Creativity in Action for Adolescents
CityWorks Projects
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Mosaic Walkway - 1997
Miller Community Center Playground
Partner: Miller Community Center
A series of eight handbuilt mosaic panels depicting undersea myths form a 70' walkway through the community center playground
Artists: Tip Toland
Participants: 10 CityWorks Artists -
"Better to Be Seen & Not Heard" - 1998
Barney's New York Window Displays
Partner: Barney's New York
Two street-front windows displayed framed ink paintings & wooden sculptures, each one being the artist's depiction of a fanciful animal.
Artists: Timothy Siciliano and Liza vonRosenstiel
Participants: 6 CityWorks Artists -
"Light Up The World" - 2001
Bon Marche Window Displays
Partner: Bon Marche
Every store front window displayed an array of 3D lanterns, masks, and multi-media art objects highlighting world wide art forms.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel, Stuart Keeler, Gene Gentry McMahan, Romson Bustillo, Stuart Nakamura, and Eric Salisbury Deb Mersky
Participants: 30 CityWorks Artists -
"Around the World from Head to Toe" - 2003
Bon Marche Window Displays
Partner: Bon Marche
Every store front window displayed oversized 3D sculptures & paintings of hats, shoes, and jackets inspired by fashion from around the world.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel, Stuart Nakamura, Romson Bustillo Lana Sundberg, Monad Elohim, Stuart Keeler, and Deb Mersky
Participants: 30 CityWorks Artists -
"World Tour" - 2004
Bon Marche Window Displays
Partner: Bon Marche
Every store front window displayed either famous architecture, an iconic building, or an historic site from throughout the world.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel Carl Smool Romson Bustillo Lana Sundberg Monad Elohim Sandy Lew-Hailer
Participants: 30 CityWorks Artists -
"Culture on Ice----Skates!" - 2005
Winterfest 2005 promotion
Partner: Seattle Center
Twenty well worn ice skates were used as palettes for representing cultures from around the world. They were featured on posters and banners to promote Winterfest 2005.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel and Stuart Nakamura
Participants: 8 CityWorks Artists -
"Everywhere A Festival!" - 2005
Bon/Macy's Window Displays
Partner: Bon/Macy's
Every store front window displayed a huge painting and 2D art depicting a special holiday festival in one of many cultures.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel, Romson Bustillo, Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes Oscar Mendoza,Lana Sundberg, and Sandy Lew-Hailer
Participants: 30 CityWorks Artists -
"Kids on the Go" - 2005
Tree House for Kids wall-art
Partner: Tree House for Kids
Six painted life-size wooden cut-outs of kids-on-the-go decorate the walls of Tree House for Kids Wearhouse
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel
Participants: 6 CityWorks Artists -
"Aesop's Fables" - 2006
Color Graphics Art Installation
Partner: Color Graphics
Ink & water color paintings on rice paper, depicting the City Works artists' impressions of ten Aesop's Fables.
Artists: Tip Toland and Liza von Rosenstiel
Participants: 10 CityWorks Artists -
"Festal Folk Tales" - 2006
Macy's Window Displays
Partner: Macy's
Every store front window displayed a huge painting and 2D art depicting folk tales from around the world.
Artists: Liza vonRosenstiel, Romson Bustillo, Sandy Lew-Hailer and Oscar Mendoza
Participants: 30 CityWorks Artists -
"Iconic Seattle" on panels - 2006
Pacific Place mezzanine panels
Partner: Pacific Place
Four 4 X 8 painted panels, depicting the good life in Seattle. They hang on barrier walls when new stores are under construction.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel
Participants: 9 CityWorks Artists -
"Wish You Were Here" - 2007
Macy's Display Windows
Partner: Macy's
Every store front window displayed a collection of oversized maps, stamps, and postcards from countries around the world.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel, Tip Toland, Brent McDonald, and Oscar Mendoza
Participants: 30 CityWorks Artists -
"Children's Faces Worldwide" - 2008
Children's Justice Conference murals
Partner: 16th Annual National Children's Justice Conference
Sixty feet of faces, ink and colored papers paper on rice paper, lined the walls in the lobby of the national conference.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel
Participants: 12 CityWorks Artists -
"Portraits of Mario" - 2008
Mario's Window Displays
Partner: Mario's
Eight portraits painted of Mario, hung in the 6th Avenue store front windows during the annual MAR 10 event at Mario's.
