From the Director’s Chair
Ten Years After
Ten years ago – in September of 2001 - I was scheduled to give a keynote address at the annual conference of the Centre for Organizational Effectiveness.  My speech was ready and I was happy with it.  But on September 12, I threw it away and started over, compelled to revisit the role of arts and culture in the shadow of madness.  

Arts washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Pablo Picasso

Freeman, Microsoft Team Up on Arts-Center Gift

October 21, 2011
Keith Ervin, Seattle Times staff reporter
Developer Kemper Freeman and Microsoft, vowing that political differences won't prevent them from working together on civic projects, announced Friday they are contributing $1 million each to the campaign to build a large performing arts center in downtown Bellevue.   [ more ]

Volunteer Spotlight: Kyoko Taguchi
Music as a Universal Experience

July 29, 2011
Tateuchi Center Ambassador Kyoko Taguchi candidly describes her ten-year-old son’s transition moving from Japan to America. At first, she says, he had difficulty learning a new language and making many friends. Playing the violin — especially once he joined the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra — helped smooth over the worst of the cultural differences and language barrier for him.   [ more ]

Tateuchi Center Receives Two $100,000 Gifts

May 11, 2011
Tateuchi Center is the recipient of two gifts of $100,000 in support of the $160 million Tateuchi Center Campaign. The gifts were made by Robert C. Wallace and wife Joan S. Wallace, and Donn R. Roberts and wife Patricia E. Roberts.   [ more ]

Tateuchi Center Opens Preview Facility in Downtown Bellevue

April 27, 2011
The new Tateuchi Center preview facility – now open to the public – showcases artist renderings, interior finishes, and architectural models for the Tateuchi Center project.   [ more ]

Volunteer Spotlight: Jane Hague
When the Curtain Goes Up

April 27, 2011
King County Councilmember Jane Hague believes that Tateuchi Center will be the realization of a dream, signaling to the entire region that the Eastside has come of age.   [ more ]

Volunteer Spotlight: Catherine Gilbert
I Learned to Sing Before I Could Speak

April 26, 2011
Bellevue native Catherine Gilbert's life-long love of the arts fuels her interest in volunteering for Tateuchi Center.   [ more ]

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