Mad Homes project to turn block of Bellevue Ave into summer art exhibit

Starting next Friday, a group of artists will begin transforming a block of Capitol Hill at the corner of E Roy and Bellevue into a one-of-a-kind art exhibition.

The Mad Homes project will bring the creative forces of 11 Seattle artists to bear on a set of homes that are slated to make way for the BelRoy Court re-development project:

Prior to salvage and/or relocation, a group of neighboring homes, in North Capitol Hill, will be used by artists to create site specific installations for this year's project. Artists are free to use both the interior and exterior spaces of the homes as their creative canvases to produce dynamic art installations. MadArt believes these homes will provide a novel and noteworthy venue for the public to view art. Artists will be provided a unique opportunity to work in a temporary space, without conventional gallery show constraints. The selected artists’ works will include energetic and innovative paintings and sculptures. MadArt’s goal on this art project is to provide unexpected enjoyment and a distinctive educational experience for the neighborhood and visitors, while providing local artists a valuable and rare opportunity to create artwork. 

Here is the artist roster bringing Mad Homes to life: Troy Gua, Julia Haack, Meg Hartwig, Luke Haynes, Amanda Manitach, Ryan Molenkamp, Allan Packer, Jason Puccinelli, Elizabeth Potter, Sutton Beres Culler, Laura Ward and Allyce Wood. Their work ranges from photography to light-up electric installations. We're guessing Bellevue Ave E is going to look pretty interesting.

"Constructing an exhibit in the middle of an otherwise normal, typical Seattle neighborhood is one way to get the public to view art when they otherwise wouldn't visit a gallery," said participating artist Laura Ward.

The project is organized by Mad Arts, the 4Culture-powered organization responsible for last summer's installations in Cal Anderson park including the crashed rocket ship and the giant paintbrush sculpture.

Work on the project begins July 1st with the exhibition scheduled to be officially unveiled on the 16th. The exhibition will be in place for three weeks through August 7.