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American Romanian Cultural Society – ARCS Project

Seattle,

Community Focus: Americas, Eastern European, North American
Romanian

The American Romanian Cultural Society (ARCS) is a nonprofit association striving to promote a better understanding of the rich culture of Central and Eastern Europe, with an emphasis on Romania and the American Romanian cultural heritage in the Seattle area. Our signature event is the Romanian Film Festival in Seattle hosted at SIFF Cinema Uptown every year in November, since 2014.

American Turkish Academy of Washington (ATA-WA)

Bellevue,

Community Focus: Americas, North American, Western Asian
Turkish

ATA-WA Türkçe ve Türk kültürünü eğlenceli ve yaratıcı bir ortamda ögrenmek isteyen 4-12 yaş grubu aralıgındaki cocuklara hizmet veren ve kar amaclı olmayan bir eğitim kurumudur. ATA-WA is a non-profit educational institution serving 4-12 age group children who want to learn Turkish and Turkish culture in a fun and creative environment.

Amigos de Seattle Radio

Seattle,

Community Focus: Latina/e/o/x, Mexican
Hispanic

Amigos de Seattle organization’s mission is to help the community with information on education, folklore, art, health and the environment. Amigos de Seattle tiene como misión Ayudar a la comunidad con información en educación, en temas de folklore, arte, salud y medio ambiente.

Amira

Olympia,

Community Focus: African, Middle Eastern

I have studied belly dance for over 20 years and taught for over 12 years and I just love this dance form. For many years, I performed regularly throughout Seattle clubs and restaurants, sometimes logging in over 200 performances a year! When my son came along, I decided to give the clubs a rest and focus all my energy into teaching. Turns out, I love teaching even more than performing! In July of 2014 I was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. I’m happy to say that I am now cancer-free and glad to be dancing again after going through treatment. As a belly dancer, it was hard to lose my long hair and breasts, but I’m so grateful to be alive and lucky to be surrounded by many, many amazing people who supported me and loved me through it all. I have always believed in the power of dance to provide strength and happiness, no matter where we are in our journeys. My experience has deepened my commitment to teach with compassion, purpose, and most of all, joy.

Amontaine Aurore

Seattle,

Community Focus: Black American

Amontaine Aurore is a playwright, actor and performance artist. Having been drawn to creative expression from a young age, she is grateful for an evolving artistic path from which to explore her mind, create worlds and investigate the complexities of human nature. As an actress, she has performed on stages and sets in Seattle, Montana, Los Angeles and New York, and is the winner of a national acting competition sponsored by Inspirational Productions.

Amplifier

Seattle,

Community Focus: For All

Amplifier is a design lab that builds art to amplify the voices of grassroots movements. We work with our community of social change partners, in both the for-profit and non-profit worlds, to build symbols, language, and distribution strategies that can change the national narrative. We draw from a deep portfolio of artists to commission new art, then take the work and distribute it in unparalleled numbers through creative space hacks, reaching new audiences and driving real change.

AmPowering

Redmond,

Community Focus: Gender, Southern Asian
Indian, Women

AmPowering is an organization with deep roots embedded in community focused causes and projects. Passionate about education, advocacy, women empowerment and creating a safe environment to enable growth as community servants.

Ana Montes & Flamenco Danzante

Seattle,

Community Focus: Southern European
Spanish

Ana Montes and Flamenco Danzarte performs authenic flamenco with live flamenco guitar music, live flamenco singing….. similar to what you would see in a flamenco club in Sevilla or Madrid…. performances are at various venues in the Seattle area…. also for retirement living facilities, for private parties… Ana Montes teaches flamenco to all levels, children through adults, women and men, at her studio Flamenco Danzarte in Seattle. Ana is trained in Spain, lived there for many years, performed professionally for 6 yrs. in Spain, Europe, U.S.A., and is considered one of the West Coat’s premier female dancers.

Anacortes Arts Festival

Anacortes,

Community Focus: For All

THE BIRTH OF THE FESTIVAL The Anacortes Arts and Crafts Festival got its start in 1962 as the brain-child of Dr. Jack Papritz and a group of dedicated community arts patrons. The idea came from Dr. Papritz’s European travels, specifically the Parisienne Montmartre – a French open-air cafe. With the support of the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, and $300 in seed money, the first festival in July of 1962 was billed as “the longest art display in the world.” In the 50 years since that simple beginning, the Festival has grown into one of the largest and most respected Festivals in the northwest.

Anacortes Museum Foundation

Anacortes,

Community Focus: For All

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