Opening Celebration: The First 50 Years of the Seattle Civic Art Collection

Join the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture in celebrating the current exhibition, "The First 50 Years: Highlights from the Civic Collection, 1973-2023," on view at ARTS at King Street Station. "The First 50 Years: Highlights from the Civic Collection, 1973-2023" celebrates the City of Seattle’s 1% for Public Art Program, one of the oldest in the United States. This exhibit showcases 150 portable works of art from the extensive civic collection. Artists in the exhibition include renowned artists Jacob Lawrence, Sherry Markowitz, Marita Dingus, Susan Point, Akio Takamori, and Jeffry Mitchell. Newer artists’ works from the civic collection include Humaira Abid, Robert “Running Fisher” Upham, Natalie Ball, Jake Prendez and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. This evening's program includes special remarks from: - Mayor Bruce Harrell - City Councilmember Tammy Morales - Vanessa Villalobos, Co-Chair Seattle Art Commission - royal alley-barnes, Interim Director Seattle Office of Arts & Culture - Blake Haygood, Curator and Collections Supervisor RSVP: https://seattlecivicartcollection50th.eventbrite.com Getting Here ARTS at King Street Station gallery are both open during the construction of Station Space on the 2nd floor of King Street Station. To access ARTS on the third floor, please enter King Street Station via the Amtrak entrance off King Street and take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Questions or Inquiries Please contact King Street Station Program Lead, James Coley, at james.coley@seattle.gov or at (206) 684-4186.