In December, when a major scientific institution opens in South Lake Union, it will include some space for art, too.
Vulcan Inc. announced Friday that part of the ground floor of the Allen Institute for Brain Science’s new building will be home to a nonprofit arts institution, called Pivot Art + Culture, that will be free and open to the public.
Pivot’s mission to provide a variety of art forms in an accessible space is another step in Vulcan founder Paul Allen’s involvement in the city’s arts scene. (Vulcan is a major sponsor of the Seattle Art Fair, to be July 31-Aug.