Art in Motion: Sound Transit 1 Line Art Collections Opens 12/6
Big news for the greater Seattle area! Along with the opening of the Sound Transit 1 Line Extension on December 6, 2025 comes the unveiling of a new public art collection. Practik is honored to be have been contributed to a few works along the Federal Way Link Extension.
Join us in celebrating the new art collection at the opening ceremony on Saturday, December 6th from 9:30am-3pm!
Ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place at 9:30am at the Federal Way Downtown Station with FW Black Collective
Light rails begin running at 11am
Festivities from 11am-3pm at the Kent/Des Moines Station with Success Foundation
Festivities from 11am-3pm at the Star Lake Station with project Feast
Practik is currently underway on fabrication for two new monolithic sculptures by Christopher Paul Jordan to be installed at the KDM and Star Lake Stations in the summer of 2026. Follow us on Instagram to keep an eye out for updates and a formal celebration of the final art collection later this year.
Earlier this year, had the pleasure of working with artist Catherine Widgery for her site-specific installation “Prismatic,” located at the Federal Way Downtown Station. Installed within the architecture of the station platform clerestory, stainless steel elements support dichroic glass fins for this stunning interactive work. This project is a proud result of a woman-led team:
Artist: Catherine Widgery
STArt Senior Project Manager: Ashley Long
Fabricator: Practik
F/C Project Manager: Chelsea Gaddy
Engineering: YetiWeurks
Station Contractors: Kiewit Infrastructure West & Absher Construction
Owner: Sound Transit
Installation: Artech FAS
How it all started…
Practik co-founders Chelsea Gaddy and Ignacio Lopez first met while working together at Force/Collide on the fabrication of “Inheritance” by Michelle de la Vega. Hundreds of stainless steel “family trees” were used to create 1,500 sq ft of lattice that clad a steel A-frame house, measuring 13’ W x 30’ L x 25’ H. Michelle conceived of the piece as a monument to the community the stations were built on.
“Inheritance” is installed in the plaza just outside the Kent/Des Moines Station Garage. Please join us to celebrate during the Opening Ceremony on 12/6 from 11am-3pm.
This project is a proud result of a woman-led team and an artist of color:
Artist: Michelle de la Vega
STArt Senior Project Manager: Ashley Long
Fabricator: Force/Collide
F/C Project Manager: Chelsea Gaddy
Engineering: YetiWeurks
Station Contractors: Keiwit Infrastructure West & Absher Construction
Owner: Sound Transit
Installation: Saybr
It is acknolwedged that these projects were built on stolen land.
