ArtWorks on K5 News
Urban ArtWorks was featured on K5 News this week for a mural project we facilitated with the Healthy Youth Central Area Network for Powell Barnett Park and the surrounding community. Check out the story here.
The SODO Track
We are excited to announce an incredible project coming to Seattle this summer. In a collaboration seeded by 4Culture, we will be working with artist Gage Hamilton and the SODO BIA to create The SODO Track. The SODO Track will transform 2-miles of building backs into a vibrant street art corridor. Local, national and international artists will […]
A rambling about Richmark from Erik Burke
Our director Kathleen Warren asked muralist Erik Burke about his experience and vision with the epic Richmark Mural on Capitol Hill this summer – and well, he’s good with words, so here’s what he said. There’s a lot of meat to this mammoth mural! Erik’s words below: “What I found interesting with this mural and murals […]
Urban ArtRide with New Belgium & Bombus Bikes
Join us on June 20th for Urban ArtRide, a very special guided bike tour of Seattle’s vibrant street art scene including our city’s best murals and installations, featuring the artists themselves giving a short talk on their piece! Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, curated by Urban Artworks and in collaboration with Bombus Bikes. Hope to see you […]
Eternal Spring: A Call to Artists
About a year ago, a friend studying in Copenhagen sent me a photo of a mural of a bright pink tree with wind blowing through it. While usually not the subject of my choosing, this tree’s vibrant almost feather like flora against the rich black background stuck with me for months. I pulled the photo out […]
GiveBIG
If ever nature creates a mural, she does it in spring. This spring in Seattle, we find ourselves taking a deep breath and gearing up for summer, the dry(er) season, and our favorite season: mural season! We hope you will save the date for two wonderful events we have coming up that will help us do our best […]
Time to Party!
Date: Friday April 25 Time: 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. Location: Fremont Foundry – 154 N. 35th St., Seattle, WA 98103 Live DJ: DJ Phosho Food Truck: Outside The Box: Paleo Food Truck Throughout the month of March, New Belgium & IGers Seattle challenged photographers of the Northwest to capture & share their best images […]
New Video + GiveBig May 6th to Seattle Non-Profits
One week from today is GiveBIG, The Seattle Foundation’s one-day online charitable giving event designed to inspire people to give generously to nonprofit organizations that make our region a stronger, more vibrant community for all. Over 1,600 Seattle-area nonprofits will see donations matched that day. While we hope you will giveBIG to Urban ArtWorks, there are many organizations […]
New Year
It’s my first official 2015 day at ArtWorks and I’ve declared Monday mornings a day of writing. A resolution, a routine, whatever you’d like to call it, but so far I’m 1 for 1 and feeling great about it. It’s the time after my first coffee, but before the emails, before the voicemails, before our […]