A portal to Downtown Seattle, the SODO Track transformed 2 miles of industrial buildings into the world’s longest street art corridor painted by over 60 artists from 20 countries.
SODO Track. 2016-2018.
Lead Artist, Gage Hamilton. Led by 4Culture, with support from the SODO BIA, King County Metro and Sound Transit, Urban ArtWorks and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Managed by Tamar Benzikry as the 4Culture Public Art Project Manager.
Photos by Wiseknave. Video by Chop Em Down Films.
The SODO Track illustrates the power of art to produce physical transformation, and the power of partnership to maximize investment in art experiences for more than 70,000 transit riders every day.
As the founding project manager, Tamar developed strategic partnerships and secured both public and private funding to produce artist commissions and residencies, and workshops to engage local youth.
Low Bros, The Wire, 2016.
Uniquely qualified to paint nearly 7,000 square feet of corrugated metal on the SODO Track, Berlin-based Low Bros’ bold and graphic approach obscures the uneven surface with a composition created entirely of large color shapes.
Addison Karl, Chief Seattle’s Grandchildren, 2017.
In this mural, Addison Karl (Chickasaw and Choctaw) imagines the city’s natural state and gives thanks to the stewards of their heritage lands. Depicted are Mary Lou Slaughter and her son Michael Halady of the Duwamish Nation.
Christopher Paul Jordan, High Jump, 2017.
As part of #COLORED2017, an initiative showcasing the work of Black artists from the US and Caribbean, Christopher Paul Jordan painted an inverted-color image of a high jumper. Painted in hues of blue and white, when viewed through the inverted-color camera of a smartphone, the jumper emerges as Black.