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November 28, 2024

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Open Your Mind, Save Your Dollars

Arts and theatre have a well-earned reputation for being too expensive for “regular” people; many can be upwards of $30 a visit — either to a museum or a performance — which is far too much for your average broke college student. Just because the sticker price of these tickets is so high, though, doesn’t

Astro Pittman on school sculpture

The Eye of the Beholder

    “Yes, because that’s really what this whole multibillion-dollar industry is all about, isn’t it? Inner beauty.” –The Devil Wears Prada   Individuality and inclusivity have long been banners here at Seattle Central. Everyone is welcome here, and we are all seen as unique and talented, and afforded the same opportunities to succeed without

Basquiat Untitled

Basquiat at the SAM

Last May, Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese art collector, purchased Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Untitled” (1982) for $110.5 million at Sotheby’s auction. Maezawa’s purchase made “Untitled” the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction by an American. It also became the highest priced art by an African–American. It is sixth in the world for most expensive