FREE ENTRY / Shunpike - 2026 Storefronts South Lake Union

Shunpike’s Storefronts South Lake Union program is now accepting applications to exhibit works in 2026. Applications are due November 1, 2025. The Storefronts & Artist Residencies program transforms empty commercial spaces into vibrant hubs for creativity and community engagement. Launched in response to the 2008 economic downturn and expanded as part of Seattle Restored (2021-2025), the program has a 15-year track record of revitalizing urban neighborhoods by turning vacant storefronts into public art exhibitions and artist residencies. Storefronts: South Lake Union has evolved into an ongoing temporary public art partnership with Amazon, displaying 16 artists’ works a year. Artists’ are paid to display works in empty street-facing windows throughout South Lake Union.