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[CYNTHIA BROTHERS] I'm curating and
producing an art show for Bumbershoot called “My City Is Filthy.”
- Yeah, he's got the good ones.
- Features 60 local artists.
- Rock Candy.
- Over 120 pieces of art, photography,
painting, a salvaged neon sign in there as well.
All Seattle past and present.
Yeah, “My City Is Filthy”...
that is a song by local rapper Grynch & Wizdom.
And it’s kind of, you know, I think, like a playful reference to
the grit of Seattle, especially old Seattle,
and kind of turning this concept of something being dirty
or undesirable on its head because filthy is also an early ‘90s,
very Seattle specific slang for something being awesome
or cool or dope.
I think I just,
you know, want people to learn more and have a space to appreciate
the city's history, to kind of see how different local artists are viewing
and interpreting and documenting places and all these various mediums.
So, yeah, I hope people are inspired
and that they take some comfort or good memories.
And also maybe, you know, learn about some places
they didn't know about or see it in a different way.
We definitely also want
this to bring more just awareness to the public
about all these amazing local artists and the really rich, really rich ecosystem
we have here and how they can support the local arts,
because that's kind of part
of what makes Seattle filthy, right, is all the creatives and artists that are,
you know, actively making awesome stuff and, you know, contributing to the city
in that way.