Tag: art

  • What’s happening now at Steve Cox Memorial Park

    There’s always something interesting going on at Steve Cox Memorial Park, the home base for our popular White Center Teen Program. We’ve got a new shelter going in near the playground, a bevy of plantings and a promising vegetable garden for the teens to watch over.  Also, don’t forget about the beautifully improved tennis courts that were rededicated last…

  • Art comes in all shapes and sizes

    We are excited to be working in partnership with 4Culture to do an artistic makeover of the Wayne Tunnel on the Bothell section of the Burke-Gilman Trail. More than 2 million people ride through this gray, concrete tunnel every year, which makes it the perfect place to spread a little joy across a 250 ft.…

  • The Long Walk in retrospect

    A great video that captures an experience from Golden Gardens Park to Snoqualmie Falls http://bit.ly/XZBM9p

  • Fifty strangers take a walk

    People walk for all sorts of different reasons; their health, a way to de-stress after a long workday, a daily responsibility to a beloved dog or simply to get from point A to point B. At the very least, we know that we can lump everyone into that last group, but what would happen if we pushed aside these…

  • Overgrowth and Understory: Art at Cougar Mountain

    Overgrowth & Understory is a temporary outdoor sculpture exhibition at Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, which opens July 10th and runs through October 2nd. Join us on opening day at the artist reception! Overgrowth & Understory – Artist Reception Anti-Aircraft Peak Trailhead Saturday, July 10 3 – 5  pm Featuring 16 pieces placed near the…

  • What do art and trails have in common?

    Join us this Sat, May 15 and find out, when King County Parks and 4Culture will kick off “Trails Project”, a unique summer art exhibit inspired by –and happening on– our Regional Trails System. The Saturday launch event features the exhibit’s three artists,  Susan Robb, Stokley Towles, and Paul Rucker, who will lead a trek…

  • Spiffing up regional trails with art

    King County Parks has teamed up with 4Culture to spiff up our 175-mile regional trails network. Actually, it’s the wayfinding kiosks along the trails that’ll get the special treatment: public art. Read more about the project and artists selected in 4Culture’s blog. Read more about King County’s Regional Trails System. And keep an eye out…