We were at the Northwest Film Forum last night--Throw Down Your Heart, the Béla Fleck banjo-across-Africa documentary ends tomorrow night--and executive director Lyall Bush came out with a tip jar, asking for $35,000. That sounds like a lot, but just a little while ago it was $70,000. So they are halfway, but August 15th is almost here. If you haven't given yet (suggested donation is actually $10, if you don't have the whole $35,000), think about donating or getting a membership. more ›

Every now and then, Seattlest gets an email from Idealist.org letting us know if there are any jobs available in the nonprofit sector for people who can write (the answer is generally no, but we hold out hope). Today, the Idealist email introduced us to a single job opening: Executive Director at the Richard Hugo House. We figured it was newsworthy, so we went on a little investigative mission through the internet tubes to see if there's any gossip on the matter and discovered only that, indeed, Hugo House is in need of a new director. It's been three years since former director Lyall Bush replaced Frances McCue, and we understand Executive Directors at arts organizations rarely stick around for decades. So, have at it, aspiring Exec. Direcs! more ›

One of the Seattle arts community's most recent teacup tempests was the abrupt departure on September 11 of executive director Lyall Bush from Richard Hugo House, following a six-week leave of absence. According to a NWFF release in our inbox, Bush will now be interim executive director of the Northwest Film Forum, just down the street from Hugo House. "Bush brings a passion, vision and history of working with nonprofit arts organizations to his new position," says the release, and adds that "most recently Bush served as the executive director of Richard Hugo House, where he raised the organization’s visibility in the city and energized the board and staff around his new vision for programs and development." more ›