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Bust of Edvard Grieg

Seattle, Washington, has more than 400 permanent pieces of public artwork throughout the city, supported by private collections and the municipal Percent for Art program, which directs one percent of funding for capital improvement projects into artwork.[1] In 2013, the collection's permanent and portable works were valued at a total of $39 million.[2]

Sculpture[edit]

Centennial Fountain
Historic Chinatown Gate
Rachel
Statue of Chief Seattle
Statue of Liberty
Waterfront Fountain

Olympic Sculpture Park[edit]

The following artworks have been installed in Olympic Sculpture Park:

Murals[edit]

West Seattle has 11 outdoor murals that were created in the early 1990s and restored in 2018.[5][6] Black Lives Matter street murals were painted in Capitol Hill and outside Seattle City Hall in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The People's Wall is located in the city's Central District. A "whaling wall" by Robert Wyland has been painted on the exterior of The Edgewater.[7][8]

A 775-foot-long (236 m) mural facing Elliott Way and Pike Place Market was painted by Victor Ash in June 2024 on the back side of three buildings that abutted the former Alaskan Way Viaduct. It depicts sea creatures and animals that are up to 55 feet (17 m) tall.[9] The mural and its companion piece by Adry del Rocio were described as the "largest outdoor mural in North America" at the time of their unveiling.[10]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Public Art". Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Upchurch, Michael (September 22, 2013). "State of the art: 10 great pieces of public art in Seattle". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Fremont Troll gets company this Earth Day – meet the Moss Turtle, designed by artist Michiko Tanaka". 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ Kelly, Amanda (April 19, 2012). "PLAYFUL AND PROFOUND SU'S NEWEST SCULPTURE JUSTICE (JUST ICE) IS A DELIGHT TO BEHOLD". Seattle University. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Remembering Earl Cruzen, father of West Seattle's murals (and more), 1920-2017". West Seattle Blog. January 26, 2017. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Callanan, Brian (December 5, 2019). "Preserving History: West Seattle Murals". CityStream. Seattle Channel. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "The artist Wyland and his "whaling walls" - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  8. ^ "Orcas swim again on Seattle's Edgewater Hotel, thanks to artist Wyland". The Seattle Times. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  9. ^ Gaitán, Catalina (June 5, 2024). "Seattle now has two of the largest outdoor murals in North America". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Stiles, Marc (June 5, 2024). "Mural projects near Seattle waterfront highlight global program". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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