Located on the front lawn of Fire Station 13 in Beacon Hill is Ellen Ziegler’s Tidal Wave Story from 1987, seven bench-like forms ranging from 12 to 18 inches high, placed in a curve. Ziegler worked with architect I. Mervin Gorasht to meet the community’s needs in remodeling the fire… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle artists Elizabeth Gahan, Joseph Park and Claude Zervas will create temporary artworks for downtown’s Westlake Park this summer. The projects will take place mid-July to September. Gahan creates work that represents the intersection of constructed and natural beauty. By investigating architecture, advertising, technology and consumerism she visually responds to… [ Keep reading ]
In Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, there’s a sidewalk that teaches you how to dance. If you see folks waltzing on Broadway, they’re probably dancing to artist Jack Mackie’s Dancers’ Series: Steps (1982) — eight sets of inlaid-bronze shoeprints in the pattern of a couple’s dancing feet. The shoeprints are “step‑by‑step”… [ Keep reading ]
New York City artist Jean Shin will create a permanent artwork for Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) new North Transfer Station at 1350 N. 34th St. Shin will work with SPU and the design team to integrate art into the new facility that will replace the existing station. Shin creates elaborate… [ Keep reading ]
If you’ve taken advantage of Seattle’s beautiful summer days by taking a dip at Green Lake Community Center’s Evans Pool, you’ve seen Seven Figures (1989) by artists Ann Troutner and Paul Marioni on the north wall of the pool. Evans Pool is one of the most heavily used public swimming… [ Keep reading ]
Check out Portland, Ore. artist Adam Kuby’s artwork Hydro-Bio-Geo at the celebration for the completion of Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) Madison Valley Stormwater Project. Join city of Seattle elected officials, SPU staff and community members at Washington Park to celebrate the completion of the project, take a self-guided tour of… [ Keep reading ]
If you’re near Seattle City Light’s Canal Street facility at Northwest 45th Street and Sixth Avenue Northwest, especially at dusk or later, you’ll see some of the “activities” happening inside through the softly glowing windows. Six back-lit silhouettes in the large upper-story windows are part of Barbara Noah’s artwork Forms… [ Keep reading ]
Here come the ’80s! Weekly Art Hit has featured artworks from the ’70s to celebrate our public art program’s 40th anniversary, and now we move on to the next decade with Black Lightning, created by Ronald Bladen in 1981. The artwork was a collaborative project of the Seattle Arts Commission and… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) will present an exhibition of two different employee development projects sponsored by the Seattle Police Foundation, on view at City Hall May 2 through June 28. An opening reception for the exhibition will be held 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, May 16, at City Hall…. [ Keep reading ]
In 1972, when the Seattle Arts Commission was only one year old, Ted Jonsson answered our agency’s call for a work of art involving a great quantity of water—one that uses water as the primary sculptural element. In 1975, Jonsson created Chimera, a fountain artwork that continues to fascinate us… [ Keep reading ]
