Art Of The Matter

Seattle artists are making impacts around the world. Recently, a group travelled to Mexico City for Mexico Art Week, a yearly event which brings together artists from all over the world to showcase their work. Led by Seattle artist Soulma Ayers, the group installed their work at Progreso #69.

Seattle-based artists Moses Sun, and barry johnson, recently wrapped up their two-month tandem residency at The Understory. The public exhibit space, situated at the base of the Amazon Spheres, invited Moses and Barry to hold studio hours as part of Amazon's latest efforts to uplift the local arts community. Vivid Matter Collective Co-founder and Queen of Converge Takiyah Ward caught up with the duo to discuss their experience at Understory, their collaborative process, and the reception of their art.

January 6th kicked off SAM Body + Mind’s latest season! Guests immersed themselves in an enchanting night of spoken word, featuring both local talents and global poetry icons such as renowned poet Rudy Francisco.

Converge Media’s Art Queen and host of Art Of The Matter Takiyah “TDUB” Ward continues to take the Emerald City by storm as she recently unveiled her cleat collaboration with Seahawks Quarterback Geno Smith.

Converge Queens connected at Takiyah “TDUB” Ward’s soft opening of her brand new Re-Sole retail shop on E Union street as Trae Holiday joined her to speak about the milestone. The shop specializes in custom sneaker painting, dry-cleaning, and more and has become known as one of the top sneaker care shops in Seattle.

Last Saturday, Converge Media’s Art Queen Takiyah “TDUB” Ward celebrated a major milestone with a soft opening at her brand new Re-Sole shop on E Union street. The shop specializes in custom sneaker painting, cleaning, and more and has become known as one of the top sneaker care shops in Seattle.

The Vivid Matter Collective partnered with Friends of Waterfront Seattle to create an immersive art installation to honor the origins and legacy of Hip Hop culture called “Subway Cypher”. The piece is located in Occidental Park, and you can check it out until September 29th.

George M Johnson is an Award-Winning Black Non-Binary Writer, Author, and Executive Producer located in the LA area. They are the author of the New York Times Bestselling Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue discussing their adolescence growing up as a young Black Queer boy in New Jersey through a series of powerful essays.

This summer the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) launches Spatial Justice through Street Art as its first project under Mayor Harrell’s exciting Many Hands Art Initiative. ARTS in partnership with the Seattle Office of Economic Develop is awarding $400,000 to fund 7 arts organizations to create street murals across the city that reflect our city-wide values of creativity and belonging through arts.

The streets were alive with art this past Saturday as Capitol Hill hosted its monthly art walk. Many of the businesses and galleries in the neighborhood open their doors for the general public to experience what this historic arts district has to offer in the ways of art, performance and the like.

This month, Converge’s Art Queen Takiyah TDUB Ward will be sharing Seattle’s art scene with the Converge Media audience on a broad scale. She’ll be attending events and creating content centered around art and artists you should be following.