Seattle City Light Public Art Plan
public art plan 2023 Seattle WA
Between 2021-2023 I worked as Seattle City Light’s Artist-in-Residence to develop a Seattle City Light Art Plan to guide and inform public art projects into the future.
The goal of the project was to create a 10-year vision of how City Light can invest 1% for Art funding in collaboration with the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture to connect with community members, provide support to the arts community, and reflect the mission, vision, values and Race and Social Justice goals of City Light and the City.
Throughout the two-year residency from late 2021 to late 2023, I met with hundreds of individuals, visited iconic sites such as the Boundary and Skagit Hydroelectric Projects, and worked collaboratively with City Light engineers, project managers, real estate teams, and many others who provided invaluable insight and contributions to the plan.
The art plan features 51 project proposals developed in collaboration with staff, community, and artists. More than half of the proposals were created by seven contributing artists who bring joint expertise in ecological and community-centered public art strategies. Contributing artists include Vaughn Bell, Laura Da’, RYAN! Elizabeth Feddersen, Christopher Lee Kennedy, Lucia Monge, Carina A. del Rosario, and Carol Rashawnna Williams.
The plan also prioritizes equity in public art projects and includes equity drivers designed to prevent displacement, promote transportation mobility, develop healthy and safe neighborhoods, advance economic opportunity for marginalized communities, and build on existing cultural assets.
Plan Highlights
