City of Edmonds - Washington

Edmonds Creative District Gateway Project at Anyway Park

(pictured: Artist's digital rendering of proposed art installation)

"Gateway Canopy" by Sean Orlando / Engineered Artworks

Edmonds Creative District is developing a three- dimensional site-specific public artwork designed to be a welcoming feature in Anway Park, located adjacent to Washington State Dept. of Transportation Ferry holding lanes in downtown Edmonds. Funding is provided by ArtsWA capital grant with matching funds from Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation. 

Three finalists were selected from a group of 21 applicants to develop a design concept for the project.  From the three concepts, Sean Orlando/Engineered Artworks was approved by City Council to create the installation. The project's selection panel includes representatives from the Creative District Advisory Committee, Edmonds Arts Commission, Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation, City Council, and an arts professional resident of Edmonds. A public meeting to view the three finalist proposals and a subsequent public hearing to review Orlando's final design proposal were held the end of 2024.

Installation is scheduled for March 16-18, 2026. For further information, please contact Cultural Services at [email protected].

Edmonds International District Highway 99 Banner Project

The City of Edmonds Arts Commission installed permanent cut metal banners on 14 red overhead light poles on the east side of Highway 99 in the Edmonds International District as part of the city's on-going Highway 99 revitalization project.

The original street light project includes a series of eight lanterns, titled, Eight Paths of Light, by artist Pam Beyette, which were installed in 2014. Fiber banners welcoming pedestrians and drivers to Edmonds International District were installed above the light fixtures. Due to significant damage, the fiber banners were removed in 2016.

In 2024, five Puget Sound area artists were selected from an applicant group of approximately 15 to design 14 permanent cut metal banners for the poles located between 228th and approximately 222nd on the east side of Highway 99. Banners were installed summer of 2025.