Jack Straw Foundation

JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER IMPACTS THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITIES OF SEATTLE IN DIVERSE AND SIGNIFICANT WAYS. IN 2021, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LISTENED TO OUR RADIO PRODUCTIONS AND PODCASTS, VISITED OUR NEW MEDIA GALLERY, ATTENDED OUR EVENTS, AND PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS. NOT ONLY DID WE PROVIDE A UNIQUE LABORATORY AND VENUE FOR ARTISTS WORKING CREATIVELY WITH SOUND, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDED IMPORTANT SERVICES FOR NUMEROUS ARTS AND HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS IN SEATTLE AND PUGET SOUND. WE OFFERED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS, IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY LOCATIONS, AND AT JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES AND WITH STUDENTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. WE WORKED WITH ARTS AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED AUDIENCES TO PROVIDE ACCESS SERVICES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS EVENTS, TO PROVIDE THE 24TH YEAR OF OUR PROGRAMS FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE A SER

EDUCATION PROGRAMS: WE SERVED OVER 1,500 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CREATIVE AND CURRICULUM-BASED PROJECTS INCLUDING CREATIVE WRITING, ORAL HISTORY, RADIO THEATER, MUSIC RECORDING, AND AUDIO PRODUCTION. WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND ADAPT OUR PROGRAMS FOR ONLINE AND HYBRID SETTINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS SEATTLE AND BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, KANDELIA, WA DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND, ARTS & VISUALLY IMPAIRED AUDIENCES, AND THE WA STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND. WE COMPLETED THE 25TH YEAR OF OUR BLIND YOUTH AUDIO PROGRAM, SERVING 9 BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VIRTUALLY FROM THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE, AND WORKED WITH TWO VISUALLY IMPAIRED THEIR YOUTH INTERNS TO CREATE A PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE YOUTH PROGRAMS, WHILE PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTION. WE PRESENTED TWO ACCESSIBLE ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS ON ZOOM FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND SIGHTED FRIENDS WITH OUR NEW MEDIA GALLERY ARTISTS. WE CONTINUED OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUR GUITAR LESSONS AND HIP-HOP CLASS WITH NEW REFUGEES AT THE SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL, OUR POETRY AND SONG PROJECT WITH CONCORD INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE POETRY WITH EIGHTH GRADE DUAL-LANGUAGE STUDENTS AT DENNY INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH WE EXPANDED TO MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ALSO PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR ARTISTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

ARTS PROGRAMS: WE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF THE JACK STRAW ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAM, TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF THE JACK STRAW WRITERS PROGRAM, AND THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF THE JACK STRAW NEW MEDIA GALLERY AND GALLERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. WE CO-PRESENTED AN EXHIBIT WITH ENDANGERED SPECIES COALITION CALLED SUBMERGENCE: GOING BELOW THE SURFACE WITH ORCA AND SALMON, AND COMMISSIONED A SERIES OF SOUND ART WORKS WITH THE HENRY ART GALLERY. OVER ONE HUNDRED ARTISTS CREATED 24 NEW ARTWORKS, PARTICIPATED IN 29 STREAMING EVENTS, 4 EXHIBITS, 1 ANTHOLOGY, AND 32 RADIO PROGRAMS OR PODCASTS REACHING OVER 12,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND MAINTAIN LONGTIME PARTNERSHIPS TO KEEP OUR PROGRAMMING VITAL. WE ALSO PRESENTED EVENTS WITH HUGO HOUSE AND RAVEN CHRONICLES; PRODUCED PODCASTS WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS SEATTLE CULTURAL ACCESSIBILITY CONSORTIUM AND NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE; AND ENVIRONMENTAL RADIO PROGRAMS WITH REPORTER MARTHA BASKIN. WE ALSO PROVIDED A VARIETY OF ARTS, HERITAGE, AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS WITH PRODUCTION SUPPORT.

STUDIO SERVICES: OUR STUDIO SERVICES, WHICH WE PROVIDE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDE MUSIC AND SPOKEN RECORDING AND PRODUCTION, REMOTE RECORDING, AUDITION AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDING, PODCAST/RADIO PRODUCTION, AUDIO BOOK PRODUCTION, MEDIA DIGITIZATION AND PRESERVATION, AUDIO MASTERING, SOUND DESIGN FOR FILM AND PERFORMANCE, INTERPRETIVE MATERIAL PRODUCTION, ORAL HISTORY PRODUCTION, STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL MUSIC RECITALS AND PERFORMANCES, AND RADIO THEATER. MUSIC PROJECTS RANGED FROM AUDITION RECORDINGS FOR MUSIC STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS TO ALBUM RECORDINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS OF ALL GENRES. WE RECORDED AND PRODUCED PODCASTS, RADIO THEATER, AUDIO BOOKS, AND OTHER AUDIO MEDIA FOR A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS ENTRE RIOS BOOKS, JIM FRENCH PRODUCTIONS, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, KING COUNTY, LENS MEDIA GROUP, EK REAL ESTATE GROUP, AND STRYKER EMERGENCY MEDICINE.