Waterfront Art Park To Open In Seattle

A public park and art space is set to open next week along Seattle's waterfront, replacing a former brownfield site. The new Olympic Sculpture Park was created by the Seattle Art Museum, an expansion of which is set to open in May.

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January 15, 2007, 2:00 PM PST

By Nate Berg

"Next weekend that site will open as the Olympic Sculpture Park, a lush panoramic space for public art designed by Weiss/Manfredi Architects that connects central Seattle to the water's edge in a series of shifting, subtly choreographed vistas. Founded by the Seattle Art Museum, it features 21 sculptures by renowned artists, most of them recently acquired for the park."

"This $85 million park and another much-heralded project - an $86 million expansion of the Seattle Art Museum that is to open in May - are byproducts of a local explosion of wealth that has seeded major private collections and a growing passion for the arts."

FULL STORY: On the waterfront: Money and vision give Seattle a bold new vista

Monday, January 15, 2007 in International Herald Tribune

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