2024-2026 Gallery Without Walls Call for Art

The Arts Council of Lake Oswego invites artist submissions for the Gallery Without Walls public art program, now in its twenty-first year. Artists may submit up to three completed works or proposals for new works to be completed by August 2024. Selected artworks will be displayed throughout the downtown business district for a two-year exhibition period from Summer 2024 to Summer 2026.

Up to fifteen artists will be selected by a Selection Committee to display one artwork each. Selected artists receive a $1,000 honorarium and are eligible for an annual People's Choice purchase award of up to $20,000 (with a 30% gallery fee). Selected artists are invited to the annual Gallery Without Walls Celebration in September and will enter into a two-year contract with the City of Lake Oswego. During the exhibition period, works are available for sale with a 30% gallery fee paid to the Arts Council; sold artworks must remain on display for the contracted period.

Artworks are displayed on concrete plinths of varying sizes, concrete pads with steel plates for welding, or earth-mounted in parks/greenspaces. A limited number of locations have electrical capability. The Arts Council's contractor will install and de-install all works; artists or representatives must attend installation. Artists are responsible for delivering work to the site. The Arts Council reserves the right to reject work that differs from the original proposal or does not meet standards of durability, safety, and quality. Submissions of artwork created within the last three years are highly encouraged. Artists currently in the 2023-2025 exhibition are ineligible to apply. The program is open to all public art artists and collectives internationally.