Our conservation staff has just restored the neon lighting on the Seattle Repertory Theatre, Neon for the Bagley Wright Theater (1983) by Stephen Antonakos. The lighting was damaged by a storm last year that left several sections of the neon dark. Over time the weather had taken a toll on… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle as Collector exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum. Photo by Robert Wade. Your last chance is fast approaching! Stop by and see artworks spanning four decades from the city’s Portable Works Collection in the retrospective exhibition Seattle as Collector: Office of Arts & Cultural… [ Keep reading ]
Stokley Towles’ takes his performance Stormwater: Life in the Gutter on the road this week. Check out the performance at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. The performance is free and open to the public. Towles reveals the world of drainage and… [ Keep reading ]
Look beneath your feet and you’ll see sidewalk artwork by Seattle artist John Fleming at 12 locations throughout Seattle. Intended to draw the attention of pedestrians through beauty, surprise and humor, the inlays introduce the element of the unexpected into the everyday sidewalk. There are two different designs, each a… [ Keep reading ]
We’re seeking two artists to create semi-permanent, site-specific installations for City Light’s North and South Service Centers, hubs for City Light’s work. The deadline to apply is 11 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 (Pacific Daylight Time). Each selected artist will create up to two artworks that may be two- or… [ Keep reading ]
Check out this article in today’s Crosscut on Stokley Towles’ performance piece “Stormwater: Life in the Gutter.” Knute Berger calls Towles the “Bill Nye of public works.” The nearly one-hour piece uncovers the world of urban rainfall and the people who live, work and play in it. The performance consists… [ Keep reading ]
Get an inside perspective on the retrospective exhibition on view at Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Seattle as Collector: Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Turns 40. City Curator and Collections Manager Deborah Paine will present a talk at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 7, at SAM’s Plestcheeff Auditorium. The talk is… [ Keep reading ]
Saint Genet. Photo courtesy of the artists. The new experimental, performance and visual art group Saint Genet will close ARTSparks’ free summer series of installations and performances at Pioneer Square’s Occidental Square at the First Thursday Art Walk, 6 p.m., Oct. 6. Saint Genet will present Triumph… [ Keep reading ]
Words come to us in a myriad of ways: through the books we read, billboards that line our highways, the e-mails and texts that link us to others, radio, TV and the music on our iPods. In the exhibition “Word Play,” on view at Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery, Oct. 4… [ Keep reading ]
Anna MacDonald; Twin Sea Flex; 2006; vinyl, water, steel, and screen; 10′ x 27′ x 15′. Located at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of the artist. Seattle artist Anna MacDonald will create a permanent, multi-site art installation for the Burke-Gilman Trail. Two to five artworks… [ Keep reading ]
