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The City of Seattle
Resolution
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A resolution creating an Arts and Cultural District in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle.
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Resolution 31555 created a citywide program of Arts and Cultural Districts, to be managed by the Office of Arts and Culture.
The Seattle Comprehensive Plan at the time calls for the support of Arts and Cultural Districts as a means to "support arts and cultural uses and the economic benefits they provide," and encourages the City to "allow regulations and incentives to be adopted specifically for designated cultural districts," and to "allow adopted guidelines or regulations to modify, exempt, or supersede the standards of the underlying zone to encourage arts and cultural uses."
According to the 2025 budget report issued by ArtsFund, the creative sector within the ZIP codes encompassing Georgetown generated more than $6 million in earned revenue and received just over $13 million in contributed revenue, underscoring the substantial economic and community impact of arts and cultural activity in the district.
Arts and entertainment-related businesses and organizations add cultural economic diversity to a city, enhance the lives of the city's residents and visitors, and positively impact the city's economy by generating jobs and revenue.
Georgetown is a vibrant and diverse creative district, home to six neighborhood associations, seven artist collectives, 11 design studios and centers, seven creative fabrication companies, seven galleries, two museums, eight creative schools, five performance and event venues, and 13 annual neighborhood festivals, collectively contributing to the cultural, economic, and community vitality of the neighborhood.
The Georgetown Association of Arts & Culture (GTAAC) has been highly successful in bringing the community together by uniting a wide range of multidisciplinary artists, organizat...
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