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City Hall exhibition features Columbia City Gallery artists

See artwork by members of the Columbia City Gallery in the exhibition Columbia City Gallery Artists Step Out, on view at City Hall through July 2. The Columbia City Gallery is an artists' cooperative in Southeast Seattle that brings together emerging and professional artists working in diverse media. The exhibition features[More]

Posted: May 9th, 2012 under Art Beat, Public Art.
Tags: artwork, City Hall, City Hall Gallery, Columbia City Gallery, Columbia City Gallery Artists Step Out, exhibition, Gallery

Our May eNews is online

Our director Vincent Kitch talks about preserving cultural space. Performance artworks illustrate how local artists are contributing to the discussion about our local waterways. Kelly Pajek joins the public art team. We invite you to join the statewide campaign celebrating and promoting arts education for Arts Education Month. See artwork by[More]

Posted: May 7th, 2012 under Art Beat, Calls for Artists, eNews, News, Public Art.
Tags: Arts Education Monthy, artworks, calls, City Hall Gallery, Columbia City Gallery, Cultural Facilities Program, cultural space, Gallery, hidden hazards in the arts, performances, Public Art, workshop

Performances celebrating water at Seattle Center’s Next Fifty begin this weekend

Stokley Towles' one-man performance Stormwater: Life in the Gutter begins tonight at 7 p.m., May 4, at Seattle Center. Towle’s uses humor and wit to reveal the world of urban rainfall and traces its travels from the clouds to the city's streets, homes and businesses and the sewer lines below. Go here[More]

Posted: May 4th, 2012 under Art Beat, Public Art.
Tags: Mandy Greer, Mater Matrix Mother Medium, Stokley Towels, stormwater: life in the gutter, The Next Fifty, Water Calling

Artist Susan Robb’s ‘The Parking Squid’ for bikes is under construction

The “Parking Squid” for bikes is under construction! Decorative Metal Arts, a metal fabricator located in SODO, is fabricating this bike rack designed by local artist Susan Robb. The structure is made from galvanized steel and is funded by Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) 1% for Art funds administered by the Office[More]

Posted: May 1st, 2012 under Art Beat, Public Art.
Tags: Parking Squid, SDOT, Seattle Department of Transporation, Susan Robb, The Next Fifty

Performances celebrate water for Seattle Center’s ‘The Next Fifty,’ begin May 4

From rainwater traveling through Seattle's sewer system to water's healing power, we presents three performance artworks that illustrate how local artists are contributing to the discussion about our local waterways. The performances are part of several temporary artworks commissioned by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs that address environmental sustainability for[More]

Posted: April 25th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Public Art.
Tags: 1962 World's Fair, Britta Johnson, Luke Sieczek, Mandy Greer, Mater Matrix Mother and Medium, performance artworks, performances, Public Art, Rick Stevenson, Seattle Center, short films, SJ Chiro, Stokely Towels, stormwater: life in the gutter, Susan Robb, temporary projects, the Next 50, The Next Fifty, Water Calling

Free workshop on hidden hazards in the arts, May 11

Art is fun! But it can also be dangerous. We're hosting a free workshop, Hidden Hazards in the Arts, noon to 3 p.m., Friday, May 11, at The Seattle Public Library, Central Branch, 4th floor, Room 2. Learn about harmful chemicals, including toxic solvents and heavy metals, found in many art disciplines. Get[More]

Posted: April 25th, 2012 under Art Beat, Public Art.
Tags: chemicals, hidden hazards in the arts, Public Art, toxins, workshop

Artworks for Seattle Center’s ‘The Next Fifty’ open tomorrow, Earth Day artists panel Sunday

Artists Adam Frank, Mandy Greer and Stacy Levy each will present temporary artworks that address environmental sustainability for The Next Fifty, the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1962 World’s Fair, opening tomorrow, April 21. Read more about their artworks here. Hear the artists talk about their artworks at a panel discussion for The Next[More]

Posted: April 20th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Public Art.
Tags: 1962 World's Fair, artworks, Earth Day, panel, panel discussion, Public Art, Seattle Center, temporary artworks, The Next Fifty

RESCHEDULED: Artwork to open at King Street Station plaza May 3

The artist group Rebar has rescheduled the unveiling of their temporary installation Seattlight at King Street Station's Jackson Plaza for First Thursday Art Walk, May 3. Stop by the station at 303 South Jackson St. and meet the artists as they light up the plaza, 8 to 9 p.m. (The artwork[More]

Posted: April 17th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Public Art.
Tags: artwork, Jackson Plaza, King Street Station, opening, Public Art, Rebar, Seattlight, temporary artwork

Artist panel on sustainability at Seattle Center’s The Next Fifty, April 22

Artists Adam Frank, Mandy Greer and Stacy Levy will each present temporary artworks that address environmental sustainability for The Next Fifty, the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1962 World's Fair. Hear the artists talk about their artworks at a panel discussion for The Next Fifty's Earth Day Celebration, 2 to 3:30[More]

Posted: April 12th, 2012 under Art Beat, Events, Public Art.
Tags: 1962 World's Fair, Adam Frank, anniversary, artwork, Celebration, Earth Day, environment, Mandy Greer, panel, Stacy Levy, sustainability, temporary artworks, The Next Fifty

Artwork to light up King Street Station plaza, opening April 20

The San Francisco artist group Rebar will unveil their temporary installation Seattlight at King Street Station's newly refurbished Jackson Plaza, 8 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 20. Stop by the station at 303 South Jackson St. and meet the artists as they light up the plaza. Seattlight is a nighttime, interactive[More]

Posted: April 12th, 2012 under Art Beat, News, Public Art.
Tags: Jackson Plaza, King Street Station, Public Art, Rebar, temporary artwork

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