The BLVD Gallery Project Room is a collaborative effort between BLVD Gallery and TRIPLE, a new boutique in the Ballard neighborhood on Historic Ballard Ave.
The goal of “The Project Room” is to Create a small venue for emerging artists to develop and expand on concepts through site specific installations. The exhibition will rotate through a 3 month cycle, with 4 different artists per year. Through corporate partnerships we will award a Grant to the artists to provide for the creation of their Installation. We also have planned to document the creation of the installation through video and still photography to create an enduring record of each artists “Residency”.

The first Installation in the Project Room is “Arterial Lines” by Nhon Nguyen, a Seattle based artist who is using the opportunity to create a mural that reflect on his experiences living in Osaka Japan over the past 3 years.

artist statement- Today’s modern society is so dependent on technology that it has become so important in our everyday existence. Modern cities are hardwired to support and supply people with the power and communication sources that they need. Having lived and worked in Japan I feel that no where else in the world this is more evident than the major cities of Japan.

What fascinated me about living in Japan was how efficient everything was as a result of their advanced technology. The downside to all this technology is that it requires a lot of power and all the cables and wires to carry it. In the US, we bury most of our power cables but in Japan, they are run above ground due to the threat of earthquake damage. The title Arterial Lines is in reference to how this system of power and communication lines are comparatively important to the functioning of the city, much like our own circulatory system that keeps us alive. These wires are the veins and arteries that keeps the city alive.

New artworks by Angel 179 and Mateu Velasco in the Mezzanine.

Video from the opening:

BLVD Project Room at Triple
5227 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle Wa 98107