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Brightwater Art Plan

Ellen Sollod, Jann Rosen-Queralt, Buster Simpson

Brightwater

cohesive vision connects artworks throughout a multifaceted 70-acre site.

Eduardo Calderón. Photographs from Brightwater: Spotlight, 2008. Gelatin silver print. Brightwater, Woodinville, WA. King County Public Art Collection

In 1999, Ellen Sollod, Jann Rosen-Queralt, and Buster Simpson became the lead artists for Brightwater, one of the largest wastewater treatment facilities in the world. Together, they embarked on a years-long collaboration that ultimately yielded an art plan to guide all future artwork at the 70-acre site. 

Outlining a series of principles and criteria, the plan describes a philosophical approach to artwork development at Brightwater as it endeavors to educate the public about the importance and function of wastewater management. The plan not only considers art opportunities themselves, but also Brightwater’s architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, and educational programming. It invites future commissioned artists to contribute to the site as provocateurs, collaborators, makers, and thinkers.
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Ellen Sollod, Jann Rosen-Queralt, and Buster Simpson. Brightwater Art Plan, 2003. Woodinville, WA. King County Public Art Collection
Ellen Sollod, Jann Rosen-Queralt, and Buster Simpson. Brightwater Art Plan, 2003. Woodinville, WA. King County Public Art Collection
Ellen Sollod, Jann Rosen-Queralt, and Buster Simpson. Brightwater Art Plan, 2003. Woodinville, WA. King County Public Art Collection

About the Location

Brightwater

Science, art, design, and ecology come together at Brightwater, one of the largest wastewater treatment facilities in the world. Located north of Woodinville, WA, Brightwater comprises a park, a community gathering space, an exhibition hall, and a scientific learning laboratory in addition to the structures that house technical operations. Throughout the site, integrated and portable…

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