Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the greater Seattle area. Capitol Hill Seattle Blog Along with lane markings and infrastructure, streetcar ‘art poles’ rise along Broadway jseattle, July 12, 2013 Along with the new lines and markings on Broadway for the streetcar and its stations, you might… [ Keep reading ]
In 1993, artists Gloria Bornstein, Timothy Siciliano, Ned Kahn and Horace Washington were selected to work as a design team to develop artworks for Seattle Center’s International Fountain area and Founders’ Court (between Cornish Playhouse and Exhibition Hall). The project was part of a major redevelopment at Seattle Center. They… [ Keep reading ]
Orkestar Zirkonium, a mobile 13-member brass-and-drum ensemble, comes to City Hall’s outdoor plaza, 600 Fourth Ave., for a free, all-ages performance, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 18, as part of the Seattle Presents free summer concert series. Seattle Presents features eight consecutive weeks of free concerts on Thursdays at… [ Keep reading ]
Last week, artist Brian Goldbloom installed his new artwork Pillar of the Community at Fire Station 30 in the Mt. Baker neighborhood. The carved granite sculpture features a classical column as a 14-foot-tall fire hose with fittings inspired by firefighting equipment and the architecture of nearby Franklin High School. At… [ Keep reading ]
Weekly Art Hit heads into the ‘90s with Seattle artist Jeffry Mitchell’s Ballard Sculpture Garden from 1995. Mitchell created the two-part artwork consisting of a concrete frieze and a sculpture garden for Seattle City Light’s System Control Center in Ballard. The cast concrete frieze follows the upper portion of the… [ Keep reading ]
This week, Jen Dixon and her team of volunteers installed her new artwork PlayLand as part of Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Linden Avenue North Complete Streets Project. Playland consists of repurposed SDOT road signs used to create a large, colorful collage that mimics the contour of a roller coaster…. [ Keep reading ]
Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the greater Seattle area. Capitol Hill Seattle Blog Music activists celebrate civic win at Volunteer Park jam gathering Sebastian Garrett-Singh, July 8, 2013 Lately it’s been the food workers demanding change, but some activists shake up the civic order another way… [ Keep reading ]
Over the past year, crews have been busy at work laying track and infrastructure for the First Hill Streetcar, which will run from Pioneer Square through the Chinatown/International District and First Hill up to Capitol Hill. Large sculptural “beads” have recently been added on some of the poles that support… [ Keep reading ]
Big World Breaks, led by local drumming powerhouse Aaron Walker-Loud, is a musical force to be reckoned with. The group comes to City Hall’s outdoor plaza, 600 Fourth Ave., for a free, all-ages performance, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 11, kicking off the Seattle Presents free summer concert series. Mayor… [ Keep reading ]
Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the greater Seattle area. Seattle PI Artist Trust – Para Artistas Latinas(os) / For Latina(o) Artists – Bilingual sessions on July 8 and 15 will cover best practices and offer opportunities to meet funders Xavier Lopez Jr., June 26, 2013 A… [ Keep reading ]
