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Temporary artwork will highlight natural stormwater management

    Stacy Levy, 2012, Straw Garden: from Wattle to Watershed (proposal drawing).   Stacy Levy will create a temporary artwork at Seattle Center’s Broad Street Green as part of its The Next Fifty 50th anniversary celebration. The Broad Street Green—Green Infrastructure Project will address protecting the water quality of… [ Keep reading ]

Artists selected for City Light service centers

    Detail of Kate Sweeney’s proposed artwork for City Light’s North Service Center.   Artists Kate Sweeney and Lanny Bergner will create new artwork for Seattle City Light’s North and South Service Center auditoriums, respectively. The North and South Service Centers are hubs for City Light’s work. Sweeney is… [ Keep reading ]

Highlights from 40th anniversary show on view at City Hall

  Mandy Greer; Mater Matrix Mother and Medium (detail); 2009; wool and synthetic yarn plastic, fabric, glass and plastic beads; 36″ x 68″. Photo by Blake Haygood.   Missed our 40th anniversary exhibition Seattle as Collector: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Turns 40 at Seattle Art Museum last… [ Keep reading ]

Exhibition features staff picks from city’s collection

  Hugo Ludeña, Chambelanes (detail), 1999, chromogenic print, 20″ x 30″.   What artworks from the city’s Portable Works Collection would our staff choose to be in an exhibition? Find out in the exhibition Staff Picks, on display at Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery through March 31. Staff Picks features 24 artworks including sculptures,… [ Keep reading ]

A few art conservation tips

Ever wonder how to clean the surface of a sculptural artwork without using toxic chemicals?  Blasting media is a type of clean technology that can be used to prepare or clean almost any surface. It’s similar to sandblasting, but the range of products used are some of the most diverse… [ Keep reading ]

Lynch’s sculpture dedicated at Greenwood’s Fire Station 21, Dec. 3

     Perri Lynch; Moment to Moment; 2011; stone, glass, LEDs and steel; 12’x28″x28″. Located at Fire Station 21 in Greenwood. Photo courtesy of the artist. Celebrate Seattle artist Perri Lynch’s new public artwork Moment to Moment at the opening of the new Fire Station 21 at 7304 Greenwood Ave…. [ Keep reading ]

Seeking project manager for public art team

We’re seeking a project manager for the Public Art team to manage permanently sited and temporary artwork projects.   The Public Art team manages and stewards the city’s permanently sited and portable artworks and develops the annual Municipal Art Plan. The project manager’s duties will include developing public art projects,… [ Keep reading ]

Here’s a tip for preserving artworks

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 ]

Volunteer Park’s Black Sun restored

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 ]

One-man show show on sewers gains steam

    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 ]