CALL TO ARTISTS Arts Downtown, Puyallup's Public Galleries, invites you to apply for our 2023-2025 Rotating Gallery exhibit. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES January 14, 2023 NO ENTRY FEE ARTS DOWNTOWN, in partnership with the City of Puyallup, is pleased to announce the opening of its twenty-first rotating gallery exhibit in 2023. This public art program invites artists to exhibit works in the Puyallup community for a two-year period. Up to five works will be chosen from among those submitted for inclusion in the 2023-25 rotating gallery. There are currently 52 works on display in the City of Puyallup's permanent gallery. SUBMITTED WORKS WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON FOUR CRITERIA: .Aesthetics - Characteristics such as being compelling, original, approachable, skillful, and satisfying. .Durability - The work must be able to fair well for two years outdoors, in all kinds of weather, in an accessible, unregulated public space. Each work must pass inspection prior to installation. .Safety - The work must not have features that could cause injury to a person coming in contact with it. It will not have features that invite climbing or other inappropriate interaction. .Suitability - This has two parts, one is whether the work would physically fit into our intensively occupied and utilized downtown core. The other is whether it would be appropriate for viewing by our general population. ARTISTS WHOSE WORK IS SELECTED for the 2023-2025 rotating gallery will be requested to sign an agreement with the City of Puyallup and Arts Downtown. ALL ART MUST BE FOR SALE. Arts Downtown will receive a 10% commission on any art sold. Artworks that are sold may not be removed from the gallery until the exhibit period is complete. PROGRAM BENEFITS TO ARTISTS - Arts Downtown offers: * 26 years of outdoor gallery experience. * Promotion of the Rotating Gallery through education and special events within the Community, and advertising throughout the Pacific Northwest. * Full color brochures with a map of the gallery. * Guided mobile tour with "STQRY" technology and links to artists' websites * Website gallery display and "Community Favorite" voting at <http://www.artsdowntown.org> www.artsdowntown.org * A $2,000 stipend will be paid to the artist of each selected work * An additional $2,000 will be paid to the winner of the "Community Favorite" award * Arts Downtown advertises widely in print and electronic media. * Please do not submit works that are on display or are scheduled to be on display in any location within 80 miles of downtown Puyallup during our 2023-25 rotating gallery period, as these will not be accepted. Any work that we have accepted that is duplicated in another location during the rotating gallery period will be disqualified from the "People's Choice" award. APPLICATIONS can be made by going to our website www.artsdowntown.org <http://www.artsdowntown.org> and clicking on "Call to Artists" or by sending the following information by email with attachments to Art Selection Committee Chair David De Groot at degrood@comcast.net <mailto:degrood@comcast.net> ENTRY INFORMATION THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR YOUR ENTRY TO BE CONSIDERED: APPLICATION FORM: A completed application form must be submitted for each work entered. BIOGRAPHY: A brief statement that best describes yourself. This will be used for accepted works on ADT's website and STQRY mobile tour. RESUME: a current resume that includes day/evening/cell phone, email, website and postal address. ARTIST'S STATEMENT: A brief statement that lays out your general philosophy or approach to your work that is suitable for publication. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: A description of the piece you have submitted - that may include inspiration, technical challenges, or anecdotes - particular to each entry IMAGES: An electronic image of each entry is required. JPEG format is much preferred. Images embedded in the text of a message will not be accepted. INSURANCE: Artists must insure for property damage up to $5,000. City of Puyallup will insure for amounts above $5,000. DEADLINE INFORMATION All completed entries MUST be received by Arts Downtown, Art Selection Committee by January 14, 2023. NO EXCEPTIONS ARTS DOWNTOWN CALENDAR January 14, 2023 Entries Due January 31, 2023 Artists Notified April 25, 2023 Installation of Selected Art Month of January 2025 Announcement of Community Favorite April 27. 2025 Art Removal