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First Hill Art Interruptions 2014 announcement

Keep an eye out on First Hill this summer for Art Interruptions! Art Interruptions 2013-CFrench2 (2)

Ten artists have been selected to develop a series of artworks that will inhabit city sidewalks and parks to offer passers-by a brief interruption in their day, eliciting a moment of surprise, beauty, contemplation or humor  for Art Interruptions 2014. These temporary small-scale public art interventions enliven the pedestrian realm and contribute to the aesthetic experience of the streetscape. The artists selected to interrupt this year are:

Megumi Arai

Rick Araluce

Zack Bent

Graham Downing

Jason Hirata and Chase Allgood

Robb Kunz

Eric Olson and Samuel Wildman

Serrah Russell

Erin Shafkind and Will Gundy

Joana Stillwell and Yael Nov

Art Interruptions is commissioned with SDOT 1% for Art funds and administered by the Office of Arts & Culture. Photo of one of last year’s Art Interruptions, by Christian French, photo by Laura Becker.