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sounds, collected

sounds, collected

Number three in a series of reflections from participants of The Long Walk, 2011…

I like collecting sounds & field recordings, and I returned from The Long Walk with many hours of audio. Since then ... Continue

lake youngs trail

More from Brian Borrello, King County Parks and Recreation Division’s intrepid Artist in Residence…

As artist-in-residence, I am working either in the office or in the field with King County Parks staff. We discuss existing ... Continue

summer days spent wandering beside the waters of babylon

summer days spent wandering beside the waters of babylon

The second in a series of reflections on The Long Walk, 2011.

D.K. Pan and NKO were commissioned by Susan Robb to create artwork for The Long Walk. D.K. and NKO have collaborated on numerous ... Continue

reflections on the long walk…a pedestrian adventure

Susan Robb and a group of 50 trail trampers walked more than 45 miles along our fabulous Regional Trails System over the course of four days, July 28th-31st. They trekked from Golden Gardens Park to ... Continue

images from the chinook bend field day

 

4Culture and King County’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks hosted a Field Day Celebration at the Chinook Bend Natural Area in Carnation last weekend. The fifty-nine acres of open space boasts recreational access ... Continue

last chance to apply…conductive garboil grant

Conductive Garboil Grant

Deadline: August 1, 2011

$3,000 will be awarded to a Seattle artist with a connection to the Pioneer Square neighborhood and demonstrated ability to push the creative act beyond the accepted limits, ... Continue

the long walk + the midpoint mash-up

The Long Walk, led by Susan Robb, is a time-based, “open-source”, and socially engaged art event.

Susan and a group of fifty trail trampers will walk more than 45 miles along the King County Regional ... Continue

call for artists: 2011 conductive garboil grant

Does your work challenge the limits of creative discourse? Do you have a significant connection to Pioneer Square?

Applications are being accepted for the 2011 Conductive Garboil Grant, now in its fourth cycle. Seattle artist ... Continue

little footprint big forest

With more than 26,000 acres of parks and open space featuring trails, tall trees and cool streams – all less than an hour’s drive from downtown Seattle – King County Parks offers a convenient escape ... Continue

want to take a long walk?

4 days, 45+ miles, Puget Sound to Snoqualmie Falls…

This summer Seattle artist Susan Robb and 50 trail trampers (*including YOU?) will walk more than 45 miles along the King County Regional Trails System from ... Continue

georgetown carnival!

Step right up! The summer festival season kicks off with a bang on Saturday, June 11 (12-8pm) at the Georgetown Carnival. This eclectic event focuses on the creative diversity that characterizes the industrial arts district. ... Continue

deadline approaching: RTS residency & arts master planning project

Artists have until Monday, February 7th to submit applications for the King County Regional Trails System (RTS) Residency & Arts Master Planning Project.

The finalist will be embedded with the Parks and Recreation Division for ... Continue