If you’re interested in preserving your photographs, you are probably already aware that the sun is the biggest enemy of photographic images. Keep in mind that fluorescent light bulbs will also accelerate fading. But because regular window glass is 97% ultraviolet reflective, you’ll achieve a great deal of protection simply… [ Keep reading ]
Most Seattleites and tourists to the city have journeyed at least once to see the panorama of the city replete with the Space Needle, as framed by the circular sculpture at Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park. Affectionately referred to as the “donut” by locals, Black Sun (1969) by Isamu Noguchi is… [ Keep reading ]
Stokley Towles. Photo by John J. Little Sr. Travel to the underbelly of the city with Stokley Towles as he continues his one-man performance Stormwater: Life in the Gutter at different locations around the city. Catch the free performance tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center or… [ Keep reading ]
Adam Frank will work as artist-in-residence at Seattle City Light, where he will study the utility’s energy conservation programs and develop a series of innovative projects to bring awareness to energy conservation. The conservation and sustainability residency will begin in November and run through December 2012. One of Frank’s first… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
