The Office and the Seattle Fire Department invite you to celebrate the dedication of West Seattle’s new Fire Station 37 and Pete Beeman’s Lifter, a site-specific, 26-foot sculpture. Fire Station 37 is at 7700 35th Avenue S.W. The event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4. Come… [ Keep reading ]
In this issue: Message from the interim director: 2010 recap and the future. The 2011 Youth Arts online application will open Wednesday, Dec. 15. Tour the new West Seattle fire station and see Lifter, a new site-specific, 26-foot sculpture. Nearly 200 supporters of equitable arts opportunities for youth attended the… [ Keep reading ]
Join in for the second in a series of workshops on public art and the law, coordinated by 4Culture and Washington Lawyers for the Arts. Proprietary Issues in Public Art will be noon to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Place S., Seattle. Attorney and educator Robert… [ Keep reading ]
Wondering what to do this coming weekend? Stop in and explore artist Adam Kuby’s “Quarry Rings,” a newly-installed public artwork at Thomas C. Wales Park in Queen Anne. This Pro Parks Art Plan project transformed a 1.3-acre piece of public owned property into a neighborhood park with an artistic element.
Sit in on Public Art 101 for Artists: Working with Materials and Budgets, a free web seminar (or “webinar”) produced by Americans for the Arts. The webinar is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave. Working with Materials and Budgets will provide… [ Keep reading ]
Celebrate eight artists’ works installed on the fence surrounding the Civic Square construction site in downtown Seattle. The Office will host a a dedication with remarks at 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the Seattle City Hall lobby, located at 600 Fourth Ave. A tour around the fence to view… [ Keep reading ]
Take a free artist-guided walking tour of the audio artwork Field Notes: Observing Lake Union by the Studio for Urban Projects, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23. The tour will start on the west side of the pedestrian bridge near the main entrance of Lake Union Park at… [ Keep reading ]
Calling all public artists, public art administrators and the attorneys who work with them. When a public artist is awarded a commission, it can be thrilling and overwhelming all at the same time. Artists – and their project administrators and attorneys – are tasked with navigating contract clauses and intellectual… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and 4Culture invite you to sit in on Public Art 101 for Artists, a free web seminar (or “webinar”) produced by Americans for the Arts. The webinar is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Pl. S…. [ Keep reading ]
Join us in celebrating Rescue, a new public artwork by Seattle artist Kay Kirkpatrick, 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, at Crown Hill’s new Fire Station 35 at 8729 15th Ave., NW. Kirkpatrick will be on hand to talk about her work following the formal program. Rescue marks and shelters the… [ Keep reading ]
