PARK PUNKS

Artists and environmentalists finding community together, in pursuit of justice through art and camaraderie.

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Image is moss green silhouette of an audience in front of the "The Secret of Kells" poster. The poster is an illustration of a white face with green eyes peering through a wall of green leaves of all hues, into the camera. This image is to the right of image text, reading: "When?: Sunday, October 4, Start: 11:30am Doors: 11am Where?: SIFF Film Center Tickets: Free, RSVP!" Beneath the text, at the bottom-left of the image is a QR code. Under which, more text: "or email parkpunks@gmail.com" Beneath the line of the audience silhouette are logos and social media information. From the left: a line of trees over "parkpunks.org", parkpunks social media ats in a box, "powered by Shunpike," and "public free access supported by 4Culture."

PPFFFS2, Finale: 'The Secret of Kells'

Join us for the final film in our environmental film series, 'The Secret of Kells' (2009) Sunday, Oct. 4 at SIFF Film Center (167 Republican St.). RSVP for free tickets!
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Image is pale aqua blue on the left, and a deeper aqua blue on right. The left, titled "Commodore Park Beach Cleanup" at the top, says: "Join ParkPunks in participating in International Coastal Cleanup Day Saturday, 9/19 at Commodore Park. Pre-cleanup meetup noon at Lockspot Cafe (3005 NW. Locks Pl.)." The information is above an illustration of a crab with a little smile. He's "fighting" with the crab on the right over the ParkPunks logo. The crab on the right is done in a "printed" style, as though stamped. It's beneath the section titled "Environmental Printmaking Workshop." It says: "We're hosting a workshop Sunday, 9/20, crafting prints from found objects. Meet us at Dabble Seattle (306 N. 83rd Street) at noon. At the bottom is a logo: "Public free access supported by 4Culture." At the bottom left, another logo reads, "Powered by Shunpike."

Beach Cleanup & Environmental Printmaking

We kept trash out of our waterways 9/19 at Commodore Park as part of International Coastal Cleanup, organized by the Ocean Conservancy, and coordinated locally by Puget Soundkeeper Alliance.

9/20, we made prints at Dabble Seattle in Greenwood, using found objects from the cleanup. A very ParkPunks weekend.
Image is jade-blue silhouette of an audience in front of the "Mavka: The Forest Song" poster. The poster is an illustration of a long, green-blue haired young woman with green eyes and pink flowers in her hair looking through tree leaves into the camera. This image is to the right of image text, reading: "When?: Tuesday, September 15. Start: 6pm Doors: 5:30pm Where?: SIFF Film Center Tickets: Free, RSVP!" Beneath the text, at the bottom-left of the image is a QR code. Under which, more text: "or email parkpunks@gmail.com" Beneath the line of the audience silhouette are logos and social media information. From the left: a line of trees over "parkpunks.org", parkpunks social media ats in a box, "powered by Shunpike," and "public free access supported by 4Culture."

PPFFFS2, Film 2: 'Mavka: The Forest Song'

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the independent, animated Ukrainian film, 'Mavka: The Forest Song' (2023). We hope you and any potential future environmentalists in attendance enjoyed a night of storytelling and community as part of our environmental film series.
EVENTS
A poster for a movie screening, it reads: "Partners: how Starbucks baristas started a labor revolution. Directed and produced by Chris Sessions, produced by Hillary Demmon; a production of Blanket Films with the support of Working Films." Both of the production companies' logos are above the title next to "Free" - this event is gratis. Below the poster text are event details: "At Seattle Liberation Center (at) 606 Maynard Avenue South, June 1. Doors at 6pm. Beneath this info to the right is a QR to RSVP. Below and to the left is a "stamp" that says "promoted by ParkPunks". Behind all of it, 2 protesters each hold a single fist in the air. The sky is blue behind them.

Film-Screening and Organizing Social

We hosted local labor organizers and the union-curious in watching a documentary about Starbucks workers' unionization efforts. Thank you to Seattle Liberation Center and everyone who came for a lovely evening of labor solidarity and art.
Behind the information, an illustration of a white tree with a burst of pink leaves or petals in front of a mint-blue background. To the left of the trunk, a raccoon with a mohawk and a trash-picker is above the text "all events free with RSVP." To the right of the trunk, the ParkPunks logo, and sponsorship logos, "powered by Shunpike," and "Free access provided by 4Culture." The slide reads, "Upcoming Events Spring 2026. 'Partners' screening and organized labor mixer 6/1 at Seattle Liberation Center at 6pm. Cyanotype printmaking and park cleanup 6/6 at Magnuson Park Gallery at 11:30am. 'Friday' ('95 and 2000) double-feature, Friday 6/19 at Montana Badlands."

Spring 2026

Art, and park cleanups, and film-screenings... all free with RSVP.

Upcoming Events Summer 2026b coming soon!
The backdrop of the flyer is a view from the Ship Canal Trail, digitally illustrated. It's as though the viewer is on the trail looking out over the canal at a mint-green bridge, a pink tower to the left behind light green bushes lined in dark green. To the right is a pine tree, similarly shaded and lined. The sky is pink. The information reads: "Ship Canal Trail Cleanup; Monday, 4/20; noon meetup at Two Kick Coffee. RSVP at [the same URL the button below takes you to] or the QR below." At the bottom of the image is the Park Punks logo and aforementioned QR.

Ship Canal Trail Cleanup

4/20 We met for coffee at noon, then a meander down the trail with buckets and trash-pickers, and moxie.
Illustration with turquoise background of a split bread loaf. It reads "break bread build community" with little crumbs falling from the loaf.
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Merch-ance to dream?

ParkPunks is funded through grant, donation and sale of swag.

These funds go back into the community in the form of free arts programming, supplies for cleanups and local artists, techs, craftspeople and small businesses paid for their work at and for our free community arts events.

STORE COMING SOON
People sit in a theater preparing to watch The Lorax at SIFF cinema as part of the ParkPunks Family Friendly Film Series, 2025
People carry buckets full of trash. The lighting and leaves on the ground say it's fall.
Art depicting and inspired by the natural world hangs at a gallery showing, the words "Environmental Ties II" on the wall above several paintings. A table of beverages is in the foreground.
union screening

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