“The Mural Project” is a quilt of paintings, each as one-of-a-kind as our community. During the summer of 2020, 21 local artists were commissioned to create 45 panels with the theme “Backyard Universe,” which is now on display at Open Space for Arts and Community.

A drive-by spectacle! Distance Dance began in the summer of 2020, as part of !Attention! Artists at Work. This project highlighted dance and awe-inspiring physical performance (at a safe physical distance). Choreographers worked with dancers to put on a series of pop-up shows around the island this summer.

In late 2020, !Attention! Artists at Work announced “The Literary Project,” a literary Flash Fiction/Prose Poetry Project by Island writers. !Attention! Artists at Work is an initiative by Open Space for Arts and Community designed to hire artists during the challenging economic circumstances caused by COVID-19. 31 artists participated in “The Literary Project,” 23 of whom were financially impacted by COVID-19 and compensated for their submissions.

Look Closely: The Tiny Fairy House Project of Open Space’s !Attention! Artists at Work initiative (AAW) brought together 10 Vashon artists to create tiny fairy houses tucked among the trees in the Douglas fir grove at Open Space for Arts & Community.

Youth artists created a public mural as part of the sixth !Attention! Artists at Work project. Participating youth artists work with professional artist mentors to complete large collaborative panels that together form a new mural on the ORBIT Youth Space entrance. ​ The mural was completed and installed in Spring 2023.

Vashon Island high schoolers worked with island performers to learn about the art of storytelling, then presented a final production written and performed by the students.