Celebrate Salon, a new public artwork by artist team SuttonBeresCuller, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 21, at Spruce Park in Seattle’s Squire Park neighborhood. SuttonBeresCuller’s interactive sidewalk artwork invites the public to use chalk to create their own works of art inside a series of frames stamped into concrete…. [ Keep reading ]
Seen anything out of the ordinary in the Central District lately? Three eye-catching decals were installed on signal boxes around the neighborhood last week. Designed by Seattle graphic artist Troy R. Miles, the three decal designs– “Straight Out the CD,” “Jackson Street Jazz,” and “Inside” – pay tribute to three different aspects of the Central District’s heritage
Here’s a final reminder to get to Seattle City Hall tomorrow night for a special artist talk with Bumbershoot visual artists and designers. The free artist talk will take place 5:30 to 7 p.m., Aug. 3, in the lobby of Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave. (enter through 5th Ave doors… [ Keep reading ]
Community members got a chance to meet artist Dan Webb at the Beacon Hill Piñata Party, July 17. Webb was selected to create a three-dimensional, permanent artwork for the Chief Sealth Trail where it crosses Beacon Avenue South on Beacon Hill. The artwork will mark the location of the trail… [ Keep reading ]
Catching up on the national front, Seattle’s reputation as a fertile incubator for successful public artists was enhanced with the recognition of a number of regional artists’ work at the Americans for the Arts 2010 Public Art Year in Review. The awards were presented at Americans for the Arts’ Public… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist to develop site-specific artwork for the Mercer West street improvement project. The artwork will be located in an underpass and along adjacent concrete retaining walls at Mercer Street and Aurora Avenue…. [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs invites you to join the city of Seattle and Groundswell NW at the dedication celebration of A Salish Welcome, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 17, at the Salmon Bay Natural Area. Salmon Bay Natural Area is located at 3419 NW 54th St.,… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist or artist team to develop and fabricate a single artwork design to inlay at 10 to 15 new sidewalk locations throughout Seattle. In 2011, SDOT will build up to 15 blocks… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Fleets and Facilities Department and the Seattle Fire Department, seeks an artist to develop a site-specific art project for Fire Station 30 in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood. The artwork should address the work and spirit of firefighters and… [ Keep reading ]
Our office, in partnership with Shunpike, seeks up to 12 artists to develop temporary installations for 12 vacant storefronts in Seattle’s Pioneer Square and Chinatown/International District neighborhoods.
