Art in Public Places - Public Artist Roster Competition

The online application for the Public Artist Roster is now available. The deadline to apply is June 16, 2008 at 5 pm. Paper applications will not be accepted.

 

The roster consists of professional visual artists eligible for commissions of new work through WSAC's Art in Public Places program. Selected artists will be qualified for site responsive percent-for-art projects with budgets from $25,000 to $300,000 in colleges, universities, public schools, and state agencies in Washington state.

 

A professional peer review jury evaluates applications based on diverse criteria including artistic excellence and technical abilities. The jury includes artists and arts professionals, and changes each time a competition is held.

 

Eligibility

Artists from Washington, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and British Columbia are eligible to apply. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an ongoing course of study in visual arts are ineligible.

 

Artists from outside the region are nominated to apply by a member of the professional peer review jury. To contact a jury member for nomination email Deane Shellman.

 

Competition Timeline 2008

April 19 - applications available online

June 16 at 5 pm - completed applications must be submitted

July 22-24 - the jury panel meets

August 7 - ratification of jury recommendations

August 31 - notification of results by mail (no telephone inquiries please)