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Crews reinstalling sculptures on Ballard Bridge
Back in February 2006, eight sculptures were removed from the Ballard Bridge after a fierce windstorm damaged the anchors that secured the public art in place. After a long repair and reinforcement...
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Shoes nailed to telephone poles
MyBallard reader Don emailed us about an unusual display along Ballard Ave. Noticed this on Sunday, someone nailed shoes to telephone poles all over Ballard Ave. The shoes are paired, fairly new, with...
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Coat & sock drive for homeless
Thousands of homeless men, women and children sleep on the streets of Seattle each night. With winter upon us one local businessman is helping with a coat and sock drive. This week is National Hunger...
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Ballard church transformed into art gallery
For the last two months, artist Marianne Maksirisombat and her family and friends have been working to turn her new home, the vacant Ballard Assembly of God church on 61st St., into an art studio....
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New mural next to Green Go
No, it’s not Henry painting this mural on a fence on 20th Ave. It’s artist Todd Lown, who’s seen here putting the finishing touches on a mural of the great outdoors right next to Green Go Food, the new...
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A look inside the Art Church
We stopped by grand opening party of the Art Church at 61st St. and 20th Ave. to snap a few photos of artist Marianne Maksirisombat’s collection inside. We arrived just as the party was getting...
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Sea serpent returns to Shilshole Bay Marina
A year ago, the sea serpent sculpture on the Shilshole Bay Marina jetty was removed to be refurbished. “It’s back,” writes Kim from Seattle Daily Photo, who snapped this shot (see a larger version...
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Guerrilla art mysteriously appears on 14th Ave.
You may have noticed the new metal artwork in the center median of 14th Ave. It’s at 58th St., where volunteers with the 14th Avenue Visioning Project recently created the landscaped median, raised...
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See art proposals for Salmon Bay Natural Area
Groundswell NW invites you to look at five proposals for a “landmark art piece” that will be installed at the Salmon Bay Natural Area. The public is invited to provide feedback for the selection...
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Tidying up old art under Ballard Bridge
Over the last few weeks, volunteers with the Fremont Arts Council have been thinning out an art storage area under the Ballard Bridge. If you look through the fence, you can see relics of former...
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Ballard Senior Center selling Taproot tickets
Before the arsonist struck Central Greenwood in October, heavily damaging the Taproot Theatre, the Ballard Senior Center bought the December 1st show of Taproot’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio...
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Local designers create art for new Ballard QFC
With the shelves stocked inside the new QFC on 24th Ave NW, final touches are being put on the outside. We met up with Seattle artists Anna Sher of Boulevard Park and Rodman Gilder Miller of Fremont...
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Art show inspired by ‘accidents’
Disfigured, distorted bodies float underwater. A man is having a bloody dance with a chain saw, an axe, or a bow and arrow, but remains calm despite the gore. A cello wails a hauntingly beautiful song...
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Loyal Heights Elementary Art Walk on Thursday
Loyal Heights Elementary (2511 NW 80th St) will be transformed into an art gallery on Thursday evening for the Loyal Heights Elementary Annual Art Walk. A Loyal Heights student works on a piece of the...
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Disappearing Ballard is focus of artist’s collection
As pieces of Ballard’s history began slipping away, artist Lina Raymond had to paint them. “I painted it because ‘it’ wouldn’t let me be until I did,” she tells us. Acrylic & pencil on wood....
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Meet Kate Endle and Caspar Babypants Saturday
Kate Endle and Chris Ballew are a very talented couple who you’ll be able to meet at the ArtWalk this weekend. They’re both successful artists using different mediums to express themselves. Endle...
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Street art to brighten Crown Hill
The Crown Hill Business Association has received a $3,000 grant to paint signal control boxes at five intersections in Crown Hill. Signal control boxes are the big gray boxes that sit at every...
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‘Unique’ art exhibit opens at Carkeek Park
For the second year, Carkeek Park (950 NW Carkeek Park Rd.) has been transformed into a unique art exhibit. Artist Sylwia Tur, Rungs. Photo courtesy David Fancis Seattle Parks and Recreation, the...
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Mystery art pops up along Shilshole
A piece of art has been nailed to a couple poles in Ballard. Seattle Art tweets, “Anyone know what this is? Object near Shilshole and 17th in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.”
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Statue installation at Salmon Bay Natural Area
The 16-foot bronze welcome statue is being installed today at the Salmon Bay Natural Area, in time for Saturday’s dedication. The sculpture at the Salmon Bay Natural Area still wrapped in plastic....
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