This week, Jen Dixon and her team of volunteers installed her new artwork PlayLand as part of Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) Linden Avenue North Complete Streets Project. Playland consists of repurposed SDOT road signs used to create a large, colorful collage that mimics the contour of a roller coaster…. [ Keep reading ]
Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the greater Seattle area. Capitol Hill Seattle Blog Music activists celebrate civic win at Volunteer Park jam gathering Sebastian Garrett-Singh, July 8, 2013 Lately it’s been the food workers demanding change, but some activists shake up the civic order another way… [ Keep reading ]
Over the past year, crews have been busy at work laying track and infrastructure for the First Hill Streetcar, which will run from Pioneer Square through the Chinatown/International District and First Hill up to Capitol Hill. Large sculptural “beads” have recently been added on some of the poles that support… [ Keep reading ]
Big World Breaks, led by local drumming powerhouse Aaron Walker-Loud, is a musical force to be reckoned with. The group comes to City Hall’s outdoor plaza, 600 Fourth Ave., for a free, all-ages performance, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 11, kicking off the Seattle Presents free summer concert series. Mayor… [ Keep reading ]
Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the greater Seattle area. Seattle PI Artist Trust – Para Artistas Latinas(os) / For Latina(o) Artists – Bilingual sessions on July 8 and 15 will cover best practices and offer opportunities to meet funders Xavier Lopez Jr., June 26, 2013 A… [ Keep reading ]
Wrapping up the review of our ’80s collection on Weekly Art Hit, we feature Automology by Patty Warashina, one of the country’s best-known ceramic sculptors. Created in 1982, Automology plays on the idea of “bug.” As several women pull a sheet off what appears to be an iconic vehicle, an… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced the recipients of the 2013 Mayor’s Arts Awards. The honorees include two individuals and four organizations, and represent categories ranging from promoting arts as a means of social change to artistic excellence. Congratulations to the 2013 honorees in the following categories: Future Focus: 826 Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
ARTSparks, a partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Office of Arts and Culture, brings temporary art to Pioneer Square’s Occidental Square for the summer season. The installations below will remain in the park into September. Installed during June: Chris Papa’s wood sculptures Epiphyte and Vine are organic structures… [ Keep reading ]
The next time you’re enjoying the view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains from Steinbrueck Park, check out the two 50-foot, cedar totem poles boldly standing at the western edge of the park. Marvin Oliver selected trees for the artworks from the Skagit National Forest and then roughed out… [ Keep reading ]
Our weekly round-up of arts and culture news in the greater Seattle area. Capitol Hill Seattle Blog Egyptian Update: Request for proposals, Seattle media weighs in, rent and more datapoints June 21, 2013 With CHS breaking the news that the longtime operators of The Egyptian Theatre are planning to pull the plug… [ Keep reading ]
