2019 Public Art Opens August 2 (WU-520)

Now in its second year, Something New, our rotating Public Art Initiative, will reveal this year’s installations at the Island’s First Friday Art Walk on Friday, August 2nd.

Permanent pedestals located on Winslow Way, in Waterfront Park, and in the Harborside Plaza now display a new selection of sculptures. Listen here to learn how they are funded and chosen, who sits on the public art committee, why we value public art, and how you can have input into the process

In addition you’ll hear from one of this year’s chosen artists, Karsten Boysen, metal sculptor from Port Orchard, whose “Daphne” sits at the base of Madison Avenue, next to Doc’s.

Be sure to check out the new public art – and sample the free ice cream! – on Friday evening, August 2nd. Join the conversation!

For more information about Public Art on Bainbridge Island visit http://www.bainbridgecurrents.com and click on the Public Art link.

Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB editor: Jacque Knapp; BCB Publisher: Chris Walker

Abby Wyatt2019-07-25T19:03:06-07:00July 25, 2019|

Land Acknowledgment

“Every part of this soil is sacred in the estimation of my people. Every hillside, every valley, every plain and grove, has been hallowed by some sad or happy event in days long vanished.” – Chief Seattle 1854

We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is within the ancestral territory of the suq̀ʷabš “People of Clear Salt Water” (Suquamish People). Expert fisherman, canoe builders and basket weavers, the suq̀ʷabš live in harmony with the lands and waterways along Washington’s Central Salish Sea as they have for thousands of years. Here, the suq̀ʷabš live and protect the land and waters of their ancestors.