King County Wastewater Treatment, Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station Upgrade

4Culture Grants + Calls King County Wastewater Treatment, Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station Upgrade One artist or artist team will be commissioned to create a site-specific artwork for the east glass stairwell façade and upper facing north glass window of the upgraded Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station. Due Date Oct 22, 2026 4pm Contact Technical Application QuestionsFiona Dang (206) 848-0215 Conceptual QuestionsSelina Hunstiger (206) 263-2518 Kelly Pajek (206) 263-1606 Virtual Info SessionRecording available in Step 5 Translations 中文 (Chinese) Русский (Russian) Soomaali (Somali) Español (Spanish) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) Apply Have you read the guidelines? Are all of your documents prepared? We encourage applicants to start their applications early and ask for questions or assistance well in advance of the Thursday, October 22, 4:00 P.M. PDT deadline. Apply Steps to Apply 1 About the Project 1 About the Project Budget $40,000 design fee. Inclusive of artist fees, collaboration with project team, research, design development. Implementation will be managed by 4Culture with a selected fabricator and includes materials, fabrication, on-site installation, construction credits, transportation and Washington State Sales/Use Tax. The artist will have the opportunity to review glass samples with 4Culture and WTD for collective approval. Additional travel funds of up to $5,000 will be allocated during the design phase. Travel for glass sample approval will be coordinated after the design phase as necessary. Opportunity King County Wastewater Treatment Division will be making improvements to the Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station or EWWTS. Since 2005, EWWTS has helped keep Elliott Bay cleaner by treating stormwater and wastewater during wet weather. It removes solids and disinfects the polluted water to protect water quality in the bay. If EWWTS was not in operation, these pollutants would enter Elliott Bay in what is called a Combined Sewer Overflow or CSO. There are many CSO outfall locations throughout Seattle. Now, new rules from the Washington State Department of Ecology require upgrades at the station. These changes will help the station meet updated water quality standards and continue to protect Elliott Bay from pollution in the future. This is a major investment to ensure King County continues to protect public health and the environment for years to come. In partnership with King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD), 4Culture is seeking one artist or artist-led team to create a site-specific artwork for the east glass façade adjacent to the Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station (EWWTS) interior stairwell and upper facing north glass window. Artwork will inspire and engage the broader community by reflecting on the site and its relationship to: Elliott Bay and the project theme identified as “Water’s Edge”: This is inspired by the shore where EWWTS is located and how it has changed dramatically over the last 130 years. It has gone from a dynamic and natural shoreline to one fully manipulated by human design and industry. the Interbay and Lower Queen Anne neighborhoods and the larger community the surrounding landscape and its connection to Elliott Bay and the Puget Sound collaborative conversations with artist Laura Haddad given her existing history with Undercurrents, an existing artwork at the Denny Way/Lake Union CSO and consideration of Laura Haddad’s design for the perforated metal panels on the east façade of EWWTS. There will be some overlap in both artists’ design timelines. Rendering of Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station. Elevation of Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station. The art windows are highlighted in blue. Design is subject to change. Large window area – 54’-0” x 12’–4” + 9’-3” x 9’-2” and smaller window area – 13’-3” x 9’-2”. Rendering of the landscaping of the east-facing façade will attempt to reflect elements of a natural shoreline. The selected artist or artist-led team will develop original artwork that responds to the architectural character of building, the surrounding environment, and EWWTS’s important role in supporting essential public infrastructure. The artwork will be highly visible to the community on the east side of EWWTS and transit along Elliott Ave West. The artwork should be thoughtfully integrated with the site. The selected artist or artist-led team will work closely with 4Culture, Wastewater Treatment, the project consultant, and Laura Haddad of artist team Haddad/Drugan to collaborate on the artwork and its integration into the architecture of the new EWWTS upgrade. Project Location King County Wastewater Treatment Division will be making improvements to the Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station located along Elliott Ave West adjacent to the Interbay neighborhood. The BNSF railroad sits to the southwest of the facility, as well as the Elliott Bay waterfront. Myrtle Edwards Park, Centennial Park, and Elliott Bay Park are connected by the Elliott Bay Trail and current Elliott Bay Connections project, all in close proximity to the EWWTS site. Background 4Culture + King County Wastewater Treatment Division (KC WTD) 4Culture is King County’s cultural services agency. Through five integrated program areas—Public Art, Heritage, Arts, Historic Preservation, and Science + Technology—4Culture supports cultural vitality and the assets that make communities vibrant, distinctive, and authentic. Public Art 4Culture ensures that artists’ work and ideas are present in the built environment by commissioning art for shared public spaces, stewarding the King County Public Art Collection. 4Culture and King County Wastewater Treatment Division have a long-standing partnership in public art. For many years, 4Culture commissioned temporary and permanent artworks for natural areas, pump stations, wastewater treatment and wet weather treatment and storage facilities. These projects speak to the mission of King County Wa