The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) are seeking a senior project manager to coordinate arts activities and implement public art projects for the Central Waterfront. This position is currently funded at half-time and is a term-limited position (two years) with benefits. At the… [ Keep reading ]
The “Parking Squid” for bikes is under construction! Decorative Metal Arts, a metal fabricator located in SODO, is fabricating this bike rack designed by local artist Susan Robb. The structure is made from galvanized steel and is funded by Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) 1% for Art funds administered by… [ Keep reading ]
Look beneath your feet and you’ll see sidewalk artwork by Seattle artist John Fleming at 12 locations throughout Seattle. Intended to draw the attention of pedestrians through beauty, surprise and humor, the inlays introduce the element of the unexpected into the everyday sidewalk. There are two different designs, each a… [ Keep reading ]
Join us on Sept. 25 as we celebrate two public art projects at the grand opening celebration for Lake Union Park. Field Notes: Observing Lake Union is a year-long temporary public artwork that honors the ecology and history of Lake Union. Beginning Sept. 25, the cell phone audio tour will… [ Keep reading ]
A new temporary artwork, Field Notes: Observing Lake Union by the Studio for Urban Projects, will launch at the grand opening of Lake Union Park on Sept. 25. Meet the artists, get an audio tour map, and contribute to the project hotline (see below) between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Studio for Urban Projects… [ Keep reading ]
Community members got a chance to meet artist Dan Webb at the Beacon Hill Piñata Party, July 17. Webb was selected to create a three-dimensional, permanent artwork for the Chief Sealth Trail where it crosses Beacon Avenue South on Beacon Hill. The artwork will mark the location of the trail… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist to develop site-specific artwork for the Mercer West street improvement project. The artwork will be located in an underpass and along adjacent concrete retaining walls at Mercer Street and Aurora Avenue…. [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist or artist team to develop and fabricate a single artwork design to inlay at 10 to 15 new sidewalk locations throughout Seattle. In 2011, SDOT will build up to 15 blocks… [ Keep reading ]
Along with our partners at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we’re seeking an artist to create an artwork for the second phase of the Chief Sealth Trail, which connects the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood with the Rainier Valley in Southeast Seattle.
Seattle is seeking an artist to develop site-integrated artwork for the First Hill Streetcar line, which will connect the Chinatown/International District transit station to the future Capitol Hill light rail station via First Hill. The new line is part of the Seattle Streetcar Network. The call is open to professional… [ Keep reading ]
