The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), is thrilled to announce the selected artists for the 2025 SDOT Bridge Artist in Residence (AiR) Program — a program that’s as unique as the spaces it inhabits. Please join us in giving… [ Keep reading ]
Connecting the waterfront to downtown has been one of the goals of the transformative Waterfront Seattle program. With improvements in east-west pedestrian connections such as the Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge, the Union Street Pedestrian Bridge, the Pioneer Square East West Pedestrian Improvements and the breathtaking Overlook Walk, accessing the new… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s Public Art division is starting 2025 with new projects, newly installed artwork, and ongoing gallery shows and maintenance to the Civic Art Collection. Here’s a brief overview of some of the many things happening in and around the city. Staffing Updates Public Art staff… [ Keep reading ]
Imagine your workspace with panoramic views of the Seattle skyline, the rhythmic rise and fall of the Fremont Bridge, or the historic splendor of the University Bridge. Now imagine translating those sights and sounds into a captivating animation. This is the unique opportunity presented by the Seattle Office of Arts… [ Keep reading ]
You may have recently spotted some new elements stretching across three blocks along Seattle’s waterfront. Oscar Tuazon’s new publicly-sited artwork, To Our Teachers – deqʷaled (Houseposts), spans over the bike path, from Columbia Street to Spring Street. In consultation with the Suquamish Tribe and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Oscar Tuazon initiated… [ Keep reading ]
Seeking Input for New Public Artwork along East Marginal Way Corridor The design process is underway for a new public artwork as part the East Marginal Way Corridor Improvement Project! Artist Will Schlough is seeking input from community members who use this important corridor to help develop a new Public… [ Keep reading ]
Thank you for joining us on First Thursday! We were thrilled to bring over 250 community members together to celebrate the 2023 SDOT Bridge Artists In Residence Showcase. Artists Vivian Li and Mariah Vicary shared their data visualization work produced during their unique project-based residencies in the Fremont and University… [ Keep reading ]
Data visualization artists share their work from the Fremont and University Bridges.
Come celebrate and view the culminating work of Vivian Li and Mariah Vicary, the 2023 SDOT Bridge Artists in Residence, this First Thursday, February 1, 2024, in the Gallery space at King Street Station! The Pacific Northwest-based artists will be showcasing their data visualization work produced during their unique project-based residencies in the University and Fremont bridges, respectively.
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), is pleased to announce the two Pacific Northwest-based artists selected for the 2023 SDOT Bridge Artists in Residence. Artists Mariah Vicary and Vivian Li will lead this unique, project-based residency and will create digital… [ Keep reading ]
