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Note: we've extended the deadline 1 week to June 30, 2008. You still have time to apply!!!! City of Tacoma Sister Cities and Arts Commission CALL TO ARTISTS Tacoma Artist-Made Work for International Hospitality Presentations It is common practice to exchange meaningful representations of local culture between representatives of Sister Cities. Tacoma would like to express its graciousness to International Dignitaries through the presentation of locally created artwork. The City of Tacoma has ten Sister Cities, all of which are either port cities or have other aspects similar or complimentary to Tacoma's economic character. Tacoma's Sister City activities are as diverse as its membership. Some examples of activities include performing arts festivals, arts exchanges, baseball exchanges and the International Film and Food Festival. THE PROJECT The City of Tacoma is developing a juried catalog of Tacoma artist-made objects that may be purchased and presented to International Dignitaries. Artwork in the catalog must be available for purchase as the need arises. Submitted work should fall into the following three pricing categories: $5 - $25 Level For example: bookmarks, sets of cards and small paperweights $26 - $50 Level For example: ceramics, glass vases and handmade books $100 - $250 Level These could be one-of-a-kind "to order" pieces SISTER CITIES Background The first Sister City Program, Sister Cities International, was created in 1956 at the request of President Eisenhower, giving national focus to affiliations between cities in the United States and in other countries. The goal of the program is to promote deeper cultural understanding, international visitation and hospitality that lead to long lasting relationships. More recently, Sister City links have become an increasingly important conduit for economic development. Tacoma's Sister Cities are: Aalesund, Norway; Cienfuegos, Cuba; Davao City, Philippines; Fuzhou, China; George, South Africa; Gunsan, Korea; Kiryat-Motzkin, Israel; Kitakyushu, Japan; Taichung, Taiwan; and Vladivostok, Russia Mission The mission of the Tacoma Sister Cities program is to promote cultural and political diversity. Sister Cities encourage exchange between business, governments, health, arts, cultural and educational groups and organizations. Objectives * Support international trade and economic partnerships between Tacoma and our Sister Cities * Promote international tourism * Support increased understanding of international health and education issues * Support artistic and cultural exchanges and partnerships For more information: www.tacomaculture.org/international/sistercities/ SUBMISSIONS Eligibility Artist or artist teams must reside within the City of Tacoma. All artwork must be handmade by or represent the original artwork of the submitting artist(s). Selection Criteria Artwork will be selected on the basis of its: * Artistic merit * Transportability - the work needs to be able to travel long distances * Ease of reproduction - work must meet the demands of a quick turnaround timeframe * Price as it fits within the outlined pricing categories The City of Tacoma reserves the right to select as many or as few pieces of artwork as it deems appropriate for inclusion in the catalog and is not required to make any purchases. All artwork submissions will be juried and finalists may be asked to bring in actual work before final selection is made to determine quality, scale and appropriateness for the intended use. Submission Guidelines Applications must be submitted by e-mail to Tacoma.Submissions@cityoftacoma.org <mailto:Tacoma.Submissions@cityoftacoma.org> no later than 5:00 pm on June 23, 2008. Please put "Tacoma Artist-Made Catalog" in addition to your first and last name in the subject line of your email. You will receive a confirmation email when your application has been received. Applications must include: Up to 6 Digital Images Image Documentation List Current Resume Digital Images * No more than 6 images of existing artwork available for selection or representative of the artwork available for selection * All images must be digital and in a JPEG format, 150 dpi and no larger than 1024 x 768 pixels * Each image should be named with the artist's first initial and the last name followed by a number (i.e. jsmith1.jpg; jsmith2.jpg up to jsmith6.jpg) Image Documentation List * Put your name, address, email and phone number on the top of your image list * This list should correspond to the images you have submitted and should include the following: o Name of digital image file o Title of artwork o Media o Dimensions o Execution Date o Purchase Price (including tax) o Actual piece/Representative piece? [Please note whether the work you submit is the actual available piece or whether it is representative of the type of work that is available for order (for one-of-a-kind pieces).] Timeline June 30, 2008, 5 pm Deadline for submissions July 28, 2008 Notification to artists Questions? Contact Naomi Strom-Avila at nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org or 253.591.5191 Naomi Strom-Avila Cultural Arts Specialist City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 (253)591-5191