Bet you’ve had some memorable times at the Seattle Mural. It’s the setting for countless concerts and festivals. We need your VOTE to help us reel in six figures in preservation funds to restore this public artwork!
If you missed Mandy Greer’s temporary public art installation, Mater, Matrix, Mother and Medium, at Camp Long last summer, check it out at the Herbert Bayer Earthworks at Earthworks Park in Kent on Earth Day, 7 to 8:30 p.m., this Thursday, April 22.
Your vote can help us reel in six figures in preservation funds to restore the Seattle Mural. This mid-century, glass mosaic masterpiece serves as a colorful backdrop for the Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center. It’s pushing 50, and it’s showing its age. Many of its pieces are missing, faded or… [ Keep reading ]
Visit the Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery and see paintings, photographs, works on paper, sculpture, ceramics, baskets and mixed media artworks by 20 mid-career Northwest artists. The exhibition runs through July 2 and includes 21 artworks. The artworks were recently purchased for Seattle Public Utilities’ Portable Works Collection. Meet the… [ Keep reading ]
We’re pleased to announce Hammering Man reported to work today and should be fit for duty by the evening shift. Contractors are working to reattach his arm right now. In case you haven’t noticed, Hammering Man has been on an extended medical leave of sorts. We turned him off last… [ Keep reading ]
For many years, Seattle’s Central Waterfront has been the focus of planning, design charrettes and discussion. With work related to the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Alaskan Way Seawall and many associated projects about to launch, the city’s Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) invites you to join in a discussion about the role artists can play in the visioning of this significant urban design effort.
Visit Lake Union Park and see the new artwork Blanche, a floating sound sculpture by San Francisco artists Peter Richards and Sue Richards. The artwork is located near the South Lake Union Historic Ships Wharf. Peter and Sue were inspired by Seattle’s boating history and our city’s relationship to the… [ Keep reading ]
The San Francisco artist team Alison Sant and Marina McDougall will design a new media artwork for the Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop, an urban trail that circles Lake Union.
In case you missed the free screenings of our Water Calling short films last summer, Seattle Channel will broadcast the films on its cable channel in a two-part series beginning this Thursday, Feb. 25.
We’re partnering with Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to issue a call for two artists to complete public art projects at two new reservoir parks: West Seattle Reservoir at Westcrest Park and Maple Leaf Reservoir Park.
