an amazing day hosted by the baroness of Beacon Hill and resident diva at Baja Bistro!

10:30am   with Bill Corral
Americana alt-folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

12:30pm 明海 A li’l folk and a li’l rock and a li’l of everything in between and all around.

2:30pm yacht tribute band making waves around the Puget Sound.

+ Don’t miss the special poetry workshop with Jarred Galloway at noon in Centilia!

Let’s come together to celebrate music, arts, and community! 🎶🌍❤️
10am - 4pm at the BH Light Rail Plaza, Roberto Maestas Festival Street, and

Thank you to our partners! Lowe’s on Rainer Ave provided 6 three-tiered racks of flowers and raspberries for the community. We are very grateful for Andrew, the manager who made it happen.

Please show them some love by following and supporting!

Thank you to our partners! Mid Beacon Farm and the Seattle Giving Garden Network brought 15 flats of veggie starts to share. Barbara and Kit, thank you for also hanging out with us at the garden share.

Please show them love by following and supporting!

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Join us May 26th at 4:00 PM PT at Shoreline Community College Theatre for an enlightening cinematic journey into the heart of the Seattle Black Panthers’ fight for justice and freedom. Meaningful Movies Project in collaboration with Shoreline Community College, present a special screening of the captivating documentary SEATTLE BLACK PANTHERS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE & FREEDOM.

This isn’t just a film screening but a community gathering with food trucks, spoken word, a meet and greet with the director, photo opportunities, and much more. 

Admission:
Free admission. Open to the public.

Thank you to our partners! The last garden share was a success because of their generous donations of hundreds of onion sets and flower bulbs from Kristi and Tim at Urban Feed & Garden.

Please show them some love by following and supporting!

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Casual Evening Arts Hangout
Tuesday, May 21, 6pm-8pm
Jefferson Community Center - Downstairs Meeting Room

Connect with like-minded artists, work on a project or share your creativity using our art supplies. Or simply enjoy the company of fellow artists over refreshments. This is a great opportunity to relax, create, and meet the ARTIST GUILD at Beacon Arts.

Free for all, no rsvp needed!

🌸 Last-minute Mother’s Day plans? No worries! Swing by the Street Fair today until 4pm and discover gifts from South Seattle’s talented artists and creators. Treat mom to handmade natural body products, stunning flower bouquets, art prints, dazzling jewelry, artisan roasted coffee, and so much more!

Let your little ones get crafty with thumbprint flower bouquets guided by our teaching artists. Don’t forget to snag a tote from the garden share or our info booth to tote around all your goodies.

While you shop, enjoy the sounds of amazing musicians and indulge in delicious food. It’s the perfect way to celebrate Mom! 🎶🎁

🌟 The Beacon Arts Concert committee is thrilled to announce the 2024 Street Fair season lineup! 🎶 Join us every Second Saturday as we fill the Roberto Maestas Festival Street with FREE music and performances for our incredible community. Check out who's hitting the stage:

May 11: Stevie & the Blue Flames
June 8:
July 13: Kevin Cummings, The Jaydogs
August 10: Sheila Kay Trio, .co
Sept 14: Sheri Roberts Greimes,

Let's turn up the volume and make unforgettable memories together! 🏙️✨

Meet our May 11th ART Market Vendors!

I use my background in sustainability and chemistry to make self-care that provides a more sustainable option to everyone’s beauty. I also provide reusable options to daily disposable beauty items such as cotton pads.

Hello, my name is Kylie, and I’m a satirical, surreal, exploratory artist! I create detailed surreal illustrations, paintings and stickers, often finding inspiration in old quirky phrases and general life experience. I also have a passion for rocks, and make wire wrapped crystal and gemstone necklaces!

Merle The Art Lady - I sell original oil paintings and lithographs floral abstract landscapes seascapes misos ethnic and more

Hand made jewelry, crochet animals, and clay charms

Nikky’s Niche Designs 
Local handmade, African inspired garments and accessories, headwear and handbags.

Find them at the Street Fair this Saturday from 10am - 4pm next to the BH Light Rail Plaza.

Meet our May 11th ART Market Vendors!

I am an artist who focuses on linoleum blockprints. My mission as an artist is to create sustainable, accessible artwork. I firmly believe that everyone should be able to afford unique original pieces of art. I do this by printing on reclaimed goods and framing my prints in recycled frames. I also strive for as little waste as possible and come up with ways to create from what would otherwise be waste such as acsess ink when printing. 

Distinctively U Artisan Bath & Body is a small, female veteran, minority-owned and operated business that puts its heart into every product we make. We specialize in artisan created, small-batch handcrafted bath and body products. Our luxury cold-processed soaps and body butters are created with you distinctively in mind using premium oils and butter.

LinnaKnitting - Crocheted bags, bouquets, dolls

2 Pouch People -Mom daughter team selling - Suncatchers, Cat Toys, Beaded Bracelets and some propagation plants if we have any ready.

Spoiled Rotten Lifestyle LLC This summer I’m trying something new! I want everyone to dig into their closet and find a Denim Jacket because I am taking commissions! This promotion is for ALL AGES! Bring me your jackets and we will do a mini consultation and then I will customize your jacket and ship it back to you!


i make ceramics and i try to sell them 😎

Find them at the Street Fair this Saturday from 10am - 4pm next to the BH Light Rail Plaza.

Meet our May 11th ART Market Vendors!

My shop is a collection of illustrated stickers, art prints, garden markers, plant markers, coasters, custom made signs — all centered around life in the Pacific Northwest! The two areas I theme most of my work around is ocean/coastal life, and the PNW wilderness. Sometimes, a little mid century modern or random silliness sneaks in there as well.

I’m an illustrator from Japan creating cute things to brighten up your day! I create and design all original products of the Kawaii/cute aesthetic. I create functional and practical art! I sell everything from stickers, prints, bookmarks, keychains, coasters, tumblers, totes, pouches, bucket hats and more! I love to create happiness and smiles through my work!

Small batch, ethically and sustainably grown and sourced specialty coffee, freshly roasted in south Seattle.
art I am a multi-disciplinary q***r artist who grew up in South Seattle. I love mixing together media like fabric and paper, wood and metal, and including natural and recycled materials in my pieces. Most of my pieces are one-of-a-kind, using unique materials and designs that can never be repeated — each is a special treasure! I specialize in art dolls and jewelry, but I always have a range of other crafts and oddments available. Come and see for yourself!

Jolly Craft - Handmade graduation ribbon and candy leis. Also offering to sell bouquets of fresh flowers from family friend’s farm.

Find them at the Street Fair this Saturday from 10am - 4pm next to the BH Light Rail Plaza.

🥁🎵 Experience the vibrant beats of Beacon Hill at our Street Fair. Your donations support diverse cultural performances that enrich our community. Let’s celebrate our unity through music!

Donate tonight via the link in bio!

🌼👨‍🌾 The Beacon Hill Garden Club is more than just gardening—it’s about growing together as a community. Join us for a series of enlightening workshops and help us raise $8,000 to enhance these gatherings. Every seed planted is a step towards a more connected community.

Donate via the link in bio!

💃🎶 Calling all dance enthusiasts and beginners alike! Spend a day moving to the rhythms of local artists at our free dance workshops. Let’s raise $8,000 to ensure our community stays lively and connected through dance.

Donate here: https://www.wagives.org/organization/beacon-arts-1