We're partnering with Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to issue a call for two artists to complete public art projects at two new reservoir parks: West Seattle Reservoir at Westcrest Park and Maple Leaf Reservoir Park.

We’re partnering with Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to issue a call for two artists to complete public art projects at two new reservoir parks: West Seattle Reservoir at Westcrest Park and Maple Leaf Reservoir Park. The artists will be selected from a single pool of applicants, and each will work on one of the park projects.

The artists will collaborate with design consultants and city staff to create engaging areas or installations that are integrated into the parks’ design, enhance the experience of visiting the parks, and promote discovery or define a space or activity within the parks.

The call is open to professional artists residing in the United States. Application deadline is 11 p.m., Thursday, March 11. The budget for each project is $150,000, all-inclusive. To preview the call and link to the online application, click here. The projects are funded with SPU and 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy 1% for Art funds.

Image: John Young, The Fin Project, 1998, permanently sited at Warren G. Magnuson Park North loop trail below Sand Point (Kite Hill). Gift to the city from a consortium of corporate, agency and private donors, including the U.S. Navy.

John Young, <i>The Fin Project</i>, 1998, permanently sited at Warren G. Magnuson Park North loop trail below Sand Point (Kite Hill). Gift to the city from a consortium of corporate, agency and private donors, including the U.S. Navy.