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Amazon shipping ‘SmileCodes’ on some boxes to give customers creative cardboard projects

Depending on how much stuff you order from Amazon, there’s probably a fair amount of cardboard coming into your house… Read More

Google picks Seattle third grader’s doodle as Washington state winner in annual contest

A Seattle third grader’s colorful doodle has been recognized by Google as Washington state’s finalist in a competition looking for… Read More

What the f, indeed: Economist magazine cover perfectly captures the fall of Facebook

There’s been plenty of fallout in recent days due to the scandal enveloping Facebook, and the social media giant’s reaction… Read More

Allen Institute adds artist-in-residence to interact with scientists and provoke mutual inspiration

It’s well documented that Paul Allen is an art fanatic by way of the museums (Museum of Pop Culture) and… Read More

The Wizard of Arts: Karla Boos and the Quantum Theatre Company use tech to stage plays anywhere

PITTSBURGH — Karla Boos describes herself as a high-level, outside-the-box wizard. For the past 27 years, as the founder and… Read More

From Campbell’s to Commodore: How the Warhol Museum uses tech to illuminate the iconic artist

PITTSBURGH — Andy Warhol made his mark as a pop artist throughout the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, but his pioneering spirit… Read More

Art, affordability, Amazon and more: Pittsburgh’s Vanessa German makes a vital human connection

PITTSBURGH — In a room full of people at Concept Art Gallery in this city’s Regent Square neighborhood, Vanessa German… Read More

Art meets tech: 5 Seattle companies showcase amazing paintings, sculptures and work spaces

The dictionary defines art as “the expression or application of human creative skill or imagination, typically in a visual form… Read More

The art of artificial intelligence: Microsoft bot draws what you describe, pixel by pixel

Want to order up a drawing? Say you want a picture of a bird with a yellow crown and black… Read More

How artists add humanity to virtual reality

Virtual reality may have gotten its start with shoot-’em-up video games and porn, but now artists are making VR that… Read More

Bam! Pow! MoPOP! Seattle museum to feature huge new exhibition, ‘Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes’

The largest exhibition ever staged at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture will feature hundreds of original artifacts and much more as… Read More

Spot-on or too scary? This New Yorker magazine cover could be a nod to futuristic Seattle

I went to the dentist this morning, which is the place where I like to go every six months so… Read More

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray joins the call for removal of Lenin statue, citing ‘violent atrocities’

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has joined a chorus of voices in his city and online calling for a statue of… Read More

Trump supporters converge on Seattle’s Lenin statue, shout ‘tear it down’ and debate passersby

A handful of self-described supporters of President Donald Trump converged on Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood Wednesday to call for the removal… Read More

Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood has long been considered one of the city’s more eccentric areas — home to artists and hippies… Read More

Microsoft goes along for ‘The Ride,’ uses Kinect to produce unique motion-activated art of bike race

The art of cycling took on a whole new meaning during last month’s Amgen Tour of California, thanks to a… Read More

Is tech squeezing out Seattle artists? Not this sculptor, whose work fits into new urban landscape

There’s plenty of talk about what Seattle’s seemingly all-enveloping technology industry is doing to affordability, diversity and the culture of… Read More

The case for art: Humanity has ‘never been better and we have never felt worse,’ says sociologist

Humanity has never been in better shape than it is today. That’s what sociologist Steven Tepper argues, anyway. But it certainly… Read More

Geek of the Week: Data scientist Muhammad Ahmad’s many pursuits include AI, art and simulations of dead people

As a senior data scientist at Groupon and an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the… Read More

Inside Microsoft’s groovy high-tech makeover of KEXP’s iconic Live Room

As Seattle-based indie rocker Will Toledo, who performs as Car Seat Headrest, gyrated around KEXP’s new live studio this afternoon,… Read More

Star Wars creator George Lucas to build $1 billion Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles

After narrowing the search to two California cities, Star Wars creator George Lucas has chosen Los Angeles over San Francisco… Read More

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s 3 problems with the Internet — and how to fix them

LAS VEGAS — Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is ready for the Internet to “grow up.” It needs to happen, he told… Read More

A room with a changing view: Seattle artist watches as Amazon grows up and up around her

From the living room of her Seattle apartment, Melissa Anne McClain has a window on the rapidly changing city that she… Read More

High-tech security pods at Sea-Tac Airport to showcase work of two Seattle artists

Travelers in a hurry to get through security at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport can skip the lines thanks to screening technology… Read More

Paul Allen rumored to be seller of 1963 jet painting that could fetch $35 million

A painting that looks like it would be right at home in Jet City is ready for takeoff — and… Read More

Meet the minds behind Axiomatic: An art project based in theoretical mathematics

At first glance, Timea Tihanyi and Jayadev Athreya make strange bedfellows. Tihanyi is an interdisciplinary visual artist who teaches in the University… Read More

Seattle artist hopes Kickstarter moves the needle as his vinyl record cutouts go high-tech

From the living room of his apartment in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood, artist and musician Shawn McClure has a pretty… Read More

Watch visual strategist Guillaume Wiatr draw on the excitement of the GeekWire Summit over 2 days

Plenty of speakers and attendees at the annual GeekWire Summit are used to “drawing on their experiences” to tell a… Read More

Freeze! There’s a 10-ton block of ice melting in Seattle right now and there are pictures

Just what environmentally conscious Seattleites needed: a giant reminder in the middle of the city to illustrate that ice does… Read More

Science, technology and art merge at Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Poetic Hybrids’ exhibit

Artist Ginny Ruffner’s Poetic Hybrids exhibit makes concepts of genetic modification, augmented reality and sophisticated 3D modeling accessible enough for a… Read More