Seattle Center Sculpture Walk

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Throughout the year, Seattle Center hosts temporary art installations across our campus, enlivening the grounds and offering the public a unique and surprising engagement with art. Currently, we have three art installation initiatives, The Monorail Column Mural Project, Celebrate Seattle Mural, and Seattle Center Sculpture Walk. Read more about each below.

Seattle Center is pleased to collaborate with Seattle Office of Arts & Culture to bring Seattle Center Sculpture Walk to campus as part of our Temporary Art Program. Yearly funding is provided by Seattle Center 1% for Arts Funds, Climate Pledge Arena and Seattle Kraken. Enjoy Seattle Center Sculpture Walk on our grounds throughout the year. The artists this year were selected through a competitive process to receive commissions at Seattle Center.

Title: Under the Same Sky
Artists: Stevie Shao and Cristina Martinez
Location: Memorial Stadium Construction Fence

This series of painted panels illustrate community experiences at Seattle Center. Using symbols, doodles and themes from Seattle Public School students, the artists depict the plants, animals and human beings that co-exist and connect in this iconic public space and the greater Seattle area. Commissioned with Climate Pledge Arena Agreement and Seattle Kraken Art funds. Administered by the Office of Arts & Culture, City of Seattle, Katie B. Wilson, Mayor

Stevie Shao & Cristina Martinez: Under the Same Sky

Artist Ronnie Hawkins was born in Granite City, Illinois in 1962. He attended the Art Institute of Seattle from 1991 to the end of 1993 where he received a degree in Applied Art. Graphic design allowed him to learn to add other elements to his portraits and he began to draw mural size works with backgrounds. After a residence in Tokyo for 13 years, the artist did several large pieces that took years to complete, along with earning a Bachelor of Science. Ronnie came back to Seattle where he noticed artists had done art pieces of The Waterfront, Pike Place Market, The Space Needle, Pioneer Square, landmark businesses, or one-off portraits of the famous, but no one had combined all these elements in one work of art. This mural is the 6-year result of the combination of all the elements of Seattle. It is also a reminder of the spectacular place that Seattle is. The artist wants to remind people of the spirit of Seattle as well as what Seattle has to offer the world. Installed in the Armory Food & Event Hall through the end of 2024.

Seattle's Picture Gallery

Seattle is welcoming the world and sharing the best of our community with a Corridor of Nations along the iconic Monorail track that connects Seattle Center to Westlake. Fifty-two columns celebrate the nations that have qualified for the FIFA World Cup(tm) along with Juneteenth, Pride, and Indigenous designs created by local artists. Residents and visitors riding the Seattle Monorail or checking out the Unity Loop between Fan Celebrations at Seattle Center and Seattle Soccer House at Pacific Place can experience this art project that connects our city.