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Station Space GRAND OPENING 11/11/23!

Come check out our new digs @ King Street Station! Speeches + performances by Sir-Mix-A-Lot [Keynote], Red Eagle Soaring, Totem Star, The Rhapsody Project, + Jackson Street Music Program.

Whipsmart Staff

Creativity at Work

Burning Season by Megan Charles

In her original piece Burning Season, poet Megan Charles considers the wildfires of summer that are sparked by climate changes and asks what can be done, if anything, in response to such crises.

Megan Charles

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Creativity at Work

Cherries Grow by Cascade Cody

Recording artist Cascade Cody offers up his original song Cherries Grow as a thoughtful reflection on the small agricultural town he grew up in that isn’t necessarily the nostalgic safe haven of paradise he remembers from his youth.

Cascade Cody

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Discover Washington State's Department of Commerce's Creatives Academy

A cool new tool at the Department of Commerce that helps you turn your passion into a livelihood!

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Get to know Shunpike : Q&A with Line Sandsmark

Established by artists in 2001, Shunpike envisions a community where independent artists and arts groups thrive, creatively and economically, and where their work is widely valued as fundamental to the cultural, social and economic wellbeing of Washington State. Executive Director Line Sandsmark answers a few questions about the organization.

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Whipsmart's Creative Economy Organization Cheat Sheet

Wonder what a Shunpike is? Getting your Artist Trust confused with your ArtsWA and your InspireWA. Whipsmart is here to help demystify the different statewide organizations looking to help Washington's creative entrepreneurs.

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Get to know ArtsWA: Q&A with Karen Hanan

ArtsWA is the Washington State Arts Commission, a state agency, formed by the Washington State Legislature in 1961 with a mission is to nurture and support the role of the arts in the lives of all Washingtonians. We talk to Executive Director Karen Hanan how the organization supports the creative community.

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Road To Resources

This month Whipsmart spoke with new Creative Economy Sector Lead, Shannon Halberstadt about the State's priorities around creativity. We also invited a few statewide organizations to share why they think it's important to support Washington State's creative economy.

Creativity at Work

Station Space GRAND OPENING 11/11/23!

Come check out our new digs @ King Street Station! Speeches + performances by Sir-Mix-A-Lot [Keynote], Red Eagle Soaring, Totem Star, The Rhapsody Project, + Jackson Street Music Program.

Whipsmart Staff

Creativity at Work

Burning Season by Megan Charles

In her original piece Burning Season, poet Megan Charles considers the wildfires of summer that are sparked by climate changes and asks what can be done, if anything, in response to such crises.

Megan Charles

Creativity at Work