Early into the COVID-19 lock down of 2020, ARTS wanted to get money directly into the hands of artists. Our public art team decided to hire photographers that summer to go out and document the work of essential workers, which hadn’t stopped at all—quite the opposite, in fact. This project… [ Keep reading ]
As the second year of the pandemic comes to a close and the holidays approach, we’ve all gotten ever clearer about what is essential: the warmth of home, the simple pleasure of being able to turn on the lights, fire up the stove, and cook a delicious meal. The pandemic… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has commissioned local emergent artists to develop new temporary art installations for four locations in north Seattle. The project features four site locations in Wallingford, Fremont, and Ballard that make use of temporary construction walls and fences as… [ Keep reading ]
ARTS and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) commissioned local emerging artists to develop new temporary art installations for four locations along SPU’s Ship Canal Water Quality Project locations in north Seattle. FLOW is featured at four site locations in Wallingford, Fremont and Ballard that make use of temporary construction walls and fences as part of the Ship Canal Water… [ Keep reading ]
Artist Melvin Freeman, AKA Fly Blind Guy, recently completed the installation of his new artwork, We Are Water, in Seattle’s Central District. The Central District was a predominately African American neighborhood since the 1970s as a result of red-lining and other forms of housing segregation. Since the 1990s the neighborhood… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has commissioned local emerging artists to develop new temporary art installations for four locations in north Seattle. The project features four site locations in Wallingford, Fremont and Ballard that make use of temporary construction walls and fences as… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), selected emerging artist Sarah Thompson Moore to develop site-specific, site-integrated permanent artwork that will be incorporated into the restored ground plane of the Alki Pump Station. The Alki Pump Station is located on the 1411 Alki… [ Keep reading ]
In 2024, Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) Ship Canal Water Quality Project (SCQWP) will open a new tunnel that will serve as an underground water storage tank. Above ground, however art will enliven the area and tell the story of why the city needs the underground tank. The Office of Arts… [ Keep reading ]
FLOW 2020: temporary and site-specific artworks The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has commissioned nine emerging artists to develop new temporary art installation for four locations in north Seattle. FLOW 2020, is a project designed to enliven temporary walls and fences surrounding… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Arts & Culture in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has commissioned artist Olalekan Jeyifous to create artwork for the Taylor Creek Culvert Replacement Project. Jeyifous will join the Taylor Creek Culvert Replacement design team to develop wayfinding artwork that will be integrated in the future natural… [ Keep reading ]
