Western State Hospital seeks one or more artists/artist teams to create artwork for the main entry (exterior) of Western State Hospital’s new forensic hospital, located in Lakewood, WA.
📆Deadline to apply: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 4 PM Pacific
💵 Budget: $500,000 (inclusive of design, fabrication, installation & tax)
Eligibility:
You are eligible to apply if you:
- Live in the United States or British Columbia
- Are not enrolled as a visual arts student as of June 2024
- Do not have an active project with ArtsWA
- Are not a staff or Board member of ArtsWA, DSHS, or WSH
We do not discriminate based on race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, or gender identity.
Description:
This is an exciting opportunity for one or more artists/artist teams to create artwork for the main entry (exterior) of Western State Hospital’s new forensic hospital, located in Lakewood, WA. The art selection committee seeks to commission works that are welcoming, large-scale, and respectful of Western State Hospital’s progressive focus on trauma-informed care. Artists with lived experience with mental illness are especially encouraged to apply.
Washington state’s vision of transforming behavioral health includes constructing a therapeutically designed hospital on the Western State Hospital campus with 350 beds to care for forensic patients in a modern facility.