Smash the Box

We’ve officially launched our Online Art Shop! You can now view our entire collection of map art / drawings + FAQ’s all in one place! 🔗 Link in bio.

We will popping up at 📍 at their Chinatown International District on Wednesday, 9/24 & Friday, 9/26 from 9am - 2pm with our 🗺️ Map Art of Seattle Neighborhoods and Places in Washington State!

Many thanks 🙏🏾 to for allowing us to have our map art displayed gallery style + for sale, at their 🤤 bakeshop.

Stop by parking lot to place your pin 📍 on the “Mapping 🗺️ Hillman City” pop-up! We designed the map for the who is tabling today (Saturday, 8/9) at The Hillman City Block Party !

🎉 We did it! We won our very first grant! 🎉

We are elated to announce that we are the recipients of the WaNACC Workforce Empowerment Grant!

This funding is a game-changer, it means we can:

- Hire our very first paid intern
- Level up our art market presence
- Invest in the tools and training we need to grow sustainably

We are committed to building equity, creating opportunity for QTBIPOC creatives, and investing back into our community.

Thank you to , , , Washington Native American Chamber of Commerce (WaNACC), and the for believing in our vision!

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨

Smash the Box is looking for a Seasonal, Part-Time Art Manager to join our QTBIPOC-led urban planning & design firm based in Seattle’s Central District. Pay is $22/hr, starting June 2025. Includes a 3-day menstrual leave.

🎨 Love community, creativity, and equity?
📲 Know your way around social media, Canva, and pop-up markets?
💡 Thrive in dynamic, people-centered spaces?

This flexible hybrid role supports art sales, marketing, design, and more. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Questions? [email protected]
Learn more: www.smashthebox.org/careers

Since moving to the Central District we have been getting connected with community. On Thursday, May 15th from 2pm-4pm we will be vending our map 🗺️ art at Grand Opening Party! This date also happens to be (Owner of The Re-Sole 206) Birthday!

Come on down to on Sunday, April 20th, from 4:20pm-8pm for LIVE local music, empanadas, and drag in celebration of the Artist Opening Ceremony of Yes Segura, presented by !

Yes’ Seattle Neighborhood Map Art is meant to bring pride, joy, and representation to our communities by using the exact boundaries of our neighborhoods. Yes Segura, is the founder of , who labels himself as an Urban/Transportation Planner, Urban Designer, Cartographer, and Artist.

🎵 LIVE Music by Juá
🤤 Food by Lada Nada Empanadas
💃🏽Drag Queen Maya Mem Saab aka “Queen of the PNW Bearded Empire 2024”

🗓️ Sunday, April 24
⌚️4:20pm-8pm
📍Lucy’s Bottle Shop, 4036 23rd Avenue, Seattle

All ages event

🎟️ RSVP - Link in bio + donations are welcomed!

Find us at today with our Seattle neighborhood map art at from 6pm-9pm, for First Fridays !

Today we delivered a custom map art print(s) to the **obia team! We were delighted to make this map and do the fun 🤓 deep dive/extensive 🗺️ research to design a piece that reflects the S**O BIA boundary.

“The S**O BIA was established in 2013 and was expanded in 2018 to serve the entire area considered to be the S**O neighborhood.” - Seattle BIA 2019 Report

Much thanks to for helping us with printing our art on larger canvases!

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Map 🗺️ art anyone? You can find us at .seattle 💀 Día de los Mu***os Mercado happening TODAY (Friday 11/1) from 4pm-10pm, at 📍.828 in !

Event Highlights:
* 50+ POC & LGBTQ Vendors
* Antojito Alley – Delicious Latin food vendors
* Community Altar – A space for remembrance and offerings
* Live Music & DJ Sets
* Art, Vintage Finds, and More!