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Eastrail Partners updates commission on East Trail arts principles and inclusive calls
Summary
Eastrail Partners briefed the commission on adopted East Trail arts principles (adopted 2023), an inclusive call for artists and a pilot mural project; staff noted coordination with the commission's roster and said about $30 million in federal grant requests remain outstanding for trail segments.
Colin (S2) of Eastrail Partners updated the Arts Commission on public art work along the East Trail corridor, summarizing the adopted East Trail Arts Principles, recent inclusive artist calls, a pilot mural project and funding status for trail segments in Bellevue.
Colin described the East Trail as an ongoing rail-trail conversion owned by multiple jurisdictions and said the nonprofit Eastrail Partners supports funding and community engagement. He told commissioners the principles—adopted by the relevant government body in 2023—emphasize equity, inclusion, context, interconnection, collaboration and thinking about more than visual art. "We really believe in that, and we wanna do everything we can to try to advocate and push the cities and the jurisdictions who own the trails to continue to stay committed to those principles," Colin said.
Colin summarized a pilot mural project in Bellevue that included outreach and an open call; the project drew roughly 40 submissions and produced a public mural (artist Nikkita was cited in the presentation). He also described an inclusive roster and outreach tactics such as conducting calls in multiple languages and creating a roster where BIPOC artists can sign up to receive targeted calls.
On funding, Colin said the project has federal support but remains uncertain: "we have about $30,000,000 in grants that are outstanding from federal funds," he said, and noted the project recently received a $25,000,000 grant for a segment near I-90 that has not yet been fully realized. Commissioners asked whether Eastrail's roster had been coordinated with the Eastside artist roster the commission is building; Colin said he would follow up with his colleague Angelica from Eastside.
Ending: Commissioners commended the pilot work and urged continued coordination with local rosters; staff and Eastrail Partners agreed to follow up on roster alignment and funding implications as trail design and grant allocations proceed.
