Three commanding new figures now stand in a planter on Waterfront Park’s promenade, near Pier 58, gazing across Elliott Bay toward the gravesite of Chief Sealth, Seattle’s namesake. These carved cedar sculptures are the work of Qwalsius-Shaun Peterson (Puyallup) and represent a mother, father, and child, together titled Family. Anchoring… [ Keep reading ]
When Ann Hamilton presented the design for her project, Guests, she described the artwork as a “congregation of figures, of undulating cloth and cast shadows.” Indeed, that is what greets visitors through the perforated screen wall under Waterfront Park’s Overlook Walk. The artwork is under installation with an anticipated completion… [ Keep reading ]
We are thrilled to join the City of Seattle’s Office of the Waterfront to celebrate the opening of Pier 58 on Friday, July 25! A community celebration will take place from 4-8 p.m. by the Seattle Aquarium. Come dance, play, and meet some beloved local mascots at this free family-friendly… [ 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 ]
On Jan. 25, we joined the Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects along with artists, civic, and tribal leaders for a dedication of new publicly-sited artwork on Seattle’s waterfront. As part of the Oscar Tuazon artwork that spans from Columbia Street to Spring Street, the installation of two Indigenous cedar carvings by Randi Purser… [ 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 ]
New artwork by Seattle artist Buster Simpson anchors the waterfront Park Promenade near the Pioneer Square Habitat Beach, just south of the Colman Dock ferry terminal. The artwork, Migration Stage, consists of two groupings of cast concrete sculptures: Anthropomorphic Dolosse and SeaBearers. Taken together, the project is a response to… [ Keep reading ]
Unfurling a Gesture (The Nature of Persistence), artwork by Seattle artist Norie Sato has been installed at the Union Street Pedestrian Bridge. Two elements designed by Sato – a screen wall, and a monumental sculpture – grace the new pathway, elevator and stairs that provide access to Alaskan Way and… [ Keep reading ]
Land Buoy Bells, artwork designed by Stephen Vitiello for the floating dock at Pier 62, was installed yesterday, June 30. This is the first of several publicly-sited artworks that will be installed as part of Waterfront Seattle. “We are excited to announce the installation of Land Buoy Bells at Pier 62,” said Marshall… [ Keep reading ]
Friends of Waterfront Seattle (Friends) and the City of Seattle’s Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects (OWCP) have selected their Future Forward: Artist-In-Residency: Takiyah Ward. Born and raised in Seattle, Ward is artistically known as T-DUB Customs. Launched as a rapid response plan to provide immediate virtual opportunities for… [ Keep reading ]
