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Common Area Maintenance

SAVE THE DATE! 

OCTOBER 31st, 2025

We’re celebrating ten years of CAM and we want you to be there! 

CAM began as a group of friends carving out space to create art in community in an old appliance repair shop in Belltown. They knew they wanted a place where artists were centered over profit, where play was valued, and where they could rely on each other for a sense of belonging and support.

Ten years later CAM is still grounded in those values, thanks to the hundreds of artists and writers who have passed through our doors. The organization weathered the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic and adjusted to the evolving needs of our members. We continue to work toward making art accessible to both cultural workers and audiences, and we still have a real good time doing it!

We warmly invite you to join us for a HUGE party to celebrate the love and support our community has shown us for the past decade. Whether you’re new to CAM or have been with us since the beginning, we want to party with you!

Start planning your costumes and mark your calendars for OCTOBER 31st, 7:00pm at Common Objects. 

We can’t wait to see you there!

 

Calling all print artists, comics creators and zinesters!

Firetruck and kitties by Laura Zeng

CAM is launching our new mobile bookstore at this year’s Short Run Festival on November 1st, 2025 and we want to feature your work!

We received a grant from 4culture to transform our tiny Japanese firetruck into a mobile bookstore and zine library. It will be parked in the courtyard of The Seattle Design Center during Short Run, where everyone walking by can check it out, do some browsing, and buy your art!

After the festival, we’d love to add your work to our mobile bookstore inventory and drive it around town to different events and community gatherings around the city. 

If you’re interested in participating, fill out this form, and feel free to reach out with any questions.

bookstore@camseattle.org

 

Imaginary Birds Open Call

CAM is putting together a Common Objects show for spring 2026 called Imaginary Birds. Participating artists are invited to dream up an amazing bird (or collection of birds) and bring it to life with the medium of their choosing. Imaginary birds are encouraged (the more whimsical the better) but they can also be inspired by real-life birds. Accepted formats include sculpture, 2D art, and video. We are also open to performance or other mediums upon review. Submit an idea by the 5th!

Proposals close September 5th

SUBMIT HERE

Michelle Peñaloza Book Launch and Literaoke!

Quenton Baker, Bill Carty, Angela Garbes, Paul Hlava Ceballos, Tessa Hulls, Matthew Schnirman, and Jane Wong join Michelle Peñaloza to celebrate the launch of her book, ALL THE WORDS I CAN REMEMBER ARE POEMS. Readings! Karaoke! Snacks!

Sept 17 - 6:30pm - Common OBJECTS (2601 1st Ave)

Living Lines: Figure Drawing for Artists and Writers

Living Lines is a hybrid figure drawing series for both writers and visual artists. During this session, a nude model will take the stage, a writing prompt will be called, the model will take an inspired pose, and both sets of creators will go to work during timed segments progressing from 5-10-20 minutes. At the end of the hour, we will then hold an open mic and artists exhibition to share the new works. 

Sept 23 - 7pm - Common Objects (2601 1st Ave)

SPELLING BEE! A fundraiser to support detained Filipino migrants

Prove your spelling superiority and sign up to participate in a community-run Spelling Bee hosted by Centipede Zines! Come to enjoy refreshments and lighthearted fun, learn some new words, cheer on a friend, and contribute to the defense of our local migrant communities.

All funds raised from the event will go towards helping detained Filipino migrants pay for their legal fees through BAYAN Washington.

This is a 21+ event.

Sept 27 - 7pm - Common Objects (2601 1st Ave)

 

Thanks to the Paul Allen Family Foundation, the Breneman Jaech Foundation, Artsfund, Trial and Error Productions, the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, 4Culture, and all of the individual donors who make it possible for CAM to exist. With your support we have been able to grow our community resources and keep building our new space Common OBJECTS.

Common Area Maintenance, 2125 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States

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