INSPIRING ARTISTS, DIVERSIFYING AUDIENCES
Our Access Art program facilitates opportunities for participants to attend (in-person and virtual) first rate performances, exhibitions, guided tours, and lectures, all at no cost. By collaborating with our Arts Partners, Access Art exposes Path with Art participants to the creative pulse of Seattle, providing access to local arts and cultural experiences and fostering a sense of active participation in the greater community. Access Art also benefits local cultural institutions by broadening and diversifying their audience base.
2025 ACCESS ART EVENTS
SPRING PROGRAM ACCESS ART IS NOW CLOSED
IF YOU REQUESTED AN EVENT, PLACEMENTS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL NO LATER THAN JUNE 5
Participants will be placed in one of the below Access Art opportunities. Unless otherwise noted, each event is for one ticket per person.
Please indicate your top three choices on the sign up form in the event your first-choice has more interest than available tickets. Priority for all Access Art events is based on prior attendance records, past wait-lists, and not based on when you register within the registration period.
If you have any questions or need help signing up, please email program@pathwithart.org or call or text 206-601-7112
Director’s Choice AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET
Image courtesy of the Pacific Northwest Ballet
thursday, June 5
7:30pm PST
McCaw Hall
321 Mercer St
Seattle, WA 98109
Embrace humanity and expand your mind as you explore the three pieces in our final production of the season.
Twyla Tharp’s American masterpiece Nine Sinatra Songs is still sharp 40 years after its premiere. In it, Tharp effortlessly floats between dance genres, set to the familiar strains of Frank Sinatra hits. Two pieces from innovative choreographers Rena Butler and PNB’s own Kiyon Ross round out the program, and promise to connect us with our inner desires while allowing us to touch the stars.
Learn more about Director’s Choice at the PNB website.
Fully ADA accessible, Audio description available, and assisted listening devices. Service animals are welcome.
NW New Works 2025 AT ON the Boards
Image courtesy of On the Boards
FRIDAY, June 13
8pm pst
OtB Merrill Wright Theatre
100 W Roy St
Seattle, WA 98119
Enter on 1st Ave W
NW New Works returns by popular demand to showcase the most daring, cutting-edge performances in our region once again!
Since 1983, this festival has been a touchstone for contemporary artists across performance disciplines, providing a vital platform for experimentation and cross-pollination and celebrating the dynamic arts community of the Pacific Northwest.
Learn more at On the Boards website.
ADA entrance is available. 1 row of wide/mobile chairs able to be configured in different formations and removed for wheelchair use. Sensory notes are available in programs. ASL interpreters are available advance notice.
Progressive Art Studios and Exhibitions: Virtual Conversation WITH A CURATOR
Image Courtesy of Cléa Massiani
Tuesday, June 17
4-5pm PST
Online
Join us for a special virtual event with curator Cléa Massiani! Cléa will give an informal presentation exploring the history and impact of Progressive Art Studios—community-based spaces that support artists with developmental disabilities through collaborative, inclusive practices. The talk traces key moments in the evolution of these studios and their role in reshaping contemporary art discourse. It also highlights "Mode Brut," an exhibition at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco, which featured textile and fashion-based collaborations between studio artists and contemporary designers. Together, these elements offer a rethinking of authorship, accessibility, and artistic values.
Cléa Massiani is a French curator, researcher, and arts professional based in Washington, D.C. With over a decade of experience organizing exhibitions across the U.S. and Europe, her work focuses on the intersections of visual culture, conceptual art, and disability studies. Formerly a curator at Creativity Explored Gallery in San Francisco, she deeply commits to accessibility and inclusive curatorial practices. Massiani is also the co-founder and Director of Bass & Reiner Gallery in San Francisco. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in Contemporary Art History at the University of Maryland, she is developing her dissertation on the representation of artists with cognitive disabilities in U.S. cultural institutions.
ASL interpreters available by request. Captions and live transcript available.
Bye Bye Birdie at 5th avenue theatre
Image Courtesy of 5th Avenue Theatre
friday, June 20
7:30pm PST
5th avenue theatre
1308 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Candy-coated and bursting with spectacular charm, the classic Bye Bye Birdie gets a fresh twist on The 5th's stage! When teen idol Conrad Birdie gets drafted into the Army, he decides to shake up small town Sweet Apple, Ohio with one last performance and a kiss for a fan on The Ed Sullivan Show. This true gem of the musical theater canon will knock your socks off--it's time for the telephone hour! Bye Bye Birdie is a hip-swinging, high-energy, rock-n-roll, show-stopping delight.
Never before seen on The 5th Avenue Theatre’s stage
One of the biggest, danciest, funniest musicals you’ll ever see
Winner of the 1961 Tony Award® for Best Musical
Learn more about Bye Bye Birdie on the 5th Avenue Theatre website.
Wheelchair seating available upon reservation. Select shows with ASL and captioning, Audio description devices also available.
Image courtesy of Taproot Theater
Friday, July 18
7:30pm PST
Taproot Theater
204 N 85th St
Seattle, WA 98103
Regional premiere, based on Agatha Christie’s gripping novel. After receiving an urgent plea from a stranger, Hercule Poirot whisks himself to the French seaside only to arrive a day too late. Paul Renauld has been found dead, the scene of the crime a golf course. Poirot sets out to solve the murder, uncovering a web of deception, hidden identities, and old grudges.
Learn more at the Taproot Theater’s website.
Floor seating access, balcony only accesible by stairs.
SEATtle art museum
Photo courtesy of Seattle Art Museum
Open Admission Tickets**
1300 1st Ave | Seattle, WA 98101
Located downtown, one block from Pike Place Market, global art collections, temporary installations, and exhibitions from around the world bridge cultures and centuries.
Learn more about the Seattle Art Museum on their website. **Participants will receive two tickets to the Seattle Art Museum if selected for this Access Art!
WING LUKE MUSEUM
open admission tickets**
Photo courtesy of Wing Luke Museum
719 S King St | Seattle, WA 98104
The Wing Luke Museum is an art and history museum in Seattle, Washington, United States, which focuses on the culture, art and history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. It is located in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Established in 1967, the museum is a Smithsonian Institution affiliate and the only pan-Asian Pacific American community-based museum in the United States.
The General Admission tickets are for visiting the museum in-person only. Learn more about the Wing Luke Museum on their website. **Participants will receive two tickets to the Wing Luke Museum if selected for this Access Art!
Participants will be placed in one of the above Access Art opportunities. Please indicate your top three choices on the sign up form in the event your first-choice has more interest than available tickets. Priority for all Access Art events is based on prior attendance records, past wait-lists, and not based on when you register within the registration period.
If you have any questions or need assistance registering, please email program@pathwithart.org or call 206-601-7112.