Central Library, Seattle
Fact Sheet
Title
Central Library, The Seattle Public Library
Artists
Mandy Greer
Ann Hamilton
Gary Hill
Franklin Joyce
Helen Lessick
Tony Oursler
Larry Stein
Stokley Towles
Edie Whitsett
Jim Woodring
Lynne Yamamoto
Commissioner
The Seattle Public Library and the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs (former Seattle Arts Commission)
Commenced
2000
Completed
2005
Location
1000 Fourth Ave , Seattle , Washington State, USA
Scope
Permanent site-integrated artworks for new 362,987 square foot library building. Temporary artworks for other related sites during construction of new library.
Total Budget for Public Art
$ 1,500,000
Funding Sources
City of Seattle 'Libraries for All' bond measure
Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
The Seattle Public Library Foundation
Summary Brief
Selected artists were invited to develop proposals for works that would draw upon the library, its mission and programmes, systems and collections, as their subject matter.
Project Managers
Barbara Goldstein, Public Art Programme Director, Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
Lisa Richmond, Public Art Project Manager, Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
Other Professionals
Jessica Cusick, Principal, Cusick Consulting
Rick Lowe, independent artist/activist
Contacts for further information
Much illustrated information about Seattle Central Library and its public art commissions is available via the web sites of the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and Seattle Public Library:
www.seattle.gov/Arts/PublicArt
For specific enquiries contact:
Lisa Richmond, Public Art Project Manager, Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle, 700 Fifth Ave, Suite 1766,PO Box 94748, Seattle,
WA 98124-4748
Tel: +1 206 386 4173
Email: [email protected]
(Please note that Barbara Goldstein left Seattle in late 2004 to direct the public art programme for the City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs in California).
