Pottery Northwest, a longtime ceramics nonprofit in Seattle, is transferring to a brand new residence on the base of an Amazon headquarters tower subsequent yr.
The 59-year-old group is leaving Pioneer Sq. and transferring to a ten,000-square-foot location in Amazon’s Nitro North constructing. The area within the Denny Triangle neighborhood at Seventh Avenue and Bell Avenue was beforehand occupied by Glassybaby.
The Seattle Times reported on the deliberate transfer on Friday.
Pottery Northwest, which provides ceramics workspaces, courses, exhibitions, artist talks, and extra, plans to open in fall 2026. The situation throughout from The Spheres will even characteristic a outstanding retail area and free parking.
The transfer of a scrappy arts nonprofit onto Amazon’s sprawling downtown campus of glass skyscrapers matches one made final yr by Gage Academy of Art. That 36-year-old Seattle establishment moved from a 100-year-old constructing on Capitol Hill into Amazon’s re:Invent tower to occupy 14,000 sq. ft throughout two flooring.
Amazon supplied Gage with greater than $7.5 million in lease help over 10 years, and the corporate offset a good portion of the price of building and area enchancment.
GeekWire reached out to Amazon and Pottery Northwest to see if any related monetary help was being supplied. PNW does say on its website that it’s launching a $2.1 million fundraising campaign “to fund the development and activation of our new residence.”
Amazon has beforehand stated that “creating area for the humanities is important for fostering a thriving downtown.”
“The brand new facility strengthens Seattle’s artistic economic system by increasing alternatives and is a steady basis for long-term neighborhood constructing,” Ed King, government director of PNW, stated in an announcement.
