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List of public art in Seattle

{{Short description|List of public artworks in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}

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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.{{cite web |title=Public Art |url=http://www.seattle.gov/arts/programs/public-art |publisher=Seattle Office of Arts & Culture |accessdate=April 9, 2018 |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410135542/http://www.seattle.gov/arts/programs/public-art |url-status=live }} In 2013, the collection's permanent and portable works were valued at a total of $39 million.{{cite news |last=Upchurch |first=Michael |date=September 22, 2013 |title=State of the art: 10 great pieces of public art in Seattle |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/entertainmentpages/2021897726_publicartxml.html |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=April 9, 2018 |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410135820/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/entertainmentpages/2021897726_publicartxml.html |url-status=live }}

Sculpture

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=Olympic Sculpture Park=

The following artworks have been installed in Olympic Sculpture Park:

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Murals

The Horiuchi Mural is installed at Seattle Center. West Seattle has 11 outdoor murals that were created in the early 1990s and restored in 2018.{{cite news |date=January 26, 2017 |title=Remembering Earl Cruzen, father of West Seattle's murals (and more), 1920-2017 |url=https://westseattleblog.com/2017/01/remembering-earl-cruzen-father-of-west-seattles-murals-and-more-1920-2017/ |work=West Seattle Blog |accessdate=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206062153/https://westseattleblog.com/2017/01/remembering-earl-cruzen-father-of-west-seattles-murals-and-more-1920-2017/ |url-status=live }}{{cite episode |last=Callanan |first=Brian |date=December 5, 2019 |title=Preserving History: West Seattle Murals |series=CityStream |url=http://seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x108886 |publisher=Seattle Channel |accessdate=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218201354/http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x108886 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-01 |title=The artist Wyland and his "whaling walls" - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-artist-wyland-and-his-whaling-walls/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-26 |title=Orcas swim again on Seattle's Edgewater Hotel, thanks to artist Wyland |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/orcas-once-again-swim-on-seattles-edgewater-hotel-thanks-to-artist-wyland/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}

A {{convert|775|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} 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 {{convert|55|ft|m}} tall.{{cite news |last=Gaitán |first=Catalina |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Seattle now has two of the largest outdoor murals in North America |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/seattle-now-has-two-of-the-largest-outdoor-murals-in-north-america/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Mural projects near Seattle waterfront highlight global program |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2024/06/05/seattle-north-america-largest-outdoor-mural.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 5, 2024}}

See also

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References

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