Last week Lanny Bergner installed his work Electrifying the Grid at Seattle City Light’s (SCL) South Service Center. The piece is located in a conference room and consists of seven wall mounted painted MDF (a type of fiberboard) panels, each serving as backing boards for 16 patterned and burned stainless steel, mesh 3-D… [ Keep reading ]
Just a few more days of The Next Fifty – the anniversary celebration of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair – and we’re featuring artworks on the old fair grounds at Seattle Center. Head down to Seattle Center before the celebration ends on Oct. 21 and check out Alexander Liberman’s largest… [ Keep reading ]
As The Next Fifty – the anniversary celebration of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair – draws to a close on Oct. 21, we’d like to feature a few artworks on the old fair grounds at Seattle Center. We bet you’ve seen the 60-foot-long, landmark glass mosaic Seattle Mural at the… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know that the City of Seattle owns nearly 3,000 works? Made up of 350 permanently sited and integrated works and 2,600 portable works, the collection is pretty impressive. And while you can probably name a few of them, we’re betting there are some surprises mixed in there. Which is… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Seattle City Light (SCL), seeks an artist or artist team to develop permanent, site-integrated artwork for SCL’s new Denny Substation. The substation will provide a new electrical power distribution system to serve the South Lake Union and Denny Triangle… [ Keep reading ]
We’re seeking an artist or artist team to develop a detailed proposal for artwork for the Elliott Bay Seawall Project. The artwork will reveal and promote the habitat and ecological function of the new seawall. The call is open to professional artists residing in the United States. The application deadline… [ Keep reading ]
More than 500 people came to the Mayor’s Arts Awards ceremony, noon, Friday, Aug. 31 at Seattle Center. The awards celebrated 10 years of Seattle’s creative community and this year’s 10 award recipients. Weren’t able to make the ceremony? Watch it here. Recipients were: Freehold Theatre Lab/Studio; KEXP; Li… [ Keep reading ]
Paul Sorey, Coffee Pot Pergola, 2005, 30th Avenue N.E., permanently sited in front of Cranium’s Café in Lake City. We’re seeking a senior project manager to join our public art team to work jointly in our agency and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to act as… [ Keep reading ]
The Arts & Social Change Symposium will address the role that diverse arts play in creating awareness, inspiring cultural understanding, and developing policies to address equity and social change, Oct. 12 to 13 at Seattle Center. Register by Oct. 5 to receive a lower rate and guarantee your place at… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle offers an extraordinary array of arts and cultural events throughout its diverse neighborhoods. Community groups planning a neighborhood arts or cultural event in 2013 can now apply for funding through our Neighborhood & Community Arts program. Funded organizations receive $1,200 to support annual public festivals and events. The… [ Keep reading ]