Artists: Elena Korakianitou
Participants: 8 CityWorks Artists -
"Those 5 Senses" - 2008
University of WA sound booth
Partner: Univ. Of Washinton - Dept. of Speech & Hearing
Interpretations of the 5 senses and what they reveal are drawn and painted directly onto the facades of a metal soundbooth lab in the Dept. of Speech and Hearing.
Artists: Tip Toland
Participants: 8 CityWorks Artists -
Cedar Garden Totems - 2009
Auction Project
Partner: O'Doherty Memorial Project
Carved cedar and copper garden totems were created for Coyote's Scholarship Fund
Artists: Liza vonRosenstiel and Mark Fessler
Participants: 7 CityWorks artists -
"Art for The Bridge Builder" - 2009
Children's Justice Conference murals
Partner: 17th Annual National Children's Justice Conference
Eight large lobby paintings brought to life the poem, "The Bridge Builder", by Will Allen Dromquole, the theme for the conference.
Artists: Liza von Rosenstiel
Participants: 9 CityWorks Artists -
"Gastro Fantastics" for light box - 2009
Pacific Place concourse light box
Partner: Pacific Place
Vinyl cutouts of original designs of culinary products, highlighted in fanciful frames and backlit, are on permanent display in the concourse.
Artists: Timothy Siciliano
Participants: CityWorks artists Zorah Fung, Jan Likit, Emily Gewax, Justine Nishitani -
Giant Field Scarecrows - 2010
Scarecrows at Seattle Community Farm
Partner: Solid Ground
Giant scarecrows inaugurated Seattle's Community Farm at Rainier Vista
Artists: Lana Sundberg
Participants: 5 CityWorks artists -
"Urban Wilderness" Seatwall - 2010
Mosaics for Courtyard Seat wall
Partner: Capitol Hill Housing
Glass, tile, and ceramic mosaics depicting elements of nature permanently enrich a courtyard seat wall at Broadway Crossing
Artists: Karen Stocker
Participants: 6 CityWorks artists -
Concert Posters - 2011
Town Hall Saturday Concert Series
Partner: Town Hall
Artwork made out of paper cutouts provided the graphics for the spring & fall family concert series at Town Hall
Artists: Liza vonRosenstiel
Participants: 2 CityWorks artists -
Garden Mosaic - 2011
Mosaic Entrance Wall for a Community P-Patch
Partner: Friends of Spring St. P-Patch
Ceramic and tile mosaics depicting garden fauna and flora embellish the garden entrance wall.
Artists: Lana sundberg
Participants: 4 CityWorks artists -
"Be Here. Get There." - 2011
Poster promoting school attendance
Partner: Mayor's Office, Seattle Public Schools, and Alliance for Education
Poster promoting school attendance to be displayed in all Seattle public schools and city agencies
Artists: Kyle Shepard
Participants: 8 CityWorks artists -
"Children in High Spirit" - 2011
Children's Justice Conference murals
Partner: 18th Annual Children's Justice National Conference
Sixty feet of painted murals featuring children in celebration lined the walls of the conference lobby.
Artists: Kristen Tollefson
Participants: 8 CityWorks artists -
Giant Lanterns - 2012
Next Fifty Celebration at Seattle Center
Partner: Seattle Center
Nine giant solar-powered lanterns hung April-October in the glass-covered walkway at Seattle Center
Artists: Carl Smool
Participants: 15 -
Mosaic Tower - 2012
Jan Gleason Memorial
Partner: Fire Station 7
Mosaic tower of steel and glass mosaic honoring Jan Gleason
Artists: Mari Gardner-Euflauzino & Vance Wolfe
Participants: 9
