1. First Hill Streetcar
public art project

2. The Public Art Project
• Integrated
• Consistent design sensibility throughout
project
• Potential for a combination of artworks and
design enhancements
• Repeating art elements used along the route
• Contributes to the overall identity of the
streetcar line

3. Artist Selection
• National request for qualifications
– 200 applicants from throughout the U.S.
• Convened selection panel to review
qualifications and interview finalists
– Panel of art, design and transit professionals
– 4 of 5 panelists live or work along streetcar route
• Mags Harries and Lajos Heder selected May
2010

4. Artwork Schedule
Follows same schedule as First Hill Streetcar
• 2010-2011 Design
• 2011-2013 Fabrication and installation
• 2013 Artwork Complete

5. First Hill Streetcar
public art project
Mags Harries & Lajos Héder
http://www.harriesheder.com/

6. Glove Cycle
Porter Square Subway, Cambridge,
MA

10. Fossil
MBTA Red Line Subway Car #1506,
Boston

12. WaterWorks at Arizona Falls
Phoenix, AZ

16. SunFlowers, An Electric Garden
Catellus Development, Austin, TX

19. The Zanjero’s Line
Highline Canal, Phoenix, AZ

24. Arbors & Ghost Trees
Baseline Road, South Mountain
Village, Phoenix, AZ

27. Provide comments for the artists
• E-mail comments to Patricia Hopper, public art
project manager, at patricia.hopper@seattle.gov.
• Provide general comments or answer one or more
of the following questions:
• What kind of experience would you like to have while
waiting at a streetcar platform?
• How will the First Hill Streetcar change the way you move
around and experience the city?
• What trip to do you expect to take most often once the
streetcar is up and running? Where will you be coming
from and where will you be going?

28. Sign up to Receive Project Updates
• Sign up for SDOT Streetcar e-mail updates
– http://www.seattlestreetcar.org/firsthill.asp
• Sign up for Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
eNews
– http://www.seattle.gov/