Arts Districts Galore! Concerned Artists! (And Does Seattle Finally Have a Style Scene?)

Congratulations are in order for Georgetown, which just received official designation as one of the city’s five Arts and Cultural Districts, and to Pioneer Square, which received a similar (but different) designation at the state level, as the newest of Washington’s 25 Creative Districts. What does that mean, practically? Recognition opens the doors for more grants and funding, invites increased arts programming (and art tourists), and hopefully helps create and preserve a bunch of