Storefronts Seattle, together with the City of Auburn, is expand its program.

Beginning this winter, Storefronts will begin to program vacant retail spaces along the Main Street corridor of downtown Auburn.

Storefronts Auburn also has issued a request for proposals from artists and those interested in presenting work in Auburn. Please see www.storefrontsauburn.com or www.auburnwa.gov/arts for more information about that request.

“We’ve been able to work within various Seattle neighborhoods and are looking forward to working with Auburn and local artists to enliven Auburn’s Downtown and energize the streetscape,” said program manager Matthew Richter. “Expansion into Auburn with the launch of Storefronts Auburn is a great way to start connecting to communities outside of Seattle and to really start thinking about the art and artist communities of the whole Pacific Northwest region.”

As Storefronts Seattle begins to expand, it is fulfilling its mission of supporting any and every neighborhood in need of vitalization and support. With the cooperation of property owners, community groups and government, Storefronts hopes to introduce Auburn, and the region, to a completely new way of thinking about art space, about retail space, and about neighborhood.

About Storefronts Seattle

Storefronts debuted in late 2010 as an experiment in activating vacant spaces with art, creative enterprise and performance. Since that time, thel program has presented more than 50 artists and groups in short-term residencies in Chinatown/International District, Pioneer Square and South Lake Union.

Storefronts is dedicated to providing exposure and support to regional artists, and to revitalizing our urban cores and neighborhoods. It uses the arts and pop-up creative enterprise to help protect neighborhoods from the growing darkness of high vacancy rates, reduced street traffic and a disengaged streetscape. It activates the neighborhood and helps to bring vibrancy to the urban environment. It joins with long-term area businesses in staking a claim for community and for neighborhood.

The Storefronts Seattle project is a collaboration of The Alliance for Pioneer Square, City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development, The Historic South Downtown Foundation, City of Seattle’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, 4Culture, Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area, Seattle Chinatown-International District Preservation and Development Authority, Vulcan, Inc, The City of Auburn, The Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, and is produced by Shunpike.