The Sound Transit art program, STart, brings an artist's perspective to what is mainly an engineering and architectural project. Besides improving the appearance and safety of transit facilities, art helps patrons feel welcome. Art reflects the community, involves the community and opens up opportunities for small businesses and minorities.
Sounder Commuter Rail Station Art
Artwork at each Sounder rail station reflects a unique combination of community personality, design team aesthetics, individual artist's imagination, creativity, diligence and tenacity. The goal is that each artwork be strong unto itself, reveal in a poetic way something about the station's community, and subtly make the commuter's daily activity of moving about the station more memorable.
North Line
Mukilteo Station (on-going)
Everett Station
Edmonds Station (on-going)
King Street Station
South Line
Tukwila Station (on-going)
Kent Station
Sumner Station
Puyallup Station
Auburn Station
Tacoma Dome Station
South Tacoma Station
Lakewood Station
ST Express Public Art
Artwork is integrated throughout the ST Express bus system - in transit centers, park-and-ride lots, HOV access ramps, overpasses and walkways. The artwork contributes to how the transit system functions; paving can warn vehicles and pedestrians to be attentive to shared space or a marker can help transit riders navigate complicated facilities. In these and other ways, artists make contributions to the ST Express bus system and the communities it serves.
North
Lynnwood Transit Center
Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station (on-going)
Pacific Avenue Overpass
South
DuPont Station
Federal Way HOV Access Ramp
Federal Way Transit Center
South Hill Park-and-Ride
Tacoma Dome Station
East
Bellevue Transit Center and Rider Services
Eastgate HOV Access
Issaquah Transit Center (on-going)
Issaquah/Sunset Interchange
Kirkland Transit Center (on-going)
NE 85th Corridor Improvements (on-going)
Mercer Island Park-and-Ride (on-going)
Newcastle Transit Center (on-going)
Overlake Transit Center
Sammamish Park-and-Ride
Totem Lake Freeway Station
Totem Lake HOV Access
Light Rail Public Art
Artwork for the light rail system enhance the visual character of the system line and reinforces the unique identity of each of the stations. Artwork is integrated both at stations and along the line, with each individual artwork reflecting its surroundings, yet functioning as a recognizable part of a family of works.
Tacoma Link
Artwork created for Tacoma, in many cases by Tacoma artists, enhances the character and unique identity of the five Tacoma Link stations, while consistent forms and materials shape the stations. The Tacoma Link public art collection has received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Tacoma Arts Commission, and was named the American Institute of Architects Project of the Month for April 2006.
Tacoma Dome Station
South 25th St Station
Union Station
Convention Center
Theater District
Link Seattle - SeaTac Airport
Pictograms - Station Identification System
University of Washington Station (ongoing)
Capitol Hill Station (ongoing)
Pine Street Vent Shaft
SODO Station
Operations & Maintenance Base
Beacon Hill Station
Mount Baker Station
Columbia City Station
Othello Station
Rainier Beach Station
Martin Luther King Corridor
Tukwila Corridor
Tukwila/International Blvd Station
SeaTac/Airport Station (ongoing)
Other Projects
Art has the power to engage people on many levels and in many ways. Artists bring their expertise and creativity to all aspects of the process of building new major infrastructure within the community. Through system-integrated works, temporary installations and other means, artists help to reveal, highlight and engage communities in the transformations that the Puget Sound region experiences before, during and after construction.
Temporary Installations
Project HYPE!
STart on Broadway
STreet Peeks
Youth in Focus
Other Projects
Link in Process
Rainier Valley Haiku at Aki Kurose
Rainier Valley Narrative
Stellar Connections Pictograms
Comments?
For comments about this STart project, please contact:
Jennifer Babuca
Public Art Program Coordinator
(206) 398-5120
jennifer.babuca@soundtransit.org
