Mini Mart City Park (MMCP) is a nonprofit arts-based community gathering space and pocket park in Seattle, Washington. Built on a former brownfield site, MMCP hosts exhibitions, performances, youth programs, and community gatherings that invite curiosity, learning, and shared stewardship. Through free, year-round programming and artist-led projects, the site continues to evolve as a place shaped by creativity, collaboration, and care for both people and place.
Mini Mart City Park
Mini Mart City Park. Photo by Kevin Scott, Courtesy of Mini Mart City Park
Installation View of Things that Talk by Anna Mlasowsky. Photo by Mark Woods, Courtesy of Mini Mart City Park.
Mini Mart City Park, Photo by Kevin Scott, Courtesy of Mini Mart City Park.
Installation view of Future Forward, 3rd Annual Juried Group Exhibiton. Photo by Mark Woods, Courtesy of Mini Mart City Park.
On Site Moving Image Series. Photo by James Harnois , Courtesy of Mini Mart City Park.
Installation view of New Land, by Rodrigo Valenzuela Photo by Mark Woods, Courtesy of Mini Mart City Park.
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