Celebrate Salon, a new public artwork by artist team SuttonBeresCuller, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 21, at Spruce Park in Seattle’s Squire Park neighborhood. SuttonBeresCuller’s interactive sidewalk artwork invites the public to use chalk to create their own works of art inside a series of frames stamped into concrete…. [ Keep reading ]
In this issue: Message from the Director: “Will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights?” We’re seeking: …an artist to develop a site-specific art project for Fire Station 30 in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood. …an artist to develop and fabricate a single artwork design to inlay at 10… [ Keep reading ]
Community members got a chance to meet artist Dan Webb at the Beacon Hill Piñata Party, July 17. Webb was selected to create a three-dimensional, permanent artwork for the Chief Sealth Trail where it crosses Beacon Avenue South on Beacon Hill. The artwork will mark the location of the trail… [ Keep reading ]
Catching up on the national front, Seattle’s reputation as a fertile incubator for successful public artists was enhanced with the recognition of a number of regional artists’ work at the Americans for the Arts 2010 Public Art Year in Review. The awards were presented at Americans for the Arts’ Public… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs invites you to join the city of Seattle and Groundswell NW at the dedication celebration of A Salish Welcome, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 17, at the Salmon Bay Natural Area. Salmon Bay Natural Area is located at 3419 NW 54th St.,… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist or artist team to develop and fabricate a single artwork design to inlay at 10 to 15 new sidewalk locations throughout Seattle. In 2011, SDOT will build up to 15 blocks… [ Keep reading ]
Get to City Hall plaza, noon, Thursday, July 15, and let the Dusty 45s set yer heart a fire with scorchin’ hot roots and rockabilly. The quartet’s sound is “fast paced and action packed,” writes The Seattle Times. In case of rain the show will move inside the City Hall lobby… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn, with Councilmember Nick Licata, the Seattle City Council, the city attorney and local nightlife leaders, will announce his Seattle Nightlife Initiative, a proposal for creating a safe and vibrant nighttime economy. The event is at 7 p.m. tonight, July 13, at Century Ballroom. Musicians from the School… [ Keep reading ]
Visit the Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery and see the exhibition “Evocative: Artworks that Invite Conversation,” July 8 to Oct. 1.
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Fleets and Facilities Department and the Seattle Fire Department, seeks an artist to develop a site-specific art project for Fire Station 30 in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood. The artwork should address the work and spirit of firefighters and… [ Keep reading ]
