Sharing our stories. Strengthening our communities.

​Window Seat Media weaves the stories that often go unshared into the fabric of our public life.

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Support Local Community Oral History & Storytelling

At Window Seat Media, we gather people together to share stories that spark conversation, connection, and social change. We do this because we believe we write our future with the stories we narrate, and we want to co-create a more inclusive, connected, and just world.

Fri
16
Aug

Summer Institute in Community Oral History

Learn how to lead a community-based oral history project in your classroom or community. Participants grow skills in project development, archival research methods, oral history interviewing, audio recording, and ethical best practices for documenting community and family histories. This offering is ideal for middle and high school teachers, librarians, professionals working in arts and culture fields, or anyone interested in facilitating an ethical, community-based research project using oral history methods.

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Thu
29
Aug

Gleaning Wisdom from Our Neighbors: Storytelling Circle

We have rescheduled our annual gathering for the evening of Thursday, August 29th. After having to postpone our May gathering, we're excited to celebrate our community engagement this past year with our dearest friends at a storytelling circle event.

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Workshops

We offer workshops on oral history, multimedia storytelling, organizational storytelling, community-building, and media literacy. All workshops are custom designed to meet your needs. Connect with us to further a shared goal or vision.

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Community Narratives

Our ongoing community oral history and storytelling projects or "Community Narratives" aim to amplify local knowledge, share powerful ideas, and ask what is possible. Join us in storytelling community!

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Cultural Documentation & Research Services

We facilitate community-based oral history, cultural documentation, and participatory action research projects. Let us bring our research skills, processes, and technical know-how to your next project.

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Work with Window Seat Media

We offer tools & story-based processes so that communities can engage with their own stories.

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Community narratives:

Community Roots

A community oral history project about visionaries and change-makers. Join a cohort to gather the stories or engage with us at artist talks, exhibits, workshops, and performances.

Stories of Food, Food as Story

A project-based workshop series using oral history practices to explore our histories and cultural heritage through food traditions and local foodways. Join a cohort or engage with us through community programming.

Brave Practice Playback Theatre Company

A community resource for theatre and storytelling to create belonging, dialogue, & social change. Engage with our company at a performance or workshop.

Creativity Salons

For storytellers & artists engaging in the creative process. A monthly series with speakers and facilitated shop time open to all community members!

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Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 2733, Olympia, WA 98507

Physical Address:

Arbutus Folk School, Eagle's Nest Suite, Second Floor

705 4th Ave E Ste 101, Olympia, WA 98506

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We are a 501c3 non profit organization. We operate with the generous support of our funders, grant providers, project participants, & donors like you.

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