Skip to main content

You make this possible. Support our independent, nonprofit newsroom today.

Give Now

Why does Seattle have so much public art?

caption: Murals are on display on the back The Fish Store on Thursday, December 6, 2018, along Lake City Way Northeast in Seattle.
Enlarge Icon
Murals are on display on the back The Fish Store on Thursday, December 6, 2018, along Lake City Way Northeast in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

A KUOW listener asked why there's so much public art in Seattle. Arts and culture reporter Marcie Sillman travels back in time nearly 50 years to tell the sometimes-fraught story.

Have a question about the Seattle region for us to answer? Drop it here:

Why you can trust KUOW