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RESCHEDULED: Artwork to open at King Street Station plaza May 3

The artist group Rebar has rescheduled the unveiling of their temporary installation Seattlight at King Street Station’s Jackson Plaza for First Thursday Art Walk, May 3. Stop by the station at 303 South Jackson St. and meet the artists as they light up the plaza, 8 to 9 p.m. (The… [ Keep reading ]

Artist panel on sustainability at Seattle Center’s The Next Fifty, April 22

Artists Adam Frank, Mandy Greer and Stacy Levy will each present temporary artworks that address environmental sustainability for The Next Fifty, the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1962 World’s Fair. Hear the artists talk about their artworks at a panel discussion for The Next Fifty’s Earth Day Celebration, 2 to… [ Keep reading ]

Artwork to light up King Street Station plaza, opening April 20

The San Francisco artist group Rebar will unveil their temporary installation Seattlight at King Street Station’s newly refurbished Jackson Plaza, 8 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 20. Stop by the station at 303 South Jackson St. and meet the artists as they light up the plaza.   Seattlight is a nighttime,… [ Keep reading ]

Check out our April eNews

Our director Vincent Kitch celebrates 50 years of arts in Seattle and The Next Fifty. We’re seeking artists to create temporary art installations along Greenwood Avenue North and the Central Waterfront. We’re also seeking an artist to develop artwork for the Lower Mapes Creek Restoration Project in Rainier Beach. We’re… [ Keep reading ]

City exhibition features artists working with recycled materials

Ever wonder what happens to old pull tabs from aluminum cans, the wire off champagne corks, or that old lathe from a room remodel? Well, wonder no more. You’ll find these and many other objects reclaimed by several artists and put to good use in the exhibition Reclaimed: Artists Working… [ Keep reading ]

Seeking artist to create artwork for Rainier Beach’s Mapes Creek

We’re seeking an artist or artist team to develop site-integrated artwork for Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) Lower Mapes Creek Restoration Project in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. SPU is restoring lower Mapes Creek and creating an open-stream channel in Beer Sheva Park to improve habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon in Lake Washington…. [ Keep reading ]

Reception for exhibition documenting family homelessness, April 4

Looking into Light, on view at City Hall through April 27, documents the experience of family homelessness in America.  The National Center on Family Homelessness and its Campaign to End Child Homelessness present this exhibition of 50 photos from its archive of more than 20,000 images.  Looking into Light also includes photos… [ Keep reading ]

Seeking artists to create temporary artworks for city sidewalks, parks

We’re seeking artists to create temporary art installations along Greenwood Avenue North and the Central Waterfront for the project Art Interruptions. Art Interruptions encourages artists to install artworks on city sidewalks and parks and offer passers-by a brief interruption in their day with a moment of surprise, beauty or humor…. [ Keep reading ]

‘The Blue Trees’ to bring awareness to deforestation at Westlake Park, on Burke-Gilman Trail

We’re proud to be a partner in The Blue Trees, a socially-driven art action created by Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. The Blue Trees will temporarily and dramatically transform trees in Seattle’s Westlake Park and along the Burke-Gillman Trail in Kenmore beginning April 2. Using water-based, environmentally safe pigment, Dimopoulos and a team of… [ Keep reading ]

Seeking a public art conservation and maintenance intern

We’re seeking an undergraduate college student for a 15- to 18-week internship to support our public art conservation and maintenance program this summer.  This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain valuable knowledge of public art conservation.  The intern will perform maintenance and conservation activities including pressure-washing, sanding, filing,… [ Keep reading ]