Art in Public Places - Public Artist RosterThe Public Artist Roster is a roster of professional visual artists eligible for 1/2 of 1% for art projects through the Washington State Arts Commission’s Art in Public Places program.
Every two or three years, the Art in Public Places program holds a regional open competition to select artists for inclusion on the Public Artist Roster. Approximately 73% of the artists in the Public Artist Roster are based in the Pacific Northwest; 27% are from other parts of the United States and Canada.
In 2008, applications and digital images were submitted online via the Arts Commission’s website. Program Manager Alice Taylor said, “Our move to digital was positive. Given today’s technology, more artists are working with digital images and the online competition resulted in a record number of new applications, with over 330 received by the June deadline.”
A professional jury reviewed and recommended artists based on a number of factors including artistic merit and the artist’s ability to create art on a public scale. Jury members include artists and arts professionals, and change each time a competition is held.
The online application for the Public Artist Roster is closed. The deadline to apply was June 16, 2008 at 5 pm. | |