The mother and child figures from "The Passage" artwork are gone from the Burien Interim Art Space but the accolades for the mother and father of the temporary installation continues.

Monday, Jan. 11 was declared "Dane Johnson and Kathy Justin Day" in Burien by official proclamation.

The two founders of the interim art space project were awarded a special certificate of recognition from Mayor Joan McGilton and the city council on the evening of the celebratory day.

In March, Johnson and Justin had been honored as the top community leaders in 2008 by the city of Burien.

After a year of art installations and community events, the interim art space came to a close at the end of 2009. Johnson and Justin are in the process of documenting the interim art space events.

The project was collaboration between Ignition Northwest, the Burien Arts Commission, Urban Partners and GGLO.

It was envisioned as a one-year project while developers waited for better economic conditions. The area had been originally planned as the third phase of Town Square condominiums.