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The Seattle Prize
Andrew Conru asks the question behind the fellowship: what happens when classically trained artists get a year in Seattle with the barriers removed. The first fellows answer from the studio.
Films from the Seattle Prize
Meet the artists
Hear directly from the fellows about their work, training, and what a year of focused studio time can make possible.
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The fellowship in two minutes
The fellowship
Artists in their own words
Featured film · 17 minutes
The Seattle Prize: Artists in Their Own Words
Inaugural fellows speak about the paths that brought them here and the work they hope to make — artists in their own words.
Documentary film by Kelly Guenther and Guenther Group.
Diego Glazer: A Painter Trained Across Three Countries
Diego reflects on the training, places, and ideas shaping his narrative paintings.
Diego's profileJackson Wrede: Why He Left Pop Art Behind
Jackson shares how art history changed his practice and renewed his commitment to painting.
Jackson's profileThe setting
How the Occidental was built
See how a historic Pioneer Square building was restored and prepared as galleries, museum spaces, and working studios for artists and the public.
Building the Occidental Fine Arts Center
Follow the restoration of the Pioneer Square building into studios, galleries, and public exhibition space.
Beneath the Streets: Seattle's Hidden Underground
Explore the historic passageways beneath the Fine Arts Center and the vision for preserving them.