Art? Radio? Both!

"Is that some kind of art building?"

A guy getting out of his car on Wetmore Ave. with his wife asked me that question this week.  I was a little confused at first, but then realized he was pointing at our building.  I told him, no, that's KSER Radio.

Later I realized he was actually right.  It is some kind of art building.

That large cut-out mural on the side of the building was designed and created by 2010 Snohomish County Artist of the Year Jules Anslow.

Her work might look familiar. She also created the Lowellife Throne, a concrete sculpture in Lowell Park. And in 2007 for Seattle's "Pigs on Parade" she created two of the wildly popular pigs...one at Pike Place Market and another at the Space Needle.

When KSER moved into it's current location she installed the artwork on the side of our building in 2006.

It's makes it  pretty hard to miss KSER when you're on Wetmore.

Another well-known local artist generously installed some of her outstanding work inside the KSER studios. Karen Guzak, who is also the mayor of Snohomish, created an outstanding display from cut metals inside the KSER Community Room.

Karen Guzak's KSER Community Room Display

 In addition to her art contribution, Karen has been an outstanding partner and supporter of KSER. Now it seems like almost every visitor to KSER asks about the Community Room metal art display.

A new KSER volunteer decided to turn the KSER building and studios into a photographic art project. And when he completed the project, Nigel Bardsley donated his finished work to us..and it's now also on display in our Community Room.

Photos by Nigel Bardsley

We may not have the most modern, glistening office building in downtown Everett, but may have the most character and flair, thanks to the artists whose work graces the KSER World Headquarters.