Kategorie: North America

Skagway is a small town in southeastern Alaska with a population of around 1.200 and became famous during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century. The settlement was founded by the pioneer William Moore, who recognized its strategic location as a gateway to the interior. Before the arrival of settlers, the region was home to the Tlingit people, whose culture and traditions remain visible throughout the region to this day and are increasingly being honored. Colorful urban artworks can also be found in the streets.

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Juneau is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska and has a population of approximately 32.000 inhabitants. The city was founded in the late 19th century during a gold rush and named after the gold prospector Joe Juneau. Long before European settlers arrived in the region, the area was home to the Tlingit people, who continue to play an important role in the region’s culture and identity to this day. Their traditions, artwork, and stories shape Juneau’s cultural life and are featured in museums and cultural institutions. You’ll also find beautiful urban artworks in the streets.

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The urban art project BELLTOWN CORRIDOR in the Seattle is a streetart initiative launched by JOE NIX that transformed an otherwise ordinary alley in the Belltown neighborhood into an open-air gallery. The roughly one-block-long lane between 2nd and 3rd Avenue has been covered with large-scale murals by both international and local artists since 2016. The project was curated in collaboration with ARTXIV and with the goal to revitalize urban spaces and integrate art directly into the everyday life of the city’s residents.

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The two-mile rapid transit corridor leading into downtown Seattle was transformed between 2016 and 2018 when 4CULTURE commissioned 64 artists from around the world to paint 51 murals on the backs of industrial buildings. This open air urban art gallery is called SODO TRACK. The participating artists brought a broad range of backgrounds, styles, and approaches to the project with animated frames, patterns that evoke Native American dance movements, creatures that leap toward distant vanishing points, washes of color, bold graphic lettering, and much more.

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Seattle is a major city in the state of Washington with a population of around 750.000 and over 4 million in the metropolitan area. Key attractions include the iconic Space Needle, the historic Pike Place Market, and the waterfront. It is also notable for its vibrant urban art scene, with murals and public artworks shaping the city’s visual identity. Great pieces got created for the MONORAIL COLUMN MURAL PROJECT and spaces like BASE CAMP STUDIOS, MUROS or the organization URBAN ARTWORKS bring continously new color on the walls.

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