12th Ave Arts
Address
1620 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
Box Office
All Advance Tickets are sold through Ticket Tailor. Walk-Up Sales begin 1 hour before curtain on day-of-show only.
Accessibility
The building was built in 2015 and is fully ADA compliant.
GETTING HERE
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parking
Street parking in the evenings can be tricky, so we recommend parking at a nearby paid lot. There are several paid lots within walking distance. The Seattle Parking Map provides an updated list of paid lots.
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transit
12th Ave Arts is convenient to many transit options—there are light rail, bus, and streetcar stops all within walking distance of the venue. Find a route that works for you with the King County Trip Planner.
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Bicycle
It’s easy to bike to 12th Avenue Arts! There are many bike racks outside the building, and the venue is located alongside painted lanes. Seattle Bike Blog provides links to bike maps to help plan a trip by bicycle.
About the Venue
The innovative development of 12th Avenue Arts in combination with performing arts space earned the project many awards, including the Urban Land Institute’s 2015 Global Awards for Excellence; 2014 Puget Sound Regional Council’s VISION 2040 Award; City of Seattle’s 2015 People’s Choice Urban Design Awards – 2nd Place in Midrise Category; and 2015 AGC Build Washington Award.
neighborhood
Historically, Seattle’s city districts rose above the reclaimed tide flats populated by the native Duwamish people. The Indigenous Land now called Capitol Hill is the ancestral home of the Coast Salish people and has been occupied illegally by non-tribal people for nearly 200 years. The Hill embodies that tension. For a century, the neighborhood was segregated by white-owned banks and developers that red-lined African and Asian American families from owning property north of Madison Street. Today, Capitol Hill is the people's destination place for protest against civic authority, it is the heart of Seattle’s LGBTQ community, and is home to more artists than any other neighborhood in the city. Its residents, more than 80% of whom are renters, represent a range of identities, backgrounds, and voices.
Photo credits: Ben Mater ond Jake Schumacher