Pierce County Art Bank Portable Works Collection

Pierce County Art Bank Collection

ABOUT THE ART BANK

NEW ADDITIONS: PORTABLE WORKS IN MIXED MEDIA 2009

THE COLLECTION

REQUESTING ART FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT

ABOUT THE ART BANK
The Pierce County Art Bank portable artwork collection is installed in public spaces throughout Pierce County buildings with the goal to improve the quality of the work environment, support local artists, and increase awareness of the diversity of art production in the county. The Art Bank, part of the Public Art Program administered by Pierce County Arts & Cultural Services, serves our mission to bring art into the life of all Pierce County residents.

NEW ADDITIONS: PORTABLE WORKS IN MIXED MEDIA 2009
Artworks created by 15 Pierce County artists have been selected for the Pierce County Art Bank collection of portable works. The works were chosen from respondents to a public call to artists (open to professional artists living/working in Pierce County) whose artwork combines traditionally distinct media in the same piece. The chosen artwork ranges widely from collage and altered found objects, to porcelain and resin relief.

Sean Alexander

Debra Harney

Mauricio Robalino

Barbara DePirro

John Hillding

Roshni Robert

Werner Dillenburger

Cara Jennings

Susan Russell Hall

Becky Frehse

Yuki Nakamura

C.J. Swanson

Marsha Glaziere

Claudia Riedener

Nola Tresslar

THE COLLECTION
Works in painting, photography, mixed media, prints, and fiber arts comprise the collection of more than one hundred artworks.

Click here to view selections from the collection.

Artist Profiles (courtesy of Pierce County News)

Jeremy Mangan, whose painting, Upward Spiral, was added to the collection in 2008, now works out of his Fife studio. See the artist at work and learn what about this area inspires him.
Click here to watch the video.

Lakewood artist Susan Russell Hall 'paints with fire' to create her evocative encaustic paintings. Russell Hall has an unexpected side to her artistic practice; she is a medical illustrator who has documented hundreds of open heart surgeries.
Click here to watch the video.

REQUESTING ART FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT

View of art in Community Services conference room.

The collection is rotated throughout the public spaces of Pierce County buildings. Artwork is lent for two year terms after which a new work is chosen to replace it. The designated public art liasion from each department works with the staff of the Arts & Cultural Services Division to discuss appropriate display locations and to select from available artwork.

Participating Departments
Community Services
District Courts
Executive
Human Resources
Medical Examiner
Sheriff's Department
Superior Courts

To request artwork for your department, contact Nicholas Nyland at (253) 798-3797, or nnyland@co.pierce.wa.us.

Image: Yuki Nakamura, City Islands (2006), detail view, porcelain and resin on wood, 13 x 29.5 x 5in