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Public Art Quarterly | Welcoming New Staff and New Art!

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s (ARTS) 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… [ Keep reading ]

Hike around Lake Union and enjoy an audio tour honoring its ecology and history

The daily rains have subsided, and it’s time to hike a new loop and listen to stories about our city!  Field Notes: Observing Lake Union is a year-long, temporary public artwork by Studio for Urban Projects that honors the ecology and history of Lake Union.  The cell phone audio tour… [ Keep reading ]

New public artwork for South Lake Union Streetcar line

Artist Nickolus Meisel recently completed an artwork at the Westlake Avenue and Seventh Avenue stop on the South Lake Union line of the Seattle Streetcar. Cloud Haiku is a series of four cast-bronze pillows arranged along the streetcar platform. The artist wanted to use his artwork to create an urban Zen… [ Keep reading ]